Last Man Standing: Results Be-Mag·September 18, 2011This weekend hosted the annual 2011 Last Man Standing competition in New York City and showed the world that rollings undying thirst to bring bladers together could not be stopped by even mother nature and the worst she could throw. Several weeks ago New York City, along with the rest of the eastern seaboard of the United States, was pounded by Hurricane Irene. As if that wasnt enough, in the wake of all damages caused a tropical storm soon followed up and added to the destruction. The Last Man Standing event was supposed to take place over the weekend following Billy ONeils New York City Street Invitational. Unfortunately, due to the circumstances with the condition of New York City at the time the event was postponed indefinitely. Lucky for us and the spirit of rolling LMS was rescheduled for this weekend and only several hours ago it all went down, burly as usual, and Staten Islands own Franco Cammayo represented his local scene and took first place.
Contest Report: Chosen Few Finals 2011 in Los Angeles Be-Mag·September 13, 2011So the ACF Finals this year were about as crazy as it can get. This may be starting to get repetitive but I will say it again because I really do mean it. Chosen Few's main goal is to expose new talents around the world, challenge skaters to push themselves to their full potential and to put on amazing events for all to enjoy! The Chosen Few Finals are now being known as one of the most difficult competitions around. We're not going to lie about that either. Our finals will always be an intense and challenging competition. You may get one easy spot at the beginning but that's about it. No matter what the last obstacle is, it will not be easy. It might be a huge down rail or it might be something random but we will guarantee that it will always have the competitors pushing themselves and skating their hardest.
Winterclash 2012 in Eindhoven, Holland Be-Mag·September 12, 2011It's official: Winterclash 2012 will take place on the 10th and 11th of February at the Area51 skatepark in the city of Eindhoven, Holland!
Westside Competition 2011 Poznan, Poland Be-Mag·September 12, 2011West Side Competition - extreme rollerblading in PoznanSaturday 17th of September, the local skatparak "Wyspa" in Poznan, located on the Turustyczna St, will held a rollerblading contest. It will be a great occasion to meet rollerblading fans and chance to witness a good competition.
Scandinavian Real Street Championships 2011 Contest Report Be-Mag·September 8, 2011We had a good hour of session, and the sign-ins of skaters in the competition was finally over. The new spot at the SEB buildings was just as we expected it to be: great for rollerblading. The surface made of smooth concrete turning and tossing like a river down a lazy sloped hill, with the occasional curb to skate and a big two meter gap in the ending made it a rollerblading fantasy.
KY Battle 2011 Be-Mag·September 6, 2011Meeting spot Woodland Skate Park 601 East High St. 40502 be ready to leave for the Battle 3:30pm. It's all over the city of Lexington. So, be prepared to trek around. The spots this year are sick, I am stoked to be able to take you to them.The Contest: Septemeber 10, 2011 @ 2pm. We will have registration for the contest and a best trick at the park for some prizes. You will get the city guide for the KY Battle. Then, we make the city trek all over spot to spot. The time allotted for each spot will be 45 minutes, but the skaters will determine if we stay a bit longer or leave earlier, since they are the ones skating the event. We are setting up a digital database of all the skaters and the spots so we can get an accurate rating and scoring system for each skater's performance at every spot. I am really stoked at the idea since my wife is the one who egged me on to do it. I am just amped to keep doing this every year, and continue to see all guys come from all over and kill the spots that we love here in our city. There are 4-7 spots pending on time. We are still working non stop on the contest till the day of. It's been a tradition, for sure. So I hope to see you soon. I got more work to do, it's Labor day,Prize Money $500+ split amongst 1st,2nd, 3rdPrizes provided by: Razors, Remz, Jug Footwear, Ground Control, Rollerblade, Roller Warehouse, SDSF Bro Shop, Eulogy Wheels, Bakerized Skate Shop, Denial Clothing, Campus Cruisers, HellBelliies Skate Shop, Oneness Premium, and Lion's Den Tattoo, Run by my blading buddy 20 years, Leon Cress. Leon got back into the sport because his boys got into it. They couldn't believe He could still kill it. It's awesome to have him support the competition. He was the first to step up.
Lausanne Contest 2011 Live-Update #6: Edit from the Qualifications by Adrien Anne Be-Mag·September 4, 2011Saturday September the 3rd, Lausanne, Switzerland. It's time for the skaters to get qualified! Amateurs and girls had the chance to skate under the sun, but for the pros it wasn't the same, the rain came as a trouble maker and only 2 of 6 heats could skate. This edit by Adrien Anne is worth watching nonetheless!
Lausanne Contest 2011 Live-Update #5: The unbeatable Beat Be-Mag·September 3, 2011According to our Be-Mag filmers and photographers Beat Schillmeier killed it all day. Due to rain setting in 10 minutes after the pro comp started the contest was evacuated into the skatepark of Lausanne. We'll see how it goes from there and what the bad weather means for tomorrow.
