Oliver Czaja China 2015: Official welcome to the Velvet Couch Clothing family edit

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/150081754″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]From his epic Chinese adventures (stopping at FISE World along the way) to his big win at the Australian Rolling Open in Canberra in November, Sydney’s Oliver Czaja has had a cracking year in 2015.

As the year draws to a close, he has just dropped a killer edit of his time in Tianjin to celebrate him joining the Velvet Couch Clothing team.

Filmed and edited by Rob Kellett, the edit is a perfect showcase of why Ollie is now considered one of Australia’s top rollers, with effortless skating across both street and park.

From balls out hammers to creative technicality, Ollie really does have it all – a deserving winner of this year’s ARO Open Street crown.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL OLIVER CZAJA INTERVIEW

Check out all the photos and Ollie’s words from his time in China at vcclothing.com.[/vc_column_text][mk_image image_width=”800″ image_height=”450″ crop=”true” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”25″ src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ollie-Invert.jpg”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Quick clips with the VC team at Guangzhou in China – the biggest skate park in the world

Oliver Czaja

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxLw8TSIkGY”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]While in China for the FISE last year, the VC Clothing team stopped off at Guangzhou Skatepark, officially the world’s largest at 17,000 sqm.

The park hadn’t officially opened yet, but Ollie Czaja, Pascal MR, Alex Lipohar and Gerard Ahrens managed to scale the fence and still get in some solid rolling.

Here is what Gerard had to say: “They had security guards there and all the gates where locked. So we jumped the fence to skate the larger park with all the big bowls.

“Soon after the security came running yelling at us in chinese to get out of the park. So we spent the day jumping the fences and playing cat and mouse with security all day until they let us skate the plaza for a hour.”

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Brisbane’s Paulie Haack drops new video of his adventures in China: edit by Mitchell Macrae

Paulie Haack Tianjin

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/142598129″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]Paulie Haack is back in Brisbane after his Chinese adventure and to celebrate, has just dropped an awesome new video of his trip.

Spending six months doing shows at Happy Valley theme park in Tianjin alongside a bunch of street skating, Paulie took the time in the last six weeks of his trip to film a new edit with Rob Kellett.

The end result, as we’re sure you’ll agree, is every bit as good as you’d expect from the Brissie shredder.

Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next, Paulie!

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Tianjin to Beijing: Velvet Couch Clothing team in China by Mitchell Macrae

Rob Kellett

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=407&v=qgburIAsokA”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]A couple of months ago, some of Velvet Couch Clothing’s riders headed over to China to meet up with the rest of the team doing shows in Tianjin and Beijing.

This edit by Mitchell Macrae chronicles the adventures of Brisbane’s own Paulie Haack, Rob Kellett (pictured below), Gerard Ahrens and Jamie Sims, plus internationals Oliver Czaja, AJ Stine, Marc Gyver, Benjamin Hudson, Diego Galdames Salazar and Denis Gul.

From the streets of an abandoned city in Tianjin to the epic skate park that is Beijing Woodward, it’s killer showcase of both blading and their adventures in the People’s Republic. For all the pictures from the trip, click here.

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Tom Scofield’s new street and park edit for Razors Australia by Thomas Dalbis is amazing

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j197S2h6CQ0″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]New Zealand’s Tom Scofield has certainly had a big impact of both the Melbourne and Australian rollerblading scene since making the move across the ditch last year.

The newest addition to the Razors Australia family is one of the most stylish and technical skaters in the country today, with his talents (as this edit shows) extending across both street and park.

While a lot of the clips are leftovers from his recent profile for Wheel Scene, the edit still as good as anything you’ll see from Australia this year, with Tom’s effortless technicality front and centre.

Edit by Thomas Dalbis. For more from Razors Australia, check out their Facebook page.[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/toms.jpg” image_width=”800″ image_height=”450″ crop=”true” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”25″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Velvet Couch Clothing presents No Sleep Till Newcastle road trip video

VC No Sleep Till Newcastle

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gW-9EQSU5A”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]The crew from Velvet Couch Clothing hit the road from Brisbane to Newcastle last month and have just dropped an edit of their trip.

Featuring a huge cast of bladers and bikers from the VC roster alongside a few special guests, it features both park and street skating from countless spots between Brisvegas and the Steel City.

