On Wednesday night in Manly, Oakley held the 2013/14 Big Wave Awards. The big cheque was taken home by Tyler Hollmer Cross who battled his brother for it but promised him a cut of the $20,000 winnings after. He dedicated the win to his mother who passed away last year. The …
Farrington Takes Torah By 0.25 Points In Pipe
Kaitlyn Farrington has taken gold in the Sochi halfpipe beating Australian Torah Bright by only 0.25 points. Kelly Clark rounded out the podium with bronze. All three finalists had rough first runs, with Bright and Clark crashing out in what looked like very trying conditions – the smallest error was washing …
i-Pod Defeats White In Terrible Conditions At Sochi
Shaun White has been defeated in his quest for a third Olympic gold in the pipe by Russian born Swiss competitor, Iouri Podladtchikov. He wasn’t even able to manage a podium with Japanese riders Ayumu Hirano and Taku Hiraoka rounding out the top three. White crashed out on his first run on both a …
Videograss’ Mayday Teaser
VIDEOGRASS have released the teaser for their new film, Mayday. It features Chris Grenier, Darrell Mathes, Gus Engle, Jake Olson-Elm, Joe Sexton, Justin Bennee, Nick Dirks, Zac Marben and a whole lot more. It looks pretty damn epic too – check it out above.
Slopestyle Results From Sochi
The first Olympic Slopestyle event seems to have been a massive hit with audiences. In the lead up there was not a lot good to be said about the course and it will be interesting to hear from a few of the riders when they return as to what they …
Shaun White Pulls Out Of Slope
I know this is old news but as there was some rider reaction, then some deletion of rider reaction, I thought it was still worth posting. Shaun White decided to pull out of the slope comp yesterday citing the course conditions and the potential for injury ahead of the halfpipe …
Chumpy Pullin Named Flag Bearer For Australia
Rad to see that Chumpy Pullin has been named the flag bearer for the Australian team at the opening ceremony as well. I’ve included the ceremony speech below so you can check out the announcement. He handled it really well, great for Australian snowboarding.
Sochi Slopestyle Qualification Results
Photo: Stale Sandbech by Chris Wellhausen via TRANSWORLD The Sochi Slopestyle qualifications went down last night in what looked like some pretty great conditions. Staale Sandbech came out on top with a 94.5 run which included cab hardway 270, switch board 270, front board 540, cab 12, front 10, back 14. Peetu came in close behind …
Here’s A POV Run Down The Sochi Slope Course
This is a head cam video of the run through the slope course at the Sochi Games. The build has come under fire for being sub-par, if not outright dangerous, by a number of riders including Torah Bright and Charles Guildemond. In the last few days it also ended Torstein …
Belle Brockhoff In Sochi And Speaking Out
Photo: Reuters/David Gray Belle Brockhoff is getting a bit of press this morning for all the right reasons. She is in Sochi and focussed on bringing back some gold for more than the normal reasons. The openly gay 21 year old has said, pretty rightly, that the gold gives her a …
Torstein Out Of Sochi
Image: Reuters/Dylan Martinez Torstein Horgmo slammed during slope practice in Rosa Khutor breaking his collar bone and putting him out of the games. The Norwegian apologised for the injury afterwards – which he really didn’t have to. I can’t find any word of what he was attempting when it happened but from …
Daewon Song Builds And Rides A Mini
Here’s a rad little clip from Matix featuring Daewon Song not just shredding, but also building a mini ramp. A really neat little clip from the brand which went through some turbulent times only two years ago when they were sold off. It’s been impressive to see them hang onto big names …
Vote For Marti Paradisis In The Intense Surf Challenge
Tasmanian charger Marti Paradisis is leading in the ORIGINAL SOURCE THE INTENSE SURF CHALLENGE at the moment which could see him with $30K to pursue some pretty rad projects – which I’m sure we’d get to enjoy the footage of after. We don’t want to see him drop from the top spot so head OVER …
Pow Gloves Buys Holden Outerwear
The parent company of POW GLOVES and Spacecraft has purchased HOLDEN OUTERWEAR. The brand was founded by Mikey LeBlanc and Scott Zergebel in 2002 where they focussed on creating classic, slim cuts and premium eco materials for outerwear – something very unique at the time which led the charge for all other brands …
Teaser For Pat Moore’s Blueprint
Pat Moore is one of the hardest working snowboarders… Wait. Let’s go with one of the nicest guys in snowboarding. He has a project coming out with Red Bull at the moment which looks really interesting. Called Blueprint, the teaser below looks beautifully shot and edited, I hope the rest of …
Danny Davis Takes Gold At Aspen
The X Games Aspen finals happened over the weekend and in the super pipe, Danny Davis took out the win. His run was definitely not all about getting the most spins he could into it but rather adding a bucket load of style in and getting rewarded for it. His run included a switch …
Bittner And Arnold Play SNOW
Aaron Bittner and Scotty Arnold play a game of SNOW in the latest episode from Dose. The guys go trick for trick on a few park laps in Park City, Utah but in the end, one guy dominates… Albeit with a funky trick or two thrown in. Check it out …
Didga The Skateboarding Cat
