Maloof Money Cup On CBS

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Wow, this skateboarding phenomenon is really taking off. I think skating is now as big as hula-hoops, Pogs, and possibly even rollerblading. Now that’s hard to believe. Last weekend the Maloof Money Cup took place in Orange County and the first place cash prize for street was ...

Catch PLG on CBS’ “Early Show” TODAY

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

I really like getting press releases about 12 hours before someone's going to be on a TV show.  Even if we get it up immediately, most people will miss the news.  Especially when it's someone I want to see. Pierre-Luc Gagnon is getting a chance to bring Vert skateboarding to a ...

P-Rod, PLG Win Big at Maloof Money Cup

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

There were 540s and 720s galore on Sunday afternoon in Orange County as ten of the top vert skaters in the world battled for the Carl's Jr. US Men's Pro Vert title and a $75K first-place payout at the Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, CA. When it was ...

Familiar Faces Move on To Maloof Money Cup Finals

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Saturday marked the semi-finals for the Maloof Money Cup and many familiar faces found themselves moving on to Sunday's finals in both street and vert.  Somewhat surprisingly Paul Rodriguez and Nyjah Huston led the Street field (Ryan Sheckler, broken elbow and all, placed 7th) while Pierre-Luc Gagnon and Shaun White ...

Maloof Money Cup Kicks Off Friday With Prelims

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The biggest skateboarding event off the year started Friday as the Maloof Money Cup held prelims for Street and Amateur events.  Twelve skaters, including Nyjah Huston, Tommy Sandoval, Darrell Stanton and Sierra Fellers, made it tom the semi-finals, where they will fight it out with the pre-qualified group. Read on for ...

Game Of Skate Presented By eS Finals

Friday, July 11th, 2008

There were nearly 1,293,495,960 contestants in more that one hundred local games of S-K-A-T-E played around the world presented by eS Footwear.  Actually maybe not that many contestants but a crap load that’s for sure.  I myself got eliminated in the first round of every contest I competed in.  There was ...

Busy SoCal Weekend: Maloof Money Cup + Red Bull Experiment

Friday, July 11th, 2008

If you live in Southern California there are two major events that you can go check out in person this weekend (and if you don't, they will be webcast). First off, the Maloof Money Cup kicks off today and carries on through Sunday with more skateboarding than you can shake a ...

Ryan Sheckler Breaks His Arm; Will Continue to Compete

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Apparently Ryan Sheckler has broken his arm mere days before the Maloof Money Cup takes place.  The Cup will feature skateboarding's largest payout -- more than $100K for the winner of the street competition alone -- and despite his injury Sheckler will still show up. Skateboard.com, which will be webcasting the ...

Maloof Money Cup This Weekend

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

For all you Southern Californians, remember that the biggest prize in skateboarding history, The Maloof Money Cup is coming up this weekend in the city of Orange. PRELIMINARIES Friday, July 11 • 8:00 pm Friday evening preliminaries include 24 skaters. Three heats of eight skaters each receive two 10-minute jams, with a three-minute ...

Maloof Money Cup Amateur Search

Friday, June 27th, 2008

With so many reality TV shows searching for the perfect for their series, it goes to show that the process really works.  Now bare with me here because I don’t really get a chance to watch that much television but take for instance the winner from the first season of ...