A lot of people wondered who Alec Majerus was when he hit the contents page. Check the footie of the Flip & Volcom hot am in our new feature, Magnified.

There isn't much "meat" involved, but when the board is floating under your feet like that, things can end ugly. Does Hunter possess feline-like reflexes, or was he just plain lucky?

Chris was ahead of his time—just plain fun to watch skate, and he had some of the wildest disasters ever seen on vert. Raven Tershy is a true fan of skate history and introduces this 1992 H-Street classic.

Holy smokes. You gotta watch this one. Effortless snap, pure board control, wicked-tough tricks. Skating is looking good in 2012.

Koston, Keegan, Brock, Donnelly, Plunkett, Nugget, P-Rod, Wieger, and BA in a good-times street skating edit without time lapses and excessive art-faggery? Joey Digital delivers the goods.

Holy smokes. You gotta watch this one. Effortless snap, pure board control, wicked-tough tricks. Skating is looking good in 2012.

Here's Lakai taking the win and a recap of all the insanity from one of the best KOTR's ever. Pure skateboarding, adventure, stoke, whatever you want to call it: a big thanks to Lakai, Vans, Nike SB, and Dekline for joining this strange ride.

Nike SB goes full mental at the Los Angeles finish line. Ishod rips a bowl barefoot, Koston keeps his cool in a prank call, and Cory Kennedy continues his tech wizardry.