Did you ever wonder what happens after the doors of an amusement park close? One of the tropes of being a skateboarder is partaking in everyday life with your spot sensors still permanently engaged. Weddings, date nights; there’s always the little-bank awareness and ledge radar humming in the background. In Jaakko Ojanen’s hometown of Tampere in Finland, the holy grail of off-limits spots was always the Särkänniemi amusement park.
1st Place Run Kurt Sorge
Canadian Sorge became the first three-time Red Bull Rampage winner by stomping an amazing final run, highlighted by two huge backflips off the iconic cliffs of Virgin, Utah
2nd Place Run Cam Zink
Antoine Bizet’s 2017 Red Bull Rampage people’s choice award run (POV)
A crew of Maui big wave surfers – led by Ian Walsh and Billy Kemper – didn’t disappoint hundreds of locals lining the cliff overlooking the wave also known as Jaws, at the 2017 Pe’ahi Challenge. The Maui Boys dominated Round One, with two other Valley Isle natives, Albee Layer and Kai Lenny, joining Walsh and Kemper in the Semifinals. Here’s a slice of some of the day’s best best action.
A four-year-old motocross biker is destroying his competition and snatching trophies away from competitors years older than him. Born and raised in the world of motocross, Jaydin Smart is already outstripping older competitors and his parents believe he is on his way to a sparkling professional career. Jaydin’s parents – Jocelyn and Patrick Smart – are also motocross lovers and the family live on a stretch of land in California, which has their very own race tracks to practice on.