On Wednesday 21/07/10 Tony Hawk & Friends came to Brighton to demo their mad skateboarding skills in a vert ramp. Ed Hart said “It was pretty awesome” & took some rad photos. Check out this link to see more
Thanks to Ed Hart for the photos
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010Shaun White wins olympic gold in Vancouver
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Last night, Shaun White won his second olympic gold medal in the halfpipe event. After the first run he set a score of 46.8, and after the rest of the riders had their second run, no-one had really come close. So as he set out on his second run, he already knew he had won the gold, it was in effect, a victory lap. His second run, devoid of pressure, was outstanding; a huge backside air, followed by a double-cork 1080 into a switch double-cork 1080, 540 stalefish, and on his final hit, the double mctwist 1260, which has now become known as the tomahawk. He scored 48.4, and along with winning gold, surely sets him up as the most progressive rider, and the best halfpipe rider ever.
We’ve found a new video of the event, but as it’s the whole thing, it’s long. You might wanna pause it, let it buffer and skip through at your leisure later! Highlight for me was Kazuhiro Kokubo’s oh so stylish Japan McTwist at 28mins (second run at 39.30mins). Shaun Whites winning run is at 55mins. There’s plenty of sick riding throughout though, but at least you can skip the adverts!
2010 Olympic Halfpipe Qualis and Finals from snowbroader.eu on Vimeo.
Shaun White overcomes huge fall to win the superpipe gold
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010Just in case you thought that this snowboarding lark was easy…Shaun White gives us another reminder that even the best can get it wrong. He caught his head on the lip of the pipe while attempting a double mctwist 1260, the trick he created in his private halfpipe last year. The force of the fall sent Shaun’s helmet flying as he collided with the top of the 22 foot pipe. All this on a practice run, 45 minutes before the final was due to start. Incidently, this is the same trick that Kevin Pierce got wrong in December, and sadly he is still in a critical condition in hospital.
After being checked over by the medics, Shaun was ready to rock once more, and boy did he rock, with a ridiculous 23 foot method air, followed by back-to-back doublecork 1080s, a 540, and finishing with the trick that floored him earlier, the double mctwist 1260. He scored 95.33 to add another gold medal to his collection.
The fall isn’t until the second half of the video, so enjoy the first part, and get worrying for Shauny after that. Again, like the girls vids, the production on this kinda sucks, sorry, it wasn’t monkipoo in charge!
Shaun White lands awesome new trick!
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Shaun White just keeps pushing the limits of snowboarding, as this new video from Burton shows!
In a practice pipe, he stomps a double McTwist 1260, simply unbelievable! He is the best.