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Title: ARTO SAARI
Post by: ok boomer on January 04, 2021, 08:29:18 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXhBAQ_c-LI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08GbTLNoRvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23IdE5CJ0hw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXIdiH0TlyA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKIzaMdo3Pg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QRGpEwxUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33a-YcUMOfg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaiMy0jYmJY

sorry for the bad quality on the cky2k one, not mine

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on March 31, 2021, 12:21:52 PM

Arto and Heath skating in Baja

http://youtu.be/4ycCZDHP5Rc

Looked for Arto’s Epicly Later’d but no luck.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: Mr. Stinky on March 31, 2021, 01:02:27 PM

Quote from: funeral_tuxedo on March 31, 2021, 12:21:52 PM

Arto and Heath skating in Baja

http://youtu.be/4ycCZDHP5Rc

Looked for Arto’s Epicly Later’d but no luck.

I got u, homie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STouhTJtf3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubWuRT7a1M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urd26qQVKuA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv3HUb9N_lk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZbQ3S5SKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14kHmUv7z0

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on April 01, 2021, 11:59:06 PM

Quote from: Mr. Stinky on March 31, 2021, 01:02:27 PM

Quote from: funeral_tuxedo on March 31, 2021, 12:21:52 PM

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Arto and Heath skating in Baja

http://youtu.be/4ycCZDHP5Rc

Looked for Arto’s Epicly Later’d but no luck.

[close]

I got u, homie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STouhTJtf3k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubWuRT7a1M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urd26qQVKuA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv3HUb9N_lk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GZbQ3S5SKA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14kHmUv7z0

<3

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: radcunt on April 02, 2021, 05:31:15 AM

That was sick, Arto rules.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: Antone on April 19, 2021, 09:09:26 PM

This post is really amazing. Thanks for the sharing.


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Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 28, 2021, 04:27:26 PM

Boomer started this one? Go figure.

I appreciate how 'beyond' Arto seems. Plus, he make skateboard really, really good.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: dunc on April 28, 2021, 10:43:15 PM

Saw him skate Dortmund in 2001ish. He clearly was a step above the other pros. Head high switch’s 360 flips and back lipping everything. Al with such a smooth style.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on May 01, 2021, 10:16:51 PM

Sneep's Arto edit <3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG42giC36wo&t=150s

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: CaptainBushwacker on May 02, 2021, 06:29:40 AM

What's crazy to me is how much work he put in such a small time window.

Did he blow up in like 1999? Same year he got on Flip? Then filming for Menikmati (2000) and Really Sorry (2002) at the same time. While doing some of the gnarliest tricks ever and almost dying.

That guy is nuts. And to me he was one of my first "idols", because he was the closest to a "local" pro that I had. Being from Estonia, Finland is about 2h boat ride away, finnish language is similar and we have the same national anthem (melodically, the lyrics are different).

So seeing even the Finnish flag on the boards, even the mustard graphic that he had, it was nice seeing something in skateboarding from this part of the world, so it made us also feel a lot more connected to the skate industry.

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Nq9kdh2TxQs/Tqdzrpqg8lI/AAAAAAAAPXg/Ss6R1jtlfLs/s1600/artofshalfcabkfchrome.jpg)

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: rocklobster on May 02, 2021, 09:59:44 PM

My friend's girlfriend had a huge crush on him, got a pair of his eS shoes. Him leaving eS for Etnies was a weird move but Gravis and NB afterwards were good moves even though it was short lived.

Always love his Mindfield ender, my BS tricks are horrible but I made an effort to learn BS 50s and Lipslides after seeing him do it in that part. Ranks right up there with Heath Kirchart and Ethan Fowler's BS Lipslides.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: Dooky-shoes on May 03, 2021, 03:34:12 PM

I wish gravis was still around.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on May 29, 2021, 10:51:50 PM

BA mirrored - a goofy footed Arto:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P28scrHygL4

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: matureoftheocean on May 31, 2021, 01:06:34 PM

The best

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: ok boomer on June 01, 2021, 09:06:28 AM

Quote from: rocklobster on May 02, 2021, 09:59:44 PM

My friend's girlfriend had a huge crush on him, got a pair of his eS shoes. Him leaving eS for Etnies was a weird move but Gravis and NB afterwards were good moves even though it was short lived.

Always love his Mindfield ender, my BS tricks are horrible but I made an effort to learn BS 50s and Lipslides after seeing him do it in that part. Ranks right up there with Heath Kirchart and Ethan Fowler's BS Lipslides.

(https://i.ibb.co/bXQjSg8/arto4chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TtYDVBF)

(https://i.ibb.co/H4KhHdB/artobslipchrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F3hHDVm)

(https://i.ibb.co/rMw96Xv/saaricheckchrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4MVkT0J)

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: metsuri on June 02, 2021, 04:28:03 AM

I first remember seeing him skate in 96, so he was 14 or 15 at the time. It was wintertime at an indoor park in Tampere, Finland. We're from Helsinki but at that time Helsinki didn't have a park for the winter, so we travelled to other cities to skate. My friends had been to his hometown of Seinäjoki that had an indoor park and met him. We were older, around 20 and my friends were fuzzing about him like "you gotta see this kid from Seinäjoki skate, he's here today". And he did skate with such ease that I don't think I had seen before. It was special.

