X Games Philadelphia 2001 Street Skate Classix
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The beginning of a new era in skateboarding, X Games reached out to Transition Productions to produce the first real street skate competition at a legendary skate spot - Philly's City Hall across from Love Park. 2001 marked the transition of video street skaters starting to compete in meaningful events for the first time blurring the lines that have become the norm 20 years later.
Thanks to our friends at Dischord and ESL for creating the soundtrack and thanks to the Philly skate scene and Jamie Reynolds for coming together to do it.
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I feel proud to say that this was the era that I started skating in
@tomskimcdouglegaming806
Жыл бұрын
bit late
@bmorebread8993
Жыл бұрын
Bro I was 9 years old wth
@motoken
Жыл бұрын
@@bmorebread8993 he meant you should've been born earlier. and that's your fault too.
@TheAnimeist
Жыл бұрын
So what happened in the era that you stopped skating? Was pride lost?
Soundtrack on this aged like fine wine. Props to whoever edited.
@transitionproductions6603
Жыл бұрын
old school - all about the music fam.
I was there. I actually got Eric Koston's auotograph at that event over 20 years ago. Unfortunately I lost the signature.
this is a huge throwback....such a sick contest...all the quasimoto on the soundtrack was sick.....thanks for the upload
@c0rnp0p80
Жыл бұрын
I forgot about Quasimodo! Wearing that bunny suit 😂.
It’s crazy to think how much went into this skate contest and they only showed like 5 minutes of actual skating and not one single complete run. It’s like 80% interviews and B-roll.
I remember taping this on tv. I was in middle school and has been skating for a couple of years at that point. It was insane. Best era.
Maan I was there when I was a kid. Miss that shit sooo much.
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
Жыл бұрын
people still skateboard Ben.
@al_zera
Жыл бұрын
I was 13 on 2001. Really loved skateboard at this time, today I like to watch some camps and videos, but it's not part of my life anymore. To be honest, I miss this time more than skateboard.
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
Жыл бұрын
@@al_zera 2001 was a nightmare. the Mossad led operation against the World occur'd ( NINE ELEVEN) . .... Skateboarding, my friend was just a distraction..and still is. It's hyperactive in a marketing sense but they all just doing moves from the late 80s now after they threw all that on the floor initially and stomped on it for a Red Bull endorsement . But now they have to mine it for 'influence' of change. All comes full circle. I think we saw the peak of Skateboarding , it's going to crash soon and I'm happy for it as like I said.. just a distraction that's getting the wrong people rich.
The energy that day was something. So many skaters. There were little sessions all around going down. It was like the entire city was skateboard heaven.
@MC_1993
Ай бұрын
I was there at age 9 and it was straight up magical. No bs
I was there that day. Can't believe it was over 20 years ago . Time flies
Was in 11th grade at this time, and skateboarding was my life!
what a sick era! i have this competition somewhere on VHS!
Wow thanx for Uploading. I remember watching this on tv ftom way back, & before the 911 tragedy i think.. good times, seein these great pros much younger then
Remember being here live when I was 11 years old with my World Industries wet willy vs flame boy slick board, and my CCS back pack 🤣, God take me back 🙏
Los mejores tiempos que nunca volveran. Real skateboarding! Sk8 for life!
I was skating in the 90’s, stopped when I got a car in 1999. Graduated high school the year this was filmed. The fact that this is history makes me feel so old.
I remember being a kid here man wow memories
I didn’t start skating till 2011 but this era seemed golden. Such great energy
For me, artistically speaking, Menikmati and the demos of the late 90s was the peak. Future is carving out nicely though. Hella great skaters today pushing boundaries, keeping it stylish/artistic.
Just got done watching Olympic skateboarding and its so crazy nowadays people have big flip crooked grinds on lock landing them first try. Like video part tricks every trick
Awesome!! East Coast Represent!!!!
such a pleasure to watch Koston skate
I wish I could’ve experienced the early 2000’s the way I saw my cousins born in the 90’s lived it
thank you for uploading this!!
This was so hype when it happened , completely new
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
Жыл бұрын
it was new a corporate entity roped off city hall for a skateboard demonstration? LOL We did it here in 1987. And I'm not joking. You just belived the hype.
Always wanted to see these complete version! Thanks!
I’m literally in this crowd.. remember this like it was yesterday.
