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UPDATE: SLS Cancels Season Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

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2 years ago

March 27, 2020

Following announcements from the NBA, MLB, and MLS, SLS has cancelled the 2020 Las Vegas and Beijing stops due to the coronavirus global pandemic. While the World Championship is still currently on the table for May in London; we’re going to go out on a limb and say it will likely be cancelled along with skateboarding’s debut in the 2020 Tokyo Games. Things are definitely getting real out there. We’re bracing for what’s to come.

UPDATE 03.27.20: SLS released the above statement this afternoon postponing this year’s London World Championship indefinitely due to the coronavirus. This is obviously the best decision that could have been made under the current circumstances as the entire world of sports will likely be sitting out 2020.

Images Via SLS

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Jimmy Wilkins, Lilly Stoephasius win Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2022

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2 days ago

August 29, 2022

Skate Newswire

Jimmy Wilkins is on a roll after winning Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2022.

Wilkins recently earned his 5th consecutive X Games Vert medal. He placed second in last year’s Vert Alert.

Mitchie Brusco and Moto Shibata joined him on the podium for second and third place respectively.

Last year’s Vert Alert Winner Edouard Damestoy won the Men’s Best Trick. He also recently won the first-ever Mega Park discipline for this year’s X Games.

Fifteen-year-old Lilly Stoephasius won the Women’s division. Bryce Wettstein came in at second place while Arisa Trew finished third. At nine years old, Reese Nelson, the youngest competitor, won the Women’s best trick contest.

Watch the full coverage of Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2022 below.

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Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert is Back

Published

2 weeks ago

August 19, 2022

Skate Newswire

Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert is back for this year. The event will be on August 26-27, 2022 at Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City, Utah.

2021 Vert Alert winner Edouard Damestoy and second placer Jimmy Wilkins will be back to compete in the men’s division this year. Jordyn Barrat, Jordan Santana, Allyshe Le, and others will compete in the women’s division.

Like the last year’s event, there will be a Legends Demo. This year’s lineup includes Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Lizzie Armanto, and more.

The Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert is free to the public. Go watch it in person if you are anywhere in Salt Lake City that weekend. Go here for the full schedule.

You can watch the live stream for the Legends Demo here and for the Men’s and Women’s finals and Best Trick here.

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Get to Know the Red Bull Manny Mania Winners

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2 weeks ago

August 17, 2022

Skate Newswire

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John Dilo and Breana Geering are the overall winners of the Red Bull Manny Mania Digital Contest. They will be taking home $10,000 each.

For the best trick award, Sewa Kroetkov and Margielyn Didal got the judges’ nod. Kroetkov also took the People’s Choice award together with Victoria Mendonça.

If you hadn’t seen all the 18 entries, you can watch them here.

Aside from the Digital Contest, the Red Bull Manny Mania will return to New York City and will open its doors to amateur local skaters on September 17.