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
BEST DRAFT PICKUP
Lil Dre on Girl
SICKEST FUCK
Our 999 Winner, Aiden Watson
The Shop
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December 23, 2025 7:15 pm
haha. these were pretty good. but if gino can milk it for another 4 or 5 years, i’m all for it.
December 23, 2025 7:23 pm
T-Funk is a tough one. Love his skating, hate his personality. I’d clap for him, then punch him.
December 24, 2025 1:15 pm
Cab has been a kook forever. Up in Nor Cal we were glad when he moved to LA.
December 26, 2025 12:19 am
I know nothing about Cab’s instagram snafu, but it does sound like a phony non-apology for whatever he said. Anytime somebody apologizes for “the misunderstanding” or for being “taken out of context,” you know they fucked up and are too cowardly to admit it.
April 2, 2026 4:05 am
what’s fucked up about not wanting to live amoung goat fuckers and their 12 children?