Posts Tagged ‘Stockholm’
Vert Session at the Stockholm Skatepark
November 11th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
The guys over on vert.nu are always busy getting the visual proof of what they’ve been up to online nice and fast. Last night after my vert fun I popped on over to their website and flipped through a bunch of nice pics documenting a good looking vert session this past Monday, November 09th, at the Stockholm Skatepark. For all of the pictures from *drumroll* I don’t know – who took these pics guys? Well, just click on the picture below for the entire gallery!
BACON team in the Nordpool bowl in Stockholm
August 16th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Back in here with a pretty hectic bowl session video in the Nordpool bowl in Stockholm, Sweden from the end of July 2009. Fun looking bowl…
Avsnitt 76 from Oh SO PRIMITIVE on Vimeo.
The Stockholm 2008 Quiksilver Vert results are in…
November 24th, 2008 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Vert skating is still going very strong in Scandinavia and this past weekend another episode of the Quiksilver Vert Invitational was held at the Stockholm Skatepark with a solid backing of good skaters. Hope to get up there next year as the whole concept just looks like a lot of fun and less competition!
Special thanks to the photographer Denis Sopovic and Tackyworld.com
There’s some video footage as well so click here to get around 30 minutes of the action!
Final Results
1. Jussi Korhonen
2. Pontus Björn
3. Stephen White
4. Bob Joosten
5. Macki Chounouzidis
6. Oscar Gydell
7. Mika Löfgren
8. Peter Linell/Jon Harald Aspheim
10. Simon Karlsson
11. Miko Kottilla
12. Andre Böhlin
13. Daniel Chettle
Quiksilver Vert Invitational in Stockholm
November 12th, 2008 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
Quiksilver is teaming up again with Stockholm’s indoor skatepark this coming Saturday, November 15th 2008 for a vert invitational contest on the beautiful looking halfpipe. Here’s all the info straight from the vert.nu website (cheers Dave!):
Entry charge 50 skr (about 5€)
(all times are approximate)
12:00: skate park opens
13:00 – 14:30: Check your self in for the comp
14:45: Riders meeting, qualifying form is established.
15:00: Qualifier
16:00: Final
17:00: Prize giving
- Learn some Swedish and check out the Stockholm Skatepark website
Sweden’s Highvalley Skatepark gets 3 million Euros!
September 10th, 2008 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
This fantastic piece of news landed in my mailbox yesterday from Ants Neo, one of the main figures behind the concept of the Highvalley Skatepark in Stockholm, Sweden – click here to read the Europeskate interview I did with him back in February 2008. For years he has been fighting with many other skaters to get a concrete park built and the day has finally arrived!
The park has received 30.000.000 Swedish Kroner, a little more than €3.000.000 (WHAT!!!!), to build this coming Spring 2009. The park will be ready to skate in 2010. Take a look at the CAD drawing below to see what we all can expect…hmm, moving to Stockholm? Sure looks good…maybe they should think about getting floor heating to melt the snow away in winter *hehe*.
Great to hear about this and my best wishes to Ants and everybody else involved – it pays off to have a dream and work for it!
- Swedish television reports about the park (Caution! it’s in Swedish..duhhh)
- Highvalley Skatepark blog
Quiksilver Mini Rampage in Stockholm September 6th
September 3rd, 2008 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Sweden is always a good place to go to have a load of fun and skate some good parks. The Stockholm Skatepark will be hosting the Quiksilver Mini Rampage September 6th, 2008. The action starts at one in the afternoon, costs 50 Kroner to enter and I believe “only” 40 skaters can start.
- Check the Stockholm skatepark website for pics…ahhh, the ramps, great!
Highvalley Skatepark interview with Ants Neo
February 28th, 2008 / 3 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
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 and 2008 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.
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