Razors Pro Stefan Horngacher is up next in our 'Perspectives on Winterclash 2012' series. He has never missed a Winterclash in the past seven years so he definitely knows what he's talking about.
Winterclash 2012 is getting closer and most people are almost bursting with excitement. We got in touch with the industry's big names to ask them how they feel about the event, what they're looking for the most and what has been their best Winterclash moment to date. We'll continue this series up until the day of the event. First up is Mr. Richie Eisler.
The 18th rollTogether session will take place this saturday in Mühlhausen, Germany. Some of you might know the famous Thuringia Funpark from some of the last Winterclashes and now we are proud to announce another session in there.
The Laced series is a brand new contest series showcasing some of the Worlds most elite riders throughout the UK. 2012 will see the launch of the Laced series with its premiere event at Rampworx Skatepark in Liverpool on February 4th. This elite venue has hosted some of the worlds biggest rollerblading contests over the last decade, including SlammJamm, Jon Julios IMYTA and the Chaz Sands Invitational.
The X-Mas Jam in Hamburg, Germany is an institution. It has existed for a long time and each year it draws a large international crowd of skaters to compete. Besides being internationally renowned it has become the official German Championships competition, making it the most important contest for this nation.
The 1st annual DFW B.L.A.D.E. Tournament in McKinney, Texas was a good time and a complete success. 20 bladers from all over Texas battled it out at three spots for cash and prizes. In the end, Josh Navarifar skated his way to a first place victory. After the official after party at Delaneys Irish Pub and Grill in McKinney, OG Dallas blader/socialite Jason Reyna was kind enough to escort us into his home turf of Deep Bellum for a night out. There we hit up the Double Wide to hang out, and met the original singer from Pantera Terry Glaze. We closed out the night at Serious Pizza, and after watching the Ground Control video at Jasons house, it was time for sleep. Check the exclusive gallery and official results below, and stay tuned for the official edit from Pat Leal.
On January 7th 2012 is the Intuition Skate Shop game of B.L.A.D.E. bracket style, in McKinney, Texas. Be sure to participate in this competition as there are a lot of awesome prizes to win. Of course there will be a banger party afterwards, so make sure you are present!
After a successful year with events in Bremen, Leipzig, Bonn, and Wuppertal, the finals of Grindhouse Miniramp Masters 2011 took place on the 17th of December in Cologne, Germany. In the second year of its creation, the series was host to over 100 competitors. Skaters from all over the country attended and made the final event one to remember.
Preparing for months for one of the biggest competitions in Florida, Bladesgiving has turned out to be one of the funnest and biggest rollerblading events in the Southern United States along with the Pow-wow. And we are only in our second year! Skaters gathered from all over the country for a chance to rank up the WRS points and take home some cash and the huge trophy. Tim Franken, out of San Diego, Razors rider Wake Schepman, out of PA, Pro SSM rider Joey Chase and Razors flow Sammy Chase, out of Orlando, just to name a few. Also, coming all the way from Canada was our good friend Kevin Lapierre, who hurt his ankle warming up, and had to drop out of the contest. He made that huge trip, and our sympathies are with him, and we hope he recovers very soon.
The official website for Bitter Cold Showdown XII just went live with all info you would want. Have a look! There's also a sweet little promo edit to get you hyped for the event!
Peep the results of WRS 'Uploaded' if you want to know more about how your favorite competitor has been judged. Also find some facts behind the whole project.
After an unbelievable exciting Semi Final where Sven and Chris took the lead a couple of times, it was Chris Haffey who eventually won. Today he has to take it up against Nils Jansons, who kicked out Brian Aragon. Voting is now live so don't forget to cast yours!
Man, look at the size of that jump. Its like a super-mega ramp with a gap. 900 900..1080? What is this, freeskiing? Not even close. The danger factor just got amped up one thousand times. As if you didnt know already from what weve shown, if you missed out on Air FISE Marsielle, you made one of the biggest mistakes of your life. If you have been following, you already know. Either way, it means you are thirsty for bangers. So, back to that super-mega ramp. Think you have what it takes? This is a do or die situation. You dont clear that landing and youll be sipping out of a tube for the next year. So, why dont you just sit back and see what Aragon, Morales, Haffey, Godenaire, and some friends have been up to. Dont worry, we won't tell anyone about the drool on your keyboard.
On Saturday 17th December 2011, the Rolling Rock skatepark in Aarau, Switzerland will throw their annual X-mas Battle. The competition will feature a Minirampjam and a Last Man Standing Battle. If you are around, make sure to attend this competition as it guarantees to be epic, like it is every year.
Nils Jansons from Latvia takes the Blading world by storm and qualifies for the finals of 'Uploaded Fan Favorite' with 59.2% of the votes. In 48 hours he will face the winner of the second Semifinal opposing Sven Boekhorst and Chris Haffey, live now on http://WRSuploaded.com
While the rolling community celebrates Chris Haffey's world record jump, more and more clips of the Air FISE are popping up on the net. Below you can view Franky Morales lacing a super clean 900 over the Mega Jump. Additionally, we discovered another clip from Romain Godenaire that reveals the real dimensions of the ramps the pros are dealing with here. However, Romain over-rotated this huge flat-spin and accidentally landed in the flat. According to Freddy White from www.frenchyfries.fr Romain is doing fine again. As soon as we have more information about his health status, we will let you know.
After a long period of building up anticipation Chris Haffey went for the big one last night at the FISE experience in Marseille. Chris Haffey took the World Record with a spectacular 30 meter long jump! It took weeks in preparation until the final moment had arrived. Being who he is Chris Haffey not only pushes the sport in creative stuntman like tricks but now has decided to leave his mark by breaking records! Check out the video here. Enjoy the madness...
In a few hours (8pm) the big show will start. Chris Haffey had his final rehearsal this afternoon. Everyone is excited for tonight! Are you ready? Come back on be-mag to find out how Chris Haffey did on the world record.
Round 3 Day 2 voting is now live on WRSuploaded.com with Chris Haffey vs. Dave Lang and Alex Broskow vs. Sven Boekhorst. You have 24 hours to vote on these battles!