Straight from the Sh-tter, I mean Twitter, Mike V tweated, or twit, or whatever were calling it that he has left Element to start his own “independent” skateboard company, By The Sword Skateboards. This comes just weeks after he announced he is going to try out professional hockey, so I guess he’s also going to try out the business world as well. This guy has his hands in everything; he’s in a band, he’s a professional skateboarder, a professional hockey player, a motivational speaker, and by the way I went to one of his spoken words things when I was like 12. Does anyone remember those? He used to talk of … Details
The wind began to pick up in strength fairly early this morning, making it possible for an 11:30am start. The double eliminations resumed with women’s heat #15, Jalou Langeree (Naish, NED) against Ania Grzelinska (North, POL).
Grzelinska did not continue onto the following heat against Johara Sykes-Davies (Flexifoil, GRB) due to an injury she obtained in her previous heat. Sykes-Davies moves on to compete against Asia Litwin (Nobile, POL) but loses in a 3-0-judge decision. Litwin goes on to face Jo Wilson (Naish, GRB) in the semi final  … Details