Marc Lacomare, the 20-year-old surfer from France sneaked in an ASP World Junior Championship over the US’s Nat Young in the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships Saturday, January 15, 2011 in North Narrabeen, Australia. And he did it wearing a bonnet de bain.
“I feel great,” Lacomare said. “It’s been a great event for me. Congrats to Nat (Young) and Jack (Freestone). “It was a great trip to Australia and thanks to the locals too for sharing their break.”
Australian Jack Freestone won the ASP World Junior Tour with a equal 9th. Follow the jump for all the ASP details. [click to continue…]
For those who (like us) were unable to wake up at an ungodly hour to watch the Burton European Open live online, here a little of what went down in the Slopestyle finals from Laax, Switzerland.
Roope Tonteri (FIN) shook up the men’s podium on his last run, beating competition powerhouse Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) by less than three tenths of a point. Roope won the BEO slopestyle title, his first major contest win ever, with an impressive run that included a pivot 270 out, backside 360 nose bonk, alley oop 50-50, gap to boardslide, backside 720 mute grab, Cab 900 indy grab and backside double cork 1260, finishing things off with a jaw-dropping Cab 1440 indy grab. Roope had the highest scoring tricks of the men’s competition, sealing his victory and first Burton European Open title. Last year’s BEO slopestyle champion Peetu Piiroinen almost had today’s competition on lock-down, but his best run, which included high-scoring tricks on the kickers like a backside double cork 1080 mute grab, backside rodeo 900 nose grab and a Cab 1260 mute grab were not enough to win it. Peetu took home second place followed by Chas Guldemond (USA) in third.
Steve Berra cruises around LA in a new hybrid Lexus CT 200 and discusses his history and the founding of The Berrics. It’s an advertorial for Lexus, but it works really well. Check it.
On Monday, January 17, 2011 a group gallery collection of photos shot on cellphones and titled phonography opens at The Blind Lady Ale House in San Diego, California. The show features the photography of legendary skateboard photographers, skaters, musician, and artists including Grant Brittain, Miki Vuckovich, Dave Swift, Lance Mountain, Otis B., Mark Hoppus and Ed Templeton just to name a few.
“Phonography” looks at this phenomenon in a new way – with a fascinating exhibit of photos shot on nothing but phone cameras. In a greater sense, it’s an expression of modern aesthetics, and a journey through the highly personal interests of designers, photographers, musicians, skaters and creative people alike.
Chad Muska opened his “private studio in New York” on January 8, 2011 and gave the world a peek at what he’s been working on lately in a show titled One Year In NYC, according to a post on the Kr3w.com site. While his influences could be up for discussion, the show seriously looks good.
The exhibit featured mixed media pieces ranging from prints, paintings, spray art, epoxy, ink on paper, photographs, video and jewelry all created in New York City over the past year, including a piece dedicated to professional skateboarder and long time friend Harold Hunter.
It also appears that Mr. Muska will be bringing the show to LA soon. Click the link for more photos.
Today Burton Snowboards officially dedicated the 10,000 square foot Craig Kelly Proto Facility, a new “state-of-the-art” prototype manufacturing facility, in Burlington, Vermont.
“Craig Kelly was an engineer at heart, and one of the big reasons he chose to ride for Burton back in the late eighties was because he saw how committed we were to R&D and taking snowboard technology to the next level,” said Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards. “During the 15 years that he rode for Burton, Craig had a huge impact on snowboard design, technology and the sport as a whole. So it was an easy decision to name the new prototyping facility after him. I think that Craig would be proud that every new board that comes out of our new R&D space reflects his spirit and legacy.”
Mike Ranquet, Terje Haakonsen, and Kevin Pearce were all in attendance. Follow the jump for the official details and photos. [click to continue…]
Suffer from Insomniac? Looking for an quiet apré party cruise on the Interwebs? The 2011 Burton European Open live webcast may just be the perfect way to spend the wee hours of the morning on Friday and Saturday.
The men’s slopestyle finals will be going down at 4:45 AM PST (7:45 AM EST) Friday (Women start at 3 AM PST/ 6 AM EST) with the halfpipe beginning Sunday at 3 AM PST (6 AM EST).
Birdhouse Skateboards wanted us to know they have a new website and logo coming really soon. In the meantime, they’d like us all to view this European Tour footage.
Robert Rizzo the former $800,000 a year manager of the city of Bell, California a.k.a “America’s Most Corrupt City Official” is reportedly now working as a parking lot attendant at Huntington Beach, California’s International Surfing Museum, according to a Steve Lopez story in the LA Times.
Gary Sahagen, the volunteer manager of the nonprofit museum, said Rizzo began working there last week, and that others have done service there to satisfy court requirements. But he wasn’t sure if that was the case with Rizzo. . . Well, I guess it’s possible that Rizzo, anticipating a tough time in court somewhere down the line, is trying to establish that he’s really just a misunderstood guy who loves public service so much, he’ll do it for free. . . Then again, maybe he’s a surfer.
