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X Games Debuts Video Competition
|Blair Alley
ESPN X Games Debuts Video Competition Skateboard Real Street Digital competition element will award prize money and medals For the first time, ESPN will add an online competition platform to the traditional contest line-up at X Games 16 to be held July 29 – Aug 1. In addition to the traditional live competition schedule, ESPN.com/action will host an on-line video contest Skateboard Real Street, featuring 12 of the world’s best street skaters competing for prize money, X Games medals and air time during the X Games broadcast.  For the first... Read more...
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Welcome To The Thunderdome, Part 4 of 5
|Blair Alley
continued from Part 3, By Sean MortimerMEGA BUCKS AND MEGA EXPOSUREMoney. Really, that's what changed contests. Until recently, skate contest winnings were a relatively paltry percentage of a pros income.... Read more...
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2009 Year In Review: August
|Blair Alley
Every day until the end of 2009, we'll be recapping the year that was in skateboarding. Day in and day out, we've had skateboarding's best skaters, and exclusive content you... Read more...
DC's Gold Standard Part 3
|Blair Alley
On August 1st, DC hosted an exclusive event at The Standard, Downtown LA as part of the The Gold Standard 2009. Invited guests enjoyed music by DJ Tina T, including DC athletes and industry VIPs. As part of The DC Gold Standard 2009 experience, guests were treated to a nightly VIP turndown service, as well as a gifting suite including items courtesy of Monster Energy, DiRT™ 2, New Era, Incase, Spy Optic, Asahi, Skull Candy, Epicuren Discovery, 3D Artist Management, and Mos Def. For more information on The Gold Standard... Read more...
DC's Gold Standard Part 2
|Blair Alley
On July 31st, DC and Monster Energy hosted an exclusive event at Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory as part of the The Gold Standard 2009. 500 invited influencers and celebrities enjoyed entertainment by DJ Clark Kent, Clipse and Fabolous, including DC athletes Ken Block, Rob Dyrdek, Chris Doyle, and Nick Dompierre. Conceived by DC, The Gold Standard 2009 was a hosted hotel takeover held during the 2009 Summer X Games, developed as a tribute to DC's X Games athletes over the past 15 years. DC, along with event partners occupied all... Read more...
Hosoi Wins X Games Skateboard Park Legends
|Blair Alley
The legends of skateboarding dropped in for their contest runs today in front of a VIP viewing box packed with cheering pro skaters who were barely walking when they were busy dominating the skateboard scene. Skateboard Park Legends contest, which ran solely as an exhibition jam session at X Games 14, became a medaled event this year. The chance for gold and glory stepped the excitement level up, with the old-school pros showing themselves to be every bit as competitive now that they're over 40 as they were when they... Read more...
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Rune Glifberg Wins Gold At X Games Skatepark Finals
|Bennyandthejets
The end has finally come. The last day of the X Games, and the skatepark finals, is over and done with and saw Rune Glifberg with the gold medal, Andy... Read more...
PLG Wins X Games Vert Gold
|Blair Alley
PLG Ties Lasek For Most Skateboard Vert Golds Pierre-Luc Gagnon defended his X Games gold medal tonight in a fight to the finish with four-time Skateboard Vert gold medalist Bucky Lasek. His victory over last year's silver medal winner means he is now tied with Lasek for the most gold medals in X Games Skateboard Vert. Gagnon dominated the competition early on, throwing best-trick contest winning moves in the first round. He fell on his first two of five runs in the finals, and momentarily opened up the door for... Read more...
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Paul Rodriguez Wins Gold At X Games Street Finals
|Bennyandthejets
After qualifying second on Friday, Paul Rodriguez came through in Saturday's finals and took home another X Games gold medal. P-Rod was consistent as always putting down both a switch... Read more...
Paul Rodriguez Wins Gold At X Games Street
|Bennyandthejets
First a new shoe and a now new contest win. P-Rod takes gold at X Games Street.FINAL RESULTS: 1. Paul Rogriguez 2. Nyjah Huston 3. Adam Dyet Click HERE for the photos (but only photos, since ESPN refused to let us film) from the street finals. And for more Xtreme coverage, click HERE.View all of Transworld Skateboarding X Games Coverage Additional information at xgames.com Read more...
Danny Way Wins Big Air Rail Jam
|Blair Alley
Today at the X Games Staples Center, Danny Way won gold in the Big Air Rail Jam. Full results: 1) Danny Way                                San Diego, CA                         92.00 2) Bob Burnquist                            Rio De Janeiro, Brazil              89.00 3) Rob Lorifice                               Encinitas, CA                           88.33 4) Adam Taylor                              Cocoa Beach, FL                     87.33 5) Andy Macdonald                       San Diego, CA                         85.33View all of Transworld Skateboarding X Games Coverage Additional information at xgames.com Read more...
