MISC

Evan Hernandez Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

Published

1 year ago

January 24, 2022

Skate Newswire

It seems Evan Hernandez’s questionable life choices have finally caught up with him. After years of suspicious IG posts flashing copious amounts of cash despite not doing much skating, the Feds caught on.

In June 2021, Hernandez was arrested for selling ~2 pounds of meth to an informant, and was subsequently sentenced to 97 months in prison. According to TMZ, “As part of his over 8 year sentence, Hernandez must also forfeit his 2010 Mercedes-Benz, about $35K in cash, and a bunch of jewelry including watches, necklaces and rings.” The self-described jeweler also pled guilty to other darkweb shenanigans including laundering Bitcoin for his fellow drug slingers.

Shame it had to go this way; the early 2000’s positioned Hernandez as a rising star. Watch some of his choicest tricks in Thrasher’s 2015 feature, aptly titled “Throwback.”

CONTESTS

Skater XL Drops 2022 Skatepark of Tampa Pro Course

Published

1 year ago

April 29, 2022

Skate Newswire

Are you stoked for the 28th Annual 2022 Tampa Pro Contest?

So are we!

In the meantime, check out the game Skater XL‘s new map drop of the freshly updated 2022 Skatepark Of Tampa Pro Course featuring the original work of skate artist Lucas Beaufort.

It’s now available on the mod browser for all platforms.

Catch a glimpse of the course IRL in @lucas_beaufort Instagram post below.

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MISC

Meet the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team

Published

1 year ago

April 14, 2022

Skate Newswire

USA Skateboarding just announced the members of the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team.

The crew members were chosen based on performance in international level events the year before their selection.

The team is led by Andrew Nicolaus, Men’s Head Coach; Alexis Sablone, Women’s Head Coach; and Mimi Knoop, High-Performance Director.

The skaters named to the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team include:

Women’s Park

Bryce Wettstein
Jordan Santana
Jordyn Barratt
Minna Stess

Women’s Street

Mariah Duran
Paige Heyn
Poe Pinson
Samarria Brevard

Men’s Park

Cory Juneau
Gavin Bottger
Heimana Reynolds
Zion Wright

Men’s Street

Dashawn Jordan
Jagger Eaton
Jake Ilardi
Nyjah Huston

Team USA earned two bronzes from Cory Juneau (Park) and Jagger Eaton (Street) during its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Alexis Sablone made it to the Olympic Street finals placing fourth while Bryce Wettstein earned sixth place for Women’s Park.

In all, nine Skateboarding Olympians will return to the 2022 national team.

CULTURE

Watch ‘TUANY’ Skate Video Featuring Sebastien Cao and Theo Meas

Published

1 year ago

April 13, 2022

Skate Newswire

Watch Sebastien Cao and Theo Meas as they shred in the streets of South America.

The video was filmed during three months of backpacking from Mexico to Costa Rica, crossing Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Making it even more impressive (and a reason needs to come calling), “TUANY” was entirely filmed, edited, and animated using an iPhone with Theo and Sebastien doing the editing themselves (and some of the filming too).