The ‘halfpipe’ Category:
Vert Attack IV Contest Finals Videos Turn Up
February 2nd, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
Just what I’ve been waiting for – footage from the Vert Attack IV final runs showing the vert carnage! Read more…
Vert Skateboarding Flashback – Houston 1991
December 23rd, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
This one is for all of you vert skaters out there – looking back in the past is always a fun thing to do, especially with skateboading as it has changed, been redefined and has attracted new skaters to ride the ever growing vert ramps besides the old school skaters. Here’s a bunch of videos from back in 1991 at the SUAS in Houston, Texas with Lance Mountain, Mike Frazier, Bod Boyle, Darren Menditto, Omar Hassan, Dave Le Roux, Remy Stratton, Tony Hawk, Bod Boyle, Darren Menditto, Omar Hassan, Remy Stratton, Buster Halterman, Chris Gentry, Eric Nash, Chris Miller and many others ripping it back when some of you guys out there didn’t even know how to spell skateboard 
I just love watching these runs which aren’t packed with flip tricks and 540s (nothing against those tricks, but I just like a good mix!). There are three more videos after the jump, don’t miss them!
Vert Attack IV in Malmö Sweden – January 30th 2010
November 13th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
As the vert fever continues to rage in my body and mind, great news out of Sweden has been announced: the Vert Attack halfpipe contest series will continue in 2010 with the fourth annual contest being held January 30th at the Bryggeriet Skatepark with 1000 Euros up for grabs – the money is definitely not any reason for being their, I expect to see loads of vert skaters from all over Europe turning up!
Watch the action from last year’s event after the jump below – over 36 minutes of vert skating!
Vert Attack 3 – Fläsk TV Documentary Clip
October 23rd, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
If you haven’t noticed yet, I admit that I tend to try and add in news/videos/whatever about vert and bowl riding a bit more than the usual street clips – just personal preference and it always gets my blood cooking for more when I see where vert skating is headed.
For the past three years, the skateboard city of Malmö in Sweden has rounded up vert skaters from around Europe to let the world see that vert skating is very much alive. Fläsk TV recently put their short documentary of the Vert Attack III from January 2009 online – here it is, making me hungry for more!
Juergen Horrwarths Change Of Guard 2009
October 20th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Juergen Horrwarth is currently THE vert representation for Germany in the world of high flying skateboarders. Recently he set up the Change Of Guard 2009 event which goal was to get a group of vert skaters from around Germany together in the Berlin skatepark with one of Germany’s largest vert ramps for a weekend of exchanging trick ideas, learning new tricks and basically having a blast (pardon the pun!).
A great idea to support vert riders which allowed these skaters to be in the same session with guys like Jürgen himself, Renton Miller, Sandro Dias, Sam Bosworth and Sam Beckett.
Rumble in Ramona 2 vert video madness
October 20th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Put together a good looking ramp, a bunch of core vert skaters, live music, dancing women, booze and what do you get? A damn fun weekend or just Rumble in Ramona 2 which shows that skateboarding does still have roots and you don’t need a big stadium to show it. This is my idea of a good session and the lucky skaters still have great weather!
Lincoln Ueda was announced the winner and with those airs, it’s no wonder…
Freestyle Berlin 2009 final results and video
October 12th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
I was pretty much closed indoors this weekend, didn’t want to move outside of my appartment out into the cold and dreary weather conditions so I was able to watch a lot of the Freestyle Berlin 2009 action live through the webcast – once again thanks to Freecaster.tv for the good work. Jean Postec came through to win it all with a very impressive show the entire weekend. Too bad for Sam Beckett and local Jürgen Horrwarth (who has the most amazing McTwists around if you ask me!) as they ended up in the back of the pack…
The Final Results
1. Jean Postec FRA
2. Adam Taylor USA
3. Sandro Dias BRA
4. Renton Millar AUS
5. Alex Perelson USA
6. Neal Hendrix USA
7. Elliot Sloan USA
8. Jussi Korhonen FIN
9. Jürgen Horrwarth GER
10. Anthony Furlong USA
11. Sam Beckett UK
12. Josh Stafford USA
Freestyle Berlin event starts today!
October 9th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
After 14 years of successful events in Zurich, Switzerland the Freestyle.ch contest series takes over Berlin, Germany for three days from October 9th till 11th 2009.With over 110,000 dollars up for grabs in several different “extreme” disciplines (of course a halfpipe is in the mix) the chosen skaters will be putting up yet another show for the masses. And for all of us who can’t make it – Freecaster.tv will be broadcasting live from Berlin starting Friday evening, October 9th 2009 and you can watch it right here!
March 7, 2010: austin hughes
March 7, 2010: TNT Skateboarding
March 6, 2010: alex
March 2, 2010: adrianne conner
