Si Coburn has been skating for nearly 25 years, first as an aggressive skater, then taking those skills and adapting them to big wheel blading. Si is constantly evolving and…
Jan Welch began inline skating in 1989 in Austin, Texas. He founded Scum Magazine in 1995, which won Best Sports Website at the 1999 SXSW Interactive Media Festival. That year, Jan moved to San Diego to join Daily Bread Magazine and later co-founded Rat Tail Distribution, behind 4x4 Urethane, Vicious Bearings, and Nimh Skates. In 2017, he started Big Wheel Blading to promote the sport, and in 2024, he launched Dream Urethane. Jan's extensive experience has made him a leading expert in the inline skating industry.
Matthias Knoll, Owner of Powerslide and Disroyal
For Episode 12 of the Then And Now Blading Podcast, I speak to Matthias Knoll. Matthias is the man behind both Powerslide and Disroyal distributions. In this interview we discuss…
Interview with Rollerblader and Illustrator Louie Joyce
For the third installment of our Artist Series, I speak to Louie Joyce, a 34-year-old comic creator, illustrator, and rollerblading enthusiast living in Wollongong, Australia. What was your first exposure to art? Does…
Jan Welch Jump Street Podcast Interview with Austin Paz and Billy O’Neil
Check out the interview I did with Austin Paz and Billy O'Neil for episode 107 of the Jump Street Podcast. We talk about my extensive history in the sport going…
Interview with Inline Skater and Photographer Matthew Jastrzemski of Zagreb, Croatia
For the nineteenth installment of our Photographer Series, I spoke to Matthew Jastrzemski, a 42-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Zagreb, Croatia. Originally from the United States, Matthew has been living…
Dustin Werbeski Opens Up About Life and Blading in the Plains of Saskatchewan
In the past four years, Dustin Werbeski has worked at a camera shop, pursued photography, collaborated on music videos, explored native history, built a mini skatepark in his garage, and continued his passion for aggressive skating, off-road blading, and free skating, with plans to develop a trail system/dirt park and dreams of another pro skate in the future.
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer Kaspars Alksnis
For the eighteenth installment of our Photographer Series, I spoke to Kaspars Alksnis, a 29-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Riga, Latvia. He started skating in 2001 and began documenting the…
Interview with Rollerblader and Illustrator Adam Munoa
For the second installment of our Artist Series, I speak to Adam Munoa, a 42-year-old rollerblader and Illustrator living in Lehi, Utah. Originally from Southern California, he relocated to Utah in 2001. Adam…
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer Chris Corbett of Vancouver, Canada
Chris Corbett is a 28-year-old inline skater and photographer, originally from Liverpool in the UK; he has been living in Vancouver, Canada, since 2016. He has been skating since 2003…
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer John Haynes of Minneapolis, Minnesota
John Haynes is a 37-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He started aggressive skating in 1996 and began shooting photos of his friends soon after. In 2016,…