The French rollerblading scene brings photos and stories from this year's Lyon Roller Open. We hear from participant Javi Garrido, judge Précilia Verdier, organizer Homere Kalampalikis, and MC Baptiste Urbain. Our Staff Photographer Clément Barbaza spent the weekend documenting it for this feature and presenting his first photo exhibition to much acclaim.
For the sake of argument, let's compare competing at a rollerblading competition with gambling. It's about win and loss, taking chance for a dopamine rush. Most of the time though, the outcome is you'll lose. Whether it's money, dignity, or the integrity of your body. A successful performance in these domains requires a set of outstanding skills, keen knowledge of the rules and knacks, and a good initial position (such as capital/sponsor). This makes a winning outcome has bias...
Working with the Russian Skateboarding Federation and World Skate, and the first All-Russian children's contest. For the Russian rollerblading scene, this kind of support in the future means big things for us...
INTRODUCTION & INTERVIEW: KEVIN LITTLE @kevinmlittlePHOTOS: CESÁRIO CARVALHO @cesario.carvalho The blading community these days consists mainly of dusty...
It’s been difficult for me to find the words to describe Blading Cup and the significance of its tenth celebration. It’s an emotional one, more so than previous years...