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Round 2: Rodney vs Daewon (High Quality)

sk8archive4 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2020 to 2026
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261K views · 8 years ago · Video part

1999 skate video, Round 2 of 3, with Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song as headliners. Also features Marc Johnson, Ronnie Creager, Gideon Choi and others. Uploaded in high quality by sk8archive.

Why skaters like it

Named in threads on favorite videos from youth and late 90s nostalgia. Skaters who started then say they watched it on repeat.

“My first exposure to skating was in the late 90's. …”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/Beebson72021 · 13 points

It’s on YouTube and Vimeo [LINK] [VIDEO]

u/Fatkuh2026 · 9 points

Rodney Mullen vs Deawon Song Part 2 [VIDEO]

u/The_Revolutionary2021 · 4 points

Just watched it a little while ago u/beebson7 commented that.... It’s on YouTube and Vimeo [LINK] [VIDEO]

u/Orion8182020 · 3 points

My first exposure to skating was in the late 90's. I remember watching rodney mullen vs daewon song round 2 [VIDEO] on repeat and being stoked on the A Team [VIDEO]. Better is kind of a subjective thing but yeah, in a lot of ways I think it was. It felt like more of a culture. Skating wasn't popular yet so you felt like you were a part of something. The communities were more tight knit and it all felt more exciting. Skating the streets, getting kicked out of spot. It was more then just skating, it was a rebellion in way. There were no jocks, street wear, or fashion. It was more down to earth. It attracted more misfits and everyone was just a skater. Video parts were different. You wouldn't see footage from somebody for years other then the magazine clips or some shots in a 411 then they would drop a game changing part. Like the hype before yeah right came out was unreal, or seeing antwuans part in baker 3 when literally nobody had seen him before. The constant stream of footage now really dilutes things and nothing has the same impact anymore. Full lengths come out now and then still but it's not the same. We would skate for months inbetween videos and watch the same few parts for …

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