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Best Foot Forward Finals 2023 Berlin Aftermovie | Skate Weekend | Full Recap

The finals weekend of our Best Foot Forward Tour 2023 brought us to Germany's capital Berlin. Bringing together 38 skaters from 12 countries and inviting the whole skateboard scene of Berlin to join us for the big Cash 4 Tricks Session at Mauerpark really made this weekend all about skateboarding.

Thanks everyone for joining us and celebrate skateboarding with us.

Skateboarding in Berlin with private tour bus - Best Foot Forward

Blue Tomato Best Foot Forward European Finals: Berlin Day 1

Join us for an exciting day as we kick off the Blue Tomato Best Foot Forward European Finals in Berlin! Hosted by Jason Lijnzaat, this video takes you through our adventure in the city.

We start with a tour of Berlin's skateparks, followed by a delicious meal at a local restaurant. But the real highlight awaits as we introduce a custom skate obstacle built by the Mud Crew team, where we'll be giving away €2000.00 in a Cash for Tricks session!

Stay tuned for more action in Day 2 and be sure to subscribe for all the updates. #BlueTomatoBFF #BerlinSkateboarding #CashForTricks"

Riders
Lucien Gourdal, Jason Lijnzaat, Santino Exenberger, Yakov Terrel, Pasquale Zolino, Jonas Carlsson, Patrick Rogalski, Rocco, Deo Katunga, Finn van Elk, Noel Schaerer, Justin Sommer, Kanya Spani, Mika Möller, Dlamini Dlamini, Matias Dell Olio, Bert Wilmink, Daniel Moragues, Diego Broest, Marc Churchill, Tijmen Overbeek

Film & edit
Tim Koster

Host
Jason Lijnzaat

DIY Riot 2022 | Vans x Titus | Jelle Maatman, Deo Katunga, Jason Lijnzaat

After the DIY Riot 2019 had been more successful than ever, the organizers at Titus were sure to make the event even bigger and more international the following year - but then came Covid-19 and thus the end of the contest linked to the Vainstream Festival. This was also true for the following year 2021 but now, after a 3 year break, it was finally time again: The DIY Riot could take place again! Despite a "skate-calendar" packed summer, the guys from Titus managed to lure an extremely illustrious starting field from 5 different nations to the parking lot of the Skaters-Palace on Friday 1.7.2022 and this call was also followed by a horde of spectators who got to see a "transition battle" of rare quality!

Nachdem der DIY Riot 2019 mehr als erfolgreich über die Bühne gegangen war, war man sich sicher, den Event im darauffolgenden Jahr noch größer und internationaler zu gestalten – doch dann kam Covid-19 und somit das Aus für den an das Vainstream Festival gekoppelten Contest. Das traf auch für das darauffolgende Jahr 2021 zu aber jetzt, nach 3 Jahren Pause, war es endlich wieder soweit: Der DIY Riot konnte wieder stattfinden! Trotz eines „Skate-Kalendarisch“ vollgepackten Sommers schaffen es die Jungs von Titus am Freitag den 1.7.2022 ein äußerst illustres Starterfeld aus 5 verschiedene Nationen an den Parkplatz des Skaters-Palace zu locken und diesem Aufruf folgte auch eine Horde Zuschauer die ein „Transition-Schlachtfest“ von allererster Güte zu Gesicht bekamen!

#Titus #DIYRIOT #Skateboarding

Best Foot Forward Finals Warm Up Day / Cash For Tricks | 2021 | Innsbruck | Blue Tomato

Well if this is what a warm up day looks like, we can’t even imagine what today’s contest will bring to the table 🤯
Livestream: www.blue-tomato.com/bff

Our Best Foot Forward Europe tour finalists went to skate the famous Landhausplatz in Innsbruck before we opened up a specially set up miniramp at the Marktplatz with Innsbruck‘s famous colorful houses and the Nordkette as a backdrop. In the evening we gave out 1.000€ at a Cash For Tricks Session to finish the day.
Make sure to tune in to the finals livestream starting at 3:15pm at blue-tomato.com/bff

Featured Riders:
Phillip Gerisch @phillipgerisch
Martin Atanasov @martin_sk8atnsv
Levi Löffelberger @levi.loeffelberger
Jeromine Louvet @jeromine.louvet
Julia Kühne @chuuuules
Jan Hirt @janhirt_
Diego Broest @diegobroest_
Marcell Dessewffy @marcelldessewffy
Lenni Pfeiffer @lennipfeiffer
Andi Sußbauer @inlovewithskateboarding
Patricc Wolf @patricc_wolf
Deo Katunga @deolegotoy
Rafa Bocanegra @rafa.bocanegra
Zoe van Essen @zoeskategirl
Alisa Fessl @alisafessl
Woody Hoogendijk @woodyhdijk
Santino Exenberger @santinoexenberger
Bert Wilmink @bertwilmink

Cover photo: Phillip Gerisch Kickflip by Hannes Mautner

Best Foot Forward Europe - Best Riders | July 2021 | Blue Tomato

July 2021 brought three more stops of the Best Foot Forward Europe Tour 2021 to Berlin, Maribor and Utrecht! Enjoy the best riders of these stops and stay tuned for more!

Best Foot Forward Europe - Best Tricks | July 2021 | Blue Tomato

July 2021 brought three more stops of the Best Foot Forward Europe Tour 2021 to Berlin, Maribor and Utrecht! Enjoy the best tricks of these stops and stay tuned for more!

Best Foot Forward Europe Berlin 2021 | Skateboard Contest | Blue Tomato

The third stop of the 2021 Best Foot Forward Europe tour brought the heat to Skatehalle Berlin on the 3rd of July 2021! Find out more here: http://go.blue-tomato.com/bff2021yt (click link below)

Congrats to the winners:
Best men:
🥇 Sascha Scharf @saschascharfesauce
🥈 Dominic Wenzel @dominicwenzel
🥉 Deo Katunga @deolegotoy

Best women:
🥇 Live Broder @liv.broder
🥈 Julia Kühne @chuuuules
🥉 Alisa Fessl @alisa.fessl