Join | Invite Friends | Skater Forum | Groups

March 21, 2010

New Bones Wheels Video Trailer

Filed under Skate News

According to the Bones Wheels Site a video is in the making.

Filed under Skate News | Authored by mikeeller | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 21, 2010

MALOOF MONEY CUP NY COURSE DESIGN RELEASED

Filed under Live from Maloof

MALOOF MONEY CUP NY COURSE DESIGN RELEASED
START OF CONSTRUCTION SIGNALS COUNTDOWN TO FIRST-EVER MMC BIG APPLE CONTEST!

NYC Event Set for June 5-6, 2010 in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens: World-Class Skate Park to Be Built & Donated to City through Adopt-a-Park Program
(March 19, 2010, Irvine, Calif.) -- The Maloof Money Cup (MMC) the worlds greatest skateboarding event co-presented by Vans today released the design for the street course that will host the world?s best skateboarders at the 2010 Maloof Money Cup in Queens, June 5-6. The one-of-a-kind skate park, designed by pro skateboarders, will be donated to the City after the event through the NYC Parks & Recreation Departments Adopt-a-Park program.

Construction of the 16,000-square-foot skate park (being constructed on top of the former Astral Fountain in Flushing Meadows Corona Park) gets underway this month, signaling that the countdown to the first-ever Maloof Money Cup New York has officially begun. Pro skaters Chris Cole and Geoff Rowley, NY skate legend Steve Rodriguez and Joe Ciaglia, president of California Skateparks, led the design of the world-class street course.

The Maloof Money Cup New York street course was inspired by real skate spots from each of the five boroughs, said Rodriguez. Weve replicated and improved spots like the Ziegfeld ledge, Con Ed Banks and the Brooklyn Banks 9-stair rail. It will no doubt be exciting to watch the MMC pros break in the course that will become the local spot for many NY skaters for years to come.
The 16,000-sqare-foot course was inspired by NY street spots within the five boroughs, such as:
Original Brooklyn Banks 9-stair replica rail
Union Square rail/steps
Police Plaza 7-stair rail/various stairs
Ziegfeld ledge
Chrystie Park ledge
Exchange Place street gap
JFK Banks
Con Ed Banks
Pyramid ledges
Flushing Meadows Park ledge-over-the-grate replica
Various rails in public parks and the aesthetics of many of the spots in Brooklyn

We at Parks are thrilled to have this unbelievable facility. The Maloof Money Cup at Flushing Meadows Corona Park this June is a first for New York City and our Adopt-a-Park program, said Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe. Flushing Meadows Corona Park currently offers tennis, soccer, swimming, ice skating, cricket, baseball and more. On top of that, it's already the home of world-class sports facilities like the Billy Jean King National Tennis Center, and Citi Field. Making world-class skateboarding part of it all is tremendous.

Maloof Money Cup New York June 5-6, 2010
MMC New York will feature the VOLCOM STREET PRO as well as the World Industries amateur championship. The NY contest will offer free tickets distributed at partner outlets (seats are limited) and will also feature a 50,000-square-foot festival village hosting action sports retailers and a variety of skateboarding activities for all ages. The NY prize purse is nearly $250,000 in cash and prizes, with $100,000 going to the winner.
New York was first on our list of expansion markets because its the headquarters for skateboarding on the East Coast and is home to some of the most iconic skate spots in the world,?said Joe Maloof. With the Brooklyn Banks now closed for four years and the Unisphere set to close indefinitely, the timing was perfect for us to bring the Maloof Money Cup to New York City. The skateboarding community is really phenomenal in how open and inclusive they are of everyone. Weve always wanted to build a park that we can leave intact for everyone in the community to enjoy, and thanks to the NYC Parks & Recreation Department and support from Vans and other sponsors, we were able to make it happen.
When we heard that the Maloof Money Cup was going to include a contest in New York City and that we were going to be able to donate the park to the skaters of New York, we leapt at the opportunity to get involved, said Steve Van Doren, Vans Vice President of Events & Promotions. Were very fortunate to have a number of great skate parks on the West Coast and were excited to work with the New York skate community to create a world-class skate park."

Continue reading "MALOOF MONEY CUP NY COURSE DESIGN RELEASED"

Filed under Live from Maloof | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Tampa Pro 2010 Recap

Filed under Whats going on?

