The mid 80s saw skateboarding explode into pop culture for the third time, driven by high flying vertical tricks and major personalities. Ramps and bowl contests stoked the imaginations of kids and built careers for a handful of major stars. But with the dawn of street skating, contests became less crucial, and for much of the 90s, with a few exceptions, faded from sight. Beginning around 2000, however, a new breed of skater emerged, the product of a new wave of DIY and public skateparks. And with them came a new kind of contest that brought the masters of the 80s together with kids who hadn’t yet been born the first time around.