Slam Skateboarding

CHLOE COVELL – RED BULL DROP-IN – RAW FILES

Chloe crushed it with Jamie Foy, Torey Pudwill, Zion Wright and the rest of the Red Bull squad on the 2023 Drop-In Tour. Enjoy the raw files of Chloe’s trip – including the footage of her officially joining the team.

Filmed by Ira Ingram, Tom Carter, Joseph Fiorillo, TJ Gaskill and George Kousoulis.

Photography by Anthony Acosta.

JAY RUNCIMAN – DON'T DROP IT

Jay’s on a tear! Don't Drop It features footage of the frontside ollie in the serrated-edge beer funnel on our current cover, plus a giant drop that only the likes of Jaws could handle without buckling.

Filmed and edited by Angus Flavel.

Additional footage by Lachlan Craig, Ben Douneen, Wade McLaughlin, Will Slater and Luke Butterfield.

KEG JUMP 2023 | NEW RECORD 15 KEGS!

Watch Nixen Osborne crack the record and clear 15 kegs, and all the highlights from Keg Jump 2023!

Distillery Road Market and Burleigh Brewing teamed up to host Keg Jump 2023 in the fourth year of the best trick/keg leaping event. Three grand was dished out in the best trick comp on the out-rails/Hubba/road barrier set-up. Tommy Fynn, Chloe Covell, Sam Atkins, Dennis Durrant and many more cleaned up cash and cartons of Burleigh Brewing in the jam-formatted comp.

The main event saw many of the big poppers bounding over the barrels of beer. Tommy Fynn kickflipped eight for kicks, and ollied a massive 13 kegs. Jon Lorcan cleared 11 kegs for all the old heads. But it came down to Corey Nixon, Sam Atkins and Nixen Osborne for the longest leap. Nixen’s tail grab bomb drop into the roll-in saw him achieve more speed, giving him the edge to clear a whopping 15 kegs – breaking Dani Campbell’s 2022 record.

Featuring Nixen Osborne, James Cleary, Mitch Morrison, Mitchell Howse, Tyrone Sutherland, Corey Nixon, Matt Markland, Jesse Brodbeck, Tommy Fynn, Sam Atkins, Chloe Covell, Joel Wilshere, Pedro Day, Dennis Durrant and Jon Lorcan.

Filmed and edited by Ethan Miller. Photography by Darren Kirby.

ROB PACE – SLAM SOTY | 2022

It’s official, Rob Pace has taken out the most sought-after accolade in Australian skateboarding, earning himself the title of Slam Skater of the Year for 2022, presented by Converse CONS. Rob is the Central Coast’s favourite fitter and turner, known for destroying every kinker and Hubba within striking distance. In another year plagued by restrictions, Rob managed to stay busy, putting down some of the most ruthless rail tricks in recent memory.

Rob started his 2022 SOTY campaign with guns blazing, dropping Strider in February 2021, an all-out rail part that was just a taste of what was to come. By the middle of the year, Rob was back with Jump Ramp Service, a joke video where he brought a kicker to a bunch of street spots and proceeded to annihilate them. As the part progressed it got less funny and all the more impressive. But it was December when Rob really kicked his game up a notch. Starless dropped just before Christmas, revealing that Rob had spent the previous six months chomping through a feast of rails. On New Year’s Eve, he was back with a Project Distribution part packed with his leftovers. That brought him to a total of four parts under his belt, along with a handful of insane clips that went straight to the ’Gram.

Rob’s showreel has got SOTY written all over it. Congrats to Rob and thanks to all of those who cast their votes for our 2022 SOTY.

Filmed and edited by Brendan Gardoll.

Additional filming by George Kousoulis, Jarrod Agnew, Alex Petkos, Geoff Campbell, Sam Sutton and Blake Manning.

MIND THE GAP – PERTH

Welcome to the rave cave of Red Bull’s first Mind The Gap comp in Australia.

