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Daryl Angel Habitat Welcome Video
|Blair Alley
In case you didn't already know, Daryl Angel is now on Habitat. Peep his welcome video here. Read more...
Vans, Cons, adidas, Girl, Chocolate—New In The Online Shop!
|Blair Alley
Click on in and see what's new from Vans, Cons, adidas, Girl, Chocolate, and more in the TWS Online Shop.New Products!New Shoes! Read more...
Kenny Hoyle, Cut From A Different Cloth
|Blair Alley
The latest installments in Altamont's "Cut from a different cloth..." web clips, filmed by Altamont's own Patrick O'Dell (Epicly Later'd) are now online. See and hear Altamont skate contributor Kenny... Read more...
Sean Eaton Test Drives The Harley Iron 883
|Blair Alley
Harley Davidson was kind enough to lend us one of its new Iron 883 bikes for a few weeks back in May. We invited as many skaters that ride that... Read more...
Geoff Rowley Screen Printing At Your Local Shop
|Blair Alley
Volcom Stone-Age presents: Geoff Rowley and guests screen printing at your local skateshop! Don't miss out on this three-day UK tour from August 21st-23rd 2009! The first 100 kids will... Read more...
Life In The Cayman Islands W/Chris Cole, Part 3
|Blair Alley
Here’s part 3 of photo blogs. More to come.—Blair Alley Up nice and early and skating the park at 9 a.m. to beat the heat. No matter how early we... Read more...
Make It Count Chapter 1 Online Now!
|Blair Alley
MAKE IT COUNT The Element Story: Chapter 1 WIND view online now! 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...
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...
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...
MACBA Big Four RIP???
|Bennyandthejets
We saw this post in our forum and were sad to see what looks like Barcelona's MACBA Big Four under destruction. It's hard to tell 100 percent from the photo... 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...
TransWorld Contest Rules
|TransWorld Skateboarding
CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY - No fee to enter - A purchase will not improve your chances of winning Contest begins at 12:01 AM on September 1, 2009 and ends at 11:59 PM on September 6, 2009, when all entries must be received. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING MAGAZINE ("TWS") located at 2052 CORTE DEL NOGAL, SUITE B, CARLSBAD, CA 92011. Prizes provided by TWS AND Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. ("Paramount"). TWS, including its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, advertising,... 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...
Bacon Signature Knockout Results
|Blair Alley
Steve Mull takes first place in Bacon Signature Knockout, a skate video contest hosted on Subpublic.com Bacon Skateboards concluded its massive online skate sesh with 40 skaters from USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. Check out the final results table here. Read more...
Anthony Williams on Axion
|Blair Alley
Anthony Williams officially on Axion! Stay tuned for more team announcements soon. Read more...
Tony Hawk Cuts Ribbon At Compton Skatepark
|Blair Alley
A Skatepark For Compton Tony Hawk Helps Inner-City Youth Celebrate Their New Skatepark. 6/27/09 (Compton, CA)—Tony Hawk joined dozens of youth who gathered for the June 27 Grand Opening of... Read more...
P Rod's New Shoe and Extended Version of the Commercial
|Blair Alley
Nike SB is proud to announce the global release of Paul Rodriguez's third shoe, the Zoom Air Paul Rodriguez III, on August 8th, 2009. In the two weeks since it... Read more...
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...
Trailer For Analog's New Video
|Bennyandthejets
With Greg Hunt behind Analog's new video, it's sure to be an epic one. Here's the trailer for the video, which is due out in winter 2010. Read more...
Element Make It Count Giveaway
|Bennyandthejets
Element's Make It Count, a documentary chronicling the brand's deep roots and it's impact on skateboarding, is premiering online on Saturday RIGHT HERE. And if you want to win these... Read more...