“Not a lot has changed in the Tampa Pro Contest, except the pants are a little tighter, the groupies are hotter and flannel still seems to be in.” – random dude

Tampa Pro is one of the longest run and most respected contests out there, which would explain why corporate giants Gatorade, Redbull and Nike SB jumped onto the event without hesitation. You could name any of your favorite pros and chances are they have competed in or been at the Tampa Pro contest within the last 16 years. Koston? Thomas? Reynolds? They were all there, when the skate park was nothing more then several uncoordinated ramps in a warehouse in the middle of nowhere, Tampa. Basically right off the highway, there is practically nothing in walking distance from the park, except fast food chains, several hotel/motels and a supermarket. This would account for our grand total of 18 fast food chain visits in a time period of 6 days.

The combination of non-stop fast food and going out every night, I had a newfound respect for the pros I saw loitering around Ybor city late at night and still shredding early in the morning. Sunday was a marathon of excitement, as the semi finals, finals, and best trick were all lined up back to back. As the finals rolled in, physical space became the scarce resource, as Rowe and I tried to reserve valuable camera space with our bags. My friends would trade off grabbing free PBR from the outside bar to reserve their spot on the stairs.

As I watched the finals, I couldn’t help but think about judging this thing. It seemed practically impossible, with every skater having his signature tricks and signature styles, there seemed no foolproof way to actually score a run. How does a switch crooked down a rail stack up against a switch nosegrind? Is there a difference? Does it even matter? Considering the stressful circumstances, fast moving pace and time restrictions, the judges seemed to be pretty on point. They didn’t have the luxury of re-watching and evaluating every trick like we do now. But even after the contest, I and many others felt that some of the placing order was funny. Here is the results:

1. Paul Rodriguez – $20,000
2. Nyjah Huston – $15,000
3. Keegan Sauder – $10,000
4. Peter Ramondetta – $5000
5. Ryan Sheckler – $4000
6. Torey Pudwill – $3000
7. Luan Oliveira – $2000
8. Danny Fuenzalida – $1500
9. Greg Lutzka – $1000
10. Chaz Ortiz – $1000
11. Dennis Busenitz – $1000
12. John Rattray – $1000

Firstly, Chaz Ortiz should have scored much higher then 10th place. He had great style, decent consistency and a really good bag of tricks. I think most people would agree with me on this one. Secondly, how did Ryan Sheckler get 5th? I’m not saying this because I’m a Sheckler hater, quite the opposite- he is a super friendly, good all around guy (ok and ♥hEaRtThrobb ♥ OBV). But with his runs, I was surprised he even made it to the semi finals, with terrible consistency, landing about only half of his tricks every run. Lastly, P.Rod beating out Nyjah became a heated debate in room 224 in the Howard Johnson Hotel. Both skaters had great runs, with perfect consistency and the standard high caliber tricks. They both skate in a slow, contest calculated style which makes them easier to judge, as opposed to comparing people like Busenitz and Ramondetta. For me and the people I talked to watching the competition, many sympathized with Nyjah, as not only was his run cleaner then P.Rods, but he had a better trick selection. Don’t take my word for it though, thanks to Youtube, we have all three final runs of both skaters. Take a look for yourself.

At the end of the day, you could argue the contest results for eternity but we can all agree on one thing; The Skatepark of Tampa has a huge fucking fan. This thing is like a helicopter propeller, practically hovering above the entire ceiling. Like the skateboarding that went down this weekend, to merely describe it wouldn’t do it justice. The vibration of the rail as behemoth Brian Anderson lipslid it, the solid smack of Paul Rodriguez’s switch flip down the set of stairs and the almost terrifying sound of Busenitz’s bearings as he attacked the ramp railings are the details that need to be witnessed in person. They are what you miss in the translation from real life, to a 360x240 Youtube video or a Fuel.TV stream. Once you realize that, you, like me, won’t be able to miss another Tampa Pro for a long, long time.
See you next year.

