Thrasher Magazine

Last weekend, we went back to Bobs for the fourth annual P-Stone Cup. It’s the best show in boarding for a certain type of skate fan and this year kept up the repuation. I got the official press pass to help cover the event, so let’s see what these credentials can do. —Tom Shattuck

Photos by Brook, Shattuck, Ballard and Gerwer

I started by getting flicked up with my fellow staffers, ad man Eben Sterling and the great Joe Brook. Most of the photos you’re about to see were taken by Joe. Not this one though. Gerwer shot this one

This one’s definitely shot by Joe. Look at that sincere look of stoke on Hewitt’s face. On the right is Royce Nelson, who at one time held the unofficial title of highest air in a natural backyard pool

The family Stone. This contest is held every year to honor the life of Anna’s husband, Felix’s father and our guy Preston Maigetter. Notably absent this time around was Felix’s older brother Oskar, who was busy slide tackling and killing it in the state soccer tournament. Go Pirates!

Over at the crow's nest, we’ve got resident mosaic artist Santi alongside Bira. Couldn’t ask for better grillmasters

Code Red! Mark Scott and Tommy Kay, one of the great hype men of all time

The early morning crew made sure everything ran smooth. Thanks, Ciera, Jalden and Dylan

Nasty Neck's here. Think he'll be on the mic?

Dark lords everywhere, here’s Noah Peacock. Depop that fit

Peabody was dishing out tall tales to Mike Gigliotti. Depop The Body’s fit too

Media team ready to rock. Rye Beres, Brendan Bill, Ewan Fucking Bowman and Matt Bublitz all called not it on editing this thing

Back inside we’ve got longtime friend of the mag Sean Gutierrez with Odin Hubbard, Tall Tales Bod and Odin’s little skate buddies

The judges for the event are a closely guarded secret but I have seen Rob Welsh and Elissa Steamer walking around with clipboards. Just saying…

Couldn't have done it without these two, Mike from Yeti and our events guy Jerome Case

Our other MC for the day. The great wit Mike Archimedes

Staples of The Bay, Big Hongry and Julien Stranger

Now this is a hype crew. Milo Demon, Finn Pope, Emile Laurent, Albino and D’Ontae Smith

DJ Juan Love, firing up the wheels of steel

Bossman Tony V was on the scene. Must be time to get this thing goin’

Eli Williams draws first blood, kickflip frontside 5-0

And this huge boneless into the corner

Ty’Rae Carter from Kansas City had eggs for breakfast

And Patlanta got an early front rock on the Coco wall

Between the heats, we saw some Boys of Summer, Rozo, Nuge and Razo

The Beres brothers, class acts

Nicole and Buffy are in the building...or bowl

Zion Wright went ham over the hip

Evan Smith was doing the most to get those angles. Kanfoush Custom Concrete tailblocks his hard work and rolls back in unfazed

Shirtless invert? Yep, Red's on the course

Tony Trujillo killing it as you’d expect

Patlanta’s famous roll in from the sound wall. Hope I didn't blow the shot... 

Kanfoush getting righteous off the bank hip

Hugo Boserup plays crossing guard

Then rips the pick on the extendo
Oh, hey, Elissa

Raney Beres with the Miller flip

This is where Ronbo warms up, on the sketchy little quarter pipe I call the punisher. Casual Lien to tiz

Rippers coming out of the woodwork

Ceddy going grasser on Tom's wall

You're right, Nora! That is an upside down Hause

Gnarly rock fake on the coconut

Psycho Dro goes upside down and backwards. Like and subscribe

It was getting hectic out there!

Rozo!

Heavy cross-town traffic

Raw power Pedro Delfino puts on a show for GT

Cody with a big ol' FSA

GT makes his first appearance

Tailblock for TFT

Front D among other moves

TNT with the heel-a-monster

How about a little breather before the finals? I ran into these goofballs paling around outside, Diego Todd and Jared Burke. Let’s do a lap

JP, Cody, Bucky and Peyton

There will be babes

Fatty Mac and G Bicks

SBN and Frank

Onio and Max Schaaf, These guys literally grew up right here on this block

Patlanta and Raven “Kahanamoku” Tershy locked in. Alright, let’s get back out there

Ronnie Sandoval, slob plant in the finals

Geets with some crazy improv

The backside air that sealed the deal

Fuck yeah

Pete the Ox and Brook were fired the fuck up

Everyone wondering who it's gonna be

Our digital dude Cole Mathews and the big boss bring the awards

Heavy Maka Lasi. Shout out Farkus for making the trophies, Max for the hand-stamped plates and Austin for the bases. The team effort paid off

For the women, it was third place Nora, second place Nicole and first place went to The Bay's own Lara Botto!

Congrats!

Ronnie planted his way onto the podium. Here he is doing third-place a spit take

Cold Chapman got second, which meant only one thing for GT

Yeeeeeeeeeeeahhh!!!!

What glory

Yes. Just yes

“This is for Preston Maigetter”

Then he had to kickflip in the fog

Rowan jumped onto the board loaded with cans without knocking any off

It was nice while it lasted

So much love

Then, of course, it was time for the trust falls. Felix gets first rip

“We good?”

BIG TRUST

Up next, G Bicks

Hell yeah, brother

Lara?! Lightwork

Quick group shot with some real ones

And one for Tom. ATL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That’s right

Fire time, baby

Zion Williams also did the trust fall. That's faith

Teddy Seeley and Deep Fried Cody lookin’ for hippie jumps and hills probably

Finn taking a waterfall rip from the doorway

Skate then destroy

Forgot it was pledge week

And that’s a wrap. Thanks to all the rippers and loved ones who came out, and big ups to ATL and the Strat family for showing up. Until next year…