The world may have exploded twice over in last year but we weren’t really paying attention because 2021 was a historic year for skateboarding. Not only was it the first time that our hobby/sport/whatever was showcased on a worldwide scale, but it was also the year Tony Hawk sold his blood and his tricks. We saw Supreme expand their empire to Italy and Germany, while brands like StockX entered the skateboarding zeitgeist.To properly highlight the good, the bad, and the even worse of 2021 we sat and thought about it for like 45 minutes and decided to come up with this list.
There might be some awards on here that you don’t understand, but as long as you get a laugh and prepare for another year full of unfathomable trends, hard slams, and then we’ve done our job!
Previous Winners: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
BEST SPONSOR
The US Government
SKATE EVENT OF THE YEAR
Milk Crate Challenge
LAMEST BEEF
Kelly Hart vs. Rad Rat
TEAM OF THE YEAR
917
BEST FLICK
Louie Lopez
WHEN WILL IT END?
Big Boy trend
7TH PLACE
Nyjah Huston
PLEASE, NO
Jagger Eaton
WHERE’D THEY GO?
Business and Company
MOST “FOR ME IT’S CRAZY LIKE”
Leticia Bufoni
MOST DEAD END
Straye
Words: James Lee
Illustration by: Michael Giurato
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