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Best Foot Forward Finals 2023 Berlin Aftermovie | Skate Weekend | Full Recap

The finals weekend of our Best Foot Forward Tour 2023 brought us to Germany's capital Berlin. Bringing together 38 skaters from 12 countries and inviting the whole skateboard scene of Berlin to join us for the big Cash 4 Tricks Session at Mauerpark really made this weekend all about skateboarding.

Thanks everyone for joining us and celebrate skateboarding with us.

Blue Tomato Skateday powered by ALEXA Berlin 2023

Before our Best Foot Forward Finals went down, we organized a Skateday powered by Alexa right in the middle of Berlin. Skate courses, workshops and more were held on the Ravelinplatz.

Thank you for a day packed full of skate courses, creative workshops and relaxed vibes - it has been a blast! 🛹
Skate courses by @dropinberlin & @skatehalle.berlin as well as workshops by @techdeck, @stanceeurope, @cariuma, @curare.skateboarding, @golygriptape and @spin_master_deutschland brought many people to the Ravelinplatz all day long.

Cash 4 Tricks @ Skatehalle Berlin after Best Foot Forward Finals 2023

After the Finals of the Best Foot Forward tour 2023, the riders were still hungry to skate and get cash. The obstacle from the Mud Crew became the playground for many battles and heavy tricks!

Joining in were Matias Dell Olio, who had both the gnarliest slam and best comeback story of the night, battling for a Bigflip FS Boardslide to fakie. But Noel Schaerer's BS Heelflip or Jean Seeman BS 270 onto the rail took a big bunch of cash too.

Best Foot Forward Finals 2023 | Highlight Edit | Berlin Skatehalle

The Best Foot Forward Tour 2023 came to an exciting end at the big finals at Skatehalle Berlin on the 30th of September 2023. Tijmen Overbeek and Weronika Choromanska took home the win.

After the finals, we gave out a big stack of cash on the special rail obstacle build by the Mud Crew, while the judges made their decisions on the podium.

Head judge @stefanebner on the finals:
“In a very strong field of riders the young Dutchman Tijmen Overbeek managed to come out on top. Already qualifying first in the semis with a firework of flip-to-rail tricks he upped the ante even more in the finals and sealed the deal with a bigspin flip fs boardslide on the big rail as his ender. Second place went to Rocco Müller who had the judges on their toes because he basically has no stance. Starting with a Barley grind on the big rail he put together a great mix of unique tricks and won the jury over with a sw Bennett grind on the big rail. Coming in third was last year’s winner Jonas Carlsson who impressed the judges with big tricks like tre flip down the stairs, 270 lip as well as cab back lip on the big rail and his signature backside 180 fakie 5-0 on the bump to rail.
In the women’s category Weronika Choromanska took the win with her aggressive style, great flow and many rail tricks including a Feeble on the big rail.”

Women’s
🥇 Weronika Choromanska @werka_skejterka_
🥈 Liv Broder @liv.broder
🥉 Julia Placek @july.sk8_

Men‘s
🥇 Tijmen Overbeek @tijmenoverbeek_
🥈 Rocco Müller @roccoshki
🥉 Jonas Carlsson @_jonascarlsson

Thanks for everyone that has participated this year! Massive shout out to everyone that has helped making this tour possible.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

@cariuma | @dickiesskate | @nixon | @boneswheels | @bonesbearings | @toymachine | @acetrucks | @bluetomato | @redbullskate

Skateboard Tour with a double decker bus? Vogelfreiheit, Polendenkmal & Cash 4 Tricks @ Mauerpark

Friday before the big Best Foot Forward Finals brought a double decker sightseeing bus, 2.300€ in cash and tons of massive tricks to Berlin!

The riders of the Best Foot Forward Finals were picked up by a classic double decker sightseeing bus to take them on a tour through Berlin. First stop was the Tempelhofer Feld and the Skatepark Vogelfreiheit. Everyone was throwing down right out the gate!

After a lunch break at the Neulich Brauerei, where we also picked up their skateboard obstacles, the tour continued to the famous Memorial to Polish Soldiers and German Anti-Fascists (also known as "Polendenkmal"). Before the session could start, a slight drizzle mad an ice-rink of the smooth floor around the memorial. Instead, we made good use of the Neulich obstacles and held a spontaneous cash for tricks session next to the memorial where the floor had dried quickly. 300€ changed owners quickly and we made our way to the final stop of the day: Mauerpark.
The Mud Crew built a special modular obstacle for the occasion and 2.000€ were looking for new owners.
Berlin's skate scene showed up and delivered a show to the excited crowd.
Highlights were Mika Möller's kickflips over the whole obstacle, Justin Sommer's frontside flip and Jean Wefeld's backside flip. Matias Dell Olio, Dlamini Dlamini, Deo Katunga and many more showed tons of crazy tricks on all three stages of the obstacle.

A crazy first day and this was just the warm up...