Pretty soon he moved to Helsinki to skate and by then it was amazing to watch him and hear about him annihilating all the spots. Constantly stepping to spots no one had skated before. Learning new tricks all the time, it seemed to be so easy for him and he was loving it. He was well on his way then and in summer 98 he went to all the European constest and blew up.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: Coastal Fever on June 03, 2021, 06:12:08 PM

I passed his board back to him at a demo once in like 2006-2007.  He said thanks.  I didn’t feel worthy of touching his board or his politeness.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: rocklobster on June 03, 2021, 08:16:03 PM

(https://cdn.ccs.com/media/catalog/product/cache/4/image/550x550/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/A/Q/AQ77615-1.1546792086.jpg)

Picked this up on eBay a few months ago, thought it was a beer logo until my Finish friend mentioned it was a mustard brand.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: blurst_of_times on June 03, 2021, 09:59:41 PM

I own his Thrasher crooks cover issue. It has a full interview with pictures including that back lip boomer posted. I'll scan it in and post it up this weekend if I remember

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: ok boomer on June 04, 2021, 08:28:05 AM

Quote from: blurst_of_times on June 03, 2021, 09:59:41 PM

I own his Thrasher crooks cover issue. It has a full interview with pictures including that back lip boomer posted. I'll scan it in and post it up this weekend if I remember

I somehow ended up with 3 of this issue in my collection. I was really into Flip at the time and that Flip hoodie he has on in the beginning of the interview, I wore like every day. I always skated Boulala's board cuz 7.63 was my jam. I had Flip shirts for every day of the week I think, lol. Es Arto shoe was the shit, that was probably my personal peak in skating around that time.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: blurst_of_times on June 04, 2021, 11:47:38 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/3k0KhJ9.jpg)

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on June 04, 2021, 04:05:58 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/H4KhHdB/artobslipchrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F3hHDVm)

I'd never seen this photo before. Holy smokes.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: blurst_of_times on June 05, 2021, 03:03:44 PM

Hi all. I scanned in everything Arto from the July 2000 issue of Thrasher, including his full interview. The Imgur album link is below

Arto Saari July 2000 Thrasher https://imgur.com/gallery/QK8aNiI

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on June 05, 2021, 10:30:47 PM

Quote from: blurst_of_times on June 05, 2021, 03:03:44 PM

Hi all. I scanned in everything Arto from the July 2000 issue of Thrasher, including his full interview. The Imgur album link is below

Arto Saari July 2000 Thrasher https://imgur.com/gallery/QK8aNiI

@blurst_of_times thank you for posting

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: rocklobster on June 06, 2021, 08:29:38 AM

Quote from: blurst_of_times on June 05, 2021, 03:03:44 PM

Hi all. I scanned in everything Arto from the July 2000 issue of Thrasher, including his full interview. The Imgur album link is below

Arto Saari July 2000 Thrasher https://imgur.com/gallery/QK8aNiI

Thanks!

The anatomy one is gnarly, I don't blame him for stepping away from being a pro skater after the multiple concussions and broken bones.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: KRKD1 on June 06, 2021, 10:18:57 AM

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a4dBJ1FmRZI/Tqdz77ScpTI/AAAAAAAAPX8/ndWDKurgG3U/s1600/artofsbdchrome.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/3242/2951280636_41c2b1eb1a_z.jpg)

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/a2/16/f6a216011659ef131eadaa2b2a1e4877.jpg)

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: blurst_of_times on June 06, 2021, 12:30:18 PM

Quote from: KRKD1 on June 06, 2021, 10:18:57 AM

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a4dBJ1FmRZI/Tqdz77ScpTI/AAAAAAAAPX8/ndWDKurgG3U/s1600/artofsbdchrome.jpg)

That front board footage is so cool. He's going so fast and flies off of the rail

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on June 07, 2021, 12:36:40 AM

at 2:13 gives me and idea of how hard dude can fall on a flatground slam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edsa_3CVZWs

Arto's Mindfield B-sides

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVwwGPOi9DQ

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: rocklobster on June 07, 2021, 01:09:34 AM

Quote from: KRKD1 on June 06, 2021, 10:18:57 AM

(https://live.staticflickr.com/3242/2951280636_41c2b1eb1a_z.jpg)

Love that photo, remember my mind being blown the first time I saw his Mindfield ender, immediately tried learning BS Lipslides even though my BS rail tricks were non-existent beyond boardslides.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on June 07, 2021, 04:42:39 AM

Quote from: rocklobster on June 07, 2021, 01:09:34 AM

Quote from: KRKD1 on June 06, 2021, 10:18:57 AM

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(https://live.staticflickr.com/3242/2951280636_41c2b1eb1a_z.jpg)

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Love that photo, remember my mind being blown the first time I saw his Mindfield ender, immediately tried learning BS Lipslides even though my BS rail tricks were non-existent beyond boardslides.

YES! Arto's Mindfield ender is magical. The graceful run up, his body positioning on that handrail, the lightweight form down the kinks with his board centered just so, then turning forward but leaning way back with the slight tictac- everything. The music and the mutilated insect toys crawling add so much energy too.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: rocklobster on June 08, 2021, 02:27:58 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5LdkULJ7xM

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: rocklobster on June 14, 2021, 08:41:31 PM

https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/over-it-article/

Arto and a couple of other pros talk about dealing with drugs and alcohol. Didn't know he was dealing with addiction a few years ago.

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on June 29, 2021, 06:24:17 PM

Arto has clips starting at 6:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0UyQEQ8RQ&t=391s

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on June 30, 2021, 01:41:29 PM

batb trigger warning (sorry). Arto VS Chico. Arto's flatground is crazy good - knee high pop and proper form:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duSN0KHFK44

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on February 10, 2022, 11:57:34 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV6SmK1xiKk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBqBH7exv0U

Title: Re: ARTO SAARI
Post by: funeral_tuxedo on February 25, 2022, 07:18:58 PM

http://www.instagram.com/p/CHYzeuHn9fg/