Rodney Mullen's perfomance on freestyle contest in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 22/07/1994 (part 1)

This video (part 1) is from my family VHS archive, Rodney Mullen's perfomance on freestyle contest in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 22/07/1994 "Goodwill Games" (1994)
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[@_Maxten]

i love everything about this video. the michael jackson song, his wu tang shirt, the fact that its 94, the fact that its lost footage, rare freestyle run of rodney during his street career. never seen this before!

[@PHeMoX]

I wouldn't say it's 'lost footage', but yeah cool nonetheless!!! There's a lot more Rodney stuff out there that's just out of this world good.

[@johnsiegel7912]

This song is filthy

[@TheRealJimbalZ]

it's a wu tang style shirt, but i think it's an M for mullen maybe

[@_Maxten]

@@johnsiegel7912 hey man its Slash on the guitar! but "Gone too soon" idk why tf they chose that one lol

[@jda11]

@@TheRealJimbalZ I'm pretty sure that's a menace shirt that says "enter the pu-tang"

[@Coryiodine]

The thing I love about this video is it shows how you can be amazing and not land every trick every time. People get so used to skate videos where the 53rd take is the one used and think you suck when you mess up skating in real life but it's about those fails too. If Rodney Mullen can mess up so can any skater.

[@GaryEverson]

I was thinking the same thing. Even the legends are human too.

[@Coryiodine]

@@GaryEverson very true

[@js92css]

True......but I did see him and the world guys during the 94 summer demo tour. I saw Joey Surrel(spelling) try a fakie kickflip on a bank over 50 times and then after he almost(almost) landed it Remo did a ghetto bird 1st try on a 8ft quarter

[@Mad4400]

@@js92css I remember when world ind. toured Australia round the same year. I watched Kris Markovich and Jason Ellis going back to back trying to make this big kicker to bank gap, it really re enforced the determination required to catch and land that one perfect attempt. **edit !Shit I even found a picture from it! globecorporate.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/22_history.jpg and I'm pretty sure that's my arms holding the kicker on the left!

[@K31R616]

@@Mad4400 That's dope !

[@brocksamson9737]

NEW RODNEY MULLEN FOOTAGE!?? IT TRULEY IS A CHRISMTAS MIRACLE!

[@domja9389]

I turned 3 years old this day in 94, grew up with Rodney being my favorite skateboarder. This is a real treat.

[@AlphaRaine]

Hey man. I grew up on Rodney and was a 91 baby too. Much love

[@youpitreza]

​@@AlphaRaine I hop on the 91 Rodney train

[@golfdoctorphd]

i turned 7 that day.

[@allensmith.aaffect.1626]

Woot woot. 91 babies unite!

[@allensmith.aaffect.1626]

@@AlphaRaine we getting old. Haha

[@heyman6821]

The most beautiful thing about this video is you realize the way his style adopted more to what we know as street skating. Skating was becoming something different in the 90’s and at this point there was more to skating than freestyle. He had a more aggressive and street style

[@fezzingtons]

2:40 Imagine casually dropping a front shuv late flip in 1994, on top of everything else. I love watching Rodney Mullen skate, a fantastic human. Thank you for uploading this @ Мацукевич Вячеслав

[@hightfly9300]

Was thinking the same thing. The fact he did such an unbelievable trick out of nowhere is just mad. Add on top of that it was 26 years ago... truly unbelievable.

[@Lilbroda]

those late flip tricks were pretty common at the time

[@user-nl2bi2kx9k]

@@Lilbroda This. It's why it's kind of funny that kids these days are losing their hats for skaters doing it and it's like a blast from the past but you don't want to tell them it's already been done.

[@lesateliersdulux7119]

this is the first footage ever of Rodney failing multiples tricks during a run

[@sk84life80]

I like the footage that much more because of it. Skateboarding is hard. Even the very best have to work hard and fail sometimes in order to succeed.

