Innehållsförteckning för 233 Autumn 2022 från Slam Skateboarding

Chima Ferguson’s Nice To See You part made jaws drop when it premiered online in September 2021. It was staggering that Chima, now approaching his mid-30s, was dropping the most savage skateboarding of his career. Chima has been hucking his body down huge stair sets, gaps and rails for the better part of two decades, so it’s incredible that he’s still progressing and pushing himself beyond his own limits. In Chima’s Slam [Issue 231] interview right before the part was out, he explained, “Physically and mentally, I feel better than I have my entire life. I still love what I do and like to keep progressing.” Reading between the lines, it was clear that Chima was about to drop something special. So perhaps it’s not so surprising that his part…

Floyd Scott is no stranger to the mag. Having had numerous photos published in these pages over the years, he was also, once upon a time, voted by Slam readers as Australia’s sexiest skateboarder. But recent events could have very easily caused irreparable damage to Floyd’s beautiful face and his ability to get tricks in the streets. Floyd was surfing at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast when the nose of his board was flung into his right eye. Blood was everywhere, and Floyd was freaking out, but he lived to tell the tale. Luckily for him, medical assistance wasn’t too far away and he’s back out in the wild with sunnies on and a smile on his face. Read on for Floyd’s full story, in his own words. Morning Surf…

AGE: 24. LIVES: Fitzroy, Victoria. RIDES FOR: Creature (flow), Independent and Brick and Mortar Supply. Hey, Leaf. What’s been going on today? Did you have an appointment earlier? Yeah, I broke my hand last weekend in a moshpit. I didn’t even know the band; I was just in Frankston at a festival called Flippin’ The Bird. We went out for the day and ended up getting pretty wasted. The moshpit was pretty intense but I kinda love that shit. I remember being pushed into the stage, and at the same time, I was swinging at the floor, then my hand collided with the stage, and I completely shattered my hand. It was pretty gnarly, but it was worth it [laughs]. It wasn’t too bad. Did you go to the hospital…

Known to Australian skateboarders for his winning smile, humble demeanour, and pure style, it’s a great honour to induct Trent Riley into the Slam Hall of Fame. Of course, the circumstances of this honour are bittersweet. On a sunny day in April 2021, Trent went out fishing alone in Moreton Bay, and his boat, ‘Lydia’, was later discovered driving uncontrolled near Mud Island. Despite a gruelling search that lasted nearly two weeks and involved hundreds of volunteers, Trent was never seen again. It was a mystery and a tragedy. Trent’s disappearance would go on to spark a $73,000 GoFundMe campaign to fund the search, along with an emotional memorial service, a memorial skate comp and countless tributes from Trent’s friends and family. Trent Riley – known as T-Buns to his…

Eight years old. LIVES: Gold Coast. SKATES FOR: Dickies, Santa Cruz, Independent, OJ, Bronson, Mob Grip, Boost and Level Up Skatepark. “Seeing an eight-year-old frontside nosegrind a full-sized vert ramp is wild. I look forward to seeing where this goes. Yeah, Louie!” – Renton Millar “I was first introduced to Louie back in 2020 when his mum, Aya, kindly reached out to me for private lessons. And since then, his skateboarding has grown leaps and bounds – well beyond what I could have imagined. His humbleness and cool, calm, focused demeanour has helped him get to where he is today. Not to mention his love for skateboarding and his family’s love and passion for skateboarding. The future is shining bright for this young ripper.” – Shaun Boucher…

Kieran Woolley’s New Gen, which featured in the Autumn Edition of 2021, was mostly shot on a single trip up the East Coast of Australia. Getting tricks in Melbourne, Canberra, the Gold Coast and Brisbane, Kieran introduced himself as a hungry all-terrain skater, annihilating a healthy mix of skateparks, DIYs and street spots. Many of these tricks would be seen in his Indy part, which dropped later in the year. At the time, Kieran was a 17-year-old kid from Minnamurra, on the South Coast of NSW, doing home-schooling in order to prioritise a constantly changing schedule of skate comps. At that point, it looked like Kieran might have a chance of qualifying for the men’s park skateboarding category of the Olympics, though due to COVID, no one was really sure…

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15 years old. LIVES: Cronulla, Sydney. SKATES FOR: Vans, RVCA, Independent, Santa Cruz and Lodown. “Jett contains more energy than the sun. He recently began telling me a story where he skated from 8am to 8pm, only to return home to grab his surfboard and head out into the water that same evening. At that point, I inadvertently passed out from a combination of “third party exhaustion” and “fear of shark attack” before he could finish the rest of the story. I’m still unsure what happened to him that day, but I can assure you, he fucken rips!” – Cameron Sparkes “Jett’s an all-terrain slayer and there isn’t much he can’t do. Tell him he can’t do it and he’ll go out of his way to prove you wrong. For…