Competitions

Alex Broskow has already shown in the past that he has got what it takes to be a world-class competitor. With podiums at some of the most important rolling events around the globe including NYC Street Invite, Blading Cup, Montreal Classic, World Rolling Series Finals, high expectations are usually placed on Alex. Alex was able to meet the high expectations this year.

It's Friday night and the qualification round is underway. Nine of 140 qualifiers compete to make it to tomorrow's AM event for a chance to move onto the Pro finals. As the combatants practice their runs, I met with JC Battle from Canada.

It's Friday and the crowd is coming in. With the qualification round tonight, more and more bladers are showing their faces to warm up at Modern Skate Park.

Last night, after a day full o filming and skating, some Pros and friends came by the room to sit back and unwind. Demetrios George, Anthony Williams, Erick Rodriguez, and Rachard Johnson came by and agreed to snap some portraits. Stay tuned for more photos and video from Bitter Cold Showdown!

Erick Rodriguez and I met up Thursday night to check in with Be-Mag and throw down some warm up clips. All the way from Long Beach, California, Erick makes a point to represent at Bitter Cold Showdown year after year. We out here.

It's Thursday and we found John Fromm ripping through the park warming up for the upcoming weekend. Here are some quick clips and short interview with John as he plans to take home the hammer at Bitter Cold Showdown 2012.

Welcome to Bitter Cold Show Down 2012! After a long drive over night, through hail and rain, we finally made it to Detroit, MI. Drive safe and get here! The park opens soon for open session.

The morning of Laced was freezing cold. While the rest of England was gripped in snow, it seemed to just rain ice in Liverpool. No amount of layers could save you. Inside, Rampworx was no better and we clung to our cups of coffee for the illusion of warmth.

The Hedonskate Team took the trip to Eindhoven, Netherlands, to not only bring some green flavour to the competition but also to updrade the competition with one of their top athletes, Nils Jansons. Here is the official Hedonskate view on the Winterclash 2012.

Yet another Winterclash edit you can chew on. This one is made by the boys from Electrique Production from France. Filled with the sickest tricks and the party vibe that defines Winterclash, this is one edit you shouldn't miss. Enjoy!

Filmed over Friday and Saturday at 'Winterclash 2012' and then edited in 6 hours back at home, heres my perspective on the competition at Area 51 Skatepark, Eindhoven mid-February. There was some nasty bails, some huge tricks, massive transfers and a hell of alot of FUN! -Ryan Goold

After the Pro Finals SSM second blood rider Remy Meister woke up again and got his own Winterclash session started.

Our filmers and editors are currently doing nightshifts on the official Be-Mag Winterclash edits. To not overstrain your patience we decided to give you a short action edit! Here is what we quickly picked from more than 500 clips.

It's not an easy job to present your full skating potential at the Winterclash, but some skaters handled the traffic on the course no problem. Andy Mills captured those skaters with their best tricks and caught a few emotional moments.

Check out this edit from Grindhouse giving you some eyecandy on the 2012 Winterclash. By Daniel Prell

That's how we like it - quick and dirty. Here is a first Winterclash 2012 edit featuring tricks and slams of some the world's most acclaimed riders. Tune in for the fun to get your goosebumps back - at least for those that joined the event yesterday!

Photos by Pietro Firrincieli

Once again, here are the official rankings along with some shots from this year's Winterclash. 3 edits are in the works so check back regularly!

Sven Boekhorst broke ranks with this massive 360!

Stephane de Freitas also made it to the Pro Finals yesterday! In this short clip below you'll see why he came so far.