Thrasher Magazine

Alex is out of his mind. The way he flies at big bars, giant wallrides, and sketchy pools is pure insanity. His battle at Encinitas Civic Center is one for the books. 

It’s hard to picture the smooth ones bailing, but Joey gifts us a few solid slams and some extra potent snaps in his recent Coattails part.  Whether it’s a rough out-ledge or head-high rainbow jam, he comes correct with style and power. 

Zane goes for broke every try with a land-or-slam approach. Even when a board breaks or his glasses launch off his face, he sees it through. Get a longer look at how he scored the first spot in Earth Goblin and found himself on the Lunatic Fringe.

The other half of the Be Free SOTY duo satisfies his skate rat hunger with a surplus of savory spots. Yet after a massive kinked-rail Smith and a switch flip crook battle that would justify a long rest, Ishod keeps the engine running. Big ups to a certified GOAT.

The 2016 SOTY puts his heels of steel to the test again for a high-impact huck tour with his REAL homies. Through nosey neighbors and serious slams, he pounds the pavement until he rides away. Sometimes you gotta fight to be free.

Through every blood-shedding battle, Roberto pushes through the pain to get clips for the ones who are no longer with us. Maybe that's why every slam makes him more stoked, even as he shoulder-slides 15 feet across cheese-grater ground. 

Braun hitting Three-Up Three-Down at mach-ten and levitating on every nollie flip makes each minute of his Rough Cut a real pleasure. Take a longer look at one of the smoothest in the biz.

The effortless master of style takes you on a tour from Miley to the Mission, covering almost every square inch of The City. The cut may be rough, but the lines are oh-so smooth.

When you see his war face on the ride up, you know it’s going down. Diego puts in the work and takes a beating from every bank he skates. Enjoy the blood, sweat, tears and Spanish expletives.