Technical and Freestyle Skateboarding
2014 really was an incredible year for freestyle skateboarding; and a great year for us here at LateTricks too! This year we returned to the NASS Festival, putting together three days of demonstrations with some of the UK’s finest freestylers
For over ten years now, freestylers from across the globe have travelled to a small skatepark in the middle of nowhere to watch and compete in one of the most important contests in freestyle skateboarding. In 2014, the LateTricks team
To the casual onlooker, the Goldgrund skatepark in Paderborn would appear to be nothing more than your run of the mill, bog-standard skateboard park. However, to the freestyle community, this park is one of the most important places in the
The professional contest at this year’s Round Up was one of the most intense I have seen, with riders jumping up and down the leaderboard, putting together new runs and combos especially for this contest. The one minute run formula
Having missed out on the event last year, I made sure to take the time out to watch this year’s World Round Up, streamed live from the Cloverdale Rodeo in Canada. I had expected the standard to be high, however
Returning for it’s third year, the World Round Up is one of the biggest events in the freestyle calender. More so than any other contest, the World Round brings together freestylers from across the globe for one of the most
After making it through a dreadful winter, spring has arrived and freestylers across the world have stepped back on their boards and ventured outside. Over the past few months, we’ve seen the first freestyle contest of 2014, increased coverage for
Since the LateTricks website was launched back in March 2013, we have strived to support the growth and development of the freestyle skateboarding community. To this day, this continues to be our aim, and we are excited to offer a
It’s never a good sign when you go to bed after editing and you wake up to find last night’s tea is still hot. It was day three of the World Championships at NASS. Finals day. Arriving early at the
After a night of editing and very little sleep, I awoke aching and bruised from last night’s demo. The first lesson learned from this year’s championships: buy shinpads! The day began with a few runs between the festival in the