-Ian Michna

A big thanks to Ryan Clements, Brian Schaefer, Donnie Hamilton, Rob and the rest of the Spot crew for their hospitality and amazing event coordination

photos tom rowe

Continue reading "Tampa Pro 2010 Recap"

Filed under Whats going on? | Authored by ianmichna | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 20, 2010

Javier Sarmiento on Sk8Mafia

Filed under Skate News

According to the Sk8Mafia site Javier Sarmiento has been added to the pro squad. Check out the website and get a glipse of the new board. www.sk8mafia4life.com

Find more videos like this on interstate

Filed under Skate News | Authored by mikeeller | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 18, 2010

Focus Skate Mag's Stay Focused

Filed under Video of the Day

Focus Skate Mag's 2nd Video "Stay Focused" is now available . You can download it and watch it as many times as you would like.http://www.focusskatemag.com/stay-focused/

"Stay Focused" by Focus Skate Mag from Justin Heister on Vimeo.

Filed under Video of the Day | Authored by mikeeller | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Jordan Hoffart on Adio Shoes

Filed under Skate News

According to the Adio Website Jordan Hoffart has been added to the pro squad. Check out the intro video.

Jordan Hoffart Welcome To Adio Footwear from Adio on Vimeo.

Filed under Skate News | Authored by mikeeller | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 16, 2010

Torey Pudwill on Plan B

Filed under Skate News

According to the Plan B site Torey Pudwill has been added to the Pro Squad. You may have seen him rocking his new pro model this past weekend killing it in Tampa

Filed under Skate News | Authored by mikeeller | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 14, 2010

Tampa Pro Semi Finals

Filed under Whats going on?

The following skaters made it to the semi finals. More coverage to come later.
Check out the live webcast at fuel.tv !

1. Torey Pudwill 2. Luan Oliveira
3. Sierra Fellers 4. Paul Rodriguez
5. Nyjah Huston 6. Keegan Sauder
7. John Rattray 8. Chaz Ortiz
9. Tyler Hendley 10. Fabrizio Santos
11. Peter Ramondetta 12. Matt Miller
13. Rodil Jr. 14. Robert Lopez Mont
15. Chad Bartie 16. Ryan Sheckler
17. Billy Rohan 18. Andrew Pott
19. Danny Fuenzalida 20. Stefan Janoski
21. Chad Fernadez 22. Milton Martinez
23. Anthony Shetler 24. Shuriken Shannon
25. Danny Cerezini 26. Sammy Baptista
27. Mike Peterson 28. Chris Troy
29. Neverton Casella 30. Justin Brock

Filed under Whats going on? | Authored by ianmichna | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 13, 2010

Tampa Pro 2010 Day 1 & 2

Filed under Whats going on?

It was the 13th hour in the car. I sat in the back seat with my legs forcefully cramped up against the front seat, hunching over in fetal position because it was the only comfortable position left. I leaned over my sandwich, sloppily munching on it like Golum from Lord of the Rings, crumbs dropping all over me and a water bottle somewhere on the seat floor. We had 8 more hours left to go. I comforted myself in the fact that if David Blaine could stand in a block of ice shirtless for 2 days, I certainly could sit in a car for 21 hours with breaks.

Once we arrived in Tampa and I shackled myself free of mild cabin fever, I had reached my Mecca. Tampa Pro was like skateboard porn, with at least 90 pros swirling around the venue at all times. The energy was high, with kids running around pointing at them like they were playing a big game of Where’s Waldo. All eyes were on the course as everyone was warming up, no one safe from judgment. Once the heats started, it was hard to leave the area, with constant 1 minute run action, back to back. Luckily, there was an array of free drinks, from Redbull, Gatorade, and my personal choice, Pabst Blue Ribbion. You got to love everyone dumping their money into skateboarding these days. There were some amazing skaters, some disappointments, but overall, the level of competition was high. Below are just some notable skaters to me throughout the day:

Elisa Steamer: I don’t care what she does; it’s just awesome to see her out there on the course smiling. Although her run was pretty lackluster, she landed two or three solid tricks. I also think she got hotter since the old days. Still the most OG girl skater ever

Brian Anderson: Watching videos of Brian Anderson on Youtube do not give his skating justice, because in real life you actually see how big this dude is. Not only is he tall, but broad and skates like a beast. A highlight for me was his boneless lip slide on the down rail.

