MISC

Will Palace Be the Next Brand to Get Corporate Investment?

Published

5 years ago

September 25, 2019

Skate Newswire

WWD is reporting that Palace has been in talks to sell a stake of the company in a similar move to the one made by Supreme in 2017. Lev Tanju is remaining tightlipped about the deal for now. But WWD’s sources are saying that clandestine talks aided by Rothschild bank have been going on behind closed doors in recent months.

According to sources, the London-based firm has held under-the-radar discussions in recent months to sell a stake.

The likelihood of a deal could not immediately be learned, and talks are described as being at the exploratory stage. It is understood the process is being aided by investment bank Rothschild.

Founder Levent Tanju did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Palace’s plan to ascend to corporate levels of financing being made public puts a new spin on Blondey McCoy’s exit to start his own deal. But as long as Lev is still working his magic in iMovie, fans shouldn’t lose any sleep over who’s bankrolling the company.

Image Via Palace

CONTESTS

Skater XL Drops 2022 Skatepark of Tampa Pro Course

Published

3 years 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

3 years 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

3 years 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).