Thrasher Magazine

Skating can break your heart. It helps to have someone to share the stoke with. Here are interviews with six couples that have learned to grind through the good times and the bad. Featuring Nora Vasconcellos, Lizzie Armanto, Axel Cruysberghs, Franky Villani and more.

Franky’s creativity hits new heights, as he risks it all for spot-specific NBDs and full-on facemelters. You won’t see another part like this again. 

From chubby Santa Ana local to visionary pro for New Balance and Primitive, Franky’s journey was unlikely to say the least. Read how he let fate be his guide to the good life in this December ’20 mag feature.

For all the people he clowns, Gary also gives respect in equal measure. Here is the king of skate news in his own words.

Villani kills a vampire to get the blood red just right on his new NB Numeric 213 colorway. 

Far from the average "team" section, the star-studded Numeric squad stuff the String Theory dossier with bombshell after bombshell. CASE CLOSED. 

Rail-rattling slams are always a good start, and Vin Dogg's new edit is filled with genuinely chaotic clips of OZ’s most maniacal stuntmen. Even though you won’t, try to keep cool when cover boy Scrambler Jack O’Grady gets into that last grind.

Tomorrow’s hottest pros and Long Beach’s glitterati packed into Bradford’s for a first look at the hot-off-the-press Am Scramble video. Check the photos to feel like you’re part of the action, watching the scramblers shine, putting back White Claws with the best of ‘em.

Tom K and Franky Villani's "String Theory" part, Sebo Walker, Sebo Walker's "Safe" part, Oski gets some Nike love and more in today's episode of Skateline.