Here is what Gerard from VC Clothing had to say: “We filled up a van and a car and headed down to Newcastle from Brisbane to check out some of the skate parks down there and meet up with some of the Sydney crew. We left at 6pm and arrived at newcastle at 8am, 3 days, 4 parks, street sessions and good times, all on minimal sleep.”

For more pictures from the trip, or to check out some of VC’s latest clothing, visit vclothing.com.[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nstn-19.jpg” image_width=”800″ image_height=”450″ crop=”true” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”25″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

All the Queensland Titles 2015 results, photos and videos in one place

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/haack2.jpg” image_width=”800″ image_height=”450″ crop=”false” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”25″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”20″]Held over the Easter weekend at Fairfield Skatepark, the 2015 Queensland Titles was one of the biggest and best days of rollerblading in Brisbane in a long time.

Despite the threat of rain and thunderstorms hanging over all day, the event was a massive success, with a huge cast of rollers from both Queensland and around the country in attendance.

Big ups to Nat Rawlings from 4Sqair Australia and all the crew who made the day happen!

Photos: Hayden Golder & Dtrain Photography

Videos: Brad Watson & Velvet Couch Clothing[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-579PsTDj5E”][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]FULL RESULTS

Open Street
1. Martin Gade
2. Rob Kellett
3. Sam Bradley
4. Paulie Haack

Over-30s
1. Hayden Golder
2. Brad Watson
3. Ben Granero

Spine Jam
1. Hayden Golder
2. Brad Watson
3. Levi Hicks

Under-18s
1. Nick Thorne

VC Best trick
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Paulie Haack’s new Velvet Couch Clothing mini profile is anything but small

Paulie Haack

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/124598418″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]Brisbane shredder Paulie Haack has just dropped a brand new “mini” edit for his clothing sponsors Velvet Couch Clothing, Razors Australia and 4Sqair.

Showcasing his trademark huge gaps, big spins and technical grinds (and one massive disaster shifty that really needs to be seen to be believed), the edit is nothing short of one of best you’ll see from an Aussie skater this year.

Paulie is on fire on 2015 and is about to embark on a 6-month journey through China to perform an action sports show and compete in the The FISE World Series China in Chengdu.

Stay tuned for a full-length edit dropping very soon. If this is what he calls a “mini” edit, we can’t wait to see what he has in store next!

For a chance to win some new shirts from the 2015 VC Clothing range, simply sign up to the rollerblading.com.au mailing list in the form below.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/haack.jpg” image_width=”800″ image_height=”450″ crop=”false” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”25″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]

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Sign up to our mailing list for a chance to win new shirts from the VC Clothing 2015 range

Velvet Couch Clothing

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/justsendit-500×1000.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”1000″ crop=”true” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”10″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/arkain-500×1000.jpg” image_width=”500″ image_height=”1000″ crop=”true” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”10″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider size=”25″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]Rollerblading.com.au has teamed up with Brisbane powerhouse Velvet Couch Clothing to give away two wicked new shirts from their 2015 range.

All you have to do to be in with a chance to win either a large white “Arkain” or medium black “Just Send It” tee is sign up for the rollerblading.com.au newsletter in the form below. The first drawn entry will get their first choice, with the runner-up picking up whichever shirt is left.

We promise never to spam you on pass on your email, just send you a monthly newsletter with all the latest news, videos and photos from the Aussie rolling scene, plus a few awesome deals from VC Clothing.

Already signed up to our mailing list? Don’t worry, you will be automatically entered in the competition!

Entries close on April 30 at midnight, with the draw happening on May 31. For the full 2015 range from VC Clothing, check vcclothing.com[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]

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Velvet Couch Clothing drop awesome edit featuring their 2015 rollerblading team

Velvet Couch Clothing

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][mk_image src=”http://www.rollerblading.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vc.jpg” image_width=”800″ image_height=”450″ crop=”true” lightbox=”false” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”25″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]Aussie powerhouse VC Clothing has just dropped an awesome edit featuring its 2015 rollerblading team.

Edited by Mitchell Macrae, it features a huge cast of Australian and international skaters, including Levi Hicks, Pascal MR, Gerard Ahrens, Paulie Haack, Rhys Bell, Carl Tangen, Angie Smulkis, Lachlan Burke, Simon Kelly, Rob Kellet, Alex Lipohar and Ollie Czaja.

We could say more, but this one speaks for itself!

Song: Biotic – Peep The Design (download now off the VC Fun Not Fame Mix Tape Volume 3, available for free download here).

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