Best street sports moments 2022
Dime Glory Challenge
When they first announced the return of the dime challenge, everyone was super hyped about it as for many people it’s the best skate contest around. It also had been missed as it was 3 years since the last dime event.
The only thing that had slightly changed from the Dime event this year was that it was a ticketed event rather than totally free and open to the public. According to the production team, it was a decision they made after having to turn people away in previous years who travelled from across the world and were unable to get in due to capacity.
This year was a mental two days skating with two different events and skaters flying over from all over the world.
Tfunk and Tyson
4/20 was celebrated in style in 2022 with the release of a brand-new Baker video that starred Tyson Peterson & Tristan Funkhouser and, as you no doubt remember, the lads absolutely Killed it.
From Tyson's opening downhill line to T-Funk's impossible China Banks Thrasher cover ender. It really was of no surprise to hear Tristan as a serious SOTY contender as 2022 wrapped up.
Skater of the year (SOTY)
The SOTY is always someone who stands above his peers, a seasoned veteran, an up-and-coming talent, or a fearless newbie.
The award recognizes the skater who displayed extraordinary skills, commitment, dedication, spirit, and determination to the sport, whether by achieving competitive success or pushing the boundaries of skateboarding.
Winning the Skater of the Year trophy could be a life-changing moment in a skater's career, resulting in more media coverage, more sponsors and, ultimately, more income.
Thrasher's first Skater of the Year was of course Tony Hawk.
This year the title goes to Tyshawn Jones
Juzzy Carter
Juzzy is a Professional Scooter Rider specialising in flatland and street riding from Mount Martha, Australia. He’s known for some of the craziest and most creative tricks you’ve ever seen on a scooter and somehow seems to find the most bizarre kinked rails to grind, no matter what city he’s visiting.
Juzzy’s iconic riding style has landed him multiple sponsorships, including Madd Gear and River Wheel Company.
Ohlay Video Of the Year
This year's Ohlay video of the year goes to The Next Generation.
The video includes riders such as Hunter Frost, Cody Ribley, Nate Pena, Grant Lewis and Colin Mclean.
In the video these riders are sent on a two week road trip in hopes to inspire the younger generation. Ohlay says “ With so few park oriented riders currently putting an emphasis on video parts, this video is a breath of fresh air. We are over the moon with their level of commitment and dedication to this project, and fully believe that this is only a taste of what is to come.”
Action Space prepping for worlds
We have covered prepping of worlds before in our blog as our sponsored scooter rider Jamie is now first in the world, but this video is super inspiring so we thought it needed a space on the list.
What is prepping for worlds?
Prepping for Worlds is a first of its kind training program for the elite of professional scootering, Action Space recruits the top 5 riders in the World in order to raise the level of competitive Scooter riding through vigorous and specialised training at the World's top facilities.
Top Riders Jamie Hull, Jordan Clark, Chris Farris, Roomet Saalik and Jayden Sharman take part in the documentary. Watch their journey and battles for Argentina World champions.
Ryan Williams - front flip nothing front bike flip
Ryan Williams, also known as “R Willy”, is a three-time X Games gold medalist in BMX big air; Downs owns an X Games bronze medal in the same discipline. Wygle and Meyn travel the globe performing with Nitro Circus, and Roberts’ BMX video parts are legendary.
At the Nitro World games this year he landed the front flip nothing front bike flip, going on to win 1st place in BMX best trick.
Kieran Rilley - First Ever Triple Flair
Kieran Rilley is a rising star in the BMX world at the moment and is very well known for his distinctive style of flip, whip and spins. Earlier this year he took his sport to the next level and landed the world’s first triple flair on a BMX Bike.
On a custom-built roll-in and ramp at an indoor BMX and skate facility at Asylum Skatepark in Nottinghamshire, England, Reilly managed three full backflips and a 180-degree rotation at the end.
Matthias Dandois
Matthias Dandois is one of the most stylish riders in Flatland BMX. His career started rolling back in 2002 and he was crowned World Champion for the first time in 2008, at the age of 19.
Matthias splits his creativity and imagination between action sport and content creation. Always searching for new places to ride, and pushing the boundaries of different riding styles
This year he made it into the final 4 at the RedBull Circle of Balance, Three months after breaking his leg.
