Skate

Brian Anderson and Bastien Salabanzi tied for 10th place in the Skateboard Street elimination round at X Games. The judging was based on each rider's best run out of five and, somehow, Salabanzi and Anderson had the exact same score. After some initial confusion, a decision was made. We talked to the...

Hey, with all the traveling, hoopla and solid skating going on, I nearly forgot to tell you, dear readers, that I'm out at the X Games all this week. As a regular reader of this blog, you might have had some inkling since the last few posts have been coming straight from the courses here at the Staples...

Foundation and C1rca pro Sierra Fellers warmed up on the street course Wednesday. While the native of Whitefish, Mont., is humble about his approach to X16, he seemed pretty comfortable on the course. We talked about the contest, his goals and how the Skate Street comp compares to his participation in...

On Tuesday afternoon, a few of the vert heavies were warming up on the ramp inside the Nokia Theater here in Los Angeles. The setup -- with a vert ramp taking center stage in a traditional concert venue -- reminded me of the Swatch Impact Tour from days of yore. Come Friday, it should make for a dynamic...

Almost ten years ago, Lib Technologies (yes, the snowboarding company) decided to dip its fingers into the skate market with decks comprised of thin fiberglass layers. The layers, serving as the top and bottom plies of traditional 7-ply hard-rock maple decks, helped disperse the force of impact and...

Pierre-Luc Gagon has the chance to be the first ever three-peat winner in X Games vert if he takes the win this Friday. With his technical acumen and consistency out the wazoo, Gagnon certainly has a shot. Micah Abrams got an in-depth profile of Gagnon as the latest in our franchise series, "Being."...

Julian Davidson

Stoner Park in West LA opened last week. Check some footage from this new park.

New little edit from Lakai with MJ, Biebel and Guy skating their new private park.

NEFF put together a nice little edit of Hoffart, Dyet, Lutzka, Biebel, and Decenzo for you.