Age: 19
Home: Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey
Sponsors: Element, DC, eswic, Thunder, Spitfire, Glassy, Kinetic Skate Shop

Best live show witnessed: Any session with Chris Wimer.
Dream tour: Spain or Brazil.
Who hooked you up: My mom and Dad.
Am who should be pro: Jack Olson.
Best style: Tyson Peterson.
Recommended IG follow: @bucklebroadcastnetwork.
Most underrated skater: Kevin Liedtke.
Best warm-up spot: A good mini-ramp.

I like Ronnie Kessner for his positive energy, intelligence and humility, he’s one hell of a good kid. He definitely saves all the savagery for the board, I’ll vouch for that.—Donny Barley

Follow Ronnie on IG: @ronniekessner

Photo / @alex_papke

Age: 26
Home: Dana Point, California
Sponsors: Permanent Vacation Skateboards, Focus Boardshop, YTRAP grip, Sk8 LoCos, Trader Joe’s #103

Best live show witnessed: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, 2013.
Dream tour: Sk8 LoCos, LAG crew, CSxSS, and the Farm Boyz.
Who hooked you up: Jake Johannes.
Am who should be pro: Colin Emery.
Best style: Kevin Cavallo.
Recommended IG follow: @yankondeez, @adolfos_after_hours_, @shaneallenphotography
Most underrated skater: Danny and Mike Greene.
Best warmup spot: SC Highschool slappy curbs.

Donny is a 100-percent skate rat with a taste for nostalgia like no other. He can flip in, flip out if he’d so desire but he mostly prefers to annihilate unique terrain no one else can conquer. Ride on my brother! I’ll see you in the deep end!—Brian Anderson

Follow Donny on IG: @mojovato
Video / @s_haring
Photo / @codysimmons

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Age: 21
Home: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Sponsors: DGK, DC, Venture, Gold Wheels, Homebase Skateshop

Best live show witnessed: Hijinx at the Stroudsburg skatepark.
Dream tour: Japan.
Who hooked you up: Andy Po, Jeff Pang, Brad Rosado, Matt Roberge, Kay Vitale, friends and family.
Am who should be pro: Josh Wilson and Dick Rizzo are on the rise.
Best style: 2000s Rob Welsh, Kalis and Stevie, Jake Johnson, Photosynthesis, many more.
Recommended IG follow: @vintagesponsor.
Most underrated skater: Dan Pensyl.
Best warm-up spot: Columbus Circle.

John Shanahan gives hope to the future of true skateboarding, with his throwback fashion choices, East Coast pop and a fresh approach to familiar terrain. Hats off to him and to all those like him that allow us to know that the best part of skateboarding is going to be okay after the sports networks have had their fill of us.—Jeff Pang

Follow John on IG: @johnshanahanz

Video / @vintagesponsor Additional filming by Conor Peterson

Photo / @mikeheikkila
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Age: 19
Home: Escondido, California
Sponsors: $lave, DC, Brixton, The House of Vista, Psockadelic
Am who should be pro: Garret Lekas and Jet Caputo.
Video you can’t wait to see: Footage Party Pt.II.
Recommended follow on IG: @rippymoleberg or @1800bobbylong.
Dream sponsor: Apple.
Good advice: Be thankful.
Bad habit: Over thinking stuff.
Thing to do before you die: Have fun.
Next trip: Anywhere.

Noah is real talk, a new breed of shredder—your streets aren’t safe when he’s around. Any spot is a go no matter what it is: ledges, gaps, rails, tranny. He’s low-key all-terrain. Nothing fazes him, the future will show this kid’s potential. What you know is over, Noah’s here to stay.—Austin Ayub

Follow Noah on IG: @noahlora
Video / @austin_ayub
Photo / J-Hon

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Age: 18
Home: Simi Valley, California
Sponsors: Real, Emerica, Spitfire, Thunder, Lurk Hard, Knowgood Hardware, Active, Glassy, Skatelab, Filmbot, Bronson Speed Co.

Am who should be pro: Jack Olson.
Video you can’t wait to see: Another Michael Pulizzi part.
Recommended follow on IG: @kookslams.
Dream sponsor: Real Skateboards.
Good advice: Skate as much as possible.
Bad habit: Rolling my ankles.
Thing to do before you die: Meet Toni Iommi.
Next trip: PHXAM.

