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Gatorade Free Flow Tour - Amateur Skateboarding Competitions
Gatorade Free Flow tour is an amateur skateboarding and BMX competition that tours around the United States, with stops all over the country. The competitions are open to any amateur skater or rider aged 18 or under. Win a spot at the Free Flow Tour finals, and then win a Wild Card spot in the finals of the Dew Action Sports Tour, skateboarding or riding against the pros!! The Free Flow Tour is hanging out over $7000 in cash prizes, along with tons of free skateboarding gear and other stuff.

X Games 15 Competition Schedual 2009
See the competition schedule for the 2009 X-Games 15. This 2009 X-Games schedule lists all events and times. Skateboarding, Moto X, BMX and Rally Car Racing - all the summer X Games 15 sports (practice, prelims, and events) are listed here. Take a look to find out more about the schedule for the 2008 summer X Games 15 in LA.

Go Skateboarding Day
June 21st is Go Skateboarding Day. Began in 2004 by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC), Go Skateboarding Day is a day for anyone and everyone to take a break from everything, get together with family and friends and go skateboarding. Go Skateboarding Day is June 21st which happens to be the first day of summer in North America. Read this article to find out more about Go Skateboarding Day.

2005 Skateboarding Events, Competitions and News
2005 Skateboarding Events, Competitions and News - The Year in Review. Read all about the best and biggest skateboarding events nd competitions in 2005, from the X-Games to the Dew Tour to Slam City Jam - this year was incredible! Read all about the best of 2005 skateboarding.

2005 Summer Skating Worldwide
A summary of the summer's pro skateboading events world wide, all world cup skateboarding pointed events across the US and Europe. This summary of 2005 summer skateboarding gives the names of all first place skateborders, along with links to the event sites and other interesting info.

X GAMES DUBAI 2005 PRESENTED BY ESPN AND MOUNTAIN DEW DEBUTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
X Games Dubai - ESPN, Inc., PepsiCo and Dubai Tourism announced today the debut of ESPN X Games Dubai 2005 presented by Mountain Dew to be held in the United Arab Emirates, with an exhibition featuring the worlds top action sports athletes. Performances will be held on the vert ramp with Aggressive In-line Skate, BMX, Skateboard and on Moto X ramps with the worlds leading riders.

Danny Way Jumps the Great Wall of China
Danny Way Jumps Great Wall of China, breaking a world record! Read about the jump, the records broken, and more! Find out more about Danny Way jumping the great wall, about Danny Way, and find links to web cams, Danny Way's site, and more.

Skateboarders Fight for Skatepark Freedom Against Senate Bill 994
For a while now, skaters in California have been fighting a war against Senate Bill 994, which requires skateboarders to wear helmets and pads when riding in skateparks, and holds a heavy fine for skateboarders who don't, sometimes around $400. This places skateboarding in the unique category of being the only sport in California with equipment requirements that are enforceable by police. Strong arguments to put skateboarding on the HRA list are being made, read more about skateboard politics.

Gravity Games Women's Competition Worth Big Bucks
For the first time ever, women’s skateboarding will be a medal event at the Gravity Games. Additionally, athletes will be competing for their part of the largest prize purse ever offered in women’s skateboarding - $12,500 total. The 2004 Summer Gravity Games presented by Saturn – the world’s leading action sports competition – will take place from September 15th - 19th on Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor. Read more.

Skateboarding in the Olympics?
Skateboarding as an Olympic sport has been a controversial topic for a while now - at Fall ASR 2004, IASC (the International Association of Skateboard Companies) met and part of the discussion covered the question of skateboarding in the Olympics. Should skateboarding be an Olympic sport? How wouldskateboarding as an Olympic sport change skateboarding? And should skating be called a sport at all? Read this article to hear about what was discussed, and the future of olympic skateboarding.

5th International Go Skateboarding Day, June 21st 2008
Go Skateboarding Day is an event for everyone to take part in - here is a list of just some things to take part in and do for 2008 Go Skateboarding Day, along with pro skater events, contests, everything!

Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam Tour Hits Six Flags 2007
Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam tour is going to be exclusively at Six Flags amusement parks this year. The tour still promises to be the huge crazy skateboarding / BMX / Motocross sports extravaganza it has been for the last few years - this time though, you get to ride roller coasters before and after the show! Read more about what to expect at the Boom Boom Huck Jam tour, and see a schedule of events for the Boom Boom Huck Jam tour!

Sum 41 and The Donnas to Perform Friday Night At The Gravity Games®
The Gravity Games® announces that SUM 41 and The Donnas will headline the music line-up for Friday, September 17th. Saturday’s hip-hop line-up will be announced early next week. Music is an important part of the overall Gravity Games experience,” said Gavin Harvey, President of OLN. “We’re excited to have SUM 41 and The Donnas in Cleveland for the Games and they’ll be an integral element in our telecast of the event.” Read more.

