Dekline adds Adam Dyet and Olly Todd to the team
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Team jumping and changing continues as Dekline makes to major additions to their team toster in the last three days - at least for us public people, maybe it was earlier?? Who knows - good luck on the new team!
Highvalley Skatepark interview with Ants Neo
After hearing and reading a lot of rumours about yet another large concrete skatepark project which is being planned in Sweden, I got in contact with one of the main figures - Ants Neo - to get some answers from the source. Ants has been involved in skateboarding for quite a long time, over 30 years to be exact and he is one of the main guys behind the Stockholm Suburban Surfers
. And if this hasn’t caught your interest, Stefan Hauser, the man behind Placed To Ride and the Stapelbäddsparken in Malmö, Sweden (where the Quiksilver Bowlriders finals 2007 took place, massive park!), is heavily involved in this project as well.
Make sure you check out the Subsurfer forums for more 3D construction plans which will make you drool and read on about what Ants has to say about this good looking project!
What is the idea behind the Highvalley skatepark project?
The vision we first had was to “ADHD-build” a small park at the top of the hill at Högdalstoppen, but we were all so busy or lazy and nothing happened. Instead it evolved to something much bigger on the paper. The city liked it and we got all politician sides to promise us funds for it. We want to create a skatepark containing all styles and levels of skateboarding, from old school to new school, from beginners to pros. In addition to the concrete park there will also be downhill skateboard slopes for speeds up to 80-90km/h. The complete skatepark!
Which people and/or organisations are supporting the project?
The people behind it are the founders of Stockholm Suburban Surfers, a boardsport club since 1984. The names are mainly Johan Sandström, Hans Koraeus, Béatrice Hallman, Fredrik Attebrant and me. For skateboarders that don’t know us, some of us has been skateboarding for over 30 years. Naturally we are more old school oriented in our skating, like transitions, slalom, flat land freestyle and longboard. Our first intention was of course to build something only for ourselves, but as the project grew, we included street skating to be the biggest part in the park.
Where will the park be built and when? Any dates as of today?
The park will be buillt in the suburb southwest of Stockholm in a place called Högdalen. Translated it’s “Highvalley”. It’s a old leisure area for wintersports and dog walking. We have at the moment no date when the park will be built. Now after the finished design, we will calculate the price tag and then ask the city politicians for the fundings they have promised us. We will also start working to get sponsors.
Several propositions in the form of 3D drawings have been popping up on the net (Subsurfer forums). Who is actually involved in the design and development phase of the park? It looks like Stefan Hauser (Mr. Malmö as I like to call him) is heavily involved here as well…could you give us some insight into this?
Yes, Stefan is the man behind the design. We have arranged meetings to discuss the project and design and we have a forum where members have been able to upload or discuss what they think. Now when the design is ready there will only be smaller adjustments made.
A project with these dimensions needs some serious funding? Where will this be coming from and how helpful is the government in Sweden in general?
I know all this seams like a crazy dream, but we have got the support of all sides of the city politicians to fund this project. As we see it, a lot of sports in Sweden get support for building their facilities, now it’s time for skateboarding.
How did you get involved in the creation of this park and what is your background in skateboarding?
I found the place when I was walking with my old dog. First I noticed the 900m longboard run, then two fiberglass fullpipes in two sizes. I invited friends for a session. Six years later in 2004 the session turned into an event going by the name „Highvalley Classic“ with over 2000 spectators and 50 sponsors. After that I started up the sleeping club again to create the park. My background is over 30 years of skateboarding. I like vert skating best. Big transitions.
Globe skate team conquering Australia Day 1
A big week for Globe yet again as the Thrasher and Globe sponsored Slaughter At The Opera contest with $50,000 prize money (check out article here…) is taking place this coming Saturday March 1st with the following confirmed riders on board:
Mark Appleyard - Eric Koston - Andrew Reynolds - Paul Rodriguez - Stefan Janoski - Rick McCrank - Chris Haslam - Ryan Sheckler - Erik Ellington - Greg Lutzka - Nick Dompierre - Paul Machnau - Jake Duncombe - Brad Staba - Lewis Marnell - Cale Nuske - Jereme Rogers - Darrell Stanton - Adam Dyet - Matt Mumford and many more.
The live webcast starts Friday, February 29th 2008 at 7 pm Pacific Standard Time (so for the Europeans out there, that’s March 1st at 3 am) but the contest starts at 2 in the afternoon in Australia which means 8 in the morning - rise and shine guys, eat some breakfast, watch some skating and then go skating! But first off have a look at the Globe team in Australia on their first day.
Globe In Australia Day 1 Thrasher video link
Bacon Skateboards break open the video vault
Well, believe it or not (or just don’t care) but after sort of getting well for two days I’m sick again so what do you do on days like these? Cover up, get something warm to drink and watch videos, hell yeah! And I came across a bunch of goodies from Bacon Skateboards with some down to Earth skating, drinking and having fun with some good music to make it all perfect. Just jump on over to the Bacon Skateboards site right here and enjoy some of their videos!
