“Blading Cup began in 2011 with a few ramps and vendors taking over a small part of the East End Downtown Santa Ana (California), home to Them Skates, and has grown into an event that draws competitors and spectators from over 20 countries. Since then we have taken over multiple parts of downtown Santa Ana, air on the Fox Sports Channel, added a spring event, and now taking things overseas by hosting Blading Cup Asia. Blading Cup is so much more than a contest, we also have a trade show where vendors get to interact with the community. This allows skaters to meet pros, see new product releases, and meet the people behind the brands. And it doesn’t stop there! We also have video premiers and work with local restaurants and bars for after parties and concerts. The community of skaters around the area also create local meet ups around Blading Cup so visitors can enjoy even more skating in an already jam packed weekend. Blading Cup has become a full weekend event for anyone and everyone to enjoy”.
Chihiro Azuma (Japan), clips at the The Blading Cup, 2017 Edition - Santa Ana California.
Photos by United World Rolling: 01, 02, 03 with Aarin Gates, Catherine Nro, Grazyna Wratny, Megan Petersen, Rosie O’Donoghue, Melissa Brown, Kay Luz, Coco Sanchez, Angie Smulkis, Becci Sotelo, Dawn Everett, Chihiro Azuma and Gaby Velasquez in Santa Ana, California.
The Blading Cup 2017 - Official Edit by Jeff Kolada.
I produced this year’s official edit for the 2017 Blading Cup in downtown Santa Ana, CA. Some of the best aggressive rollerbladers in the world were there to throw down and hang out. Really great event, thanks to Jon Julio, Jason Reyna and Miguel Ramos for putting on this awesome event, and all the bladers for putting up with me cutting them off all day! - Jeff Kolada.
The Blading Cup
Jon Julio, featuring Randy Spizer
The Head Missed alot but heres a bit. That bonk up soul is fuegoooo! - Too Easy.
Derek Henderson
This IS FUCKING BLADING Missed alot of tricks but heres what I got lmaoo. - Too Easy.
Alex Broskow, featuring Sean Darst
MORE? - The Blading Cup 2017 - More Media.
For the 7th consecutive year this west coast blade contest has taken over the streets of Santa Ana California. Assembled by the living legend Jon Julio and a team of dedicated skaters. Special thanks to Tim Franken, Jason Reyna, Miguel Ramos and Matt Mickey. - Megan Petersen.
Check the Photo Gallery on Bladesandcoffee.com.
up: Billy O’Neill.
The last “big” contest in America happened this weekend in Santa Ana, CA. I missed filming the open comp the first day and my battery was dead during the bladies & OG’s competition… Sorry homies. I got a good portion of the rest of it though.
Everyone should try and make it next year, I was really surprised by the diverse turn out. I normally expect a CA comp to have a majority of people skating in it to be from CA, but there were just as many international dudes in attendance. Now that I think about it, there were a lot of surprises with this one.
Pro’s skated the comp (rare), there were a ton of booths set up showcasing all the latest and greatest (powerslide, RZRS, themgoods, dead, etc), the heats didn’t excessively run over the time limit… Wow. It was actually run really well. The after party was located right above the competition at a bar called Native Sons. If anyone from there reads this (they won’t) thanks for putting up with rollerblader shenanigans…
The Feet 4 premier happened next door to the competition at “The Frida” cinema. We packed this place out, hundreds of us cramming into this tiny theatre. Lonnie Gallegos showed up fashionably late with the video that was finished maybe 30 minutes prior to viewing, haha. Really great video, the place was full of cheers. The video will be available at Blackfabric.bigcartel.com.
I always make fun of California (because it’s the hub and i’m jealous), but they really put on a good time this weekend. It was welcoming, well organized and constantly exciting. You should go. I’m going to start going every year. Love y’all. - Cody Sanders.
Raw Footage! Curated photos! It’s a concise Blading Cup 2017 recap that let’s you catch the highlights from the comfort of your digital enclave. If you missed this year’s two-day Blading Cup event — your bad! But don’t worry, ONE was there to film Pro Finals highlights featuring Alex Broskow, Soichiro Kanashima, Derek Henderson, Brian Freeman, Jeff Stockwell, Cameron Talbott, Antony Pottier, Mike Obedoza, Gavin Drumm and too many more to list. […]
The Blading Cup
7th annual Blading Cup. East End Downtown, Santa Ana, California. Visit Bladingcup.com.
The Blading Cup
7th annual Blading Cup. East End Downtown, Santa Ana, California. Visit Bladingcup.com.
The Blading Cup 2017 - Results
Pros
- Gavin Drumm ($2k)
- Derek Henderson
- Brian Freeman.
Open
- Mike Dempsey
- Andrew Broom
- Dustin Jamison
Veterans
- Jon Julio
- Randy Spizer
- Anthony Luna
Bladies
- Grazyna Wratny
- Chihiro Azuma
- Coco Sanchez
Under 18
- Daniel Garcia
- Kraig Cuico
- Cristofer Quintinlla
Photo: Intuition Skateshop.
The Blading Cup – Time Machine
Behind the Scenes of The Blading Cup - Tattoo Artist, Chuck Cauton, gives the obstacles a soul with a limited amount of spray cans, but is able to create a different experience with different renditions for the street course in Downtown Santa Ana.
The Blading Cup, hosted by Jon Julio.
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Soichiro Kanashima, Raw Clips by Daniel Scarano.