Blue Tomato Best Foot Forward 2023 Berlin Finals

Watch the intense action from this year's Blue Tomato European Best Foot Forward finals in Berlin! Skaters from across Europe gave it their all for a shot at the prize purse and tickets to the prestigious Tampa Am competition in Tampa, Florida. Dutch skater Tijmen Overbeek continued his winning streak, earning a well-deserved victory. Check out this video to see his impressive performance and how he secured his trip to the states!

Riders
Jason Lijnzaat, Santino Exenberger, Yakov Terrel, Jonas Carlsson, Noel Schaere, Mika Möller, Matias Dell Olio, Julia Plaggenborg, Bert Wilmink, Daniel Moragues, Diego Broest, Tijmen Overbeek, Rocco

Film & edit
Tim Koster

Host
Jason Lijnzaat

Best Foot Forward Europe Hamburg 2023 | Skateboard Contest | Blue Tomato

After a short rainfall during practice, the Allerfornia skatepark dried up right on time for our 42 participants to throw down in our 10th and final stop of our Best Foot Forward Tour in Hamburg! More information: http://go.blue-tomato.com/bff23yt

Congratulations to our winners:
men:

🥇 Jonas Carlsson @_jonascarlsson
🥈 Mika Möller @mikamoeller1
🥉 Jan Hellwig @jan.heelwig

women:

🥇 Weronika Choromanska @werka_skejterka_
🥈 Tereza Kubalova @tereza_kubalova_sk8
🥉 Anne Lewin @skater_girl_anne

groms:

🥇 Tijmen Overbeek @supertijmen
🥈 Lasse Berg @lasselasso456
🥉 Lito Gorten @d.e.l.i.t.o

🚨 Last chance to qualify for the Berlin Finals: Save yourself a Wildcard! https://www.instagram.com/p/CvZ1QfLNesu/ 🚨

Special thanks go out to our sponsors:

@redbullskate | @cariuma | @bluetomato | @dickiesskate | @dickies_europe | @nixon | @boneswheels | @bonesbearings | @toymachine | @acetrucks

🎥 & 🎞️ Peter Mader @p_made_r

Skateboard Travel Guide: Trondheim, Norway | Spotcheck | Skateparks | Blue Tomato

If you're looking for a destination for your next skateboard trip, you should consider Trondheim in Norway! Read more about it here: http://go.blue-tomato.com/trondheimstg

Some of the best parts about skateboarding are to find new spots, get to know new people and experience new surroundings. Coincidentally, all those things can be done by traveling, too! Now combine these two and voila: skateboard trips. While cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Berlin are well-known as skateboard destinations, we want to show you some more or less hidden gems in Europe!

Second stop in this series is the city of Trondheim in Norway. The harbour city in the middle of Norway (or actually still in the south, Norway is huge!) is a hidden gem between Fjords and hiking trails. A mix of Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Oslo brings a unique vibe, spots and a interesting skate scene. Bring your big wheels, as it can get rough!

Film & Edit: Nico Schmidt / https://www.instagram.com/nicooschmidt/

Best Foot Forward Europe Zurich 2023 | Skateboard Contest | Blue Tomato

Our 9th stop brought us back to Switzerland. Even though the weather didn’t play as planned, you made it an amazing event. 😮‍💨 Find the next (and last!) stop and register: http://go.blue-tomato.com/bff23yt

Congratulations to our winners:
Men
🥇 Noel Schärer @noelschaerer
🥈 Rocco Mueller @roccoshki
🥉 Fabian Trojer @fabian_trojer

Women
🥇 Lena Müller @jo_on_board
🥈 Marlena Weidenbruch @marlena._.sk8

Groms
🥇 Maurin Donatsch @maurin_sk8
🥈 Griffin Van Essen @griffinski_

Next and last chance to qualify for the Berlin Finals: Hamburg, August 26th. Register now via blue-tomato.com/bffregistration

Special thank go out to our sponsors:
@bluetomato @redbull @cariuma @dickies @nixon @boneswheels @bonesbearings @toymachine @acetrucks

Video by Peter Mader

Best Foot Forward Europe Vantaa 2023 | Skateboard Contest | Blue Tomato

We had an awesome day at Myyrmäki Skatepark in Vantaa. Thanks to all skaters who showed their creativity, you guys are legends! Find the next stop and register: http://go.blue-tomato.com/bff23yt

Congratulations to our winners:
Men:
🥇 Briston Basola @bristonbasola
🥈 Mikael Linko @mevert
🥉 Eetu Hirvonen @hirvoneneetu

Women:
🥇 Unna Peltotalo @unnapeltotalo7
🥈 Ella Makkonen @eelluzz
🥉 Sanni Mantilo @sannilisa

Groms:
🥇 Dani Wikblad @dan1_sebastian
🥈 Aslak O'Brien @skater_aslak
🥉 Leevi Valiente @skate_leevi

🎥 +🎞: Peter Mader @p_made_r

Thanks to our sponsors:

Red Bull, Dickies, Blue Tomato, Cariuma, Nixon, Bones Wheels, Bones Bearings, Toy Machine, Ace Trucks

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