The Weekly Stoken #72

🔗LAGOA skatepark SESSION NUMBER TWO! + a visit to the skate shop + BUYING A BOARD WITH HBD

So today started with a mission: walk to the skatehop in our neighborhood and get a new nut for the cruiser board, use the skateshop's tools to put new wheels on @r4topunk's board, and grip and assemble the board that Afroskater gave me.

🔗Banana Slide Vibes

This Saturday I just had my day off work for go to a contest, and i did a nice line, with nollie grind. The last trick was a fs 36 jumping. But My Friend Nava doesnt count my line well. Because he was very tired, just slept 2 hours coming back from another city drivin.

🔗Street Shred Sunday – FTR x Ydrikoli Crew

Ydrokoli homies hit me up asking if I was in town this Sunday because they were planning to pull up and film clips for their upcoming video! I was available and it was a deal! They arrived at Ioannina early Sunday morning, and we met at the local skatepark to grab a coffee and plan which spots I’d take them to!

🔗Kickflip Back Disaster GIF

The homie Fred stopped by, and he took us for a ride over to Praca XV. "Plaza 15" is the central meeting spot for skateboarding in rio.

🔗The Olympic Park

The Olympic Park is a legacy of the Rio Olympics that remained for the population. Recently, it underwent a renovation, and as part of it, a skatepark was rebuilt. It turned out really cool, despite some execution issues. The place is spacious, green, and fun—an excellent spot for a skate session at all skill levels.

🔗NEW TRICK "CROOKED NOLLIE HEELFLIP"

I think it had been a while since I learned a new trick. I was doing some Crooked Flips and the idea came to me to try a Nollie Heelflip out. I got to work, and after many attempts, I managed to land one.