Rolling Az Magazine #3

Rolling Az Team Riders:

Joshua Downing Steve Hammond Danny Irizarry Jacob Ballesteros

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2023

Team Riders

Joshua Downing Steve Hammond

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Jacob Ballesteros

Joshua Downing 1.) Where were you born?

Petaluma, Ca 2.) Where do you currently live?

El mirage, AZ 3.) What do you love about skating?

Getting to see the community and skate with friends 4.) What is your current skate setup?

Roces dogma candy boots, thems frames and my fit liners.

5.) Which skater do you watch the most?

Probably chris haffey or Jeff Stockwell 6.) What’s your favorite rollerblading movie/edit?

Jeff stockwell/heat 7.) What was your first ever skate?

USD throne Evo II 8.) How many pairs of skates do you own?

Not to many, like 6 pairs 9.) What’s your favorite skate brand?

Currently loving roces, understandably as valo is my all time favorite 10.) What’s your favorite trick/grind to perform?

Top torque soul 11.) What got you into skating?

I got some rollerblades as a Christmas present from sport authority and just progressed from there.

12.) Are you a park skater/ street skater/ or vert skater?

Definitely a park/vert skater but I'll get down on some street spots.

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Steve Hammond 1.) Where were you born?

Dayton, Ohio 2.) Where do you currently live?

I lived in Phoenix Arizona for 3 years and now I live in Tampa Florida 3.) What do you love about skating?

The fact that you can “strap up” and go anywhere with concrete and express yourself and add your streeze behind it. A soul grind is a basic trick but it’s about how you make it look.

That steeziness that makes you, you!

4.) What is your current skate setup?

Current skate set up is the Dom Bruce Mesmers, FLT3 Frames with Moonshine freestyle blocks and One Trick A Day Alloy Core Wheels 5.) Which skater do you watch the most?

Good question, I really watch myself a lot but I’m a fan of Joe Atkinson, Yuto Goto and Sean Kelso 6.) What’s your favorite rollerblading movie/edit?

Favorite movie/edit has to be Killer Boots but I dig older VideoGroove edits. Excited to see VG ramp back up. Jumbo throws dope edits too.

7.) What was your first ever skate?

My first skate were the black and yellow K2 Bing Airs with a Senate grind plate 8.) How many pairs of skates do you own?

Right now 3. I own the Razor Cults, Frank’s Morales 4’s and my Mesmers 9.) What’s your favorite skate brand?

There are so many skate brands out there but One Trick A Day is probably my favorite right now. They really bring the community together.

10.) What’s your favorite trick/grind to perform?

I really enjoy combo grinds but I enjoy doing True Top Souls. You can always tell someone’s steeze with a TTS. 11.) What got you into skating?

My mom took me to a skating rink as a young kid three times a week. Years went by and I went outside and some dudes were grinding the curb. I had no idea what was going on but it pulled me in. I ended up finding out it’s called inline skating and I asked my mom to take me to Ohio Surf and Skate in Beavercreek to buy me my first pair. The rest is history really.

Took some time off just like everyone and now back at it. Thanks Mom. 12.) Are you a park skater/ street skater/ or vert skater?

I’m a park skater but I enjoy street too

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Danny Irizarry 1.) Where were you born?

I was born in Harlem NYC Raised in the Bronx!

2.) Where do you currently live?

I currently live in Arizona!

3.) What do you love about skating?

The thing I love most about skating is the freedom of creativity the sport brings!

4.) What is your current skate setup?

My current skate setup is Razor SL boots. One is a Henderson SL boot the other is the navy-blue SL with Mix matched cuffs and ground control 4s bigger wheels with an anti-rocker set up!

5.) Which skater do you watch the most?

The skater I wasted the most growing up has to be Franky Morales but now I find myself watching Eugen Enin.

6.) What’s your favorite rollerblading movie/edit?

My favorite skate edit is Killer boots!

7.) What was your first ever skate?

My first ever skate were k2’s 8.) How many pairs of skates do you own?

I own about 8 pairs now use to be more but gave em away or left behind !

9.) What’s your favorite skate brand?

My favorite skate brand has to be SLEEPINGKINGSBLADEWEAR 🙏 10.) What’s your favorite trick/grind to perform?

My favorite tricks are between any Cess slide or 🐠 fish Christ !

11.) What got you into skating?

I got myself into skating ! Saw it once picked it up never let it go!

12.) Are you a park skater/ street skater/ or vert skater?

Ima Park /street skater!

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Jacob Ballesteros 1.) Where were you born?

Fresno, California 2.) Where do you currently live?

Mesa, Arizona 3.) What do you love about skating?

The aesthetic of tricks 4.) What is your current skate setup?

Roces, stock setup anti-rocker.

5.) Which skater do you watch the most?

Nils janson 6.) What’s your favorite rollerblading movie/edit?

Nils jansons “BREEZE” 7.) What was your first ever skate?

NewJack Team, Rollerblade 8.) How many pairs of skates do you own?

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Roces 10.) What’s your favorite trick/grind to perform?

Royal w/ cheese 11.) What got you into skating?

Love for all sports with wheels. Started back in 5th grade when I got my first Bones skateboard.

12.) Are you a park skater/ street skater/ or vert skater?

I mostly like parks cause of the convenience.

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El Mirage Skate Plaza – AZ Skateparks

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Phoenix – Paradise Valley Park Skatepark – AZ Skateparks

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Lake Havasu City Skatepark – AZ Skateparks

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Anthem Skatepark – AZ Skateparks

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