As we wrap up another year, let’s take a collective exhale. It was a tough one, full of rampant political and economic anxiety, AI slop, and let’s face it, death. But despite all that, skateboarding found a way to push on.
We saw historic moments, most recently with Joslin’s triumph over El Toro, as well as an exciting debut full-length from SciFi Fantasy, and pro nods to some of our favorites: Poe Pinson, Sully Cormier, and Eetu Toropainen.
With the good, we were also graced by the odd, funny, and sometimes straight-up bad. From boomers with cellphones to repetitive forehead destruction and whatever EDGLRD is on, we had our fair share of memorable moments.
So before we let this year hit the Irish exit let’s take some time to revisit some of the best and worst moments of the year in our 9th Annual Superlatives List.
Previous Winners: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
DRAGGING IT
Gen X Pros
MOST LITIGIOUS
Tyshawn Jones
WSOTY
Poe Pinson
GOOD RIDDANCE
Downhill crook challenge
FREE AT LAST
Brian Wenning
STUMP JUMPER
T-Funk
WORST COLLAB
Chris Cole X Whitney Cummings
MOST QUOTABLE
Stevie Williams
TAKE HIS PHONE AWAY
Stevie Cab
SHOULD HAVE GONE FROM THE TOP
Sandro Dias
BEST CATCH
Versace Plug
DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T
EA Skate
GRAPHIC OF THE YEAR
SLS I Love Cops deck
SPOT OF THE YEAR
Brooklyn Banks
BIGGEST HEADACHE
Greyson Fletcher
Pro “ASS” FUCK
Surfersterre x Plan B
SICKEST FUCK
Our 999 Winner, Aiden Watson
BEST DRAFT PICKUP
Lil Dre on Girl
WORST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
EDGLRD “Point Cloud”
The Shop
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December 22, 2025 5:48 pm
Very good
December 22, 2025 8:52 pm
Get her on the phone
December 23, 2025 5:23 am
In 2035 you will apologise to Cab
December 23, 2025 4:08 pm
Bad guy of the year: Trumpp. Make the planet worst again. The guy’s a joke. Now he wants greenland and the Venezuela oil. Who voted for the guy?!!!
December 23, 2025 6:18 pm
Wow dude how original! 0: you should tell everyone how much trump sucks! Noone’s ever heard that!