Skateboarding NEWS 10.10.04

Vestavia Hills skate park is currently undergoing a face lift. The park is tentatively scheduled to open on Oct. 15th. Vestavia is working quickly to reopen the park.

Mark Appleyard on DVS?

Tony Trujillo's has a band called Sleepless Knights.

WCSK8 World Street Final Rankings
1) Rodil Junior
2) Ryan Sheckler
3) Greg Lutzka
4) Ronnie Creager
5) Austen Seaholm
6) Paul Machnau
7) Wagner Ramos
8) Kyle Berard
9) Bastien Salabanzi
10) Dayne Brummet

New Crailtap video in the works.

JASPER AL. APPROVES SKATE PARK BUILDER!!

Zoo York coming to Insanity Skate Park Oct. 24th

Check out the "Carbondale Run" video at THRASHER! +interviews with Jamie Thomas and more
Look for a full magazine of K.O.T.R in the December issue.

New video called Filmbot Files! Check out the Trailer This is going to be great!

The Gravity Games in Cleveland Ohio was held over the weekend. Rune Glifberg won top honors in the vert. Rodil Junior won the street contest. Sandro Dias (900 like nothing) and Paul Machnau won the best trick.

PJ Ladd wins Erik Koston's game of S.K.A.T.E. Check out e'S site for more details. Oh, Ray Barbee played the National Anthem on his guitar for the audience to pay homage to the 9/11 victims and survivors. Ray's the Man!

Stevie Williams and DC Shoes have officially parted ways.

Legacy has two new pros Pat Duffy and Justin Strubing. Watch Legacy blow up now with these two rippers!

Popwar has been working on its first video for some time now. Check out the trailer

Ryan Sheckler won 1st Place at the LG Action Sports Championships he took home a nice $30,000 (his richest win to date).

Need to find "that song" in your favorite skate video? check this out.

NEWS 9.10.04

Fallen Footwear splits from DC Shoes! Fallen will be distributed through Black Box Distribution.

New P.J. Ladd video called Chainsaw?

Zero skateboards are the new Thrashers King of the Road winners.

Legacy new pros Pat Duffy and Justin Strubing.

NEWS 8.25.04

Autobahn Wheel Company has just signed on Lee Smith, Pat Washington, Chico Brenes, Ronnie Creager, Mike York, Pat Smith, Daniel Castillo, and Kris Markovich.

Who should be Skater of the Year? Email [email protected] with your choice for 2004's Skater of the Year.

Eric Koston's GAME OF S.K.A.T.E. for a grand prize of $10,000. Saturday, September 11, 2004. 120 pros invited by Eric Koston. (riders include: Paul Rodriguez, Mike Carroll, Rodrigo Tx, Billy Marks, PJ Ladd, Bastien Salabanzi, Tom Penny, Andrew Reynolds, Mark Appleyard, and more.)

WORLD RECORD SET FOR THE HIGHEST WALL RIDE by BRAD EDWARDS - 7'6" and AARON MURRAY - 7'6"

Net Income up 44% at Pac Sun?

NEWS 8.18.04

THRASHER'S CARBONDALE RUN (K.O.T.R.)IS ON! check out Thrasher or the DELUXE site for details

Rumor has it that both Stevie Williams and Chad Muska have parted ways with their former shoe sponsors and are set to sign with Reebok.

Aaron Suski is now riding for Birdhouse.

Brandon Biebel now riding for Silver trucks.

GEOFF ROWLEY NOW OFFICALLY ON INDY!

The World Record "HIGHEST WALL RIDE" AUGUST 21-22, 2004 at the Grand Opening of the BOARD GALLERY in Hollywood, CA.

NEWS 8.10.04

Our thoughts and prays go out to Alex Stefaniak and his family. Alex was involved in a tragic automobile accident in Phoenix.

X-Games Highlights

Skateboard Big Air
1. Danny Way super gnarly!!
2. Pierre-Luc Gagnon
3. Andy Macdonald
4. Jake Brown
5. Jason Ellis
6. Bob Burnquist

Mens Vert
1. Bucky Lasek
2. Pierre Luc Gagnon
3. Rune Glifberg
4. Andy Macdonald
5. Bob Burnquist
6. Chris Gentry
7. Mathias Ringstrom
8. Jake Brown
9. Sandro Dias
10. Shaun White

Best Trick
Sandro Dias landed the 900 to win the gold medal

Girls Street
1. Elissa Steamer
2. Vanessa Torres
3. Lauren Perkins
4. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
5. Amy Caron
6. Patiane Freitas
7. Karen Feitosa

Girls Vert
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins landed a kickflip indy grab and won gold

Mens Street
1. Paul Rodriguez
2. Andrew Reynolds
3. Bastien Salabanzi
4. Mark Appleyard
5. Eric Koston
6. Greg Lutzka
7. Tony Trujillo
8. Geoff Rowley
9. Ryan Sheckler
10. Chad Muska
11. Ahmad Musa

ULTIMATE SKATEBOARDING BATTLE Oct. 8th - 10th Etnies presents "The Goofy versus Regular" (GvR) of Skateboarding, a team competition based on skateboarding stance!

