Dudes, Carlos Ribiera is a fucking beast. I love PJ's skating, but god damn Carlos makes that shit look better. He does this switch tre with so much fucking pop and his nollie flip is the best nollie flip I think I have seen in my life. Fucking amazing. Watch this.
duded THIS. its so weird too because i always thought luan had the best nollie flips. and when luan entered the berrics for his first match everyone found out how much more of a technical monster he already showed he was thru footage, along with popping his tricks so high and catching them quick as fuck. I was really curious to see how ribeiro would match up. and jesus christ he got skunked but every one of his tricks looked 3-4 times better than pj's.
and why in the hell do people overhype bastian?? he used to be the best yes i know, but seriously dude has a weak switch arsenel and is no competition to all of the ledge technicians and crazy handrail pros of now. he did a lot better than i thought he would against moose, but then again he landed some tricks that he got realll lucky on. i really enjoy him as a person and character, it just seems like skating has kinda been on the back burner for awhile for him and the only tricks hes improved on are the ones he's always been good at. wheras we see other skaters like reynolds, koston, mariano keeping up and learning all the new crazy shit.
say what u want on the berrics and hate on the format and the trick naming, all u kooks dont need to be watching anyway. i might get upset when my dude loses or theres a bad call, but...
OVERALL i am always stoked to see pros and ams ive been watching for years kill the streets, and having the priviledge of seeing them display their flatground skills. it really is interesting if youre a skate nerd like me. that is what is important. i truly believe skateboarding talent, style and technique is important to be shown thru flat games of skate. it gives u more perspective on the skater's overall style and attitude, besides a video part with 30 3 second clips. yes the berrics has stupid shit but to really bash on the battles and interviews and completely disregard it is just plain ignorant, especially if youre passionately interested in the sport. the overall reason we watch is to appreciate the art, and this is the artists we love at their most basic form. id love to see most any of my fav skaters skate flatground and if ur not a cali local, you often dont get that chance.