One Week of CPH OPEN Article
12/04/2020

With every event of 2020 basically cancelled, now would be a good time to appreciate one of the best gatherings the skateboard world has ever known.Every year, up until this one, the streets of Copenhagen would erupt with a demo extravaganza of epic proportions. It's like the best session and party of your life blended into a seven-day-straight hallucination. Get to understand the spirit of the CPH Open with my favorite people and quotes from 2019.





"Skateboarding is a vehicle for living your other dreams, too, while living a dream, straight up." —Kevin White
We trusted Kevin to herd the crews to the terminal. These girls had their own ride, though
"If we cut down on culture, we actually make the society poorer, especially for the youth. They will be afraid to dream. They are so obsessed about choosing the right education and being a good citizen, but what are their dreams? They need the culture; they need the underground; they need the space to figure themselves out. And skateboarding is a way to do that." —Franciska Rosenkilde
Cody and Simon don't know what they're in for


"If we cut down on culture, we actually make the society poorer, especially for the youth. They will be afraid to dream. They are so obsessed about choosing the right education and being a good citizen, but what are their dreams? They need the culture; they need the underground; they need the space to figure themselves out. And skateboarding is a way to do that." —Franciska Rosenkilde


All Aboard the Party TrainFitting with the rest of the Open, you could drink on the train ride up to the castle. We also had a live band handling the tunes in transit. Even this rail worker was down to vibe out with us, sharing facts and stories about the engine to any dad who would listen. I didn't get this dude's name, though, so we just called him "Mr. Trainguy."





"Some architect might say, 'You’re destroying my building,' and yeah, maybe there’ll be wallride marks on it, but at the same time this is life. I don’t think we like super perfect stuff untouched. The city has to get a little bit of flavor and we love that dust, right?"—Santiago Sasson




It's Always SK8 O'Clock at the OpenDespite the rain delay, the skating had to commence. Soon enough, the Skate Gods dried the ground and wheels were turnin' once again. I decided to stay close to Steve as I knew he'd not only be on the best sessions, but he'd also have to get a few rips of his own.





"It's pretty strange that we can impact the world through skateboarding. I don’t think of myself as any greater than anybody else, or whatever. I don’t think what I am doing is significant, but some people may think that. To be in that position, to do something that can change somebody’s life or shift how they look at something, that’s really special. And that's weird that it can happen just through skateboarding." —Austyn Gillette



The breaks weren't long before we were back in action. Luan launches a frontside 180 for the love




It's All Downhill from HereAfter a week of complete chaos and beautiul conversations, we sadly had to start winding down. What better way to say goodbye than with a high-speed cruise through the ancient asphault?!








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