Today’s hard hitting news story is about Didga, the skateboarding cat from the Gold Coast. And while you may think this isn’t worth watching, the cat does have skills – I have seen more than one of his tricks in a Richie Jackson part. I’ll be showing the clip to …
Red Bull’s Greetings From Sydney
Red Bull have released a clip called Greetings From Sydney which features Daniel Sparrow, Robert Macalister, Tim Williams, Jake Hayes, Dean Parsons and a whole lot more skating spots around the city. On the actual video page they have mini interviews with guys like Corbin Harris, Ryan Wilson, Chima Fergusson and more …
Hotham Sells Day Tickets For $3
The HOTHAM WEBSITE was selling day tickets for this season at AU$3 over the weekend! There’s no word on why the sale was on, or if it was just an error, but I got in there and purchased a ticket. The whole process went through as you’d expect and I’m waiting for …
Shaun White Breaks Out The Yolo Flip
Image via TRANSWORLD. Shaun White has unveiled his latest trick – the Yolo flip – at the Grand Prix Halfpipe final in Mammoth. Check it out in the video below. This trick, which is a Cab double 1440, was originally got by I-Pod at X-Games Tignes back in March. Check it out in …
Photo Shoots And Gym Sessions With Alana Blanchard
The episode two is season three for Alana Blanchard: Surfer Girl, we spend a little time looking at womens surfing and the coverage it gets. There’s a bit of talk about proving how well she can surf all packed in with a tonne of bikini photo shoots and gym session footage. …
Ty Evans Teaches Film At Woodward
WOODWARD runs a digital media camp and this year they got Ty Evans to come along and teach the kids a thing or two about film making. Aside from the rad equipment he’s using at Brain Farm, Ty dealt with creating using what you have available. The below edit is an awesome insight …
The Guardian Picks Some Great Surf Photography
Photo: RUSSELL ORD The UK edition of THE GUARDIAN has run an article on some of the worlds best surf photography. They included the above awesome pick from WA photographer Russel Ord along with some epic shots from Ireland and around the world. It’s definitely worth a flick through, head over HERE.
Shaun White Buys Austrian Air & Style Company
Shaun White has taken his new all-business haircut out for a spin purchasing the majority holding in the Austrian AIR & STYLECompany. The event has a North American expansion planned and White hopes to add some of his musical flavor to the happenings. Company founder Andrew Hourmont will remain involved and bring …
A Year With Bjorn Leines
Rome has put out a rad five minute clip of Bjorn Leines from the last year. Filmed across Canada, U.S. and Austria, it is pretty killer – although I wish they’d stop with the film grain effect, I just want to see the snowboarding! Check it out below.
Olympics Host Bob Costas Doesn’t Get Slope
Prime-time Olympics host for NBC, Bob Costas, gave an interview to the Today Show’s Matt Lauer the other day. During a discussion on new events in the upcoming games, Costas made a quip about slopestyle being ‘jackass’ stuff and that the president of the IOC should be Johnny Knoxville. This …
Riley Blakeway’s Latest ‘Dolphin Days’ Featuring Josh Pall
Riley Blakeway’s has released the latest clip in his series, Dolphin Days. This episode was shot on a RED Scarlett over a weekend and features Sydney based Josh Pall riding to a rad Miles Davis track, On Green Dolphin Street. Check it out above – very nice way to start …
Alana Blanchard Surfer Girl Season 3 Starts
The new season of Alana Blanchard: Surfer Girl started yesterday, and it came out of the gate with a fair over reach in the video description… “The world’s most famous professional surfer.” Sure, she’s got a name but ‘most famous’? I believe one Mr. Slater might be more likely to …
Signal’s Modular Snowboard Experiment
Signal have released the latest episode of ETT, this time experimenting with a modular design that can interchange parts. The base, core, and topsheet are changeable giving either a different feel to the board or the ability to replace a single part, rather than requiring a new board, if damage …
Sami Luhtanen Spot Light With Pirate
Finnish rider Sami Luhtanen has done a spot light for Pirate TV which is pretty damn cool – there’s some banging tricks in here and he looks absolutely fearless. Enjoy!
Gigi And Danny Have Double The Fun
Pirate Movie Productions have dropped a rad little clip featuring Gigi Rüf and Danny Kass. The guys get some good times in Retallack, Canada and then a few more in a place they call ‘home’. It’s not clear if that’s Danny, Gigi or PMP’s home. A couple of minutes long …
Felipe Gustavo Drops A Battle Commander
On Christmas day, Felipe Gustavo’s Battle Commander on The Berrics dropped and it is another step for him in becoming my favorite pro. Set to Brooklyn’s Finest by Jay-Z (his pro clip was set to Biggie’s ‘It Was All A Dream’ – could his choices get any more epic?) he …
Shaun White’s Double 1440 Just In Time For Sochi
It’s four weeks and three days till the Sochi Olympics kicks off and Shaun White is starting to prep the judges for the pipe with the release of a few clips. The latest is a double 1440 completed while training at Perisher. It was captured by GoPros and it looks …
Marajuana Now “A Fashionable Ski Accessory” in Colorado
Colorado’s legalization of pot has led to a concern about snow goers hitting the hills high. The Huffington Post reports that the mountains in the state, which include Silverton, Copper, Snowmass and a couple of dozen more are not embracing the change to the laws in order to attract tourism. …