Year-end compilation lists are an arbitrary ritual usually reserved for lesser publications. However, we felt skateboarding had a hell of a year this year.
In 2017, Bam Margera came back, Instagram made skateboarding more random and critical than ever, and if the never-ending evolution of tricks became too much for you, we remembered you can choose not to skate, whenever you want. We want to celebrate and ridicule these inane accomplishments in the bestest, most over the toppest way possible. So we present to you, Jenkem’s definitive list of 2017 superlatives.
Biggest Loss
Bam’s weight
Instagram of the year (IOTY)
Osiris
Softest Beef
Andy Roy vs Steve “Birdo” Guisinger
Worst Trend
Doing tricks “late”
Barely Making It
Sinner
Hardest Nipples
Ishod Wair
Wettest Kickflip
Christian Maalouf
Sluttiest Sponsor
Nike
Most Teeth
Jamie Foy
Most Memorable Hill Bomb
Jake Phelps
Biggest Come Up
Women in skateboarding
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December 29, 2017 1:40 pm
Classic. Jenkem thank you for still holding it down, been a fan since 2010. Living with the boys in Barcelona with a busted toilet, we saw your “Bieber” cover and it was on. Jenkem mixes are the best. Cheers to a happy new year!
December 29, 2017 1:51 pm
Where is the full video with Sinner and Loy partying. I need it.
December 29, 2017 2:32 pm
I’m pretty sure Biebel should have won the teeth award. Did you see his new teeth?! Fucking terrifying.
December 29, 2017 6:47 pm
Hahahahaha. No shit … he wins the ‘Ross from friends’ award.
December 29, 2017 7:15 pm
HAHA this is so terrifyingly true, i can see the glare from the uk
December 29, 2017 3:47 pm
That Sinner gif is great but why are late tricks a bad thing?
December 29, 2017 5:11 pm
Cause ya look lazy and like you don’t really know how to do the trick, now late body varial is different no disrespect there but the gif they showed is what I’m talking about
January 3, 2018 12:01 am
versace plug was my favorite part of 2017
June 12, 2018 8:24 am
im not woke enough to understand the late tricks thing. i think versace plug is an amazing skateboarder
December 30, 2020 8:15 pm
i dont know that line with the kickflip then the noolie heel or whatever than big ol whirly flip dwon the set that was supposed to be sucha big deal felt pretty forced to me, like man we get it doing multiple tricks when showing how big u can go is cool but has anyone ever heard of subtelty? i say no style just big dick (he has)