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Danny Don’t Does Mario Kart Deathmatch 2023

With so much Mario Kart footage and so much fun having been had, we’re keeping the stoke going by posting a series of short edits from a few different perspectives. First up is Danny Smith, who showed up in Army gear ready for the war and battled his way to third place. // read more

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Harlen Terjesen and Danny Smith – Curbs – Video

Harlen was on it as we launched into the new normal. Not only had he been filming with Yuji Fujiyama for his own parts, Yuji had clips with Danny Smith and Troy Yardwaste going as well to make for some fun edits. Check out the latest with Danny Smith at the nearby Slappy Curbs!

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Sidewalk Skate Session: Chinatown DIY Kicker

Typically we only skate the closest and most obvious spots to our skateshop under the cover of darkness. Less pedestrians, cooler outside, and more time to generally lurk and skateboard versus hit it and quit it. Every now and then we get a little frisky on a Sunday night out front of the store. ChinatownYVR gets quiet after the daily hustle and Sunday nights shops tend to close a bit earlier. With some warm setting sunlight through the Downtown Vancouver high-rises, some of the Flatspot Longboard Shop team pulled out one of the DIY kickers onto the sidewalk and started a little impromptu skate session. // read more

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Juke Jive Jam: Riki’s Bowl Jam Photos

Flatspot hosted our first ever, and hopefully not the last, Juke Jive Jam a few weeks back. We have so much appreciation and stoke for theĀ artists that performed for the show and will be releasing more photos and video from the event soon! In the mean time, we wanted to keep the stoke alive with an album from the Jam side of things in the Wok and Riki Fandrakis had a bangin photo set to share with us.

Check out Riki’s Flickr here! // read more

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Skate Photo Contest: Who Shot It Better? – Vote To Win!

The other day we posted a photo set from skateboarding around Vancouver’s Chinatown featuring local skaters and residents, Danny Smith and Andrew Grant. Mischa Chandler and I (Les Robertson) went out to shoot and decided to make it a contest to see who took the better photos from the spot. I just point out, les is moar. And with that, check the photos below and send in your vote in the form to tell us who took the better photo!

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Chinatown Locals: Danny Smith and Andrew Grant Skateboarding Home Turf

There’s a lot of skateboarding happening in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside as a whole. From the classic Vancouver ‘it’ spot, Plaza, to crusty DIY and just making due with what there is. Some come to Chinatown to seek out spots and skate something different than their own hood, but for Flatspot Team riders Danny Smith and Andrew Grant, this is their home. I don’t mean that in some kind of ‘I’m a local’ generality either, these guys live right here in the heart of Chinatown and some of the gnarliest DTES has to offer…. that is until they slab over it with high-rise condos. #Resist

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