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Tony Hawk and Friends Hold a Showdown in Jackalope Fest Virginia Beach
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk and his friends held a vert demo during the Jackalope Festival-Virginia Beach last weekend, and it was gold.
Here’s a glimpse of what happened during the demo.
The Jackalope Festival is a vibrant three-day event that brings together the best athletes and pros in action sports like skateboarding, bouldering, FMX, and Base Jumping. It has become the ultimate gathering for Canada’s action sports communities. For the first time ever, the thrilling event hit US shores on June 2-4.
Jackalope Fest Montreal is slated on August 25-27, 2023.
Here are the highlights of the Jackalope Fest Virginia Beach day one.
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Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen Team Up for ‘Darkslides & Secret Tapes’
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
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
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.