Emerica's Wild Ride Tour
Die-hard riders flocked to see the Emerica team come thundering into skateboard parks across the Midwest on their Harley-Davidsons, as part of the Wild Ride tour. The energy of the crowds was raw and powerful, with anywhere from 700 spectators in Denver at the kick-off on Sunday June 11, to an average of 300 - 400 at smaller stops throughout the week. Emerica opened the Wild Ride to anyone who wanted to join their rolling adventure - read more.

Volunteer at the X Games, Get In Free, Get Free Stuff!
X Games 12 staff is looking to the local and regional communities for people who are willing to volunteer for a full day, assisting in this multi-event action sports competition. Several day-long volunteer positions are available including: hospitality, crowd control, ushering, access control and credential checking. The X Games also offer the XCEL program, designed for dedicated individuals who are willing to volunteer every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., August 2-6.

Gareth Stehr Go-Go Toe Jam Giveaway
Win FREE skateboards, DVD and more! Gareth Stehr is Foundation Skateboarding's newest pro! To celebrate, Foundation and About Skateboarding are giving away some brand new skateboarding gear! Did I say it's free? FREE! If you win, you will get the new Gareth Stehr Go-Go Toe Jam DVD, free Gareth Stehr skateboard decks, wheels and a Foundation T Shirt! Instructions and rules are inside - read more.

PIERRE-LUC GAGNON GIVES CANADA GOLD AT $104,400 USD SOLO MOBILE SLAM CITY JAM
Slam city Jam 2005 was a huge success - read about the event, with lists of who won what, and overall results of the weekend. This is the first time Slam City Jam was held in teh fall, and the turnout was huge - read more about Slam City Jam 2005!

BUCKY LASEK TO DEFEND VERT TITLE AT 2005 SOLO MOBILE™ SLAM CITY JAM PRESENTED BY
Multiple X Games medalist Bucky Lasek of Carlsbad, California, will defend his Vert title at the $100,000 USD Solo Mobile Slam City Jam, the North American Skateboarding Championships to be held August 26-28 at BC Place Stadium. Read more about the Slam City Jam skateboarding competition 2005 in Vancouver Canada.

DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR ARRIVES IN THE ROSE CITY WITH FOUR DAYS OF COMPETITION
Dew Action Sports Tour in Portland, OR. The Dew Action Sports Tour, the first-ever, season-long professional multi-sport tour in action sports, begins four days of competition on Aug. 18 at the third stop of the Tour, the Vans® Invitational at the Rose Quarter. More than 150 of the top action sports athletes in the world will compete in skateboarding (vert and park), BMX (park, vert, and dirt), and freestyle motocross in pursuit of the Dew Cup and the largest competitive purse in action sports.

WAY MORE COMPETITION IN BIG AIR
X Games 11 MEga Ramp Big Air Skateboarding - read about the finals for the big air skateboarding competition at X-Games 11 in Los Angeles. Since its debut at last year’s X Games, a number of skateboarding’s top stars have embraced the concept. And while Way remains the man to beat, the gap between him and the rest of the field has closed considerably in just a calendar year. Read more about x games 11 big air finals on the mega ramp, along with more info from Danny Way.

BURNQUIST PULLS ONLY 10
X Games 11 Men's Vert Best Trick Finals - The crowd was itching to see skateboarding history at Skateboard Vert Best Trick Saturday night at STAPLES Center. The same way the legendary Tony Hawk did when he nailed the 900 at X Games Five in 1999. Read more about the X Games 11 men's best trick on vert ramp finals!

VETERAN BURNSIDE RULES THE RAMP
Cara-Beth Burnside is a pioneer in women’s skateboarding. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins is one of the most versatile young female skaters out there today. And the two put on quite a show during Saturday’s Skateboard Vert Women’s jam session at STAPLES Center at X Games 11. Read more about X Games 11 Women's Vert Finals competition.

Gagnon and White Board to the Death
X Games 11 - Men's Vert Finals - Being a Canadian, you can be sure Pierre-Luc Gagnon knows a thing or two about snowboarding. So you can’t blame the seven-time X Games medalist if he did a double-take when he looked across the Skateboard Vert ramp in Friday night’s final at X Games 11 and saw his main competition – Shaun White? Read more about X Games 11 Men's Skateboarding Vert Finals, who won what, and all about the exciting action of the Men's Skateboarding Vert Finals at X Games 11.

RODRIGUEZ DOES A DOUBLE-TAKE
X Games 11 Men's Skateboard Street Finals - Paul Rodriguez – one of street skating’s fastest rising stars and the first skateboarder to earn a Nike sponsorship – is proving that the person wearing the shoes might have a little something to do with it too. Read more about the X Games 11 Men's Street Finals competition.

X Games 11 - Experience Steam-Rolls Competition
X Games 11 - And Elissa Steamer’s performance in Friday’s Skateboard Street Women’s final at X Games 11 was no exception. The 30-year-old from San Francisco, Calif., who is the oldest competitor in the eight-person field, easily captured the gold medal following a consistent and entertaining performance in the skate jam session. Read more about the women's street finals at X Games 11 in Los Angeles!

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