Thrasher Magazine

It all started off as a joke. Problem was, the joke was too damn good. Since the first Dime Glory Challenge, bodies have burst into flames, swords have been sacked, and wallrides have reached new heights, but one thing remains the same - Wade will never lose. So far you’ve seen snippets of this year’s action on the gram, but as we cook up the almighty edit, take this photographic journey through the most insanely sane skateboarding event on Planet Earth.

Photos by Dan Mathieu, Nathan Ethier-Myette and Ryan Lebel

The crowd showed up early

The riders arrived

Good morning, Ishod

Big Daddy Gangsta, Tiago Lemos

Quick riders meeting—the challenges were explained and riders started to realize what was coming

You want me to do what?!

I didn’t sign up for this

The gates were opened

Full house!

These guys have been training all year for this

“The opening ceremony is about to start. we need everyone’s participation for this”

OOOOH OH OH YEAH!

Jamal Smith on the earth’s last unicorn

A quick sacrifice before the skating can start

Wallride Challenge

The boys tested out the wall

Zered Basset, switch wallride

Alexis Lacroix, 15 feet

Raney Beres doesn’t give a fuck!

Kader

The boys needed all the speed they could get

Louie Lopez, 18 feet

“That’s one giant fucking gap”

Tyshawn Jones

Ishod Wair, 19 foot frontside wallride

Next up: Speed Challenge

Combine a hot day with a raging crowd and a wet floor is what you get

The Speed Challenge turned into a slip and slide

It’s all good!

Tom Knox, full speed back Smith assisted by Austin Kanfoush

Thanks, Austin!

Josh Wilson—nice

Alexis Lacroix, nollie one-foot back Smith

And now—the Volcano Challenge

T-Funk’s a beast!

Louie, frontside 180

Spencer Hamilton, back tail

Antoine Asselin, front blunt

BRYAN’S OKAY!

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF S-K-A-T-E!

From the United States of America: ISHOD WAIR!

And three-time world champion, WADE DESARMO!

A quick arm wrestle to see who goes first

Ishod started it off

The battle was intense


but Wade finally took it

4-PEAT, baby!

Undefeated

The Gladiator Challenge!

Wes knows

The most violent event in skateboarding

Evan Smith took it to a new dimension

Donta Hill vs. Breana

Donta wins!

Up Next, final round

Donta Hill, Spencer Hamilton, Lee Yankou, Wes Kremer and Weckingball

Clash of the titans. Scraping is tolerated today

These guys are fucking HUGE!

What a final

Weck takes it. Beef is finally squashed

The oldest challenge of all time: The Pyramid Challenge

Zered goes switch, of course

A really good photo of Pryce

Spencer Hamilton, 12 feet

Transaction denied

The crowd hooks it up with the Valdez P.O.W.A.

Crazy Frankie, 13 Feet

Spencer

Kader

Danny: “You can go bigger; trust me”

And he does, Kader Sylla, 15 feet!

That’s a wrap!

Wallride Challenge winners: Ishod Wair and T-Funk

Speed Challenge winners: Alexis Lacroix and Yuri Facchini

Volcano Experts: Louie Lopez and Antoine Asselin

Gladiator Challenge winner: Weckingball

Pyramid Challenge winner: Kader Sylla

Last place but not least: Mitch Barrette

DGC 2018 Most Valuable Players: Louie Lopez and Kader Sylla. See you next year!