The Combi Pool has all the time been in a league of its personal. It is a historic place in skateboarding the place park, pool, and vert skaters from each era had been in a position to continually push the bounds of what was doable on this terrain.
From the unique Combi at Upland Skatepark to the reimagined model in Orange County, CA that almost all of us are aware of at this time, it is a bittersweet feeling saying goodbye to such an iconic spot.
The oldsters at The Platfrm lately simply dropped their newest ‘Within the Combine’ phase and had a handful of various skaters replicate on what Combi and the Vans Pool Celebration meant to them through the years. Have a look:
From legends like Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, McGill, Alba and numerous others to hungry up-and-comers like Arisa Trew, Tom Schaar, Greyson Fletcher, Lilly Erickson and so many extra, the Combi was a spot the place eras had been in a position to naturally collide. And extra importantly, it is a spot the place the uncooked power of skateboarding was all the time on full show.
For years, the Vans Pool Celebration was a lot extra than simply one other park contest—it was a gathering that genuinely introduced the group collectively.
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The Jeff Grosso voiceover at the start of the video hit tremendous laborious, too. It is unimaginable to consider The Combi and not take into consideration Grosso. All of us miss Jeff and the power he delivered to not simply the Pool Events, however skateboarding as a complete. And we’re grateful for all of the years we acquired to see him rip this place. A real pioneer.
As Ruby Lilley mentions, each Vans Pool Celebration all the time felt extra like a particular occasion than a contest. Certain, there are winners, but it surely’s actually simply an epic session and a gathering of the best skate boarders on the planet. You do not all the time get that feeling from different contests.
It actually is the top of an period, however we’ll cherish the recollections that The Combi offered us eternally. Nothing will ever change that power! RIP Combi.
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