F! Archive: The Importance Of Trick Names
Even in the mid-2000s, Tony Gale had strong thoughts on these things. He hasn’t changed much.
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World Freestyle 2025
World Freestyle is the biggest event in the contest calendar, and the 2025 edition promises to be just as big as last year. Whether you’re planning to compete or just want to watch a great event, you can’t miss this one.
WFSA Ranking 2024
Who made the top of each division in the first ever WFSA Ranking for 2024? You’ll have to click through and read the article to find out.
Introducing the WFSA Ranking System
The WFSA Ranking system is an attempt to bring structure and meaning to the international contest scene for the riders while also encouraging growth and more contests overall. Want to understand how it works? You’ll have to read this.
F! Archive: The Roots
A lot of the F! Archive consists of “Thinkpieces” from Lillis, who, as the webmaster and founder of F!, often used it as a personal blog of sorts – making them unique little snippets of freestyle in the early 2000s .
Paderborn BBQ Contest 2025
After the fantastic celebration of its 25th anniversary last year, an event that set records for both competitors and attendees, the Paderborn BBQ contest will return in July 2025!
2025 Tucson Thunderdome
The Third Annual Tucson Thunderdome King of Freestyle contest, hosted by the Tucson freestyle skateboarding scene; this contest is held at the sacred Eric Michael Ogden Skate Park in Tucson Arizona which has one of the best competitive surfaces in the country.
F! Archive: Swedish Open 2000
It only seems right to start off the F! Archive with the earliest post we could find, covering the very first freestyle contest of this century. This is where the “freestyle revival” began – none of us would be here without this event.
The WFSA in 2025
What is the WFSA? What are our goals? Where are we going? And why are we here? Some of those questions are answered here.
2025 1st JFSA Freestyle Skateboarding Contest
The JFSA starts their contest series early in 2025, with the first event taking place in Kuki City in February.