Thrasher Magazine

Some people battle tricks and some just figure them out like a Sunday-morning crossword puzzle. Kader falls into the latter category, hardly breaking a sweat while filming his Young Emericans part. Check his B-Sides edit and rest easy knowing the future is in good hands.

Spend a couple afternoons on a perfect vert ramp with Ben Raybourn and this what you get.

Episode three of the Panda Patrol series has the newly enlisted Samarria Brevard jumping in the jeep to attack the streets, parks, demos and everything else in enjoi's path! These guys and girl know how to party!

Too many shredders? Glaring omissions? Looming conspiracies? All part of the SOTY experience! One thing’s for sure – the dudes on this list all kicked skateboarding’s ass in 2017. Read the stats, watch the videos and cast your vote who YOU think should get the little man in shorts. Congrats to all our contenders and everyone who ripped this year!

Barging doubles at a spot that’s barely wide enough for one, GT and Omar handle biz where few others would stand a chance while on Volcom's RV Rampage tour.

Justin is a special talent and there will be lots more from him in the years to come. Quick feet, cat-like reflexes, and board control up the wazoo, he makes everything happen so fast.

They can kickflip, handplant and switch back tail better than the rest of us, but can they select the perfect SOTY? Check out who the pros want to win the only award that matters!

At only 20 years old, Marcel 'Gnarcell' Martinez got balls and skates like a vet. The little Cheese Head has been hangin' tough with the best of the new breed of coping crushers in SD. No technology for this kid, so he probably won't even see it on the site but then again, why would he want to? He lived it. Check him out. –Sam Hitz

Jaws and Ali Boulala's asprin commercial, Kevin Baekkel's part and Louie Lopez's gnarly West End part in today's episode of Skateline.