No one should be surprised to learn that Nyjah Huston was once again on top of the qualifying rounds of Street League 3 from Glendale, Arizona tonight. What was sup rising was how close the top four skaters were. Only .5 of a point separated the top three.
Qualifying in second was Luan Oliveira, with some incredibly technical tricks like a Switch Frontside Flip and a Nollie Backside Flip in the Big section. Third place qualifier was Paul Rodriguez with an overall score of 33.1. Rounding out the qualifying spots were Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill and Ryan Sheckler, who all had solid days of skating
Competition continues tomorrow with the finals live on ESPN2 at 4 PM PST. For the complete official results, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
There were more lay days than competition days at the 2012 Roxy Pro Biarritz, but that didn’t slow the girls down. Especially Stephanie Gilmore who won both the event (downing Tyler Wright 18.53 to 13.1) and her fifth ASP Women’s World Title.
“I woke up this morning and thought it wouldn’t happen today,” Gilmore said. “But as the day progressed, and things fell into place, I began to believe it could happen. France is such a special place and having so many people on the beach watching us surf today is really emotional. I think I’m going to cry. . . “This year for me was all about improving my consistency and having fun with my surfing,” Gilmore said. “From when I started five years ago to where we are now, women’s surfing has improved so much. It’s an honor to be back up top as these girls push me everyday and are all incredible surfers.”
For the official word from the ASP and the complete results, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Take a peek at what we’re diving into starting Monday, July 16, 2012: Agenda NYC. If you want to drop buy and check it out, click here to register. There’s nothing like summer in the City.
Antwuan Dixon brings Pat Rumney to the Weekend Buzz table and explains why he’s trying to live the straight and narrow. “I’d don’t feel like going back to jail. It ain’t fun. It ain’t cool.” Dixon also talks about the infamous Epicly Later’d profile and his soundboard (which still makes is laugh). As always the man’s wit comes through straight on.
After what seemed like weeks of waiting (ok, only three days), the Roxy Pro Biarritz is finally up and running in two- to three-foot surf.
“We’ve got a little bit of new energy in the swell that’s supposed to be building throughout the day” Dave Shipley, ASP Head Judge stated. “We’ll be starting this morning at 7.30am with Round 1 and move pretty cleanly through Round 2 & 3 today with the likelihood of solid surf tomorrow to finish up.”
And that’s right now. Follow the jump for the official word and heat line-ups, or click play to watch it right here in the comfort of your own Boardistan.com. [click to continue…]
Five former employees of One Distribution Co. have brought a lawsuit in Orange County, California Superior Court against the company and also named Vice President of global Brands Matt Fontana for “alleged wrongful termination, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation and failure to take effective remedial action,” according to a story in the OC Weekly. The suit reportedly claims the following:
“Fontana subjected the female employees at One Distribution to greater scrutiny, stricter standards and treated them less favorably than similarly situated males,” reads the complaint. “Fontana compelled employees to ‘pose’ for sexually prurient prospective ads and to engage in work with inappropriate sexual content, advertising crude and questionable pornographic sexual material when the customer market for their work product is children (specifically boys) from the ages of 11 to 17 (primarily skating and skateboard apparel).
Wonder how this one will play out? For the rest of the story click the link.
Looks like Louie “Tiny Dancer” Vito has a new gig on Youtube channel The NOC’scourtroom show Judge Sapp. Vito is apparently the courtroom DJ. Follow the jump for video glimpses of Louie making funny faces while wearing headphones. [click to continue…]
Artist and filmmaker Alex Kopps gets down with some ninja shiz with his new collaboration with Vans. The Surfjitsu (out this fall) comes in light tonal prints “that become more visible as the shoes get dirty and worn in.”
Kopps, whose work ranges from mixed media installations, to film, to Polaroid photography, frequently collaborates with Vans surf team riders Alex Knost and Dane Reynolds on art and video projects. Kopps also generates a lot of buzz for his long-awaited surf flick Displacement which combines 1970s Super-8 footage with abstract effects to bring the story of an obscure surf culture to life.
