Westside Skateshopbe the RED BULL BATTLESHIP CHAMPIONS of 2008.

The 15th annual Tampa Am went down this past weekend with Brazilian phenom Luan de Oliveira taking first and Andrew Langi in second.

1. Luan de Oliveira
2. Andrew Langi
3. Nick Merlino
4. Taylor Smith
5. Kechaud Johnson
6. Cody Davis
7. Felipe Gustavo
8. Anthony Schultz
9. Willy Akers
10. Collin Hale

Words by: Tommie Zam from The Finest Skateshop

This Sat. Nov. 22nd 2008 The Finest Skateshop had The Turkey Shoot Grom Contest at St. Pete Beach Skatepark. It was a cold & windy day but we had a good turn out for the contest. 5-9 there is a few kids enter, 10-14 we had 12 kids enter, 15-up was full ( 20 kids ). But there was between 100- 150 people ( including the kids enter the contest ) who came out to watch the contest. We had hot dog vendor out there selling hotdogs and drinks, Ramble was out there jamming out through the contest, & Redbull came out giving away some drinks to the kids. The contest was pretty sick in 5-9 there was a kid only skated 2 days was doing hippie jump over the flatbar & learn how to ollie during the contest, In 10-14 there was a kids doing blunt fingerflip out on the quarter pipe, frontboard 360 shuv out on the flatbar, treflip off the hip, & etc., 15 -up these kids where doing backside 180 over hip to flat, 5-0 on 6 stair rail, back noseblunt on the flatbar, 50-50 to kickflip out on the elevator ledge, & etc. This grom contest was hard one to judge cause every skater brought there A game.

THE RESULTS:

The winners of the 5-9 are: 1st Andre Schoeman 2nd Tom Loudin
The winner of the 10-14 are: 1st Christian Ailesh 2nd Adam Friley 3rd Shane Mullins 4th Max Lee
The winner of the 15 - up are: 1st Doug Schmich 2nd Bryce Springer 3rd Tyler Ostfeld 4th Denis Frain

I want to say Thank you to: St. Pete Beach Rec., Red Bull, Skatepark of Tampa, Innes, Black Box, 5boro, Substance, Circa, Tum Yeto, Transworld Skate mag., Natural Koncept, Podium, Blue Print, NHS, Alphanumeric, Autobahn, & Syndrome. The Turkey Shoot grom contest could have not been a fun one with out you guys. I do appreciate the all the support I got from you guys & the skaters. Let’s make the next grom contest in April fun one too!

Here are the results for the 3rd annual Active Am contest:

Final Results
1. Brandon Westgate
2. Andrew Langi
3. Daryl Angel
4. Taylor Smith
5. Jordan Hoffart

The results are in for the Johnny Romano Skate Jam, also known as the 12th Annual Texas Skate Jam. It was a great day for the Make a Wish foundation and Southside Skatepark in Houston.

Final Results:

Zumiez Stairs
Chris Cole

Street Course
Chris Cole
Gilbert Crocket

Bowl Jam
Andrew Langi
Josh Mattson
Tony Cervantes

This weekend the Dutch championships took place in Area 51 Skatepark in Eindhoven (The Netherlands). After three days of skateboarding, Dutch etnies rider, Nelson Mosikili claimed victory on Street! Nelson was not the only etnies rider killing it all weekend, three of the top four riders are etnies! Hessel van der Veer also took seventh on the mini ramp and 4th in the Bowl-contest! Congrats, boys!

1. Nelson Mosikili - etnies
2. Woody Hoogendijk - éS
3. Hessel van der Veer - etnies
4. Douwe Macare – etnies

SEATTLE, Washington (November 3, 2008)—The capacity crowd at KeyArena experienced a textbook display of Skateboard Vert and Street skills when Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Montreal, Canada) and Paul Rodriguez (Tarzana, Calif.) skated to Gold medals on the final day of the LG Action Sports World Championships.

Gagnon repeated as Skateboard Vert LG World Champion, redefining the word ‘domination’ by claiming yet another major title in 2008. In a 5-run, 10-wall competition, he produced runs that contained only one blank wall as he turned out one banger after another. His 360-flip mute to fakie, which won him best trick earlier this season, amazed the crowd, and his technical board tricks racked up the points to bring him $30,000 to add to his winnings this year.

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“It feels great to win the LG World Championships again. I’ve been having a great time all season,” said Gagnon. “I’ve been on the road and practicing a lot, riding everyday. When I get to competitions all the practice I’ve done helps make it seem almost like any other day.”

Winning Silver was good friend Danny Mayer (Omaha, Nebraska) whose kick flip 540, the hardest trick of the day, thrilled the crowd and gave him a firm hold on second place after his second run. Not more than three people industry wide can perform the trick with the technical skill of Mayer, making it no wonder that tonight he finds himself $20,000 richer.