[@nobodysreview6137]

Strange 2 c him messing up. He was new 2 a street board back then and who knows, maybe he was on an empty stomach or sum too strong coffee. I think this is him learning street though. Which is pretty neat.

[@DFunct905]

@@nobodysreview6137 everyone has an off day. We also should consider this looks to have been recorded on a single camera. That means there’s a good chance some makes weren’t filmed.

[@dkol2000]

I guess he just felt awkward "performing" there

[@mduke2k]

I was going to comment that too! I don't recall seeing him have anything other than a perfect run!

[@OSSULautreJapon]

NEW FOOTAGE OF RODNEY MULLEN ?! FREESTYLE CONTEST?! IN 94?! IN RUSSIA ?! WTF, that's great ^^

[@shitterfrank]

i imagine him watching other people and being like “yea i made that”

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

"yea i made that" even...

[@chadcousins2563]

Rodney is like the most humble guy alive.

[@tigershav]

doubt it, he's very humble

[@DAYDAYBEATZ]

He’d be like “oh you figured that one out too?”

[@jamesgatz8707]

He’d probably figure out a way to say it as if they invented. Dude’s so humble.

[@markdelej]

Random spectator: “hey who’s that guy, he missed a few tricks and fell off his board a lot. He’s not very good”. Other spectator: “he invented street skating, the modern skateboard shape, and every trick you can think of”.

[@creativeog3497]

I wouldnt say he invented street skating

[@markdelej]

@@creativeog3497 he invented the ollie which leads to every flip trick and he invented the board shape. Before this skating around you couldnt even get up a kerb

[@harryhaller9670]

@@creativeog3497 he even didn't like street skating in the beginning; took him a couple months to get used to it because in freestyle you look at your board and in street at the obstacle. But he clearly invented most tricks needed for street and made them popular, so he is the godfather of street.

[@johndoh8711]

@@markdelej Alan Gelfand invented the Ollie, not Mullen. Mullen played a part in bringing tech into street skating in the 90s, but he did not invent it. Street skaters where basically kids who couldn't afford to get into skate parks. Mark Gonzales and Natas imo played a larger part in bringing street skating into popularity well before the 90s.

[@creativeog3497]

@@harryhaller9670 yeah rodney had flatground and freestyle down to a science, and he did invent the flatground ollie, but it was beinf used in bigger bowls before then. All i know is it took a lot of convincing for like five years for him to try street

[@maximilianomendoza2986]

man that one footed nollie 3 shuv was insane

[@ALFYsk8]

540 ;)

[@johnnaile307]

One foot manual into to it. He is a true skate god.

[@MrJasonodonnell]

It s actully not that hard, foot straight, toes on nose, push foot into board, lean foward and to the right a little, jump forward a little and when board is unweighted spin it by twisting your ankle clockwise try to catch your landing with back foot, its actully pretty safe to learn and is similar to taking a quick jogging step up a curb, Im in my 40's and I got it dialed last year, once you get it down you can keep your back foot on the board if you want...but the one foot thing bugs people out way more.

[@ALFYsk8]

I can only do a 360. But I find the hang-ten version is actually easier, so I sticked with that for years, and now it's harder to do a one foot. I should practice more. :D

[@DFunct905]

@@MrJasonodonnell i always assumed it was a bit easier than it looked because I’ve seen some other guys do similar one foot shoves.

[@joseh.749]

Rodney 90s footage is a nice change of pace from 70s and 80s footage

[@CanadianMang]

4:24 360 double flip!!! in 1994!!!!

[@gavinw6692]

He was doing 360 double flips in 86! Still sick though haha

[@BeNZoJosh]

That was wild. Didja know people can press your time stamp & it will take them to that exact time in the video? I never knew that until right now. I accident tapped 424 & I see Rodney bust his 360 Double flip. LOL. GOOD SHIT.

[@hugohugohugohugo4800]

@@BeNZoJosh cool feature right?

