Earlier this week, Element announced that they were adding a new pro to their squad. We honestly had no idea who the new addition was gonna be, and after a week of racking our brains, the cat’s finally out of the bag: Nyjah Huston is back on Element–and this time around with a pro board.
Check out the Element site for a dedication to Nyjah’s past, present, and future with Element.
Nyjah From The Past
Girl’s annual open house yesterday. You may have already seen our video coverage of it here.
Rabbits in the petting zoo.
And goats, mini horses, chickens, and turkeys.
Rudy Johnson and Daniel Castillo.
New this year, free tattoos!
Alva posse backdrop.
Chris Roberts and Kelly Bird.
Rudy getting some ink in a tender spot.
Chico and his baby.
Chico and his churros.
The In-N-Out line was massive.
Kenny Anderson and his baby.
Scott Johnston.
Meg’s Bakery.
Mike Carroll.
Gabe Clement and Joey Brezinski.
Richard Mulder.
Brad Staba.
Vincent Alvarez.
Chris Thiessen filming Jeron Wilson.
Rick Howard.
Aaron Meza and his son.
Here are a handful of photos and sequences from the grand opening of the St. Cloud, Minnesota Skate Plaza November 12 and 13. Marius Syvanen, Kellen James, and Tyler Surrey flew out to rip it up. Watch the video here. Photos by Blair Alley
Marius stands tall on a backside nosebluntslide.
Marius, backside flip.
Marius makes the big transfer over the middle bank.
Kellen, fakie five-o, half Cab out.
Kellen, Smith grind 180 out.
Tyler Surrey, backside 180 nosegrind come out straight.
Tyler, nollie backside 180 nosegrind.
More photos on page 2
Plan B is taking off on its United tour October 30 through December 4. Catch them out there.
Paul Rodriguez’ Plan B iTunes video part is just a few weeks away. Here’s the latest teaser. Check out Paul on the cover and in his interview in our December issue hitting newsstands November 9.
Jamie Thomas put some time in while Fallen was filming its Skate & Create piece. Here’s The Chief gettin’ his on the Lose Your Illusion set, unseen footage until now.
Am Slam Event #5 went down on Saturday October 16 at the Mission Valley Skatepark. Full results after the video.
AM SLAM EVENT #5 Results PRO-AM
1. Austin Zito $500
2. Austin Lenahan $300
3. Ray Macken $200 17 AND OVER
1. Dolan Sterns
2. Patrick Swiggs
3. Alex Marshall 14 - 16
1. Lance George
2. Tanner Lawler
3. Nick Suarez 13 AND UNDER
1. Zach Saraceno
2. Alexis Ramirez
3. Rene Serrano
Check out some of the highlights from all the skating from today at the 2010 Damn Am contest in Costa Mesa. Stay tuned for the finals on Sunday right here on Skateboarding.com.
Game six of round one is coming at you with Ronnie Creager battling Joey Brezinski. Watch to see who will be advancing to the next round of Skate Nerd!
Check out all the all other games of round one here, and stay tuned for the rest of the match ups of round one coming soon.
We just got word that our boy and one of Kansas City’s finest Ryan Pearce has some photos and video featured on the etnies site. Is this the official petition to get him on the team? If so, sign us up!
Today Real released a new Johnny Romano Forever Actions Realized deck. In his short life he united skaters worldwide and his influence on all of us will be remembered forever. The proceeds from his deck will go directly to the Johnnykickscancer organization. For more watch Johnny’s story and learn how you can lend your support in the fight against childhood leukemia. Johnny Romano Skate Jam is coming up, November 6 in Houston, Texas.
Film your best trick while wearing Sid Melvin’s Official Mustache and post it on YouTube. All info here.
éS Skateboarding Welcomes Jimmy McDonald
éS Skateboarding is proud to announce the addition of east coast skater, Jimmy McDonald to the éS Skateboarding team. After shredding up the east coast for the last few years, Jimmy has definitely earned a spot on the éS team. Check out the Jimmy McDonald feature interview on the éS Skateboarding Web site now and learn about Jimmy’s east coast roots and how everything came to fruition with éS.
The last six heats of the Etnies Am Getting Paid contest went off in Montreal with the remaining 40 plus skaters battling it out for a chance to advance to the finals and $10,000. Check out some of the highlights and stay tuned for the finals video right here on skateboarding.com.
Tags: Am Getting Paid, Day Two, etnies, Montreal,
Vans September Shred contest is going down this Saturday, September 25 at Vans Skateparks in Orange, California and Orlando, Florida. The contest is open to street skaters ages 6 and up, and will have three divisions (Sponsored, 14 + and 6 - 13). Cash prizes for 1st place in Sponsored ($500) and 14+ divisions ($300). Registration is $15 for members and $20 for non-members (both include day pass). Limited spots available for each division.
10am - Registration
1pm - Contest Start
Vans Skatepark
20 City Blvd West
Orange, CA 92868
714-769-3800
Vans Skatepark
5220 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407-351-3881
Tags: September shred contest, skateparks, Vans
The Harold Hunter Foundation, in association with Zoo York, CCS, DVS Shoes, Camp Woodward and Red Bull, is proud to announce the 4th Annual Harold Hunter Day is set for Sunday, October 10th, in New York City.
