ONE Staff / December 23rd, 2016 / Spotlight
ONE Blade Awards [2016]

Over the past few weeks bladers around the world have nominated and then voted on their favorite bladers, edits, brands, products, writers, photographers, videographers, events, locations and more.

The names you see below are the result of your efforts.

2016 was another year of intense social media activity for blading. Instagram videos went up to 60 seconds, FB kept rejiggering their algorithms, and Live videos brought us all closer together than ever. We said it last year and we will say it again: How this has impacted the way participating bladers view the sport cannot be overstated.

And these results once again prove it.

The people, brands, events and products named below represent the best that blading offers. They are on this list because their dedication, passion, perseverance and/or innovation has had an impact that spreads beyond popularity and transcends to international respect.

Many, many talents were nominated to this year’s ONE Awards. Hundreds. But among all the choices available, these are the results CHOSEN BY BLADERS that highlight the top echelon of rollerblading.

Without further delay, please join us in congratulating the 2016 ONE Awards recipients.

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[PEOPLE]
BLADER OF THE YEAR


Eugen Enin
Runners Up:
Alex Broskow
Joe Atkinson



BREAKOUT BLADER OF THE YEAR


Yuto Goto
Runners Up:
Jo Zenk
Levi van Rijn



HONORARY CHRIS EDWARDS AWARD
FOR MOST POSITIVE BLADE INFLUENCER


Montre Livingston
Runners Up:
Jon Julio
Robbie Pitts



[EVENTS]
BEST EVENT OF THE YEAR


Winterclash
Runners Up:
Blading Cup
Motor Town Classic



BEST CONTEST PERFORMANCE (BLADER)


Joe Atkinson (FISE/All)
Runners Up:
Soichiro Kanashima (Blading Cup)
Julien Cudot (FISE)



BEST NEW EVENT


Boschi Pope Skate Off
Runners Up:
British Inline Championship
Forecast Tradeshow



MOST HOSPITABLE VENUE


Area 51 (Winterclash)
Runners Up:
City of Santa Ana (Blading Cup)
Adrenaline Alley (British Inline Championships)



[INDUSTRY]
BRAND OF THE YEAR


Valo
Runners Up:
USD
Razors



PRODUCT OF THE YEAR


USD Aeon
Runners Up:
Valo V13
Ground Control Mega Frame



BLADE SHOP OF THE YEAR


Loco Skates
Runners Up:
Intuition
Oak City



ANGRY YOUTH AWARD FOR BEST MARKETING


Dead Wheels
Runners Up:
USD
Valo



[MEDIA]
BEST EDIT OF THE YEAR (BLADER)


Eugen Enin (Zoo Revolution)
Runners Up:
Alex Broskow (Bleached)
Soichiro Kanashima (Now Thirtieth)



BLADE VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR


Dom West
Runners Up:
Jonas Hansson
Adam Johnson



BLADE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR


Adam Kola
Runners Up:
Sam Cooper
Sean Macgowan



BLADE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR


Brian Krans
Runners Up:
Jake Eley
Justin Eisinger



2016 was another unpredictable year for rollerblading, but these people, events and companies did their part to push our sport into the future. Let’s all take the time to give them the respect, appreciation and admiration they are due.

See you in 2017 (if the world doesn’t end first).

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Photos taken from Instagram, Facebook, ONE print issues and oneblademag.com.

Discussion / ONE Blade Awards [2016]

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  • Uribe - December 24th, 2016

    Loved the results! Only missed Chris Haffey in the contest performance winning the Nitro Games

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