The Conference just posted a nice gallery from the Show of Force's tourstop in Valencia, Spain. Lots of familiar faces and an amazing bowl, what more can you ask for.
After winning the NL5 Contest in Straßbourg Aragon holds its ground in China taking 1st place in the Street category while Jeff Stockwell placed second. On the other hand, in the Halfpipe competition Takeshi Yasutoko (Japan) takes first place while Marco Di Santi (Brazil) came in second.
Charles Dunkle takes the cover of the Sueddeutsche Magazine in Germany (print supplement which is being read by millions of people). Too bad the story isn't about skating, but about Norwegians, really random!
The Valo team squad spent two more days shredding, partying and sightseeing in Lisbon before they went off to Madrid and then to Barcelona. While Soichiro had to leave them because of Asian X Games, Cossimo Tassone from Switzerland and Justin Hertel from the US joined the Valo travel crew in Barcelona. Now it's hammer shred time in the streets of Barcelona.
Quoting from the Street Mechanics Apparel blog: "I bet a lot of you didnt see this coming but then again I talked about it for a min now. But he is by far one of the most outspoken, funniest, and realest guys in the game and you don't get as far a Kevin Dowling is without staying real. One of a handful of homies from my era still reppin the game till the death I give you "King Dirty" Kevin Dowling."
Sam DeAngelis's photography has been popping up a lot lately. If you read online rolling media than you've seen his work shooting the NY and NJ scene. Want to know more about him? So did we, so we checked in, and Sam delivered this nice little interview along with some exclusive shots!
The Valo-Team is still shredding in beautiful Portugal. They found some beautiful spots there to film for the upcoming Valo video! They also found out that Portugal can get really hot.
Robert Guerrero is a supporting pillar in our sport. Almost every Rollerblader out there might have come across his name. In our latest print issue Rob was spotlighted with a big interview. But this was obviously not enough. Our readers still had a lot of questions and interest for this Rollerblading icon that has enriched our sport in so many and different ways! Read on.
All the big boot companies in our sport are tearing their way across Europe currently. Razors including Brian Aragon, Stefan Horngacher, Don Bambrick and Dre Powell just got back from Switzerland.
Simon Mulvaney (winner of the 2010 GradEx film festival) just released this amazing profile view on UK's Rollerblading postergirl, Jenna Downing. In this edit you can get a great insight into Jenna Downing's passion for rolling, as she explains how she started, her views on the industry and what needs to be done in the future.
The guys from inmag just posted up a nice interview with Dom West from Australia. This is a really entertaining read since Dom has a lot to talk about.
Zebastian Cassel and Fredrik Anderson, come up with this first promo edit for the rollTogether #14 session taking place at the ZeroOneSix skatepark you can see in this edit. This is one of the best skateparks Europe has to offer. Keep your eyes peeled for the next two promo edits.Quoting rollTogether:
"Skaters from all over the place already announced their support and attendance. Plan your trip to Sweden and join the madness and the rollTogether family in Eskilstuna. One thing is for sure: The Scandinavian scene is strong, passionate and stoked to skate with the rest of Europe! See you soon"