Jen O'Brien is now on Cherry Skateboards.

Jason Adams has parted ways with Black Label and now rides for ENJOI?!

Vanessa Torres is now pro for Element. In other Element news, Kenny Hughes is no longer on the team.

NEWS 8.02.04

Kristian Svitack on Accell wheels.

Steve Olson has left SHORTY'S

NEWS 7.02.04

THE REAL SKATEBOARD TEAM IS COMING TO RIDE ON JULY 16th 2004! Signing and DEMO! We have a special on REAL decks - $40

Justin Strubing is off Foundation skateboards.

Corey Duffel has a broken leg. 88 Footwear's video is going to be a gnarly one.

Quiksilver’s 5th Bowriders Skate Jam results.
1. Omar Hassan
2. Tony Trujillo
3. Alex Giraud
4. Alain Goikoetxea
5. Alex Cochini
6. Chris Senn

NEWS 6.22.04

TOY MACHINE is coming to ALABAMA!
Insanity Skate Park will host the tour on June 28th @ 3:00. (Full signing and DEMO!) The Master of Ceremonies is Ride Skateboards!

New video from the guys who made 'North' called "Port Moody Blues" in the works.

NEWS 6.6.04

25 YEARS OF INDEPENDENT- BOOK IN STORES SOON

Donny Barley is officially off Birdhouse, rumor is he will soon ride for Zoo York?

Christian Hosoi is now FREE!

Kona Skatepark in FL. is having it's 25th anniversary Best Tombstone Trick takes home $5,000.00.

DC offered $1 million dollars to Philly - over a 10 year period to pay for future skateboard damage in LOVE PARK, but the city rejected the offer.

Evan Hernandez is not anywhere on the BAKER site?

Is Chad MUSKA gone from C1RCA? What about Chris Cole? Looks like there's some changes ahead for C1RCA?

Corey Sheppard just signed with I-Path.

NEWS 5.26.04

Clint Peterson is now Pro for OSIRIS shoes! John Rattray is PRO too if didn't know!

ZERO G SKATEPARK to open in the old VANS spot at the Mall of Georgia, Renovation is currently underway and this facility is scheduled to open in Summer 2004.

411vm issue 65 features a section with the Stereo team.

The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) and its member companies introduce the historical beginning of the first annual "Go Skateboarding Day". A day for anyone and everyone to take a break from everything else, get together with family and friends and go to your favorite terrain or spot of choice and let the good times roll. Go Skateboarding Day is June 21st, 2004 All day, all night. more info @ skateboardiasc.org

The 2004 World Cup of Skateboarding Video - A documentary about life on the road as a Professional Skateboarder.

Look for a new pool video from Concrete Disciples - 'The Best of Concrete Disciples Volume 1'.

Target dedicates 2003 Summer X Games vert ramp to YMCA in Encinitas.

Christian Hosoi sentence has been postponed again to June 3, 2004.

NEWS 5.13.04

Giorgio Zattoni has become the second skateboarder to ever land a 900° inverted spin on vert!

Sandro Dias is the 3rd person to land a 900 on vert!

Louie Barletta is now riding for Pig wheels.

Accel Tour with Mike Vallely, Stacy Lowery, Clint Peterson, Charlie Wilkins, Kyle Berard (May 20th @ Urban Skate Shop- Roswell, GA & May 22nd @ 6th Ave Skatepark- Nashville, TN)

Jub rumored to be on Consolidated Skateboards.

Hollywood's newest am is a guy named Lizard.

CHRISTIAN HOSOI'S NEXT COURT DATE IS MONDAY MAY 17TH at 1:30PM. IT'S AT THE FEDERAL COURT BUILDING IN HONOLULU, HI.

Somebody's trying to take over Billabong?

NEWS 5.04.04

VANS SHOES SELLS! WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THE GREAT RIDERS? WILL THEY RIDE FOR WRANGLER? VF Corporation, the world's largest apparel company has announced that it purchased Vans, Inc. for $396 million. Van's shareholders will get $20.55 a share. Some of VF's companies include: Wrangler, Lee Jeans, The North Face, JanSport!

Greg Lutzka won this years Slam City Jam street contest and Bucky Lasek won the vert. Vanessa Tores took the girls street

Keegan Sauder now rides for Stereo Skateboards

For those of you who have not heard. Georgio Zattoni is the second person to make the 900 on vert!

Josh Stewart's Static II premiered. Look for it soon!

www.surfparks.com is building a wave pool unlike any other. Orlando is the first site for construction, next to the Vans Skatepark and is due to open in the Winter 2005.