(Irvine, Calif.) — The Maloof Money Cup presented by Vans, the world’s greatest skateboarding event, announced today that for the first time, the 2010 New York and Orange County contests will be broadcast live on FUEL TV, the only network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports. The live, multi-day television coverage of a single sport event is a first for action sports and will bring the Maloof Money Cup to millions of U.S. households. In addition to the live TV coverage, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Net (FSN) and FUEL TV will air one-hour Maloof Money Cup programs featuring event highlights and exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, giving Maloof Money Cup 2010 the most comprehensive coverage of any single action sports event in history … Details
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MacGillivray’s new doc to debut at Cannes
Greg MacGillivray’s new documentary “Hollywood Don’t Surf!” will make its world premiere next month on the Croisette, where it plays in the seventh annual Cannes Classics program.
Sam George wrote and co-directed the film, which chronicles Hollywood’s long love affair with the sport, and examines 50 years worth of American surfing movies.
Producer Lincoln Forrest Phipps said it is definitely the first time a surfing film has played in Cannes Classics … Details
In 2008, BMX (bicycle motocross) racing, was introduced as an Olympic sport at the Summer Games in Beijing.
Maris Strombergs of Latvia became the first athlete to win gold in the event, defeating USA’s Mike Day (silver) and Donny Robinson (bronze) in a time of 36.190 seconds. With the win, he became Latvia’s first gold medalist of the 2008 Games.
In 2008, Strombergs also won the UCI BMX World Championships.
Strombergs, 23, answered a few questions before competing recently … Details
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This weekend Trinidad and Tobago will host the greatest pool of surfing talent to ever grace our shores. In its inaugural year, the Surfing T&T International Surf Festival has attracted serious attention from professional surfers of this region, securing entries from a long list of champions that will battle for the unprecedented US$3000 individual first prize, and share a total prize purse of US$10,000.
From the Unites States, eight (8) surfers have confirmed entry including Aaron “Gorkin†Cormican, multiple east coast (US) event champion and ESPN X-Games gold medalist in 2003 (MVP) and 2004 … Details