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Kieran Woolley Bags his First X Games Gold

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1 year ago

July 26, 2022

Skate Newswire

Australian Kieran Woolley won in the Men’s Skateboard Park Competition in the last day of the Summer X Games 2022. The Monster Energy skater put down the highest-scoring run of the final in his third run securing his victory.

Kieran Woolley wins his first X Games gold medal. Photo by Bryce Kanights, courtesy of Monster Energy.

This is Woolley’s first gold in the X Games. He recently placed second in the X Games Chiba this year and won in the bowl contest in Copenhagen Open this summer.

Fifteen-year old Gavin Bottger finished second in this event, claiming his second silver in the X Games. This is only his third appearance in X Games, excluding his participation in the SKB Park Amateurs. He got his first silver as a rookie in X Games 2021 when he was 14 years old.

Luiz Francisco from Brazil placed third in the competition. In 2021, he represented his country in the Tokyo Olympics and finished at fourth place.

Kieran Woolley doing a backside ollie. Photo by Bryce Kanights, courtesy of Monster Energy.

Women’s Skateboard Street Results

Momiji Nishiya got her first X Games gold for the Women’s Skateboard Street event. She has previously won silver in the X Games Minneapolis Women’s Street event in 2019.

Nishiya is also a gold medalist in the Tokyo Olympics Women’s Street event. She is the youngest ever to win a gold medal for Japan and one of the youngest medalists in Olympics history.

Coming in at second place is 11-year-old Australian skater Chloe Covell. She was the youngest competitor in this Summer X Games. She also placed third in the X Games Chiba.

Yumeka Oda got the the bronze medal for the event. She recently placed second in the Street League Skateboarding Women’s Jacksonville leg.

Real Street Best Trick Results

Apart from the Mega Park discipline, this year’s Summer X Games introduced a new format for their video competition. This year’s Real Street Best Trick contest was an all-out, 30-minute jam session.

Ten athletes were invited to participate in the event. Each was given several attempts to land a technical hand rail trick in the iconic “Brooklyn” ten-stair rail in San Diego, California.

In the end, Yuto Horigome got the judges nod in the Real Street Best Trick contest with his nollie back 270 to noseslide. He also placed third in the X Games Men’s Street Category in the Day 4 of the Summer X Games 2022.

Jamie Foy landed in the second place while Monster Team rider Matt Berger placed third in the competition.

Watch the Real Street Best Trick competition below.

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Independent Trucks Launch New Collab Helmet and Pads Collection

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2 weeks ago

November 9, 2023

Skate Newswire

Triple Eight / 187 Killer Pads and Independent Trucks have teamed up to create the new Independent Trucks helmet and pads collection.

This collaboration features Triple Eight’s Certified Sweatsaver Helmet and 187 Killer Pads Combo & Six Packs, now available at your nearest skate shop.

Independent Trucks also dropped a new 3-minute skate edit featuring the collection. Watch the next-level vertical skateboarding at Tony Hawk’s ramp with Tom Schaar, Bryce Wettstein, Liam Pace, Reese Nelson and a follow-cam from Chris Gregson.

ABOUT 187 KILLER PADS

187 Killer Pads has been designing and constructing pads for top professionals for the past decade. Started by a long-time skater in a family-owned upholstery shop, 187 Killer Pads has become the preferred choice of skaters worldwide. With its visionary designs and revolutionary systems, 187 Killer Pads continues to raise industry standards and improve protective gear.

ABOUT TRIPLE EIGHT

Triple Eight was born on the streets of New York City. Its first helmet hit the pavement in 1995. The brand has been developing rugged, stylish protective gear for action sports ever since.

Independent Trucks. 2023 November 7. Independent Trucks Launch New Helmet and Pads Collection with Triple Eight & 187 Killer Pads [Press Release]

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Voting Now Open for ‘Let’s Move Street Challenge’ Fan Favorite Awards

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4 weeks ago

October 30, 2023

Skate Newswire

Fans around the world are invited to watch the Let’s Move Street Challenge and have their say by voting for their favorite video entries in the ‘fan favorite’ awards.

The Let’s Move Street Challenge invited people everywhere to showcase their best moves and creative skills across a host of award categories in BMX, breaking and skateboarding by sharing a video of up to 30 seconds. Thousands entered from all corners of the world.

Tens of thousands have already cast their vote on Olympics.com/street-challenge, with voting closing on 12 November.

Aside from the fan favorite award, 21 winners will be awarded an all-access trip to the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai.

Judges include BMX rider Nina Buitrago (USA), Skateboarder Jean-Baptiste Gillet (France) and B-Girl Narumi (Japan).

All the winners will be announced during a one-off show on 12 November that will bring together athletes and fans from BMX, breaking and skateboarding in a celebration of these sports and the incredible stories and communities that surrounds them.

Fans can join a live chat to share their thoughts and reactions to the winners and have the chance to win exclusive Let’s Move Street Challenge merchandise.

The Olympic Let’s Move Street Challenge Awards show will be streaming on Olympics.com on Sunday, 12 November, at 7 p.m. CET.

The Let’s MoveStreet Challenge aims to inspire and enable young people to embrace the joy of movement and a more active lifestyle by practising urban sports.

It builds on the successes of the IOC’s Let’s Move initiative, launched on Olympic Day 2023 following the World Health Organization’s finding that one in four adults and over 80 per cent of young people do not meet the recommended minimum activity levels needed for optimum health.

Two of the barriers to physical activity most often cited by young people are ability and access. Sports, including BMX, breaking and skateboarding, are often accessible, inclusive and community-driven.

Through this competition, the IOC wants to inspire and enable more young people to move using urban sport.

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Watch the Vans Shop Riot 2023 Finals

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1 month ago

October 23, 2023

Skate Newswire

Skate shops hailing from all corners of Europe converged in Manchester, England, for the Vans Shop Riot Finals 2023.

Across two action-packed days, the skateboarding community bore witness to an awe-inspiring best trick session atop a piano that kicked off the weekend with a bang, paving the way for the much-anticipated Vans Shop Riot finals on Saturday.

Venero Skate Shop laid claim to the most formidable skate team for the third time in a row.

Vans Shop Riot traces its origins back to a grassroots event at Burnside Skatepark in the Netherlands in 2009.

Since its inception, it has rapidly evolved and continued to expand. Recognizing the pivotal role played by skate shops in nurturing skateboard culture, Vans Shop Riot stands as a dedicated series of contests across Europe, celebrating and supporting these shops and their talented teams.

Local qualifiers serve as the pathway to a yearly European finals event hosted in a different country, ensuring the continued growth and excitement of this remarkable competition.