ONE rollerblading magazine

Vert skating has never been an American thing, barring Mr. Edwards’ wickedness circa 1990-1994. European and Australian skaters soon dominated this field in the mid- to late ’90s. Their different styles and tricks were a refreshing change for the skate industry. One of these men was Denmark’s René Hulgreen. René was a lot different from most vert skaters — he learned to skate ramps on quad skates or “roller skates,” as most of you might know them. Also, he had a distinct appearance. With his long red hair, and almost always a beer in hand, he was a straight up Nordic viking! The inventor of the viking flip, an awkward mctwist, sort of a side-flip 540, was different, amazing and refreshing. René started skating back in 1988, and his career took him around the world, but after years of touring and traveling he has settled back in his home country and made his second favorite pastime — drinking beer — his second career. At age 39 he is a proud brewmeister and father. “Qua vos vado illic mos usquequaque exsisto beer.” It’s Latin… look it up! — Mike Opalek

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Join the enthusiastic ranks of the AIL at the 2010 season opening event, this Saturday, March 13, at Woodward West. Can’t make it? Lame. But you can check back here after the event for coverage, or find out when an AIL is going down near you. — ONE

This paticular day we had set out to do some hunting, and maybe get a few shots on some big bucks outside the small town of Exeter, CA. Though we didn’t see any big bucks, we did run into a huge cougar, a coyote, and did some varmant hunting. We decided to hit a few skate spots on the hour and a half trip back home. Along the way we ran into these banks, so we waxed them up and Joey Ihara ended up being the only one who skated the spot. This AO Fish was only one of the tricks he layed down on this bank. Shot at 3 p.m., on a Canon SLR with a 70-200mm lens, 2.8l IS, one Sunpak 522 left and back of the camera, and some beautiful clouds. — Joshua Steinhauer

Ricardo Lino and his homies have arranged a tour throughout Portugal in April called the BOOM Tour. Participating bladers include: Al Hooi, Lino, Bruno Santos, Samuel Dias, Rob Pinho, and more. If they’re coming through your area, be sure to meet up for shredding, and if, like us, Portugal is pretty far away, stay tuned for updates from the road. — ONE

Bitter Cold Showdown 2010 through the lenses of ONE. Delayed bags, snowy roads, industry meetings, the crowded tradeshow, and the main event — here’s yet another recap of the action to add to the memory banks. Featuring the blading of Jeff Stockwell, Alex Broskow, Chris Haffey, John Bolino, Soichiro Kanashima, David Sizemore, Michael Garlinghouse, Billy O’Neill, and more. — ONE

Blake Taylor, organizer of the Panhandle Pow-wow, just sent us this promo edit made up of footage from events past. As you’ll be reminded, bad-ass shredding goes down every year when skaters from the world over descend on sleepy Pensacola, Florida for a weekend of blade debauchery. Stay tuned for more event promo, info, and coverage. — ONE