The party people of Perth swarmed to Barbes Bar in the city and the dance floor turned into a seething battle of the best tricks. The set-up was made of ply from a recently dismantled vert ramp, and Rowan White explained, “You’d drop in through a doorway, duck your head down, roll seven metres, hit a kicker to a two-metre gap, and then have five metres of landing before hitting foam mats in front of the fire escape.”

“Barbes Bar quickly hit capacity at around 8pm,” Rowan continues. “With over 300 people crammed in there – drinks were spilled on the ramp, and a few inevitable collisions went down, but the vibe was incredible. I’m still baffled as to how it all went so smoothly with that many wasted skaters crammed into such a small place.”

Featuring: Sean Parker, Rowan White, Jack Todd, Brendon Cross, Tom Bentley, Flynn Jackman, Cameron Boden, Phil Batchelor, Jeb Sun, Steve Jeffries, Justin Lloyd and James Ahern.

Filmed by Jack Morellini and Ethan De Lacy.

Edited by Rowan White.

Photography by Jake Rotham.

BEN LAWRIE – SLAM SOTY | 2021

Lincoln Child’s Skater of the Year showreel of ledge lordery and Melbourne street mayhem.

Ben Lawrie, who’s known to his mates as ‘Lincoln Child’, made the most of a strange year in Melbourne, destroying a whole spread of the city’s most iconic spots. The young fella with the heavy ledge game has taken out Australian skateboarding’s most coveted award, becoming the Slam SOTY for 2021, presented by Converse Cons.

LC spent countless hours in the streets, dodging the cops, skating spots and drinking copious amounts of coffee, putting together an incredible section in Nike’s “Welcome To Melbourne”, and stacking a bunch of extra footage later seen in Geoff Campbell’s “Dill Slinger”. He also managed to shoot a bunch of photos for an incredible feature interview in our Spring Edition. At that time, Melbourne was in a heavy lockdown and the rules for skateboarding weren’t exactly clear. LC said, “It’s pretty stressful trying to film and skate at the moment.” But despite the police pressure, knocking his front teeth out, and going through multiple lockdowns, LC still managed to take out SOTY.

Filmed and edited by Geoff Campbell.

Additional filming by Neihana Tonkin, Nico Tavella and Rowan Davis.

Congrats to LC and thanks to all of those who cast their votes for our 2021 SOTY.

KIERAN WOOLLEY – CONFUSION | VIDEO

The young man from Minnamurra destroys some of the biggest and crustiest curves around NSW.

No "confusion" here, this 16-year-old – with an epic backyard mini ramp – is a force to be reckoned with.

Filmed and edited by Ryan Grant.

Additional filming by Anthony De Sylva.

NO RELIEF

Hardcore shredding the streets of Sydney.

Before the coronavirus lockdown kicked in, Sydney skateboarders were destroying the streets on the reg – this clip is a reminder of how hard this crew crush it!

Featuring Dean Parsons, Rob Pace, Charles Robertson, Rowan Davis, Jono Power, Connor Reeve, Corey Young, Jamey Foxton, Sam Sutton, Riley Pavey, Jack Paterson, Noah Smith, Jae Overton, Zach Morrison, Chris Vaughn and Sam Fairweather.

Filmed and edited by Brendan Gardoll.

Jack Paterson "Serenade"

Prepare to be serenaded by the uniquely creative skateboarding of North-Sydney's J-Pat. A Slam production in conjunction with 335 Skate Supply.

Filmed by Brendan Gardoll, Joel Lumbroso, Jarred McElliott, Jack Diaz-Pethan, Cameron Sparkes, Cameron Fraser and Sam Sutton.

Look out for J-Pat's 14-page interview in our new issue and grab a mag today!

Sam Fullwood – The Hype Squad Video Part

Brisbane crew The Hype Squad have dropped their debut video, and it's a cracker. Soak in Sammy Fullwood's smooth and stylish section.
Filmed and edited by John Green.