Following a gold-medal-winning performance at the Vancouver Olympics in snowboard halfpipe, Shaun White will now be vying for a new title to add to his collection – Skateboarding World Champion. White’s opportunity for his second major accolade of the year will take place at the Dew Tour’s Skate Open, International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) Skateboarding World Championships June 25-26 at Boston’s legendary TD Garden. Tickets for the first stop of the 2010 Dew Tour are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com starting at just $15.
Winning my second gold medal at the Olympics was unbelievable, and I’m excited to get back to skateboarding,” White said. “After taking a year off, the Dew Tour’s Skate Open is the perfect place for me to kick-off my summer of skating.”  … Details
This past weekend Windermere hosted what seemed to be a little unknown contest but, Jason Soven claimed it to be the best tournament of the year! Some of your favorite riders came out to support a good cause and ride at the event. It helped that there was contest money on the line too.
Rusty Malinoski had no problem throwing down hammers in the choppy weekend lake water and I it would push him through to … Details
Antigua – Well ocean rowing followers, there you have it… After 118 days of tracking our valiant rowers across the waves, it’s all over. Last weekend saw the final rower in the Atlantic Rowing Race, Sean McGowan, complete his crossing and row triumphantly into English Harbour to be met by a welcome fit for the first Irish man to row an ocean solo. Â
It’s been an incredible event, and looking back it’s hard to believe that it’s six months since I traveled out to La Gomera to see the start of the race, only to return – leaving the crews still on dry land, and with a further month of waiting before they were able to set off … Details
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Estoril Surf Billabong Girls 6-Star Women’s event was won for the second year inrow by Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) in a one-sided final over Jacqueline Silva (BRA) at the main contest site of Bafureira in Estoril.
Conditions once again varied during the day with reasonable 4ft (1m) right-handers wrapping the reef at Bafureira to run the final day of the Estoril Surf Billabong Girls 2010. Event officials gave the green light for the action to with the incoming tide helping to increase the size of the waves and light winds helped to clean up conditions after yesterday’s strong southerly wind …Â Details