[@BeNZoJosh]

@rick philly oh, no shit? This guy...

[@rhyminsimn553]

@@BeNZoJosh NOOO WAY! I really did not know that either! Thanks man! 👍🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😂

[@mrzoom214]

Удивительное видео. Как здорово! Родни да еще и в Питере!

[@EllieJayden]

It's actually kind of nice to see him mess up sometimes. Just so we know he's actually a human haha.

[@gettodachoppa4594]

Хорошо, что подобные видео всплывают из личных архивов. Я тогда во втором классе учился, а многим мужикам с видео уже за полтинник.

[@pavelpolishuk3712]

Спасибо за видео! Это невероятный подгон! У меня шок и радость ))))

[@goldgetters1164]

I was 11 years old in 1994. Been skating for a year and could Ollie. I was extremely impressed with myself at the time

[@shootermcgavin6610]

I'm 28 and can ollie up a curb(barely) and I feel Im the greatest skateboarder of all time. Especially when Im doing it going to 711 I am thee shit.

[@sk84life80]

I was 15. Had been skating for a year, maybe. Could do front side noseslides (on curbs), pretty tall ollie's, and wall rides....almost varial flips. Funny, I still skate, but can't do wall rides or even get close to varial flips now.

[@pault2178]

i could kick flip heel flip n ollie n thats it...i sucked but skated for like 4 years...boy im awesome 😆

[@KornFAFM4]

Я помню, в середине 2000-х профаки приезжали уже даже командами (на стене до сих пор автографы парней из circa висят, хотя давно не катаюсь). Изредка в видео мелькали российские места в конце 90-х начале 2000-х. Но чтобы они приезжали так рано в Россию не знал, да еще не абы кто а сам Батя аж в 94-м и в Питер. И все это без интернетов и игр про Хоука на ps1. Жесть. Как они его туда затащили?)

[@tolanbaa]

Ага я тоже в шоке

[@STalker-lp1by]

Это были "Игры доброй воли" очень интересный состав тогда приезжал в Питер, жаль, что рекламы было ноль, да и не шарил тогда народ. На стрит ещё народ собирался а на фристайл только те кто сами катали 🤷‍♂️

[@marklean4288]

So he missed that kick flip I now believe he is human after all.

[@artisdying]

He didn't miss a kickflip, he missed e kickflip underflip.

[@onemanband9419]

@@artisdying had to slow it down 2 see it lmao

[@woodsglobe2514]

magic flip

[@johnnaile307]

He did it to keep his cover.

[@danielhicks4826]

Probly the most errors ever seen him make here really. Pretty rad.

[@theOcean41]

Out of this world late flip tricks in July of 1994!?! Like wtf?!? Shit is unbelievable, it really is. Rodney was/is an absolute freak in the best possible way! Haha

[@morgellon9449]

Late flips were actually pretty much out by '94. Everybody was doing them in the early 90's. In the mid-90's everybody started doing more basic stuff, focusing on style rather than crazy flips. There's a lot of late-flip stuff in the first Plan B video Questionable.

[@badtoguro]

Have you guys noticed that he broke the deck on this halfcab and keep going like nothing happened? dope, plan b times already! miss you 90s !

[@carlomaratta5636]

Great to see new footage! thank you

[@Matt-hc3yk]

Best I have ever seen..The dude has answers for physics nerds

[@maxriff26]

Завидую этим людям, которую вживую видели легенду.

[@HXXIIA]

Now this is an aesthetic I can happily fall right into. Great video!

[@steventhehistorian]

I wonder if today those Russians who were randomly walking by that contest on July 22, 1994 realize that they saw one of the greatest skaters of all time performing their sport.

[@kutuzovm3215]

We were in such shit in Russia in the 90s that we were just focused on getting something to eat lmfao, today of course its an entirely different country, but in the 90s it was very much - assy.

