A new tradition continues with the 2014 ONE Blade Awards.
Once again we invited all of the content creators that contributed to ONE during the year to participate in a completely open nomination process to select the top three contenders for each category.
After those nominations were cast and tallied, the results were formatted into a new poll that allowed all participants to VOTE on the final outcome of each award.
With so many outstanding people and events contributing to the global bouillabaisse that is rollerblading circa 2014, these awards are a small token of respect from the community to those who keep our industry rolling into the future.
Please help us in congratulating all of this year’s nominees and winners. Cheers to you all.
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[PEOPLE]
BLADER OF THE YEAR
David Sizemore
Runners Up:
CJ Wellsmore
Franky Morales
BREAKOUT BLADER OF THE YEAR
Carson Starnes
Runners Up:
Winston Wardwell
Kevin LaPierre
HONORARY CHRIS EDWARDS AWARD
FOR MOST POSITIVE BLADE INFLUENCER
Richie Eisler
Runners Up:
Josh Glowicki
Brian Freeman
[EVENTS]
BEST EVENT OF THE YEAR — TIE
Winterclash
Runners Up:
Pow-Wow Pro/Am
BEST CONTEST PERFORMANCE (BLADER)
CJ Wellsmore
Runners Up:
Roman Abrate
David Sizemore
OUTSTANDING BLADE EVENT SERIES
Blading Cup
Runners Up:
Clash Series
FISE
MOST HOSPITABLE VENUE
City of Santa Ana (Blading Cup)
Runners Up:
Kona Skatepark (Pow-Wow)
Modern Skatepark (MTC)
[INDUSTRY]
BRAND OF THE YEAR
Valo
Runners Up:
USD
Razors
PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Ground Control BIG Frame
Runners Up:
Adapt Julian Bah (Skate)
Valo Bailey LE (Skate)
BLADE SHOP OF THE YEAR
Aggressive Mall
Runners Up:
Intuition
Loco Skates
ANGRY YOUTH AWARD FOR BEST MARKETING
Vibralux
Runners Up:
Valo
Gawds
[MEDIA]
BEST EDIT OF THE YEAR (BLADER)
David Sizemore (Welcome to Valo)
Runners Up:
Brian Shima (666)
John Bolino (VX)
BLADE VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Adam Johnson
Runners Up:
Ivan Narez
Karsten Boysen
BLADE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Jonathan Labez
Runners Up:
Sam Cooper
Brandon Smith
BLADE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Brian Krans
Runners Up:
Justin Eisinger
Frank Stoner
2014 was another expectation-defying year for rollerblading, 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.
See you in 2015.
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Photos by Tiffany Wells, Richie Eisler, Jonathan Labez, Justin Eisinger, Carson Starnes, Sam DeAngelis, Adam Johnson, Loco Skates, and Havana Mahoney
Special Thanks to all our friends and contributors around the globe that participated, and thanks again to Stefan Brandow for the logo design.
