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X Games 16 Women’s Vert Finals
posted on July 30, 2010 at 6:27pm
The X Games 16 Women’s Vert Finals took place at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon. The podium looked similar to last year – only the order of the top three winners varied.
Recent high school grad Gaby Ponce took home the gold, defe...more
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Ashley Fiolek wins gold at X Games
posted on July 30, 2010 at 9:30am
For the last two years, Jessica Patterson has been so close to getting an X Games gold medal that she could almost taste it. Last year after leading almost every lap in the Moto X Super X, JP narrowly lost to teen phenom Ashley Fiolek.
This year, Jessica...more
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GRO teaming up with X Games: Year 4
posted on July 27, 2010 at 1:38pm
Thursday
12:00-1:00 pm GRO Skateboard Workshops
4:00-5:00 pm GRO BMX Workshops
Friday
3:30-4:30 pm GRO Skate And BMX Workshops
Saturday
12:00-1:00 pm GRO Skateboard Workshop
12:30-1:30 pm GRO Skateboard Workshop
3:30-4:30 pm GRO BMX Workshop
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ESPN article “Miss Understood”
posted on July 25, 2010 at 12:14pm
Melissa Larsen has written an acrticle for ESPN Action Sports about girls skateboarding and the key riders in the build up to the X Games. Interesting stuff and we also noticed that the pictures of Leticia and Evelien on the website were taken from the re...more
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ESPN takes a look at the ladies
posted on July 23, 2010 at 1:41pm
It wasn’t until Elissa Steamer’s breakout part in Toy Machine’s 1996 video, “Welcome to Hell” that a women showed serious chops in the streets and could legitimately hang with her male peers. In the post-Elissa world, there have been more and m...more
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2011 Winter Dew Tour dates announced!
posted on July 20, 2010 at 5:52pm
The Winter Dew Tour today announced the host resorts and dates for the 2010-2011 season. Showcasing the top winter athletes competing in freeskiing (slopestyle and superpipe) and snowboarding (slopestyle and superpipe), the Tour begins at Breckenridge S...more
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X-Games 16 Girls Day August 1st
posted on July 18, 2010 at 6:19pm
We are experiencing technical difficulties with the online registration, fear not. If you want to reserve a spot, email courtney.gro@gmail.com or call 812-322-5254 with the following information:
Participant’s Full Name
Participant’s Age
Sk...more
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Girls Day at X Games 16
posted on July 17, 2010 at 9:08am
We are experiencing technical difficulties with the online registration, fear not. If you want to reserve a spot, email courtney.gro@gmail.com or call 812-322-5254 with the following information.
Participant’s Full Name
Participant’s Age
Skatebo...more
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Dew Tour kicks off in Boston
posted on June 26, 2010 at 9:34am
The Dew Tour kicks off in Boston this week for the ISF Skateboarding World Championships June 25-26 at the city’s legendary TD Garden (you might have seen the arena in the recent NBA Finals). In addition to world-class competitions, the two-day event w...more
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Dew Tour Skate Open to include Shaun White
posted on May 11, 2010 at 12:54pm
The Dew Tour consists of five major, multi sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system. The Tour features skateboarding (men and women, park and vert), BMX (park, vert and dirt) and freestyle motocross. At season’s end, the...more
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Laier takes first WMX heat win of 2010 at Sevlievo
posted on April 4, 2010 at 5:51am
Round one of the FIM Women’s World Championship
started today from the Bulgarian race track of Sevlievo where Larissa Papenmeier took the
pole and defending Champion Stephanie Laier won the opening heat.
After clocking the pole Teka Suzuki Europe Worl...more
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The 'Flying Tomato' hits another bullseye
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:12pm
With the Olympics behind him, Shaun White has time to focus on yet another hobby: fashion design. The "Flying Tomato" already had a successful line of clothing with Target, which was launched in 2008. But after another gold medal win, the retailer and maj...more
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Kawasaki’s Green Goes Pink
posted on February 21, 2010 at 8:18am
by :
Jenna Goldberg
We all love action sports, and sometimes that passion drives us to do challenging and borderline- psychotic things. Take for instance, running a 24-hour motocross marathon, helping riders of all ages to learn to ride a dirt bike, ...more
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The 14th Annual Winter X Games, Aspen CO
posted on February 2, 2010 at 7:41pm
The Winter X Games is one of the largest annual contests of the year and is notorious for pushing its competitors to the next level and raising industry standards year after year. This year was no exception, especially since the 2010 Olympics in Vancouv...more
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Winter X Games 14 – Women’s Results
posted on February 2, 2010 at 9:37am
Over and out. Winter X Games 14 has wrapped. Four days in Aspen delivered five-peats, double three-peats, and back-to-back golds. Read on to find out how the women fared.
Friday, Jan. 29th – Women’s Skiing Superpipe
A deserving Jen Hudak won Women...more
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Snowboarder Torah Bright out of X Games
posted on January 31, 2010 at 11:00am
Australian Olympic snowboarder, Torah Bright, has withdrawn from the 2010 Winter X Games after hitting her head on the ice in training and suffering yet another concussion.
According to The Australian,
Bright was training in the half-pipe at Aspen, Colo...more
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Winter X Games 14: Bring it on
posted on January 30, 2010 at 9:48am
As temperatures drop, the excitement heats up in Aspen, which is hosting the Winter X Games for the ninth consecutive year. Most of the action will take place over the next four days – and the invited rider list reads like a who’s who of winter sports...more
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Preparing for X Games. A journey through the mind of an athlete.
posted on January 29, 2010 at 9:59am
by Kimmy FasaniPreparation for X Games is always a little bit intimidating because the expectations are typically so much higher than at any other contest. The jumps are bigger, the crowds are bigger, all the sponsors are there and to top it off it’s a ...more
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GameOn Podcast: Tim Hasselbeck and Grete Eliassen
posted on January 28, 2010 at 3:35pm
Tim Hasselbeck talks with Erica and Melissa about guest-hosting "The View" and why he's proud of his wife Elisabeth (hint: she recently appeared on NFL Live and Sportcenter). Tim also shares his analysis on the Super Bowl and engages Melissa in (what's...more
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The Beauty of Being Bad
posted on January 18, 2010 at 11:03am
"She is a natural!" -- Well, not in my case. Sometimes to get to the top you have to start at the bottom....more
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IGSA/All Girl Skate Jam Skateboarding Clinic
posted on January 8, 2010 at 12:23pm
International Girls Skateboarding Association is holding a girls skateboard clinic this weekend at YMCA Encinitas 11:45 – 3:00. All ages, all girls, all abilities. Special guests include pro skateboards Cara Beth Burnside and Mimi Knoop.
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Start the New Year with Red Bull
posted on December 29, 2009 at 10:27am
Don’t have plans this New Year? No bother, because Red Bull and sponsored athlete Travis Pastrana are bringing you something special: Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. This New Year’s Eve, Travis will attempt to break the world record for car distanc...more
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