On top of all of that the brand spanking new Bacon Skateboards video “The Bacon Movie” is available for free, full of concrete shredding and other crazy skateboard stunts from this very sympathetic team. Enjoy it right here on Europeskate, one of my favorites already, it brings that skateboard feeling right back home!
Seaside Showdown April 12-13 in Skegness UK
Another contest to add to the list for your street rippers and this one will be taking place at the SKeg Plaza in Skegness, Lincolnshire PE25 1BF in the UK on April 12th and 13th 2008. Lot of products being given away and on Sunday there’s a pro contest with 1000 pounds in cash up for grabs.
To keep up with the latest about the contest, go to the X-SITE skatepark website .
Here’s how to find the town:
Paying In Pain - Never Trust The Preacher video
Seems to be a week in skateboarding in which either most people/companies are asleep, down under (asleep) or just being smart and they are out skating somewhere and forgetting their computers. Good for you! As I’m stuck at work with only a little bit of spare time I decided to check out what some of the “smaller” sites and companies are up to.
And that’s how I discovered the guys at “Paying In Pain” who have put up a video going by the name “Never Trust The Preacher” starring Karma Tsocheff, Roberto Aleman, Tom Knox, Tim Garner, Dale Blackman, and some of the Visalia locals. A short collection of some mini ramp, backyard pool and concrete park riding - simply done with some good background music, well done guys!
Watch the video right here: http://www.payinginpain.com/images/stories/articles/videos/2008/nevertrust/NeverTrustThePreacher.mov
Black Label’s “God Save The Label” first trailer
Another video trailer??? Yep, that’s right…the skateboarding news arena has gone a bit quieter than normal which leaves me with some time to work on some bigger projects in the background and clean up my desk full of mail. While I’m busy doing my chores, sit back and take in a minute’s time worth of the new Black Label trailer for their upcoming “God Save The Label” video..
here’s the link ya’ll: http://www.blacklabelskates.com/peepshow/peepshow.php?id=60
Van’s Bowl-A-Rama Bondi Beach results just in
And another big contest took place on Saturday February 23rd at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia under clear blue skies and sunny weather to the joy of many spectators and of course the skaters themselves who had travelled quite a distance to competein the Vans Bowl-A-Rama vent with $30,000 bucks up for grabs. Here are the results with a happy Bucky Lasek taking 10 grand for first:
Pro Division
1st Bucky Lasek
2nd Rune Glifberg
3rd Omar Hassan
4th Renton Millar
5th Jeff Skunk Williams
6th Nathan Jimmy Beck
7th Adam Luxford
8th Benji Galloway
9th Sergie Ventura
10th Corbin Harris
Masters Division
1st Steve Caballero
2nd Mick Mullhall
3rd Kevin Staab
4th Lester Kasai
5th Pat Ngoho
6th Sasha Steinhorst
7th Cameron Dowse
8th Johnny McGrath
9th Luke Foster
10th Danny Van
Globe’s United By Fate Episode 3 now online
Everybody should have or has an opinion about most things. I surely have mine about skateboard videos and with the prices for video equipment coming down more and more and computer video software floating around for the pickings, the number of good quality and entertaining skateboards is growing at an insane rate. But this also keeps pushing our expectations up which is great.
Globe seems to me to have the golden eye for making top-notch short films mixing in the ever so slightly different street spots with a bit of cinematic scenes and topping that off with some fantastic concrete shredding, especially Matt Mumford! Jake Duncombe also shows how damn talented he is on a board, he’s got some really different ideas and lines in his head and shows his board who’s in control.
Yet again another great episode from the Globe team, make sure you watch this episode a few times! Check it out at this link…
What is going on in Ryan Sheckler’s head?
Man, I could not believe my eyes when I was going through the etnies website today and this one page spread from the teenager magazine “seventeen” popped in my face with the title “How to be a cool girlfriend” by Ryan Sheckler….ummhhh, okay. I usually try to leave people alone with what ever they do but I do have my opinions about topics and this is one that is quite obviously going to attract the pro and hate fractions in hoards.
Let’s face it, Ryan started really young in skateboarding and getting this much attention can seriously get to people’s heads, just take a look at Mrs. Spears and you know what I mean. And just because somebody has a skateboard and has some really good skills doesn’t mean he or she has to be as cool as you expect them to be.
BUUUUUT: is this really necessary? This isn’t just a one off interview with a magazine, he has already done another interview with “seventeen” before bragging about having 2000 dollars in cash in his wallet and planning on buying a diamond earring….oh man, let people be but please don’t drag skateboarding down with these types of attitudes. Anyway, here’s the link to the interview as well, just for a laugh:
http://www.seventeen.com/dating/17-questions/ryan-sheckler-17q-1007?click=main_sr
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