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Nick Dompierre Tops X Games Street Elimination
|Blair Alley
Today 15 street skaters battled it out in the Xtreme heat to qualify for the finals tomorrow. Nick Dompierre qualified first in the strange 10-try format: Each skater had 10... Read more...
Lynz Adams Hawkins Wins Women's Vert
|Blair Alley
Skateboard Vert Women's Final Results 1.    Lynz Adams Hawkins    Cardiff by the Sea, Calif. 2.    Karen Jonz                  Santo Andre, Brazil 3.    Gaby Ponce                 Tenafly, N.J. 4.    Cara-Beth Burnside      Encinitas, Calif. 5.    Julie Kindstrand           Santa Ana, Calif. 6.    Mimi Knoop                 Chesapeake, Va. 7.    Allysha Bergado           El Segundo, Calif. 8.    Elise Dabby                 Del Mar, Calif. Just a few short years ago, no one had ever pulled a kickflip indy in a women's vert competition. Today, three of the eight competitors in the X Games Skateboard Vert Women's competition added the trick into... Read more...
Marisa Dal Santo Reclaims Gold
|Blair Alley
Marisa Dal Santo Reclaims Gold 2007 and 2008 Gold Medal Winners Dal Santo and Steamer Battle For Queen of Women’s Street Skateboarding Crown Los Angeles, Calif. – First place in the X Games Skateboarding Street Women’s finals was anybody’s guess today, while skaters Elissa Steamer, Marisa Dal Santo, Lacey Baker and Alexis Sablone traded spots on the leader board after almost every run. Going into the final round, it looked like Dal Santo, the 2007 gold medalist, might not make the podium. Then she nailed a frontside boardslide down the... Read more...
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Jake Brown Wins Gold In X Games Big Air
|Blair Alley
Finally the guy that everyone wanted to win, wins! Jake edged out Bob Burnquist with a backside 360 across the 70-foot gap to a 21-foot high 540 to win gold.... Read more...
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X Games 15 Skateboard Park Sneak Peek
|Bennyandthejets
The X Games 15 begins today and with a cement street course, this gnarly park, and all the other Meganess in between, it looks like it's could shape up to... Read more...
X Games Coverage This Weekend
|Blair Alley
Everything from the Big Air (aka the Mega Ramp), to the street course, traditional vert, and the behemoth half-concrete, half-wood super park—this weekend is sure to be wild. Stay tuned to skateboarding.transworld.net for daily video & photo coverage.View all of Transworld Skateboarding X Games Coverage Read more...
X Games — The Movie
|Blair Alley
For all you fans of the X Games, ESPN, and Disney, this summer you can catch Danny Way, the flying tomato, and Bob Burnquist in your face. Just read the press release and see what's going on.ESPN and Disney to Present X Games 3D the MovieFirst Sports-Based Feature Film in Digital 3D Highlights ESPN and Disney will release the first sports-themed 3D film this summer with a special, limited one-week theatrical run starting August 21. ESPN Films will produce and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures will distribute X Games 3D... Read more...
KIA X Games Asia Returns to China April 30–May 3
|Blair Alley
KIA X Games Asia 2009 Returns to China April 30 - May 3 Asia's Premiere Action Sports Event Celebrates 11th Anniversary The city of Shanghai will once again host KIA X Games Asia, Asia's premiere action sports competition, as it returns to China for the third consecutive year—celebrating 11 years of Asian X Games events. This year the event will showcase more than 200 of the best action sports athletes from more than 20 countries and five continents in world-class competition in the sports of Skateboard, BMX, In-Line Skate and... Read more...
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Danny Way's Super Subaru
|Blair Alley
Danny may not have walked (or limped) away from this year's X Games with a Gold, but he was definitely the peoples' champ. And now Subaru is hooking him up... Read more...
D Way On Letterman
|Blair Alley
After his sketchy slam and triumphant return and silver medal finish, Danny Way got the invite to go on the David Letterman show to talk about all things Mega. Peep the bootleg PooTube link below: [wpyt_profile1]gn3yRvjPiMU[/wpyt_profile1] Read more...
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Walk Wit Me Vol. 3XPN
|Blair Alley
All Photos And Words By Clyde Singleton Upon being asked to leave my girls apartment for the third time, in one week. i figured it wasnt a good time to... Read more...
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Ryan Sheckler X Games Golf Tournament
|TransWorld Skateboarding
X Games Skateboarder Trades Board for Golf Club for Charity Ryan Sheckler Hosts First-Time Golf Tournament; Brody Jenner, Mia Hamm, Kevin Federline, Bode Miller Among Those Attending Together with Wasserman... Read more...