MISC

Volcom Lays Off 75% of Staff Amidst Coronavirus Crisis

Published

3 years ago

March 22, 2020

Skate Newswire

In what’s certain to be a recurring theme in the weeks to come, Shop-Eat-Surf broke the news that Volcom has laid off 75% of its staff in the U.S., and 100% of its staff in Europe due to the coronavirus crisis. You can read a statement released about the changes below.

“We are being proactive across the board because we don’t believe that the market is going to turn around anytime soon and we owe it our employees to not manage the business with optimism,” Volcom told SES in a statement.

“This virus and associated actions are moving so fast that one day feels like a decade, so we had to react swiftly.”

“Approximately 75% of U.S. staff is furloughed and nearly 100% of the European is staff furloughed. The U.S. company is paying all benefit costs and paying out paid time off accruals if requested. The staff will be eligible for unemployment. The EU staff is accessing their governments’ social benefits.”

“Our goal is to bring the staff back but right now, it’s like a free fall. Our offices and retail stores in U.S. and EU are closed until it’s safe to reopen.”

In these uncharted and uncertain times with no end in sight, it’s inevitable that more brands will be succumbing to the economic effects of the global retail shutdown. Brace yourself for what’s to come.

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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).