Milton Martinez: This kid is a full blown shredder, attacking every obstacle like he had a bitter score to settle. His lip slide 360 shove out on the Gatorade box was notable for me.

Luan Oliveira: The footage from the two heats in the qualifiers does not do this kid justice. I stood and watched Luan skate in between heats for about an hour and a half and watched him pop the highest, most clean tricks I practically saw in the entire contest. Right off of winning Tampa Am, this cocky bastard shredded the biggest tricks and smiled after each trick. My prediction is top 3 for sure.

Mike Peterson: This guy was shredding, and to me, notable because he was doing it with the biggest grin on his face the whole time. He looked like he was genuinely having fun, and his skating to the music fit perfectly.

Overall, super successful day, and about to be a better night. Check back tomorrow morning for a review of tonight @ Czar Bar and the finals of Tampa!

Filed under Whats going on? | Authored by ianmichna | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 9, 2010

5Bordeaux

Filed under Video of the Day

Filed under Video of the Day | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 8, 2010

Louie Lopez Joins Ashbury Eyewear!!

Filed under Skate News

Filed under Skate News | Authored by Adam | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Chad Bartie is now on ERGO

Filed under Pro Skaters

This pairing looks to be made in heaven.

Chad is an amazing skateboarder to watch – we are psyched on his style and know that his versatility and creative energy will have an incredible impact on our program,” says ERGO VP of Marketing, Pete DiSpirito.

Bartie will prove to serve as a catalyst in raising the bar for the rest of the ERGO team with more than a decade as a professional skateboarder under his belt. His attitude is also inspirational as he humbly says that his biggest career accomplishment was having turned his passion, skateboarding, into a living.

Filed under Pro Skaters | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 7, 2010

Spend a day with Brandon Westgate

Filed under Video of the Day

CCS spends a day in NYC with team rider Brandon Westgate. Brandon walks you through his new Zoo York Institute line and stops by the CCS office for a look at the new CCS catalog.

Filed under Video of the Day | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Element Europe in GreeceThessaloniki outtakes part 2

Filed under Spot Check

Greece may be in financial ruin right now but you would never know from this video Element Europe has posted. Life looks good in Athenian suburb of Thessaloniki Greece.

THESSALONIKI OUTTAKES PART 1 from Yves Marchon on Vimeo.

Filed under Spot Check | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Marcelo Bastos, Adam Taylor, and Sandro Dias take top spots at Oi Vert Jam '10

Filed under Skate News

World Cup Skateboarding reports:

Marcelo Bastos (BRA) turned it on to edge out Adam Taylor (USA) and Sandro Dias (BRA) in today's final that was televised to over 20+ million people in Brazil.

As always a full photo gallery and complete results are availble at the World Cup Skateboarding site. Check back later for a full recap.

Complete Results Here
Photo Gallery Here

Filed under Skate News | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Daewon dorking around at DVS......

Filed under Video of the Day

Filed under Video of the Day | Authored by Adam | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 5, 2010

Dan Plunkett on Elwood!!

Filed under Skate News

Filed under Skate News | Authored by Adam | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

March 2, 2010

Emerica Collin Provost Welcome Video!!

Filed under Video of the Day

Filed under Video of the Day | Authored by Adam | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

February 28, 2010

Venture Welcomes Boo Johnson

Filed under Skate News

Filed under Skate News | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

February 27, 2010

Bones in Dubai Photo Gallery

Filed under Fun and Games

Sierra Fellers, Jordan Hoffart, David Gravette, Chad Bartie, Josh Hawkins, Aaron “Jaws” Homoki, Rhino (Thrasher photographer) and myself just returned from a 10 day Dubai mission. Lots of amazing marble structures and landscape made for a extremely productive, fun trip! Look out for the may issue of Thrasher for a solid BONES Dubai tour article.

Filed under Fun and Games | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post

Red Bull Manny Mania Returns for 2010

Filed under Skate News

Back for another round of mayhem, the annual comp birthed by Red Bull Team Rider, Joey Brezinski, was to take the conventional contest formula and put it on two wheels. Based around everything manual, the past few years of events have brought out some of the best manual riders in the world.

Filed under Skate News | Authored by Rowe | Comments (0)
Permalink | RSS-Atom | Digg This Post | Links to this Post