Lausanne Contest 2011 Live-Update #4: More Impressions from the Contest Be-Mag·September 3, 2011Check these contest impressions Claudio Antonelli just sent us. At the point in time the photos were taken the weather still looked promising...
Lausanne Contest 2011 Live-Update #3: Impressions from the Contest Be-Mag·September 3, 2011An event is nothing without the people that attend as spectators as well as the ones that make everything happen behind the scenes. Check these impressions from the contest!
Lausanne Contest 2011 Live-Update #2: Riders warming up Be-Mag·September 3, 2011Claudio Antonelli just sent a few snaps of riders warming up for the contest. Beat Schillmeier seems to feel the obstacles that were added for the comp.
Lausanne Contest 2011 Live-Update #1: Pics from the Venue Be-Mag·September 3, 2011The infamous Lausanne contest is taking place in Switzerland this weekend. Be-Mag has a team of filmers and photographers on site and will try to keep you in the loop of what is going on at one of the most anticipated events in Europe this summer.
I-Punkt Skateland Summer Jam 2011 Report Be-Mag·September 2, 2011On the 6th and 7th of August in the city of Hamburg it was time for the annual Summer Jam at the I-Punkt Skateland. As in most of Europe the weather this summer has not been the best but it held out for us to hold this contest. Over the weekend the park saw talent from Skateboarders, BMXers and Rollerbladers! Sunday was the day set aside for the Rollerblading contests. The day kicked off in traditional fashion with the Limbo contest, something fun for the kids and a good warm up for those looking to compete in the following grind box, bowl and best trick contests.
Jastrzebie Go High 2011: Official edit by CanisLatrans Be-Mag·August 31, 2011Poland is doing it big. Great competition coverage of the Jastrzebie Go High 2011 by CanisLatrans.
Montreal Classics 2011 Contest Report + Official Be-Mag Edit by Immony Men Be-Mag·August 30, 2011It has been really tough watching Guillaume Roy (owner of Lylac Skateshop) run around town and work his magic to make this competition happen. It makes me proud to be a part of the Montreal Classic. Year after year Danny Laroche and Guillaume Roy continue to organized this amazing event. A lot has changed with the Montreal scene since the very first Classics in 2001.
NYC Street Invite 2011: Second Official Be-Mag Edit by Sam DeAngelis Be-Mag·August 29, 2011"There is a rollerblading festival going on under the highway bridge here in Brooklyn" I heard someone saying when we entered the venue. "People jumping over cars, grinding on a truck you have to see this, it's crazy". Yeah the New York City Street Invite 2011 was an unique experience for everyone involved. Billy O'Neill and Daniel Kinney (founder and organizer of BCSD) don't talk much they are doers and do things the right and professional way. I guess people recognize this and that's why the NYC Street Invite gathered bladers from all over the world to battle it out on some real street one-of-a-kind obstacles especially created and set-up for this contest. So Billy and Daniel did not only take care of the obstacles for the contest, they also made sure that they've had all permissions and insurances needed for the contest. We at Be-Mag also felt that this contest was going to be a big deal, so we decided to send a team to New York to cover the event properly. But good things take time.
Official Be-Mag LocoSkates Warehouse Guerilla Jam Edit by Brett Davies Be-Mag·August 28, 2011A couple of weeks ago I ended up in Brighton after craving another little trip down south after the weekend adventure that was Nass. Unfortunately the weather wasn't as kind as the weekend before and it seemed we brought Manchester's good old wet weather with us to Brighton.
Chosen Few Comps 2011: Curtains up for the Top 3 Be-Mag·August 25, 2011The #1 gratification for doing these street comps is recognizing the great talent the rollerblading world has to offer. Achosen-Few likes to personally recognize the talents of each of the top 3 competitors from all the Chosen Few competitions this year. If you or your friend finished top 3 at any ACF comp expect to see his name in this article. Curtains up for Tyler Hester, Anthony Luna, Russell Day, Cyril Daniel, Daniel Henderson, Lucas Landthaler, Arsenio Patterson, Mark Wojda, Shane Thompson, Eugen Enin, Beat Schillmeier, Iain McLeod, Alex Burston, Michael Braud, Dylan Hopp, Bartek Zgrzeblak, Jon Erickson, Chris Murphy, Jose Henriquez, Dan Mclaren, Robin Weber, Russell Dineen, Tom Burch, Jon Fromm, Bartek Kasprzycki, Pat Curran, Blake Taylor, Cameron Card, Elliot Stevens, Danny Figgz and Stephane DeFreitas.
EC Halfpipe 2011 Rotterdam Contest Report + Official Edit Be-Mag·August 25, 2011On the 14th of August the EC Halfpipe Contest went down in Rotterdam, Netherlands. If you appreciate good vert skating or maybe haven't seen it in a while and want to catch up you need to check out this edit!
NYC Invitational Falls Be-Mag·August 24, 2011E Z Goeazy comes up with compilation of all bails at the NYC Invitational 2011.