Mike V negotiates his contract with Landshark Wheels head honcho, Kristian Svitak. This is an exclusive behind the scenes look at skateboardings business side.

Crailtap has an awesome montage with all the homies at the newly remodeled Girl park.

Rasa Libre presents Kenny Reed’s footage from “The Essence of Freedom”.

Essence of Freedom : Kenny Reed from Rasa Libre on Vimeo.

The results of the 2010 Kona Kidney Pool Contest are in, here are the final results.

Final Results

12 & Under
1. Dalton Price
2. Matthew Despres
3. Austin Creasman
4. Archer Braun
5. Dlan Usma
6. Sean Arthur Jr
7. Christopher Kozma
8. Jesse Alterman
9. Dominic Borrero
10. Anson Braun

13 & Up
1. Clay Kreiner
2. Lucas Stanley
3. Jacob Welch
4. Austin Stanley
5. Ryan Classe
6. Stone Denning

Sponsored
1. Steven Pineiro
2. Marshall LaFrance
3. Cason Kirk
4. Frank shaffroth
5. Juan pineiro
6. Nate Shellhorn
7. Dane Quintal
8. Spencer Lau
9. Stephen Workman

Zoo York has teamed up with Morning Breath, a creative studio in Brooklyn, NY, and have released a series of boards that pulls inspiration from the colorful characters throughout NYC, and the classic Hells Kitchen/Times Square peepshows of the ’70’s and ’80’s.

Gravis Footwear is pleased to announce that on February 6th and 7th ,we will be hitting the streets of Southern California to promote the launch of Arto Saari’s newest skate shoe, the Arto and Arto LX. The Gravis skateboard team including Arto Saari, Dylan Rieder, Sammy Winter, and Steve Forstner will be in attendance for this wicked little weekend excursion. Starting February 6th in San Diego and working their way up through the O.C. and greater L.A. areas, these pinnacle human beings will be hitting up shops and skate parks all the way up. The tour ends February 7th with a BBQ and skate jam in Los Angeles, which if like the past parties there, should prove to be an absolute epic time. Along the way you can follow the team’s movements on the infamous Twitter website.

Catch up with them at the different shops and skate parks to score yourself some free
product or autographed posters, plus you’ll be able to witness the mad skills live and in person. So if you don’t have a Twitter account now is a good time to start one and make sure to follow Gravis Footwear at Twitter.com/gravisfootwear….See you all there!!!

The 9th Annual PHXAM Skateboard Contest is coming this April 9, 10 & 11th 2010. Brought to you by Cowtown and Vans with a best trick contest by Skullcandy.

Cowtown is officially inviting you to PHXAM JUNK JAM presented by VANS. PHXAM Best trick is Presented by SKULLCANDY. PHXAM WILL TAKE PLACE APRIL 9, 10 & 11th, 2010 at Rio Vista Skate Park in Peoria, AZ.
The 9th Annual PHXAM contest is a respected contest with riders competing for a Cash Purse, entries are limited. Please take this opportunity to review the information and pre-register before open registration takes place.

JUNK JAM FORMAT: This year we are switching it up by adding skate-able junk through out the park. The jam format will make the day flow faster and also add some variety. For the complete event schedule, local accommodations and all necessary info please refer to: www.phxam.com

Registration:
• Fill out attached entry form and email to: laura@cowtownskateboards.com
• There are only 150 spots available.
• Riders must have nationally recognized industry sponsor to enter.
Entry fees:
• Entry fee is $135 per rider.
• No refunds.
• Please pay at the time of registration by credit card only by including card information on the registration
form or calling Laura.
• Entry is limited and spots are not considered registered until paid for.
• If you have any questions contact laura@cowtownskateboards.com
We look forward to seeing you this April. Thank you for your continued support.
-COWTOWN SKATEBOARDS

Nike just posted the second video from their Don’t Fear The Sweeper tour video.

To commemorate skateboarding’s historic roots, Element has collaborated with surf legend and master woods craftsman Greg Noll to present an iconic series of skateboards. Get yours, the opportunity to purchase a limited edition wood bun board hand-signed by Greg and Jed Noll won’t last.

Element Advocate and head of Skate4Cancer, Rob Dyer is crossing New Zealand and Australia promoting cancer awareness. Check out his blog and video entries from his trek, also find him on Facebook , go Rob!