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Red Bull Winch Sessions heads to Atlanta to see how the winch works at some local skate spots including a sick bank and cool bump to wallride spot.Red Bull Winch Sessions explores what can happen when you combine high-powered winches with some of the world’s most talented athletes

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Karla Costa Taylor pulled off what few competitors have ever done. She won the Science USBA Sandy Beach Pro and launched herself on top of the National tour. With one remaining event, no one can catch her so the title is hers.

United States national bodyboarding champion Taylor did this two times in a row, taking the top cat ranking two years in a row. “Sandy Beach was   …  More

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On the heels of Shaun White’s X Games 17 Gold medal win in skateboard vert came word that the 24 year old athlete was severing his business ties with Red Bull Energy Drink to pursue more lucrative endeavors. What, or shall we say who, those lucrative endeavors involve is not yet known. Here’s my take on the matter.

Lead up to the split

The skater’s announcement did not come as a surprise to action sports insiders as the trades had been reporting that he was contemplating a change of sponsors ever since his contract with the major energy drink manufacturer ended in January 2011   …  More

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