ONE Blade Awards [2013]

2013 has been an important year for blading. If nothing else, it will be remembered as the year skaters sank their claws into a new grassroots movement and proved that hard work and determination are suitable stand-ins for financing. It’s a year young voices became louder, scenes became stronger, and the fabric of blade culture became richer.

It’s the year social media took over message boards, former bladers returned in droves, and companies with a clear vision that stayed their course pulled away from the pack.

For all these reasons and more, we decided that simply naming a sole individual Skater of the Year and calling it a wrap just would not do.

So at the suggestion of Frank Stoner, a new tradition was born — the ONE Awards.

After carefully considering a list of categories — benchmarks of our growth and development as a community — we invited a select group of ONE contributors, supporters and critics to participate in an entirely open nomination process to select the TOP THREE contenders for each category.

Once that was done, it was time to vote on the TOP THREE nominees for each category. And with voting closed and final results tallied, we are proud to announce the winners of the first-ever ONE Blade Awards.

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[PEOPLE]

BLADER OF THE YEAR



Richie Eisler

Runners Up:

Franky Morales

Alex Broskow

BREAKOUT BLADER OF THE YEAR



David Sizemore

Runners Up:

Andrew Broom

Wake Schepman

HONORARY CHRIS EDWARDS AWARD

FOR MOST POSITIVE BLADE INFLUENCER



Jon Julio

Runners Up:

Brian Freeman

Richie Eisler

[EVENTS]

BEST EVENT OF THE YEAR



Blading Cup

Runners Up:

Bitter Cold Showdown

Winterclash

BEST CONTEST PERFORMANCE (BLADER)



Alex Broskow (Blading Cup)

Runners Up:

CJ Wellsmore (Winterclash/Bitter Cold Showdown)

Montre Livingston (Blading Cup)

OUTSTANDING BLADE EVENT SERIES



Texas Skate Series

Runners Up:

Windy City Riot (w/advance fundraising events)

Clash Series (Winter/Summer)

MOST HOSPITABLE VENUE



City of Santa Ana (Blading Cup)

Runners Up:

Modern Skatepark (BCSD)

Woodward West (AIL)

[INDUSTRY]

COMPANY OF THE YEAR



Valo

Runners Up:

Southern Scum

USD

PRODUCT OF THE YEAR



Seba CJ Wellsmore Pro Skate

Runners Up:

Valo v13 Skate

Kizer Level II Frame

BLADE SHOP OF THE YEAR



Aggressive Mall

Runners Up:

Roller Warehouse

Shop Task

ANGRY YOUTH AWARD FOR BEST MARKETING



Southern Scum

Runners Up:

Valo

USD

[MEDIA]

BEST EDIT OF THE YEAR (BLADER)



Richie Eisler (Canada)

Runners Up:

Billy O’Neill (SSM)

Alex Broskow (Originals)

BLADE VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR



Ivan Narez

Runners Up:

Dom West

Erick Rodriguez

BLADE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR



Brandon Smith

Runners Up:

Jeff Stockwell

John Haynes

BLADE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR



Brian Krans

Runners Up:

Frank Stoner

Jon Robinson

2013 was another incredible year of BLADE LIFE and these people, events and companies helped make that possible. Let’s all take the time to give them the respect, appreciation and admiration they are due.

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Photos by Jeff Stockwell, Richie Eisler, Jonathan Labez, Jeff Linett, Brandon Smith, Daniel Le, and Randy Edwards

Special Thanks to Frank Stoner for the idea, and to everyone that participated, and Stefan Brandow for the logo design.

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