Vans Europe Presents Karelia | Skate | VANS

Karelia is the name of the geographical area at the North-West of Russia. Some people call this land along the Russian-Finnish border Scandinavia of Russia. Similar nature with large forest areas, numerous lakes, swamps, rivers and fresh summers makes this part of Russia a big destination for hikers, campers, fishermen, mushroom and berry pickers. But how good can it be for skateboarding? Vans Russia’s Eugene Nikolaev was born in Karelia and this was where he started skateboarding. His proposal to visit his hometown with the team perfectly fit the moment when the pandemic closed all the borders and international traveling has become mission impossible. Due to nice weather, endless daylight and proper tour guiding a week-long expedition up North with 20 people resulted in unforgettable experience and solid tour clip named after this place. Karelia is also a title of newest tour video from the Russian crew. Rough spots of Petrozavodsk and Kondopoga that had been shaped by Soviet architectural traditions and harsh winters provided a unique terrain for improvisation on skateboards. Vans Russia’s main division mixed with national flow riders, girls and legends went did another great one for the books. Eugene Nikolaev showed us Karelia and now we want to show it to the rest of the world. Skaters Dima Shatalov, Lilya Sukhankova, Andrey Melnikov, Denis Yuzefovich, Eugene Nikolaev, Alexey Krasniy, Igor Smirnov, Sasha Petrova, Nikita Kozhemyakin, Alexey Meleshko, Ignat Mazurin, Boris Berestov, Max Kushevskiy, Pasha Tretyakov, Valera Doganadze, Yura Renov, Vova Pavlov, Vadim Abramov. A video by Dmitry Kononov Filmed by Dmitry Kononov, Marat Delianov, Eugene Nikolaev, Max Kushevskiy, Nikita Kozhemyakin, Alexey Meleshko. Photography by Alexey Lapin. Art by Denis Yuzefovich. Music Vadim Abramov – Good morning, pioneers Evgeniy Lisyutin – Moy drug odinochestvo Andrey Los – Malchik Boy SUBSCRIBE: About Vans Skate: Videos from the Vans Skate Team. Skate Team Members: Anthony Van Engelen, Gilbert Crockett, Chima Ferguson, Geoff Rowley, Tony Trujillo, Kyle Walker, Andrew Allen, Chris PFanner, Curren Caples, Daniel Lutheran, Dustin Dollin, Elijah Berle, Omar Hassan, Pedro Barros, Lizzie Armanto, Rowan Zorilla, Ronnie Sandoval, Chris Russell, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Grosso (.), John Cardiel, Ray Barbee, Steve Caballero, Tony Alva Discover more Vans Skate Content: Connect with Vans Skate: Tumblr: Instagram: Twitter: Connect with VANS: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Pinterest: Tumblr: About Vans: Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand. Vans® authentic collections are sold in 84 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices. Vans® has over 2,000 retail locations globally including owned, concession and partnership doors. The Vans® brand promotes creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports, art, music and street culture and delivers progressive platforms such as the Vans Park Series, Vans Triple Crown of Surfing®, Vans Pool Party, Vans Custom Culture, and Vans’ cultural hub and international music venue, House of Vans. Vans Top Athletes: Anthony Van Engelen, Geoff Rowley, Kyle Walker, Chima Ferguson, Gilbert Crocket, Tony Trujillo, Elijah Berle, Rowan Zorilla, Lizzie Armanto, Joel Tudor, Leila Hurst, Nathan Fletcher, Dane Gudauskas, Tanner Gudauskas, Patrick Gudauskas, Mikey February, Dakota Roche, Scotty Cranmer, Kevin Peraza, Dennis Enarson, Larry Edgar, Angie Marino, Jake Kuzyk, Hana Beaman, Mary Rand. Vans Europe Presents Karelia | Skate | VANS