Josh Stewart » Big Gap | Skate Skool Launch
A quick glance at some of the sickness that went down during Skate Skool’s debut summer series… enjoy!
On Monday the 25th July a southerly storm smashed its way up the South Island dropping up to a foot of snow in Christchurch. With snow still on the ground, come Friday the event lived up to its name and the annual Big Chill event went down a treat for the Linwood locals crazy enough to brave the cold.
Unlike our usual skate jams this event was more just a day out for the community with the addition of some bouncy stuff for the young ones, and the Gladiator Duel which saw some awesome battles throughout the day. All up a crowd of just over 200 demolished 300 sausages proudly donated by our friends at Hellers.
Due to the level of skating on the day we decided to run a casual best trick and big air competition. Best trick went to local ripper David Bo Yue Chen with a hardflip down the big drop, and the Big Air went to Josh Arapu for an array of big air tricks including a huge benihanna, a double nosegrab, and the one that sealed the deal — the benihanna finger shuvit!!
As per usual, Ariki Kingi casually ripped up earning himself some sweet Skullcandys as Grom of the Day with a double flip off the small 1/4 to the flat.
Thanks to the White Elephant Trust for bringing down the sounds and the W.E mix DJ’s and of course Cheapskates and Skullcandy for the prizes. This event was supported by the Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board of the Christchurch City Council.
The Cheapskates Skate Skool is having a bit of a winter break for a few weeks and is currently in planning for next summers series of skate jams with our first event lined up for Mid-September. This year was big, but next year will be even bigger and better with more events, more prizes, and more free sizzlers!
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All photos by Andy Brown. Scroll on down for more!
August’s GOTM is the Grom everyone’s been waiting for, Vincent Bolt. As usual, he’s pulled a nice set of tricks out of the bag for us. At only 12 years old, Vincent’s already turning heads down at the park/bowl. Keep an eye out for him.
Name: Vincent Bolt.
Age? 12
Regular or goofy? Goofy
Fav local spot/skatepark: Wash & T.P.
Fav trick? Back Smith
Street/Park/Bowl? — Why? Bowl, it just seems the most fun for me
Who hooks you up? Vox shoes and my Dad always helps me out
Fav all time skateboarder? John Cardiel
Fav skate vid/ last one you watched? Anti-Hero, Tent City
Listening to music while skating? — What tunes? The Ramones, The Clash, The Smiths, Bad Brains
Tight or loose trucks? Loose
Worst skating injury? Broke my tooth on the coping at T.P. Got 7 stitches to get it out of my lip
Current setup? Anti-Hero deck, Indy trucks, Spitfire wheels and bearings
A good skateboarder’s diet should always include? Milk and bread
What are you going to be doing in 5 years? Skating the new bowl at Washington
Any final words? Nah
Vincent Bolt » Frontside Air
Vincent Bolt » Backside Disasters
Vincent Bolt » 50/50 Transfer
