Before he was who he is now, Arto Saari was a legendary skateboarder himself. Now he’s a star of the photography realm. He’s in as high demand today as he was during the height of his skateboarding career. He documented the travels of four of the biggest names in skateboarding today on their trip to Australia with Oakley. He was as nervous about executing as the athletes were about performing.
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The Icon, the Stylist, the Superstar and the Wunderkind. Eric Koston. Rune Glifberg. Ryan Sheckler. Curren Caples. We sent these three stars of skateboarding and a fourth-in-the-making to Australia and asked just one thing of them: kill it. And they did.
When most people think of skateboard contests, the X Games and Dew Tour come to mind. Others may mention the Tampa Pro or even the Damn Am, but few outside of the skateboard world would bring up Battle of the Berrics. Maybe it’s time they did.
The contest is unique not only for its format, but also because it is largely followed through a series of online web episodes on theBerrics.com. Designed like a game of P.I.G. in basketball, the contest pits two skaters against each another in a head-to-head game of “S.K.A.T.E.” … More
For the first time in X Games history, the world’s top slopestyle mountain bikers will compete alongside their counterparts in traditional summer X Games events such as RallyCross, skateboarding, BMX and Moto X, as the X Games Munich athlete invite list was released on Monday.
Mountain Bike Slopestyle at X Games Munich is one of only three Diamond level events on the annual Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour calendar this year, so it’s a big one. Throw in an X Games gold medal for the winner, and you can bet the top riders in the world will be ready to throw it down. Great Britain’s Sam Pilgrim … More