Third place seemed like Bucky Lasek’s (Baltimore, Maryland) after producing a few solid runs, but, like his nickname describes, the “pitbull on wheels,” Sandro Dias (Santo Andre, Brazil) came through on his final run to overcome Lasek and win the Bronze. After losing it on his 10th wall twice in the two previous runs, Dias stuck his final run which included one of the highest 540s ever. It was enough to pocket the $10,000 third place prize.

The Skateboard Street contest rivaled the Vert competition in excitement when the top 8 men of a 14-man field took to the 6-foot drop staircase to show off their skills in the final round. For ten minutes of controlled chaos they pushed their limits and threw one trick after another, cranking the level of skill beyond expectation. In the end, ‘textbook perfection’ is what took the title; Paul Rodriguez (Tarzana, Calif.) earned the Gold with a score of 95.75.

“He’s a total machine,” commented the judges. “His switch stance is as good as most people’s regular stance, and tonight he landed twice as many tricks as his competition.”

“I went for some tricks I normally wouldn’t try, ” said Rodriquez. “You just do what you have to do to win.”

Greg Lutzka (Milwaukee, Wis.) captured second place and Rodolfo Ramos, the 2007 LG Skateboard Street World Champion, took third.

All of the action of the 6th annual LG Action Sports World Championships produced by ASA Entertainment can be seen on CBS Sports on Sunday, December 7th at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, December 13th at 1:00 p.m. and on Saturday, December 20th at 1:00 p.m. All times are Eastern. Local listings should be consulted for broadcast details in specific areas. The event will also air in more than 180 countries worldwide via 25 networks.

For all the results, photos or more event information, please contact Denise M. Abbott at 310-430- 0496 or visit www.lgactionsports.com

Skateboard Street Finals Results:
1) Paul Rodriguez (Tarzana, Calif.)
2) Greg Lutzka (Milwaukee, Wis.)
3) Rodolfo Ramos (Cascavel, Brazil)
4) Jereme Rogers (Boston, Mass.)
5) Kurtis Colamonico (Long Beach, Calif.)
6) Fabrizio Santos (Aracaju, Brazil)
7) Danilo do Rosario (Curitiba, Brazil)
8) Wagner Ramos (Cascavel, Parana, Brazil)

This past weekend, Run My Game Productions and Open Road of NY presented “The Halloween Hellraiser Skateboard Showdown”, here are the final results:

Ten Stair Rail/Acopulco Gold Wallride
1. Manny Santiago, front bigspin feeble grind.
2. Robert Mont-Lopez, Frontside Wallride to flat, Frontside 540 on the AG Wallride
3. Nick Sassa-Alley Oop wallride, Wallride step-off
4. Black Dave, Front blunt down the rail.
5. Scotty Moore, Kickflip tail on the bank to ledge
6. Clint Peterson - backside 360

Supreme Jersey Baricade
1. Nick Sassa, airs over it like lit was a spine
2. Dylan from Connecticut, Blunt backside disaster, front rock transfer
3. Jahmal Williams, Front bluntslide transfer

Gino Box
1. Manny Santiago- 360 pop shuv it
2. Nick Sassa- Nollie Bigspin
3. 5boro Jon, Frontside pop shuv it
4. Some kid, backside 360 ollie

Volcom Damn AM 2008 results are in. Congratulations to David Loy for taking first on this round in Costa Mesa.

What the video of this event HERE!!!

FINAL RESULTS:
1) David Loy
2) Cody Davis
3) Felipe Gustavo
4) Timmy Knuth
5) Kechaud Johnson
6) Louie Lopez
7) Shawn Hale
8) Rob Maatman
9) Kyle Walker
10) Tommy Fynn
11) Will Marshall
12) Donovan Piscopo

Darkstar Best Trick Results:
Daniel Espinoza - $500.00 Front Blunt Kickflip Fakie on Rail
Ryan Reyes - $200.00 Smith Grind Kickflip Out on Rail
Moose - $100.00 Cab Flip Down The Double Set
Cody Davis - $100.00 Front Board Kickflip Out on Rail
Grant (Eggy) Muller - $100.00 Switch Dolphin Flip Down The Double Set

Volcom Stone’s 2008 Wild in the Parks Championships went down on October 18th at Rio Vista Skatepark Peoria, AZ.

Here are the final results for this contest:

Pro-Am:
1st -David Langston - $3,500
2nd -Louie Lopez - $2,750
3rd -Brodie Penrod - $2,250
4th -Cody Hale - $2,000
5th -Dustin Locke - $1,500
6th -John Hanlon
7th -Jordan Maxham
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