Alessandro Magnani
by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Puzzle Video Magazine just released its newest issue where you’ll find a full part of Swiss etnies Europe Am Alessandro Magnani. Check this guy out! Download Puzzle Video Magazine FREE!
etnies/Arenas Skate Contest
by: Alex | Monday, May 5, 2008
Last weekend a pretty cool thing happened in Playa Jaco, Costa Rica. Together with the local Arenas Surf & Skate Shop, the Sports & Recreation Committee of Garabito County and local surf shops, the etnies/Arenas Skate Contest closed down the streets and stoked out some kids. Our main man Rodrigo, down in Costa Rica, sent these pics and details:
It all went down on a main street in downtown Jaco, outside the mall.
Local government gave permission to skate on the streets and sidewalks from 3pm-8pm for the contest.
It was really fun watching everyone skate, parents with their baby strollers coming to see kids compete, handing out stickers, posters, prizes and Monster Energy drinks provided by the good folks of Arenas.
The contest was split into three age divisions:
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Groms: Boys & girls 6-11 yrs
Juniors: 11-15 yrs
Open: 15-19yrs
Pretty amazed that although the final stop of the 2007/2008 CNS (Circuito Nacional de Surf) was going on simultaneously down the street at Hotel Terrazas del Pacifico, we still had a crowd of at least 250 spectators on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Thanks goes out to the Costa Rica riders Cristian Rivera, Rodolfo Castro, Simon Flores, Daniel Chacon and Lou Calderon who all helped with setting up the course, judging the contest and hooking up the local DJ with some great hip hop tracks to set the mood.
Thanks to local municipality who donated a fully covered basketball court for skating, plus money for ramps.
Thanks to all of the people invloved in putting this event together....Costa Rica ST Family, Charlie from Arenas, Pablo Brademan local sport council committee and Maurcio Mora for all the free Monster drinks.
Let's keep it up boys, Playa Jaco needs to keep kids busy in the water or on the skateboard and away from drugs!!!
All the best,
Rodrigo
Simon Skipp In Sidewalk
by: Alex | Wednesday, April 16, 2008
etnies UK's Simon Skipp landed a 10 PAGE INTERVIEW in Sidewalk. He has been skateboarding for 15 years now and riding for etnies since 2001. He's is well known for his style and mad skillz.
The interview took six months due to bad weather and a few hiccups... like getting robbed at one of the spots... but with 10 pages of Q&A plus plenty of shots like these, it was six months well worth it. Besides etnies, Simon rides for Heathen Skateboards and Howies Clothing.
Check Mpora for footage of Simon.
Save South Bank!
by: Brink | Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Our friends in England have made a documentary about the famous South Bank skate spot in London. It's the home of British skating, like London's version of what Love Park did for Philly or EMB did for San Fransisco.
As you would expect, the government is trying to squeeze the skaters out. There's a government petition attached to the trailer. If they get 5,000 signatures it's really hard for the government to ignore because the amount of signatures has legal implications after you hit 5,000.
etnies Euro Team In Holland
by: Alex | Monday, April 14, 2008
Do you know etnies Euro riders Helder Lima and Tuukka Korhonen? Well Tackyworld just posted a nice little interview so now's your chance to get to know 'em. Go on, get!
And yes, it's in English...
Touring South France...
by: Brink | Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Riders:
Willow
Charles Collet
Evelien Bouilliart
Tuukka Korhonen
Julian Furones
Steve Forstner
Alessandro Magnani
The Recap:
We drove from Basel to Lausanne to pick up Alessandro at the train station, stopped in Lyon to grab Charles, and then had five more hours of driving ahead of us. We got to Nice at three in the morning. Luckily the flights of the rest of the team didn't arrive before noon the next day. Once we got everybody in the van we started hitting the spots in and around Nice.
- Furones... nosebonker.
On the second day we got a small taste of the lifestyle of the rich and famous in Monaco. Only a half hour away from Nice this low-tax paradise has some nice skate spots. Willow got a really good switch heel and Tuukka came trough with a solid line.
We had high expectations for Sunday and the trip to Ventimiglia, Italy. Some of us had already skated there and the spots had something to offer for everybody. Of course things didn’t go as planed and some dark clouds moved in from the mountains. Just as we got to the first spot, raindrops started to fall. We decided to use the off time to drive around to check out more spots. On a streak of more bad luck, the main spot we had hoped to skate was fenced off and scheduled for demolition. As soon as the rain stopped we climbed the fence and started to dry the ground. Willow was jumping down the stairs before it was even halfway dry, to but the cops kicked us out just as he got close to landing the varial heelflip. After a long session at the train station spot, we headed back to Nice to pick up Evelien from the airport.
The weather was not looking very good for Monday, so we decided to head west to Hyeres. On the way there we got stuck in the middle of a crazy thunderstorm and some of the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen. We passed two gnarly accidents on the one-hour drive. Our gamble paid off and the sun came out just as we approached Hyeres. We dropped our stuff at the hotel and headed straight to nearby Toulon to skate the famous “small” rail. The rail got knobbed since the last time we were there, so we had to improvise. After getting kicked out of another spot, we finally got some stuff done near the end of the afternoon.
- Forstner!
The next day we headed back to Toulon to take care of some unfinished business and hit a big gap near Hyeres at night. Willow struggled to get his trick, while we worried about getting kicked out by the janitor of the nearby school. In the end, Willow was successful and we left the spot without any trouble.
- Willow. Ouch.
The last days of the trip were spent in Nice, where we finally got to skate the famous Massena Plaza. Almost everybody got a trick there. Later we headed to a big set of stairs, where Willow jumped as if he wasn’t sore at all from the night before.
Despite some bad luck with the weather, disappearing spots and the police, we had a good time and the trip turned out to be quite productive.
- Tuukka, Charles & Furones
Nyberg Nails It!!
by: Alex | Wednesday, March 12, 2008
etnies Sweden rider Albert Nyberg tore it up at last week's Sixth Annual Millencolin Open in Örebro, Sweden. The babyfaced Nyberg nailed a hardflip backside tailslide (what!) to win Best Trick, then easily rolled into 2nd place overall.
Congrats from Cali, Albert!
Rune Takes Wellington!
by: Brink | Monday, March 3, 2008
540s in bowls are balls out. And our boy Rune Glifberg just throws 'em down like it ain't no thang. He won first place over the weekend in New Zealand at the Wellington Bowl-A-Rama! Yeah, Rune! Congrats... as usual. Must be nice to win all the time...
On the etnies Euro Front...
by: Brink | Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Check out the Radix Touropa Trailer...
And etnies rider, Albert Nyberg, from Linköping Sweden keeping warm indoors...
Willow!
by: Brink | Friday, February 15, 2008
Flip has promoted German "wunderchild," and etnies Euro rider, Willow to the official European Team. Watch for more hardcore ripping and antics from Willow soon.