Established in 2006 after Harold’s untimely passing, and managed by the non-profit Harold Hunter Foundation, HH Day IV will once again unite NYC’s skate community for a positive day of skateboarding and good times in honor of Harold.
Our friend Tim Lay is holding a grand-opening for his new Las Vegas shop called Let It Roll. If you’re in the area for Street League (or just blowing some cash on the slots), be sure to check it out. Hallelujah closer Torey Pudwill will be there signing autographs and rolling around with Chanel from Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. Check the flyer below for the address.
Tags: Chanel, Fantasy Factory, Let It Roll, Torey Pudwill
The first part of the Maloof Money Cup pro street qualifiers kicked off on Friday evening with the first half of skaters battling it out to advance to the finals Sunday. Torey Pudwill came out leading the pack with Bastien Salabanzi behind him in second.
1. Torey Pudwill
2. Bastien Salabanzi
3. Sean Malto
4. Garrett Hill
5. Billy Marks
Stay tuned for the second half of the pro street qualifiers with the second half of the skaters going at it for their chance to advance to the finals.
Tags: Bastien Salabanzi, Billy Marks, Garrett Hill, Maloof Money Cup, Pro Street Qualifiers, Sean Malto, Torey Pudwill
The first ever Street league DC Pro tour a wrap, and Nyjah Huston walked away with $150,000. The second Street league event going down September 11th in Ontario, CA.
Street league DC pro tour stop one final results:
1. Nyjah Huston 116 points 82% consistency $150,000
2. Shane O’Neill 114.9 points 79% consistency $80,000
3. Torey Pudwill 112.8 points 82% consistency $25,000
4. Sean Malto 111 points 86% consistency $10,000
5. Chris Cole 109.6 points 79% consistency $7,500
6. Chaz Ortiz 102.2 points 79% consistency $6,000
7. Paul Rodriguez 100.1 points 71% consistency $5,500
Vans Get Out and Do Something Tour kicks off Monday, 8/30 at the Vans store in Virginia Beach, VA with Ray Barbee and John Cardiel. Ray and the Mattson 2 will be performing live, followed by Cards spinning some of his favorite music. Vans will be giving away a Fender guitar, Element and Anti-Hero boards and more at each stop!
Tags: John Cardiel, Ray Barbee, tour, Vans
Kellen James new Gold ad has dropped, and here is his G.W.A wheel commercial. KJ is a real muthaphuckkin G!
etnies.com launched the CrapShoot feature on the team’s 2010 Skate & Create experience. This feature is like taking a trip back to the 90s, without all the hassles of dial-up internet. You can check it out here: etnies.com.
Tags: crapshoot, etnies, Skate & Create
Watch Geoff’s Extremely Sorry trailer up on the flipskateboards.com video section. Chaos, carnage, madness and beyond! Geoff keeping the skate vibes high with maximum voltage the whole way!
Tags: Flip skateboards, Geoff Rowley
SUPERbrand Apparel announced today the addition of Chocolate Skateboards Pro, Chris Roberts to the team. The Malibu native joins Am John Motta as the second member of the skateboarding team for SUPERbrand Apparel, which launched its first Collection in June.
Known for his unique blend of seemingly effortless and technical skating, Roberts’ laid back style makes him a great fit for SUPERbrand Apparel. Among other highlights, his video parts in Transworld SKATEboarding’s 2006 release “A Time to Shine” and Chocolate Skateboard’s “Hot Chocolate Tour” are true testaments to Roberts’ influence on modern skateboarding.
“I’ve known Chris for years and he’s one of my all-time favorite humans,” said Tony Larson, Creative Director for SUPERbrand. “Everything has already been said about how good he is on the wood plank, but you can’t say enough about how great of a person he is. I think the best is yet to come from Chris!”
Look for the Brand to support Roberts with regular web-updates as he films for the upcoming Chocolate video. Fall 2011 will bring further exclusive content and the debut of Roberts’ signature apparel pack.
Tags: Chris Roberts, SUPERbrand
Andrew Cannon is doing a Going Pro Back To School tour. He’s doing games of SKATE at select shops across the U.S. See the flier below for dates and locales.
Tags: Andrew Cannon, tour
Today éS launched the year 2004 on the timeline Web site, Skateboarding Starts With éS. Go and re-live your skateboarding history when Javier Sarmiento joined the éS team, Cale Nuske won the Australian Skate of the year Award and PJ Ladd took home $10,000 for the Second Annual éS Game of SKATE, all along with the launch of Eric Koston’s popular K6 model.
Tags: Cale Nuske, Eric Koston, eS Footwear, PJ Ladd, Timeline
Chris Cole has one of the best 360 flip noseslides in the game. He stopped by the TransWorld Skatepark to do a few and explain how he executes them. Filmed by Blair Alley. Edited by Chris Thiessen.
Tags: 360 Noseslides, Chris Cole, Fallen, How-To, Monster, TransWorld Skatepark, zero
