Thrasher Magazine

When the dust settles, these five finalists stand out among the incredible contenders. Take a moment to appreciate each of their awesome contributions to skateboarding. The decision is never easy, but we wanna know: Who's your pick for 2024 Skater of the Year?

Nothing could’ve prepared us for the unprecedented display of incredible skateboarding we saw this year. The following are the elite few who took the game to new frontiers.

Toy gives us an extended look at the missions that went into Braden's Real Life Sucks part.

Braden’s put out a grip of parts, but this time he pushes his razor-sharp flick and marathon grinds into the realm of the unthinkable.

Braden Hoban draws a hometown crowd for the premiere of his epic Catalyst video. What a G!

Braden tells curb skaters to "Go skate a rail," plus a stack of hilarious lists from our January '25 mag. Read up from someone who ain't scared to say—or skate—anything.

When the sun goes down and the streetlights come on, Braden destroys the silent streets in a visually stunning production courtesy of Jon Miner.

Indy tailgates with Braden as he talks through his setup and tests it out with some laps through Poods park.

Braden Hoban is one of the few skaters putting it down as hard in the streets as he does in the arenas. Emerica must be proud. Hell, they gave him a shoe!