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Eric Koston is Now the Team Captain of USA Skateboarding

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1 year ago

November 10, 2022

Skate Newswire

Eric Koston, one of the sport’s most prolific and celebrated skateboarders and one of The Berrics‘ founders, is the new team Captain tasked to lead Team USA to victory in the Paris 2024 Olympics.

USA Skateboarding, the National Governing Body for Skateboarding in the United States announced their decision to make Koston the new team captain last week.

Koston was hand-selected by industry maverick and newly appointed USA Skateboarding CEO Johnny Schillereff.

“USA Skateboarding, our athletes, and our country deserve a leader of tremendous skill, integrity, and accomplishment...Eric is a great role model and mentor for our team with both real-world experience in winning and a passion for helping our skaters excel. There is no one better suited to lead our team to victory both on and off their skateboards. I’m grateful to have Eric by my side for this incredible journey.”
Johnny Schillereff

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Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen Team Up for ‘Darkslides & Secret Tapes’

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2 months ago

February 1, 2024

Skate Newswire

Skateboarding legends will be on the stage together to discuss their lives and careers and how they inspired each other to innovate for “Darkslides & Secret Tapes” shows.

The shows are scheduled for April 4th at Beacon Theater, NYC, NY and April 7th at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX.

You can buy tickets for the NYC show here, and the Austin show here.

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Hayley Wilson is Slam’s Skater of the Year

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2 months ago

January 29, 2024

Skate Newswire

Slam Magazine named Hayley Wilson as the 2024 Skater of the Year. The Australian-based skateboard magazine started the annual awards in 2004, with Cale Nuske bagging the first-ever Slam SOTY.

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Transworld Skateboarding Vault Features Leo Romero

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2 months ago

January 23, 2024

Skate Newswire

Jason Hernandez breaks down Leo Romero’s old clips in this episode of TWS Vault. In the clips, Leo performs a trick on a red rail at UCI’s SoCal campus that may be familiar to you as his final trick in “First Love.” He then moves on to another iconic Orange County schoolyard.