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BLOOD ON ICE!!!
Did anybody watch what happened to Slovakian forward Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers yesterday?
The famous skater took a nasty cut on the Sunday’s game against Buffalo. Who would even think that Olli Jokinen, one of his teammates, would even be the one who’ll hurt him?
Zednik’s neck got sliced - get that […]

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The Tony Hawk Foundation held its fourth-annual “Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground Stand Up For Skateparks” last October 7, 2007 at the Green Acres estate in Beverly Hills. The Stand Up event has been a tradition of the Foundation as a fund-raising activity for the benefit of their project.
Many exceptional items were also displayed for […]

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I’m writing a three-part report on the year 2007 as a year of success for skating and skaters (both professional and newbies alike!) as well.
I hope you enjoy reading it and please don’t hesitate to leave comments! I would really appreciate it. Thanks y’all!
>>> Nineteen stunning events were held during the 2007 World Cup Skateboarding.
Tyler […]

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As the new year draws in (just a few hours away now!)…I’m really curious as to what you, fellow skater, plan to do or plan to accomplish for next year.
You know, something that has to do with our favorite sport, of course.
Here’s my own version of a skater’s checklist for 2008:
- do you plan […]

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It’s almost Christmas!
WHAT SKATING STUFF DID YOU GET FOR YOURSELF THIS YEAR?
People are buying skateboards, getting new graphics and/or design and some are wishing they could meet Tony Hawk or some other professional skater who could sign their boards in front of them.
As for me (and this is wishful thinking, sadly), I found this baby […]

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I’m not kidding…and apparently the manufacturers aren’t as well.
A company called Soundguard recently introduced their so-called soundproofing curtain which has the capacity to “block” skateboard noise at Sydney’s Olympic park.
I guess Soundguard’s heeding to the call of those who just can’t stand the noise that aggressive skateboarders make. At least this won’t totally dishearten pro […]

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I want to know - in today’s world when just about anything and everything’s sold online, do you still think that retailers should boldly continue with their businesses offline? Do you think they should still continue to be aggressive with their campaigns offline or should they instead focus on their campaigns in the Internet?
These thoughts […]

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Some awesome photos from Irene Chang of famous pros skating in NYC in the late 80’s! Check it out at the House of Steam site.

Boardslide - Tompkins Square Park, 1989.

NYC’s Jeremy Henderson, Barn Ramp Local and Godfather of NY Skate competing in 1989.
“The photos you have are from back […]

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For anyone who has been living under an un-skateable rock for the last decade - GIRL Skateboards is a major force in the skating world. Started by Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Megan Baltimore, and Spike Jonze in 1993, GIRL are mainly known for their range of pro edition skateboards decks and related merchandise, videos […]

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