Thrasher Magazine

The REAL team provides backup while Tanner skirts impossible angles, plays Twister on hubbas and redefines the wallride game. Is it SOTY season already?

Dan rifles off some ledge tech before doing a brief DLX interview about the Detroit scene, graduating with multiple degrees and soaking in the skate life every day. Need some daily motivation? Dan’s your guy. 

Everyone’s favorite annual award ceremony is back to celebrate the year’s best breakthroughs and bunts. If you can’t make SOTY, might as well hope for a T-Eddy. See the list and guess who’ll get pissed.

This plank of wood propels us through trials and tribulations, but perseverance delivers the triumphant sensation of riding away after a solid battle. Dan doesn’t let a few slams steer him from the prize.

REAL's Christian Alexander caught up with Dan to learn more about his story, how he got back into skateboarding after losing his sight and what he's been working on to help other visually impaired people start skating.

Dan Mancina and the REAL team spent the day at El Sereno skatepark in LA to roll with the locals. Check it out.

On an extremely cold Friday in February, Dan Mancina brought his love of skateboarding to Calgary, Canada and helped change the lives of 15 visually impaired youth. Check out the full recap from the event.

Dan Mancina’s dedication to skateboarding is total inspiration—not even losing his sight at age 23 could stop him from rolling. Legend. Status. Confirmed. 

Vans set up shop at Jefferson School in Detroit to reopen its doors to the community with workshops, concerts and a skatepark. Check out some photos here.