[@aarontillery26]

Everyone taking notes: "ok.. now wtf was that"

[@russellmadahbee8072]

When I first started skateboarding is around that time and I still grind to this day mostly because of Rodney Mullens awesome freestyle tricks. Thank you for sharing

[@kgthesupreme713]

Whenever I see an old clip and the video quality I always imagine being there in real time - baggy clothes, no social media, people just enjoying life.

[@andhemills]

True to his style, he completely avoids all transitions.

[@DFunct905]

Skating transition?! Lol! Men still dressed like men back in the 90s.

[@raddog1478]

@@DFunct905 parachute pants are for chads.

[@montanaplease]

Real men wear skinny Jeans ,Sam Smith shirts, and wear face diapers .

[@seife41]

@@montanaplease face dipers are cool tho

[@willdpe1256]

Rodney Mullen's perfomance on freestyle contest ... Freestyle is flat ground .

[@conradhappy7680]

Thanks for sharing this

[@lorddaelk]

Pure Gem!Thank You Sir.

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

Awesome, never seen this clip before. Forgive me... It's seriously refreshing to see Rodney 'fuck up' so much. One could easily accuse him of not being human when you see how clean he can be. Great upload.

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo? "his" board breaks doing freestyle??

[@user-lo3sn6in2n]

Такой он тут Рома Мулин, спасибо за видео ,я катал лет 15 назад 3 сезона, такая ностальгия ))

[@illlanoize23]

I remember seeing parts of this when I was a kid . Finally I’m United with the whole thing

[@noemorales8458]

New stuff for Rodney Mullen that I never seen. Keep them coming

[@user-jk8qz7zz7u]

Heard about this run, there was not so much people, and Rodney was upset, he was a legend already in the US. In Russia we just started to learn what a skateboarding is😄 after his run in SPB local guys received so powerful shot of motivation and inspiration that sb started to grow fast.

[@ulysse9495]

never seen this before too! thnaks so muuuch! he and daewon are my favourite!

[@natedox3753]

He makes it all look so easy. Just out there skating with so much humbleness. Legendary he is

[@janr4486]

He does any impossible trick and misses the flip. What a legend.

[@danielhicks4826]

Excellent footage quality.

[@3DEditor]

Can't believe I never seen this clip before until now. He obviously was still learning street tricks back then, while holding onto his consistency with Freestyle.

[@198634]

What a treat it musta been for the crowd there to see a legend in action !

[@IchNixHabenUsername]

this is legitimately the first video i see of rodney, where he seems somewhat human.

[@fsrodeo81]

fantastic footage..

[@QuiteFrankly]

I just want it to be a sunny day in July of 1994 again

[@ImLqnd]

This is legendary footage

[@goaster187]

This is awesome. Seeing Mullen again Brings me back to my highschool skateboarding days. I watched so many Skate videos. And my go to reading was CCS skating magazine lol. Mullen, Muska, Campbell, Burnquist, Lasek, Glifberg, Reynolds!!! Few more I can't seem to remember right now. Jamie Thomas I think. Man it was so long ago. I thot I was so cool cuz I could double kickflip lol. Only thing I was good at was not losing my skills during the winter. Awesome times.

[@rakim126]

dude 94 !!! so dope. blowing minds.

[@deltaghostprofessionalgame875]

Wow I ima download this piece of history ASAP

[@christianschmidt5744]

Golden Era! So thankful for being a kid during these times. Meth's M turned Wu when Rodney handstands

[@duadinihari]

This is a gem!

[@Fr33sol]

this video is awesome lost footage!!

[@HunterShows]

I've never seen Rodney Mullen mess up so many tricks before.

[@barryley]

same, though it could've been due to anything from the surface to his board, shoes, mood or a required update

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo?

