The Best Foot Forward Europe Tour 2021 came to its grande finale: The Finals in Innsbruck on the 2nd of October! All winners of the 10 stops through 5 countries came together to battle it out for the big prize purse.
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From the heart of the Alps, Innsbruck, Austria, hosted the 2021 edition of the World Rookie Skateboard Finals, and welcomed 70 skateboarders rapresenting 17 nations, pre-selected throw a series of 10 WRT qualifing events accross Europe and Japan.
Gliding up and down ramps and executing a 180-degree turn, Japan’s 81-year-old skateboarder says mastering new tricks as he practices at a local park makes him feel happy these days.
Yoshio Kinoshita picked up his first skateboard at a market selling unclaimed items that were left at a train station two years ago.
Though he had doubts about whether he could manage to even use it, he took a leap of faith and bought it at the tempting price of 800 yen ($7.15).
In the beginning he could only stand while holding on to the hand railings. But he soon got the hang of it and is now able to ride around the park with other skateboarders who are around a quarter of his age.