Archive for June, 2007:
Slam Trick 2007 in Marina di Ravenna, Italy June 30th – July 1st
June 29th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Man, how did i miss up on this contest?? Sorry everybody, especially the organizers for this contest. Well, it starts tomorrow June 30th at the Oasi skatepark in Italy. In the evening there will be a nice beach party being held and the contest continues on July 1st. Want to see a list of riders? Some big ones in the house…Chris Haslam anyone?
Alessandro Magnani, Chris Haslam, Daniel Cardone, Chami Laprebendere, Enis Fazilov, Geri Hugo, Gianni Zattoni, Giorgio Zattoni, Jerome Campbell, Kilian Heuberger, Kris Vile, Luca Crestani, Lucas Danek, Marc Haziza, Marco Lambertucci, Matteo Storelli, Maxim Habanec, Neil Smith, Philipp Schuster, Ross McGouran, Sasha Steinhorst, Severin Von Ow, Simon Stricker, Sven Kilchenmann, Tomas Vintrstill and some other skaters who still have to confirm..looks pretty cool.
Here’s a overview of the park… for more info visit the SlamTrick 2007 website
Ali Boulala out of the hospital and walking
June 29th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Flip and Etnies sponsored rider Ali Boulala is out of the hospital and at home. He is able to walk again and his condition is improving well. In cause you are not informed, Ali had a motorcycle accident with fellow skater Shane Cross who tragically died due to his injuries. You can check out the Shane Cross tribute site which was recently set up by friends and relatives to help keep his memory alive. Thanks to Flip Skateboards for the pictures!
Copenhagen Pro 2007 kicking off today
June 29th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
That’s right and $30,000 bucks are in the purse for the contest and today the street and vert practice are kicking off with an open bowl contest as well. And for the party people head over to Hotel Fox for the after party tonight.
Tomorrow, Saturday 30th, will see the street qualifiers and vert contest with – hold your tights – FREE BEER ladies and gentlemen. Going to be some funny speaking nordic people running around. Sunday, July 1st will be an all street day with the semi-finals and finals plus Best Trick contest plus several after parties. Are they even going to skate? Yes, I bet they will so if you are anywhere near Copenhagen, go around and check it out , here’s the link in Google Maps.
Entry fee for the contest is $150 dollars for both street and vert. If you need more info, check out the DVS page!Â
Alcorcón Skatepark, Madrid, Spain
June 28th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
I had trouble finding this park so I am pretty sure the park is just around the spot where I put it on the map…as always, if you have better information, let me know!
Check the “European Skateparks” tab to see where the park is located…
Picking up on my spanish to find the skate parks!
June 28th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
It is a lot more work than one would imagine to actually find the parks and especially to get the exact addresses and that in spanish! Well, no excuse for me. My mom is spanish and I used to be able to speak the language but I’m getting old and rusty so I am combing through the cobwebs and reading the dictionary. New words for today:
un bordillo: the curb
encerado: waxed (I think that’s what it means!)
And to make sure the right people get the respect that is due, here are the websites I am going through to get the spots, so go and check their sites out as well if you are planning a Spain trip:
Inseguridad.org
e-skate.net
skateradikal.spymac.comÂ
So I’ll carry on with adding in those parks – it sure is a good way to get your mouth watering early in the morning, seeing all these good places to skate!
Skatepark Algorta, Spain
June 27th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
This is pool that has brought forth quite a few good skaters and is known throughout Europe. It gets toured by contest series and skaters alike. Located right on the Arrigunaga beach in the Abra Bay of Bilbao, Spain you skate among the castle ruins and look out to the sea…we will meet some day my friend and you will face my slappy grinds *grin*
Granollers, Spain pools and mini-ramps close to Barcelona
June 27th, 2007 / 4 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Nice looking 17 year old park with two pools, one of them kidney shaped and a double-pool with shallow and deep-end. Two concrete mini-ramps stand back to back with a spine connecting them.
The park is close to the Granollers bus station in Granollers, around 40 kilometers from Barcelona. Take the RENFE train from Estacio Sants to Granollers Centre. From the train station take the first right on the main boulvard (thanks to Andy Tucker for the updated info!). You should bring a broom to seep out the flat!
Getting Spain on the skateboard map
June 27th, 2007 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
That’s right, I am going to get as many Spanish parks as I can find in the next few days into our Skatepark Finder area to get that area growing so stay tuned here as I churn out the information. I’ve decided on keeping the information short and to the point in order to get more sites in here.
If you have more information or pictures from a park or spot, please get in contact with me. I’ll update the area and let the people out there know you helped out!
March 18, 2010: jekimigh
March 7, 2010: austin hughes
March 7, 2010: TNT Skateboarding
March 6, 2010: alex