[@SSSweeper]

Шик. Я помню лет 10 назад читал статейку, возможно с форума skateboarding.ru, в которой упоминалось что Родни в 90ых приезжал в нашу страну как раз, но на просторах YT был только приезд в 2001, который On Video засняли. То видео с тех пор перезалили в хорошем качестве, а по 94ому возможно только на пару фото натыкался. Спасибо за видео!

[@SSSweeper]

Вот кстати из стайтейки со skater.ru, Денис Мархасин - Об истории российского скейтбординга, 2008: "Родни Маллен приехал в Россию впервые в 1994 году на контест в Санкт-Петербург. За неделю до этого мы узнали, что он приедет, но не поверили, пока сами не убедились в этом. Подъезжая к площадке в Питере, мы увидели, что все сидят и катается только один человек, конечно, это был именно он. После Питера он приезжал в Москву на несколько дней вместе со скейтерами из Калифорнии (CASL). Он катался на многих спотах и снял много видео. Ему очень понравилось, и второй раз он приезжал уже со своими друзьями, включая Марка Джонсона и т.д. в 2001 году."

[@alexVsb]

@@SSSweeperИнтересно, где все те видео, что снимала его команда и почему их ни где не публиковали, да и не только с этого контеста, по идее должно быть куча видео, которых ни кто не видел

[@anarchonobody]

Is that a Wu-Tang shirt? Never would've expected. Also, this is the only video I've seen of Rodney Mullen where he actually looks human and is missing some tricks. Looks like he's jet lagged or something

[@therealpoka]

No, It's a Menace shirt. Menace was a skate brand in the World Industries sphere, and Rodney worked at World Industries at the time.

[@theguyyousaw7950]

@@therealpoka its still menace wu tang t shirt, you can google it.

[@australianoutback]

4yrs after this I landed my first heel flip

[@sk84life80]

Wasn't my first, but I just figured out heelflips last week. I landed a heelflip regular and fakie in a single game of skate about 6 years ago. Last week, it just clicked and I landed about 10 crispy heelflips.......more than 25 years after I started skating.

[@sk84life80]

@@nicooow869 Hey thanks for that uplifting comment. You're a special one. Keep doing you bro, it's gonna take you far in life.

[@sk84life80]

@@nicooow869 you cared enough to comment, didn't ya?

[@DFunct905]

@@nicooow869 be a somebody

[@emilgavieri6954]

I landed my first kickflip in Winter 1996 in front of a friends house. Incredible feeling. ;-)

[@reinerwongler7263]

Posting in legendary video

[@pepperachu]

What a treasure and artifact

[@AlexJay95]

I wasn't even alive when this was filmed but I remember Rodney being my fav skater growing up. I could tell he was way beyond that of any skater

[@ApplemaxxMusicMedia]

So good

[@MonkeyMagick]

Wow, I never knew this even happened. Spasiba.

[@CbI4]

офигеть! спасибо что выложили, я и не знал что он в россии был. Ссылка на вторую часть не работает, поправьте в описании. Она на студию ведет.

[@matsook]

поменял ссылку, спасибо что заметили

[@johndaniels7700]

Thanks for sharing... Not sarcastic . ( There's a first time for everything) just like Rodney not having a perfect run.. I actually envisioned doing a trick I have never thought of before . Stoked. Can't wait to realize I'm almost 50

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo? "his" board breaks ??

[@frederickflavell6942]

So amazing that he was able to transition to street style kickflips that are from Ollie foot position with a double kick which is so much different than a freestyle 🛹

[@JoeInFresno]

trip...the last 2 comments all had the word love in them lol..... dude is inspiring

[@alexisfrias208able]

Way back!🤙

[@Tenmuu]

can't take my eyes away

[@JoeInFresno]

This guy is a God for skateboarding. Mullen is the most dedicated, loyalist, compassionate, skater ever. Rock on dude. I wish I could meet this guy some day.

[@dafb6dafb62]

This video needs more views my boi getting down on that board legend.....

[@danielbaugher826]

In his Powell days he was perfection every time

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo? And the deck breaks.

