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The 14th Annual Winter X Games, Aspen CO
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 2, 2010 at 10:41pm
The Winter X Games is one of the largest annual contests of the year and is notorious for pushing its competitors to the next level and raising industry standards year after year. This year was no exception, especially since the 2010 Olympics in Vancouv...more
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Winter X Games 14 – Women’s Results
by Pretty Tough
posted February 2, 2010 at 12:37pm
Over and out. Winter X Games 14 has wrapped. Four days in Aspen delivered five-peats, double three-peats, and back-to-back golds. Read on to find out how the women fared.
Friday, Jan. 29th – Women’s Skiing Superpipe
A deserving Jen Hudak won Women...more
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Snowboarder Torah Bright out of X Games
by Sports Girls Play
posted January 31, 2010 at 2:00pm
Australian Olympic snowboarder, Torah Bright, has withdrawn from the 2010 Winter X Games after hitting her head on the ice in training and suffering yet another concussion.
According to The Australian,
Bright was training in the half-pipe at Aspen, Colo...more
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Winter X Games 14: Bring it on
by Pretty Tough
posted January 30, 2010 at 12:48pm
As temperatures drop, the excitement heats up in Aspen, which is hosting the Winter X Games for the ninth consecutive year. Most of the action will take place over the next four days – and the invited rider list reads like a who’s who of winter sports...more
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IGSA/All Girl Skate Jam Skateboarding Clinic
by Pretty Tough
posted January 8, 2010 at 3:23pm
International Girls Skateboarding Association is holding a girls skateboard clinic this weekend at YMCA Encinitas 11:45 – 3:00. All ages, all girls, all abilities. Special guests include pro skateboards Cara Beth Burnside and Mimi Knoop.
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Start the New Year with Red Bull
by Westbound Boarder
posted December 29, 2009 at 1:27pm
Don’t have plans this New Year? No bother, because Red Bull and sponsored athlete Travis Pastrana are bringing you something special: Red Bull: New Year. No Limits. This New Year’s Eve, Travis will attempt to break the world record for car distanc...more
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Jamie Anderson makes Winter Dew Tour history
by Pretty Tough
posted December 22, 2009 at 8:10pm
Perfect weather created the ideal situation for the Women’s Slopestyle Final at the Dew Tour’s Breckenridge stop but unfortunately many of the ladies struggled to put together solid runs.
The exception was Jamie Anderson who set a record on the slope...more
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WX14 Invited Riders
by Pretty Tough
posted December 8, 2009 at 1:53pm
If you’re curious about who made the cut of invited athletes to Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, look no further. This is the first wave of women heading to Aspen in January (including Pretty Tough Team rider Kimmy Fasani). The second wave will be announced ...more
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Get on Board in San Diego
by Pretty Tough
posted October 23, 2009 at 3:57pm
Since the spring, Girls Riders Organization has been on a nation-wide tour sponsoring a series of female-only instructional programs and gatherings of female skaters committed to inspiring girls to participate in action sports.
And this weekend, GRO is...more
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No Dribbling The Squid - A contest to help me with a contest
by Apryl
posted October 15, 2009 at 11:45am
No Dribbling The Squid is a new book by Michael J. Rosen with Ben Kassoy that covers a wide variety sports. Not everyday sports like football and baseball, but more fun stuff like shin kicking, swamp soccer, and underwater football. Oh yeah,...more
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Links to surf this week
by Westbound Boarder
posted October 2, 2009 at 7:57pm
Tony Hawk, THE Entrepreneur: As one of the most well-known skateboarding figures and the highest paid athlete in action sports with his pay stub checking in last year at $12million, Tony Hawk has made quite the name for himself. In a recent interview w...more
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Sporty Saturday Spotlight
by Pretty Tough
posted September 26, 2009 at 4:38pm
This week the Sporty Spotlight shines bright on seventeen-year-old Massachusetts’ skateboarder, Rachel Reid. Check out her interview below where Rachel shares how she combats intimidation before competitions, her favorite memory, and much, much more. An...more
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Sporty Saturday Spotlight
by Pretty Tough
posted September 12, 2009 at 10:13pm
This week, the sporty spotlight is shining bright on fourteen-year-old superstar skateboarder, Emily Noble. Check out her interview below where she shares her thoughts on skateboarding, lessons she’s learned, and her favorite athlete. Plus, don’t mis...more
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Video: Supergirl Skate Street Jam 2009
by Pretty Tough
posted September 12, 2009 at 5:55pm
If you couldn’t make it to Venice Beach last weekend for the 2009 Supergirl Jam, check out this video montage of the skateboard event. Contestants include Vanessa Torres, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins, Alexis Sablone, Amy Caron, Leticia Bufoni, Tamara Drybrough a...more
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Supergirl Jam finale hits Venice Beach
by Pretty Tough
posted September 8, 2009 at 11:07pm
The 2009 Supergirl Jam event series wrapped up in Venice Beach over the weekend as more than 50,000 Labor Day holiday spectators caught a glimpse of action sports industry’s only large scale, all-girl’s competition and lifestyle festival. The event’...more
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What to do this holiday weekend
by Pretty Tough
posted September 5, 2009 at 12:53pm
The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated by labor unions in New York City in the 1880s with a grand parade in honor of the working class. Now most people just think of it as a day off work and a chance for a last end-of-summer family outing...more
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Surfing America USA Championships - LIVE!
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 30, 2009 at 2:34pm
Today is the final day of a six day surf extravaganza. The SIMA Surfing America USA Championships are taking place at the Huntington Beach Pier in SoCal and end today. Check out the event info here or even watch the competition LIVE!
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Hanging With the Big Boys: Group Y Event Recap
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 27, 2009 at 1:24pm
Last week, I interviewed Liz, co-founder of Group Y, about the organization she started (check out the article) and I thought the group’s mission was really cool… so I decided to check out an event for myself! Last night, Group Y hosted a networking...more
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Want to Compete in the Dew Tour…?
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 26, 2009 at 5:09pm
…I am for reals here! All you have to do is submit your best video and you could earn yourself a spot in the Gatorade Free Flow Finals stop of the Dew Tour. It all takes place in Salt Lake City and these guys will even pay for your airfare and lodging i...more
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Spotlight on Group Y
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 22, 2009 at 1:16pm
Last month, this little thing called the “X Games” (oh, you’ve heard of it?) was the big talk around town here in LA. That’s right around the time I heard about Group Y. Working in the Marketing and Action Sports industries myself, I always lo...more
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