Kyle Walker

The Good Homies: Skatepark Scorchers

The SOTY Down Unda crew took a break from the streets to hit the parks and chomp on some of Australia's tastiest transitions. Remember when ATVs were a rarity in 'boarding? The future is wow.

"The Good Homies" Video

What’s better than raising the SOTY trophy? Getting to go to Australia with your friends! Lucky for us, Kyle’s homies are pretty damn good skaters, so sit back and enjoy an All-Star lineup of destruction raising hell Down Unda.

"The Good Homies" Teaser

One of the perks of being SOTY is you get to round up all your homies and pick a destination for your celebration trip. K-Walks chose to head for OZ, where the tricks flowed like beer from the tap. Video premieres on Monday.

Kyle Walker Ride or Die - Shake Junt

Featuring: Kyle Walker, Ish Cepeda & Tyson Peterson.

VOLCOM GRATULATIONS TO OUR TEAM

The Volcom Family is a wildly diverse group of talented human beings: surfers, skaters, riders, musicians, artists, and committed creative individuals who simply refuse to settle. They are more than just dreamers. They are doers. The diehards. Pushing it further. Sweating every detail, unwilling to relent. They are uniquely driven souls whose actions speak much louder than words. Charging forward in all environments and fueled by an unyielding dedication to craft. This crew—our crew—is the raw embodiment Volcom’s TRUE TO THIS ideology. Channeling their energy, their potential, and their passion. They are collectively shaping tomorrow, today. Volcomgratulations to our team.

BEHIND THE SCENES // 2016 TRICK OF THE YEAR

Kyle Walker - Populist 2016

After turning Pro last year, Kyle Walker has appeared on the cover of issue 148 and in several of his sponsors’ video projects: REAL’s “Surveillance” series; Volcom’s “Holy Stokes!” Most recently, Kyle anchored Vans’ “No Other Way” with an utterly perfect part. Do you remember how every homie’s phone and laptop swelled with the haunting strains of “Unchained Melody” (AKA the song from “Ghost”)? How the soundtrack fell blessedly silent, leaving only the sound of metal on metal for yards upon yards of untouched rail? Kyle was a Populist contender long before “No Other Way,” and “No Other Way” just sealed the deal.

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Populist 2016 | The Nominees

Skateboarding had a hell of a leap year in 2016: 366 days of continually evolving skateboarding; it seemed like we needed an extra day just to absorb everything that happened.

Ask the average skater (if there is such a person) to list the ten best skaters this year and you’ll get a blank stare. How do you choose? It’s even more of a fool’s errand for us! How can The Berrics select only ten Populist contenders in a year that was full of surprises and consistency and progression? There are typically dozens more worthy choices every year, but check this out: we can’t really just throw everybody’s name in the hat. If we tried to please everyone and added every skater who knocked our socks off, what would that prove? It would just seem like we didn’t even try very hard.

So we keep it to ten skaters every year. It’s a daunting task, yet we always look forward to it. Sifting through countless impressive parts and eyeball-rattling photo sequences, we’re able to piece together the year’s timeline of Populist—the award that’s given for a year of achievement. Who’s your favorite?

Kyle Walkers "No Other Way" RAW FILES

Take a trip behind the scenes of the recent Vans’ vid, featuring outtakes, attempts and hair-raising rail riding from this year’s SOTY.

SOTY 2016: Kyle Walker

We bronzed Ernie Torres and sent him off to deliver the ultimate surprise. Congratulations, Kyle Walker! From Real’s “Surveillance” vids to Holy Stokes to the recent Vans part, K-Walks put it down like a champ all year!