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
Жыл бұрын
I'm subjectively in the crowd.
@peazeralus
Жыл бұрын
I'm vicariously in this crowd
I remember when this was going on I was actually skating back then this opened the door for a lot of stuff that they're doing today. I thought this was great for skating back in the days
my era of skateboarding. i started skating in 1999. love to see it
Koston’s noseblunt changed my life 🥲🥲
Sick!
I was at this contest, was so much fun. It was cool for us locals cause stuff like this never happened in philly. Ricky oyola, Josh Kalis, Kerry Getz star of the show. Remember seeing koston grind the spiral rail going down the subway too unreal. Brings back memories thanks
3:37 best quote
chills
A lot has changed in 20 years.
Aww those og kosten es shoes in white are fire
what a time to be 16. Wish I could do it again...
Amazing
Philly took over this comp
Sickest thing ive ever seen
Nice .. remember it well. Plus Jason Ellis before he lost his mind.
@numberonestunner8103
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't ever stand that guy even back then . And now it's even worse he need serious mental health help
Hell yeah 🤘
My old ass is sitting here thinking "wow, amazing how much skateboarding has progressed in 11 years"...
Ima definitely try to get another real street competition going when I have the money to start one.
Wow 22 years ago 😮
This was the best time in history to be a sk8r. Everyone skated. It was huge. This was the zenith of shredding. I skated from about 98 to about 2012. Still go out and roll around from time to time but I'd shatter if I slammed nowadays, haha. It will always be in my blood. There's no greater feeling of freedom.
That's B's Steve Williams should have been there
Kerry Getz was my fav skater growing up.
The only thing that didn't age well is the fact that Sal Masekala existed
what eminem song is playing in the first couple minutes?
First 1
Lord Quas
Ayy, Kyle Berard 7:51 VB local!
Wish Xgames did this style again. Surprised that Street League hasn't done something similar yet. Sure they can afford it and get away with it.
Skateboarding will never see these days again. An old friend recently bought his 10 year old boy his first board. The kid said, "Yeah, but what does it even do dad?" 😳
@ilikerollercoasters4757
2 жыл бұрын
That’s really sad
@k7j007
Жыл бұрын
The correct answer would have been "anything you can dream of son" it's a paint brush not an iPhone
@defleppardsucks7595
Жыл бұрын
“This machine is your ticket to greatness.”
@kevincollins8620
Жыл бұрын
@@luminousfortune as a rollerblader who's always been around Skateboarding... they can blame themselves. They booted off blading and all the corporations poured money into Skateboarding now they have a say. Rollerblading is the last bastion of counterculture sports.
@codi6712
Жыл бұрын
@@luminousfortune oool
Sorry to disappoint Josh but there was never another one
Where is Stevie Williams 😢
Does anyone know the name of the host?
@reup4023
Жыл бұрын
Selema “Sal” Masekela, he’s hosted plenty
some of the footage is beautiful and then they cut to dog shit lens. weird. I love that orange street blockade thing.. some of them killed that thing. wow it's massive.
City hall, love park u always had to have ur head on a swivel. Cops were always tryin to kick us out.
Kerry Getz, Rick McCrank. today's kids have no clue..
I think I saw a Fat, young Pre-Pubescent Shane Gillis in the crowd
@3:25 dude looks like he's perma LSD trip.
@GOOCHIElicker
Жыл бұрын
No he doesnt
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
Жыл бұрын
@@GOOCHIElicker yes he does 😂
@GOOCHIElicker
Жыл бұрын
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 his pupils arent big and hes just looking away from the camera very stupid comment
@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
Жыл бұрын
@@GOOCHIElicker It not stupid !!! IT's an Epic Comment that you can't touch !! Every single photo he looks like he's tripping monkey balls dude.. you're just a retard or blind ! OR BOTH ! TRY TO DESTROY MY EPIC COMMENT SWINE BOY
@GOOCHIElicker
Жыл бұрын
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 troll
Back when skaters didn't want to skate to get paid for they just skated because they loved it so much now don't get me wrong getting paid was a big plus but it wasn't about that back then it was more about just shredding with your boy's
Too many kickers.
Kerry Getz killed it! He should have gotten both golds honestly.
now its x needles
BAck when Liberals and Millenials didn't ruin the world