Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
After 14 X Games appearances, Run Glifberg has finally won his first gold medal -- and he had to do it on a course he didn't particularly like. The Dane won the inaugural Skateboard SuperPark in a close match against Andy Macdonald, who won his 17th overall X Games medal, ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Rune Glifberg may not have been too complimentary about the Superpark course but that didn't stop him from tearing it up Saturday to lead the qualifiers for Sunday's final. Following Glifberg into the finals are a host of familiar names including Omar Hassan, Chad Bartie and Kyle Berard. Even Vert ...
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Shaun White | cr. AST
Shaun White followed up a strong second-place finish at last week's Maloof Money Cup with a win today at the 2008 Right Guard Open in Cleveland, the second stop of the AST Dew Tour.
White fell on his first run but scored a 90.25 on his second ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Shaun White | cr. AST
Shaun White may have missed the first stop of the AST Dew Tour last month in Baltimore but he was back close to his old self Thursday at the Right Guard Open. White finished first in the prelims, edging Andy MacDonald and Buster Halterman for the ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Bob Burnquist cr. AST
A trio of well-seasoned skaters led the field Thursday as the Skate Vert finals went down at the Pansonic Open in Baltimore. Danny Mayer, Bob Burnquist and Andy Macdonald rounded out the top three, who will join Bucky Lasek and Pierre-Luc Gagnon in the finals. ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
The YMCA in Encinitas held a pretty secretive non-publicized pro event for the first time in fifteen years this past Saturday June 7th through the hard work and determination of skateboarding legend Steve Steadham.
I suggest two things. One, don’t wait another 15 years to have another pro event. It’s great ...
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
One our past Girl Ons, surfer Anastasia Ashley, is coming out with a signature shoe that will be released in Stride Rite stores next month along with a new shoe from skateboarder Andy Macdonald.
Check out the full release below for more info and here are a couple of shots (of ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Dayne Brummet at X Games Asia '08 cr. Charlie Xia
The 2008 X Games Asia contest closed out action Saturday and American Dayne Brummet secured the win in the Skatepark Finals, edging out Tyler Hendley from California. Third place went tp Ben Bodnar and Andy Macdonald made a rare contest ...
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Andy Macdonald- photo by Charlie Xia
Andy Macdonald shredded the Skate Vert competition Friday in Shanghai at X Games Asia, defending his ‘07 title at the event. Silver went to 16-year-old Josh Stafford, with Renton Millar taking bronze and Neal Hendrix one off the podium.
The BMX Park finals were a ...
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