Look, Gage kills it. You, I and everyone else knows it. It’s a given. Duh. Gage is one of those lucky fuckers with the style and skills that most of us wish for. What you may not know about Gage is that Gage has rad parents. Yep I said it. They have always 100-percent backed the hell out of Gage and skateboarding. At every event—not pushing—just being there with and for everyone. Here’s to the the Boyle’s—you guys all rip.—Jim Thiebaud

Follow Gage on IG: @gageboyle
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Photo / @kevin_denning

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Age: 26
Home: Austin, Texas
Sponsors: Program Skateboards, CONS, N0-Comply Skate Shop, Ripndip, Bones Wheels, Bones Swiss

Am who should be pro: Ryan Townley.
Video you can’t wait to see: Deep Fried America.
Recommended follow on Instagram: @lit_man.
Dream sponsor: Yerba mate.
Good advice: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Bad habit: Wearing the same clothes for too long.
Thing to do before you die: Live.
Next trip: Vancouver.

Max has been in the game for years: fun to watch, deep bag of tricks, makes it look easy with a raw, timeless style that will get you hyped. If you somehow haven’t seen any of his parts, look them up; they don’t get old. Consistent with good attitude and good times, he is part of the program for the future.—Elias Bingham

Follow Max on IG: @macktyler43
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Age: 21
Home: Larvik, Norway
Sponsors: enjoi, Nike SB, RVCA, Official, Smoothiexchange

Recommended iPhone app: Instagram, Yelp.
Can’t live without: Water and food/family and friends.
Lucky charm: Right now I got a ring.
Video you’re looking forward to: The new Polar video.
Best live show you’ve seen: Snoop Dogg in Long Beach.
Am who should be pro: Dylan Witkin.
Best skater to be stranded on an island with: It depends which island.
Best style: Kevin Rodriguez, Jake Johnsen, Alex Olson.

Deedz is a young new ripper with an old school soul. He’s not afraid to throw down on a big handrail but will be the first to point out a red curb that has been painted with that buttery slick red paint. These days he spends his time escaping the Norwegian winters by bouncing back and forth between San Jose and Long Beach. Born in Norway, but brought up on the California skate culture, Deedz is definitely one to look out for in the near future.—Louie Barletta

Follow Didrik on IG: @deeddz

Video / @bigfootlurks, @AustinBristow @mattmullen916
Photo / @ReeceLeung

Age: 25
Home: Reading, Massachusetts
Sponsors: Independent, Acid Wheels, Eastern Boarder

Recommended iPhone app: Datpiff.
Can’t live without: Nick Roast Beef.
Lucky charm: Iced coffee.
Video you’re looking forward to: Made Chapter 2.
Best live show you’ve seen: Sabado Gigante.
Am who should be pro: Sean Brooks.
Best skater to be stranded on an island with: Dave Mull.
Best style: Donny Barley.

If most people that know Matt Lane were forced to describe him with one word, that word would be savage.  Having already left almost every spot in Massachusetts in shambles, Matt set out to the West Coast where he has been on a steady killing spree for the last couple years. Last one to leave the party and first one up to bondo the crack at the spot, you will be seeing a lot more of Matt Lane in the years to come.—John Nicholson

Follow Matt on IG: @mattlane90

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Ryan Alvero

Age: 22
Home: Temecula, California
Sponsors: Warco Skateboards, DVS, LRG, Thunder Trucks, Dummy Wheels, Diamond Supply Co, Grizzly Griptape, Active

Recommended iPhone app: Instagram.
Can’t live without: Seinfeld.
Lucky charm: My mom.
Video you’re looking forward to: Spliffmode 2.
Best live show you’ve seen: Andre Nikatina.
Am who should be pro: Jordan Maxham, Dolan Stearns, Tre Williams.
Best skater to be stranded on an island with: Jordan Hoffart.
Best style: Chris Colbourn.

Genuine as they come, talented as all hell, Ryan has become a real stand-up grown-ass man that handles his business. You stay focused Ryan, and you’ll get your shine. Stay tuned for his Warco part, it’s slotted to be a doozy.—Jordan Hoffart

Follow Ryan on IG: @ryan_alvero

Video / @hunter_hideout @getbarld @curbkiller

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