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Rockstar Energy Open VQS

Ezekiel Duran

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Weston Caldwell

Mesa, Arizona

Shaun Shimada

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Miles Payton Anderson

Louisville, Kentucky

Dane Vaughn

Los Angeles, California

Aleksandr Burchak

Kyiv, Ukraine

Evan Tancredi

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Jalen Willis

Glendale, California

Jordan Pascale

Montrose, New York

Jessica Perlmutter

Millburn, New Jersey

Jessica Ready

Auckland, New Zealand

Evon Martinez

Buena Park, California

Brandon Johnson

Bronx, New Yourk

Gabriel Vigliotti

Youngstown, Ohio

Joshua Blanch

Erie, Colorado

Jonathon Reese

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dash Willborn

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Nels Gnarls Rosen

Seattle, Washington

Julian Christianson

Denver, Colorado

Johnny Valentin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jack Springer

Huntington Beach, California

Mei Ozeki

Minokamo City, Japan

Curtis Fontenot

Lawndale, California

Sewa Kroetkov

Alkmaar, Netherlands

Secret Lynn

Gilbert, Arizona

Martin Nova

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Cassius Booker

Phoenix, Arizona

Vlad Petruchek

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Emmitt Burnett

Orlando, Florida

Jessie Darnall

Newport Beach, California

Devin Bagnoli

Fountain Valley, California

Malique Simpson

Deland, Florida

Wyatt Hammond

Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Angie Perrone

North Hollywood, California

Taylor Burnett

Orlando, Florida

Felicity Turner

Wollongong, Australia

Gabby Fletcher

Phoenix, Arizona

Caroline Weimholt

Oceanside, California

Greyson Beal

Long Beach, California

Mikey Ray

Vancouver, Canada

Brandon Burleigh

Mission Viejo, California

Malachi Gray

Phoenix, Arizona

Byson Farrill

San Diego, California

Keenan Lewis

Woodland Hills, California

Naseem Ramcharan

Saint George, Utah

Eddie Middleton

San Antonio, Texas

Aoi Tsuzuki

Iwakuni, Japan

Jake Ilardi

Osprey, Florida

Since the earliest of days, Jake Ilardi has almost always been riding a board. He technically started skating at age 4, after his grandpa bought him and his twin brother,  Nate, skateboards for their birthday. Fast forward 21 years and Jake turned pro for Blind Skateboards and was on his way to represent Team USA at the first-ever Olympic skateboarding event in Tokyo. Talk about living an updated athletic version of the all-American dream. If you’re still scratching your head, watch a few videos and familiarize yourself. In july 2024 he dropped “Cobra,” and in 2021 “Coastal Concrete” for Thrasher—these should serve well as a further introduction.

Josh Reyes

Encinitas, California

Gabriel Ribeiro

Lisbon, Oeiras

Ben Walters

Dunkirk, Maryland

Jaelyn Sedeno

Palmdale, California

Justin Bishop

Las Vegas, Nevada

Alex Lobasyuk

Portland, Oregon

John Purcell

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Get him in the streets and step back, Johnny Purcell will put in work day or night. Trick selection on point from slappys, banks to rails, hubbas and handrails, Johnny will skate it all and keep it interesting with his mix of tricks. His bag is deep. Look for his gloves on hand in clips from his “Novia Scotia” part on Thrasher, just one sign of the work he’s willing to do; temperatures be damned. The lone Canadian made his way to Portland and advanced from the Video Qualifying Series all the way to the semifinals with the pros at the first-ever Rockstar Energy Open. This is your official warning: here’s Johnny.

Julian Lewis

Long Beach, California

Jared Smith

Lenexa, Kansas

Seren Long

Richardson, Texas

Jeff DeChesare

Culver City, California

Roman Hager

Chandler, Arizona

Jacob Taylor

Eagle Mountain, Utah

Courtney Akita

Thousand Oaks, California

Cecely Todacheenie

Gallup, New Mexico

John Bradford

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Amanda Castillo

Santa Maria, California

Josh Silva

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Josh Douglas

Boca Raton, Florida

Bringing that Florida heat, Josh Douglas is as hot to hop on massive handrails just as he is to creative and work some quick-feet magic. With massive pop, Josh makes spots look easy where the rest of us have to simply skate by. Making his way to the inaugural Rockstar Energy Open by the Video Qualifier Series, Josh hit up Portland, advanced through the VQS heat and lit up the course alongside the pros in the semifinal. Find him online if you’re not already familiar with his style, he’s got a video part on Thrasher from 2023 called “J-Force 1” for reasons you can decide after watching.

Ray Corey

Villa Park, California

Josslyn Brownell

Encinitas, California

Tyson Bowerbank

Salt Lake City, Utah

No stranger to the scene, Tyson Bowerbank has been popping on and off the radar for more than two decades now. Wondering why he hasn’t had more of a consistent presence since his three-year X Games Am Street wins 2013-’15? Hear it from him. In his “Portraits” feature on ThePlatfrm.com he’s candid about the mental health struggles that derailed his skateboarding career after already being 20 years into it. “Losing my sponsors was one of the best things that happened to me. I’m enjoying it a lot more, I feel like I’m skating better, and that’s the goal: just to enjoy it.” Back on the board and sponsored by Ryan Decenzo’s new brand, 2Cents Skateboards, Tyson is right where he belongs.

Rion Swenson

Cardiff, California

Ryan Carrell

San Bernardino, California

Stephen Carty

Mayslanding, New Jersey

Kylie Frank

Ladera Ranch, California