Like many South Shore residents, Daniel Gale and Amy Purdy moved to Lake Tahoe to be close to the extreme sports they love.
But unlike most, the pair had a larger goal in mind: Bringing those same sports back into the lives of people who have been sidelined by permanent disabilities.
It’s a cause especially close to Purdy’s heart.
Ten years ago, when the Las Vegas native was 19, what she thought was the flu turned into …Â Details
Video Skateboard – Hometown Heroes Finals 2009 Directors Cut – http://hhskate.com-I had a bunch of footy that wasn’t in the first cut and I thought it needed to be seen. This cut includes the elimination rounds as well as the finals. I think this gives a better representation of what the whole contest was about.PeterThe X-Games hosted the 2009 Hometown Heroes Finals! The crew of 35 that skated and hung out this weekend was amazing; 10 of those moved on to the finals.The top 3 are:1. Ke’Chaud Johnson2. Julian Christianson3. Chase WebbIt was a great weekend, thanks to everyone involved!
IT IS the first skate park in Singapore to meet international competition standards – and local and foreign athletes were on Saturday already tagging it as among the best in the world.
Japanese professional inline skater Takeshi Yasutoko, a cult figure among Singapore’s extreme sports enthusiasts, had nothing but praise for the $8 million Xtreme Skate Park in East Coast Park.
The 23-year-old and a host of other extreme sports stars were in town for the park’s opening. ‘This park has a very nice balance. It has a lot of ramp parts with  … Details