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Kids who have become complacent about their local skateboard scene should check out this footage from the recent Quiksilver Skate Open in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I’m guessing these kids don’t see ramps of this caliber very often and they definitely make the most of it.

Since Slovenia isn’t exactly the hotbed of up-and-coming pro skaters, you might not recognize Manuel Margreiter, Dominik Dietrich, Timotej Lampe, Ignjič Miha Vogrinčič, Dean Gostimirovič, Tomaž Šantl, Primož Jan and Luka Bizjak as household names. You might be seeing these guys soon though if they keep throwing down this kind of shredding.

Here’s a quote from the producers about the clip. I hope you can read Slovenian: “Na ljubljanskem skateparku se je skozi sončno soboto uspešno odvilo največje tekmovanje v skejtanju pri nas, Quiksilver Slovenija Skate Open.”

For you English-only linguists, here is what the Word Monkey says the quote above translates to: “In Ljubljana skateparku the sun through Saturday successfully taken place in the biggest race in our skejtanju, Quiksilver Skate Slovenia Open.”

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With all the smooth concrete around here on which the average local contests are held these days–not to mention courses like the Maloof Money Cup and the X-Games where the big-time pro contests are held–it is interesting to note how much goes into putting together a top-tier contest. Case in point, the Vans Downtown Showdown at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

Vans brought three teams together and let each one build their epic obstacle. The Girl crew came up with this nice little course called China Girl, a shout to the legendary China Banks in San Francisco. Here’s about ten minutes of footage from the Vans Downtown Showdown as some of the top street skaters in the world battle it out. You can see some on-demand HD footage of the contest in HD at Fuel TV.

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