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No one has ever claimed that Rob Dyrdek isn’t making hay while the sun shines. His latest effort? Three 42 oz. Carl’s Jr. “limited edition” collectors cups.
In stores now and while supplies last, fast food and skateboarding fans can visit their local Carl’s Jr. and pick up a 42 oz. limited edition Rob Dyrdek collector’s cup when purchasing a large drink or a combo. The cups feature three designs by Rob – one introducing his exclusive toy line, Wild Grinders; Rob’s feature film Street Dreams; and his signature DC shoes. All three cups feature Rob’s version of the Carl’s Jr. iconic Happy Star, now with 50% more muscles!
Seriously, 42 ounce softdrink cups? Guess America can get fat live large with Rob, now.
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It went something like this: Mason Aguirre, Steve Fisher, Shaun White for the men, and Torah Bright, Kelly Clark, and Hannah Teter for the women. Looks like it was a pretty wet day at Northstar-At-Tahoe. Follow the jump for the release.
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Okay, we admit it: we were wrong. We thought Shaun White would win this thing. Not because he rides better, but because he has a grip of magic mojo. It’s nice to see the judges hanging tough and scoring Torstein Horgmo properly. Jamie “cracked pelvis” Anderson won for the women.
We weren’t there so you’re going to just have to trust this video and the official press release which appears after the jump.
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When snowboarder Aline Christina Martins, 19, of Santa Barbara, California was found dead at Dodge Ridge on Monday February 16, 2009 it was originally thought that she suffocated. Now an autopsy reveals that it was actually hypothermia, according to a story on My Motherload.com.
Deputy Paul Tualla with the Sheriff’s Office says, “An autopsy was performed, and the cause of death has been determined to be hypothermia.” . . . Many of the facts surrounding her death still remain unknown. Martins’ was snowboarding at the resort with family and became separated from the group. At 4;30pm ski patrol began an extensive search and she was located at 5:30pm underneath a tree off one of the main routes. She did not have any noticeable signs of trauma.
[Link: My Motherlode and San Jose Mercury News]
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Luckily, snowboarding has not gotten to Major League Baseball nor pro cycling levels of drug scandal, but as this LA Times story points out, drug testing is a pain in the ass for everyone who hopes to snowboarding in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency actually requires snowboarders to submit their schedule so they can be available to be tested for 60 minutes every day for three months sometime during the 12 months before the Olympic games. Then there are the surprise visits. . .
Mason Aguirre, 21, recalls the rap on the door of his Mammoth Lakes home by a representative of the United States Anti-Doping Agency during the summer as he slept with his girlfriend. . . . “I wake up in a daze and have to wrap a towel around me, and I open my door and it’s like a 60-year-old dude,” Aguirre says. “And he’s like, ‘Hi, I’m Paul. I’m with USADA and I’m here to watch you pee in a cup.’ “
At the US Grand Prix at Boreal the woman pictured above was there to “chaperone” top female competitors and make sure that only their urine was making it in the cup during post event testing. For a complete understanding of how crazy intrusive the USADA has gotten follow the link.
[Link: LA Times]
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Billabong profits are down 7.1 percent in the “first half” thanks to the US economy, according to a story on News.com.au. Not knowing all the much about currency markets it’s always funny to hear companies saying things like this:
“While the company has experienced margin erosion in its biggest division, the Americas, the effect is being partially offset by strong appreciation in the US dollar against the Australian dollar,” Billabong chief executive Derek O’Neill.
So, if we’re hearing this properly, sales in the US are down, but luckily for Billabong the Australian dollar is going all to hell. Good times in international business, huh?
[Link: News.com.au]
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The economy didn’t seem to pull Volcom down too much last year according to their 2008 Q4 and full year results released this afternoon. Total consolidated revenues for 2008 were up 25 percent, and probably the best news: “the company generated $24.7 Million in operating cash flow,” has $79.6 in the bank with absolutely no long-term debt. Wooly explains it:
“While the ongoing global macroeconomic turmoil affected our results for the 2008 fourth quarter and full year, the underlying strength of Volcom is well intact,” said Richard Woolcott, Volcom’s chairman and chief executive officer. “In the face of this economic uncertainty, we are working to maintain a healthy balance between being aggressive when we see opportunities and pulling back where we can, including reducing our cost structure. We have a solid cash position and a strong global brand with a devout following. Further, we believe that our product line-up for 2009 is one of our best ever. We plan to approach the year with discipline, commitment and focus, and we remain confident in our ability to ride this period out and prevail as an even stronger company.”
According to the OC Business Journal, however, moving into 2009 things aren’t going so well. Volcom “warned of a big shortfall in profits and sales for the current quarter” . . . projecting “a profit of $3.1 million to $3.9 million for the current quarter, well below the $6.3 million analysts had been forecasting.” That may explain why they cut eight percent of their employees and are giving many others reduced pay.
We would have listened to today’s conference call, but apparently the Volcom audio server doesn’t like Macs, or maybe it’s just us.
For all the press release details follow the jump, or click here for a complete transcript of the call from Seeking Alpha.
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While on a shred trip to the continent Transworld Snowboarding scribe Jennifer Sherowski ran into a little pain on a train in Madrid, Spain and was relieved of her camera and some other stuff, according to a post on her blog.
We make our move to get off, and suddenly swarthy guy shoves me hard from behind and before I have time to turn around and be all, “What the fuck?!” I’m on the platform and the doors are closing behind me. And that seedy motherfucker is on the other side of those doors getting carried off by the train to the next stop—with my camera and whatnot in his hot little hands.
The guy is lucky those doors closed when they did, because he obviously didn’t know who he was messing with. That’s all we’re saying.
[Link: Jennifersherowski.com]
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