[@bojangprodoktschns5428]

We had to go to Russia to find a video that prooves that he is actually human and bails too from time to time. What an absolute legend!

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo?

[@DnB4sure]

wicked upload

[@sirswerve2493]

INSANE! The coolest skater of the time. Maybe of all time.

[@benadams6701]

I feel like this is the transition period for him from freestyle to street. He is trying to be the old him with his mind set on the new him

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo?

[@Rumi_Rune]

Thats the first time ive seen Rodney do a Hardflip and a Back Foot Varial Heelflip!

[@RealDavoX]

Weird, he's done a few in official video parts.

[@TRUBEL-T]

Futuristic for that time. Unbelievable.

[@nikolaialeksandermalinovsk4277]

Wow, the fack he was there and performed so well is crazy. That day I was like 3 months old 😅

[@lucasemibe]

Ótimo vídeo!

[@Mr.paint123]

Rodney’s worst day on a skateboard Is like my greatest day on a skateboard

[@JEgginator-eh7xm]

I almost spit my coffee out

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo?

[@gymleader4348]

Even the legend misses tricks keep on practicing my friends you'll get it

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo? And the deck breaks.

[@GustavoKennedySk8]

nice footage. I belive that this is just a Freestyle demo made by Rodney because in 94 there were no more freestyle contests.

[@matsook]

No its a contest, but in Russia, between guys from baltic countries of post soviet Europe and Russia, i dont know was Rodney a participant of contest or may be he was just like special guest with perfomance.That time some things what is losts its actuality in developed world, get to russia with late.

[@GustavoKennedySk8]

@@matsook rodney was probably a special guest. he stopped competing in freestyle in 1990. in 94 he was already in street skate but still mastered many freestyle tricks.

[@DiegoKotz]

Este video é uma relíquia.

[@mod_123_]

First time I've ever seen him bail

[@springwoodslasher79]

I dont think this is Rodney at all. Rodney never comes off his board.

[@tyho2284]

Springwood Slasher you can tell by the way he flails his arms when he pops that it's him

[@springwoodslasher79]

@@tyho2284 go watch bones brigade doc he only came off his board in 1 competition.

[@tyho2284]

Springwood Slasher didn't he get kicked out of America tournaments? Maybe he got a little sloppy lol idk

[@springwoodslasher79]

@@tyho2284 no he never got kicked out. Go watch bones brigade doc you will know its not mullen.

[@mikesrcgarage]

A true sk8 artist, creator of so many tricks... 🙏

[@illcomplywithguncontrolone6149]

One of the true legends.

[@sfghhhcvwtw]

actually one contestrun was 1 minute long but nobody told him that his time was over because its just to nice to watch him doing rodney things

[@ElLenadorLA]

Legend!

[@CanadianMang]

Front shuv late flip. That was sooooo ahead of its time!!!!!!

[@MrGwaldo]

People had been doing stuff like that for years by ‘94.

[@mattsavin9847]

The Man. The Myth The Legend.

[@ss8512]

1994 good lord thats amazing quality. 27 years ago wow. No one on smartphones just watching and being in the moment

[@dontmisclic2403]

I was born 5 days after this :D

[@willy4093]

2:28 how?!

[@Michael-Archonaeus]

That was the day after my 6th. birthday. This day I was probably at home, playing with my new toys, among which there was no skateboard, I didn’t even learn to ride a skateboard until I was 18 years old😄

[@jeremyparker9873]

It's crazy how few people were there.

[@FelipediOliveira]

Rodney Mullen: a human being just like us. Haha ❤️

[@willdpe1256]

Maybe riding a street board in a freestyle, demo?

[@Deetroiter]

This 1994 footage quality looks better than half of the skateboarding filming I’ve seen in 2021

[@rafaelcorrea5330]

Хорошая работа!

[@joshcuster5219]

Johnny Geiger needs to see this