31/12/2025
Event of the Year: Red Bull Spot Check Cape Town
On 9 November 2025, Cape Town’s streets transformed into a massive skate park. The Red Bull Spot Check brought its celebrated street-skate format to South Africa for the first time, and the Mother City rose to meet it with raw energy and homegrown talent that left the crowds, local skaters stoked and the international pros stoked out of their minds.
From City Bowl Park through The Company's Garden and Thibault Square, dedicated local skaters and hundreds of fans followed the action spot to spot, building toward the final, unforgettable Tricks For Cash session at the Civic Centre. When the dust settled, it was a local name written in the winner's circle: Ethan Cairns.
Skating with consistency and style across every location on the ‘tricks for cash’ jam format, Cairns balanced his incredible technical ability with style and finesse to claim the overall South African win – and with it, a golden ticket to compete at an international Red Bull skate event in 2026.
https://bluntmagza.com/event-of-the-year-red-bull-spot-check-cape-town-2025-press-release/
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Gavin Bottger, City Bowl Park.
Ryan Sheckler, roof ollie into the big bowl, City Bowl Park.
Byron Rhoda, double set ollie, Civic Centre.
Ryan Sheckler eyes out the Civic Centre double set.
Ryan Scheckler, double set ollie.
Zion Wright, slob grab over the box.
Zion Wright, front blunt.
Brandon Valjalo, 3 shuv.
Ethan Cairns, noseslide.
Ethan Cairns, winner of the golden ticket.
All photos by Craig Kolesky, Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo Craig Kolesky, Red Bull Content Pool.
