#Flo Mirtain

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I’m going to start posting some of my favorite images and features in other magazines. I won’t post criticism because everything is subjective and these are the things I subjectivity enjoy most in each issue. I will be starting with Free Skate Mag Issue 34.

The cover features a skater I haven’t seen in a while: Diego ‘The Butcher’ Bucchieri. The photo even has the Free Skate Mag logo almost naturally occurring, though they opted to leave it as a speed sign and place their logo elsewhere. The contents photo was pretty amazing too. I guess Helsinki has moss covered cradles naturally occurring in the forest. And, back to back, on the credits page is a heavy trick that seems super scary to try. Simon Isaksson tosses a no-comply to sugarcane across the steep bank gap in Barcelonetta.

Flip the page and things get real. There have been a lot of sexual misconduct accusations in skateboarding of certain skaters being slimeballs. And we all know many slimeball skaters. While we may not know what is going on behind closed doors, we are starting to find out and need to start holding each other accountable. This piece focuses on ending rape culture, which should be a priority. With more skateboarders emerging on the scene that are not CIS males, we need to foster an safe and open environment.

I then want to skip to the Eetu Toropainen interview. This is kid was just 17 while shooting this interview and this photos are gnarly. The opening 50-50 on a thigh high flatbar to 8-9’ gap over some dirt seems impossible. Most of his photos in the interview seem hectic. He rides for Element and I’m going to look up his footage after this. I really like the next feature with a trick from various European cities. Then there is an interview with Tiago Lemos & Marina Gabriela discussing their start in Jaguariuna, Brazil and how Tiago helped Marina get her start. Marina’s kickflip in that interview is burly. My favorite feature in the issue is titled ‘Being Old; Wearing HUF’ by Jose Vadi. It is an honest take on Keith Hufnagel and the HUF brand from your average skateboarder. We always get the take from close friends but sometimes that doesn’t resonate for skaters outside of the industry. This piece was well written and enjoyable. Next came the piece I was looking forward to: the Flo Mirtain interview. The photos were all shot by Fabien Ponsero, so obviously super sick. That casper stall opening photo is amazing...a trick I only would have expected because I saw his new part. There is great insight into the life of an aging professional skater. He’s still young to me, but I understand the thoughts starting to creep in after 30.

There is much more content too. The Stevie Culhane interview and the Polish skaters article are solid. I was only able to upload 10 photos but you are better off tracking down the magazine and looking for yourself. Theories of Atlantis has it in the US.

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Hélas' "Fellas: A Cappella BCN" Video

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Flo Mirtain // Habitat pro

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New Balance | Tricolor

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Habitat Welcomes Flo Mirtain

Flo and Habitat proclaim their partnership with a full video part loaded with bangers. This is how you introduce a new team rider! Bravo…

https://17th-street.com/habitat-welcomes-flo-mirtain/

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NB featuring Flo Mirtain, Brandon Westgate, Franky Villani, Jordan Taylor, Karl Salah, Levi Brown, Jake Hayes, Tyler Surrey, and Nisse Ingemarsson

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AVP_The Josimixtape Avant-première de la nouvelle vidéo @josimards_crew avec Alex Maison, Flo Mirtain, Adrien Coillard, Quentin Boillon, Guillaume Colucci, JP Villa, Yassog, Quentin "sw" Joly, JB Gillet, ++

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NB# presents Parallax from New Balance Numeric on Vimeo.

Nothing is real. The New Balance Numeric Team journey across Germany and Italy.

featuring Brandon Westgate, Flo Mirtain, Franky Villani, Jake Hayes, Jordan Taylor, Karl Salah, Levi Brown, Nisse Ingemarsson, Tyler Surrey

filmed and edited by Russell Houghten and James Messina for Brindle Collective

music : A Cosmic Gift - “Looking Back”

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Stoops Issue 7 - Out Now!

Today I get to present to you, the double cover of Stoops Issue 7! I am really excited about this one. Mason Silva - Double Bar Ollie. Montebello, CA. 2020. (P) Anthony Acosta. When Acosta sent me both versions of this photo, I couldn’t tell which one I liked better. The fisheye is gnarly, but the long lens really shows scale. So I ended up using both! The long lens wraps around to the back cover, with the fisheye sitting pretty up front. We went back to our old printer and the quality is perfect.

If you are in the L.A. area, don’t forget to come by JKwon this Sunday 3/7/21 from 12-4 for our release. We have some gear from our sponsors to give out for best tricks, so come get tech or creative. You can scroll back a couple posts for the flyer.

I’ve updated our Retailers link with all the new shops that ordered Issue 7, but if there isn’t shop near you carrying Stoops, you can...

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As a reminder, Issue 7 includes the following:

Articles: Koreatown (LA) Guide, In Brief: Brian Reid, In Brief: Haley Isaak, Not An Elijah Berle Interview, The Dominick Walker Interview, One-Offs.

Photographers: Anthony Acosta, Nobuo Iseki, Reece Leung, Kenji Haruta, Fabien Ponsero, Darnell Scott, Matt Fookes, Liam Annis, Mike Heikkila, Eby Ghafarian, Rafael Gonzalez, Jeff Comber, Cole Giordano, Clement Harpillard, Mac Shafer, Tadashi Yamaoda, Nick Hatt, Bradford Bishop.

Skaters: Mason Silva, Louie Lopez, Elijah Berle, Dominick Walker, Brian Reid, Haley Isaak, Tiago Lemos, Jahmir Brown, Flo Mirtain, Chris Pfanner, Lizzie Armanto, Dead Dave, Taylor Kirby, Max Murphy, Brett Weinstein, Brett Sube, Jiri Bulin, Taihou Tokura, Rafael Moreno Jr., Jeff Srnec, Leo Takayama, Elijah Akerley, Jerry Mraz, Zane Crowther, Johnny Matarazzo, Yannes Van Den Brande, Nisse Ingemarsson, Yuma Takei, Matt Birt, Grady Smith, Cole Dixon, Keyaki Ike, Justin Basset, Lurker Lou, Jonnosuke Okada, Josue Watts.

Writer: Bianca Sia

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Flo Mirtain    NB 379

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Flo Mirtain // Habitat pro

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Get your head around this new edit from New Balance!

Featuring: Brandon Westgate, Flo Mirtain, Franky Villani, Jake Hayes, Jordan Taylor, Karl Salah, Levi Brown, Nisse Ingemarsson, & Tyler Surrey.

Filmed and edited by Russell Houghten and James Messina.