SOTY Party 2019 Photos

Unless you’ve been living underneath a rotting mini ramp in the woods, you undoubtedly already know that Milton Martinez is our 2019 Skater of the Year. We celebrated his win this past Friday with a bangin'-ass party in The City by the Bay. Didn’t make it? There’s always 2020, homies! Live vicariously ’til then… 

 

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Nothing unusual about a cold, wet Dec evening in SF

 

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Good thing the party was heating up inside! Damn right he’s still watchin’

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Cher Strauberry and Jim Thiebaud—two skateboarders

 

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Lee Berman and Grimple’s Gerwer. Love you, Benny Boy

 

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Hellriders, Neck and Arco. Fuck it down 

 

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Lui and Gary, our guys

 

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Schmitty, Burndog, J-Fish and Sieben—friends of your dad

 

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SF OGs, TG and Marcos Nieves 

 

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Jack Given and Dela 

 

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Northwest OGs, Wez Lundry and Cody Lockwood

 

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Raised by wolves—Wheat Berry and Big Hongry 

 

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Rachel, Evan Smith, Steamer and Eben Sterling

 

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Alex Galles and Jake Smith, Creature’s new brand manager 

 

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Hongry bearing green gifts for our 2019 SOTY. Willis Kimbel is feeling the love

 

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Hellriders, Cards and Wheat. Happy belated Bday, JC!

 

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JJ, Noelle and Schmitty

 

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Cyrus, Christian Alexander, Cobra Cole, D’ontae and K-Walks

 

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K-Walks, Bira and Squirrel Blood

 

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Ewan Bowman, Rhino, Tino Razo and Hongry. Thanks for letting us hit the bowl, Tino! 

 

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FTC Ando and Roma 

 

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D’ontae, Oliver, Farkus and DAF Noah

 

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Rose, Francis, Gerwer and the Duffys

 

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Gwynn and Keith wouldn’t miss it!

 

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To all the ladies in the house…

 

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Talkin' Schmit and Burnout. Helluva speech, Mike

 

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Bækkel and Gravette—Creature Double Feature

 

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P-Stone and Jake, never forget

 

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The Martinezes

 

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We see you, Alán

 

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Joogy, Al Davis and Tory

 

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Cyrus and Freddy with heavy Earth tones

 

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Louie or Lui, you choose (no bad answer here)

 

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Wheels o’ steel

 

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Jimmy Wilkins, on the mend

 

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Papke BYOBd. Smart man

 

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The Coles: Red and Chris

 

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NHS salt-of-the-Earth squad: Hitz, Guzman and Rhino. Doesn’t get any better

 

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Hongry and Spider, into the pit

 

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Guzman, Figgy and DAF Noah, always stoked

 

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Stone Vengeance totally ripped shit up

 

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The pit got progressively gnarlier

 

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Not just dudes in the house

 

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Real question from earlier in the night: “Is that Tom Grom?”

 

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Duffy, Wez and Wes—Tres leyendas

 

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Meanwhile…

 

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Somewhat patiently awaiting…

 

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Mark Gonzales brought the SOTY trophy (and some bunny ears) onstage for Burnett

 

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There it is  

 

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“Ooo-ga boo-ga…”

 

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Rapid dance moves. We should all be so lucky

 

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Our reluctant hero appears

 

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“Mil-Ton, Mil-Ton!”

 

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Hey, you need this, Milton

 

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Speech!

 

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I just wanna say…

 

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One thing…

 

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“SMOOOKES!”

 

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It’s a family affair

 

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A man of few words, our ’19 SOTY lets his skating do the talking

 

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Then Tommy Wright III took the stage

 

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And closed the party the F down! 

 

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Congrats, Milton, on your 2019 SOTY win—the streets never knew what hit ‘em! Excited to see your upcoming SOTY trip victory lap—the stoke never sleeps! Who’s your bet for 2020?!

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