PLG Wins Gold at X Games 14

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

PLG | cr. BRIAN BRANTLEY/SHAZAMM/ESPN IMAGES Pierre-Luc Gagnon loves the jam format.  With the X Games using a new scoring system this year, PLG absolutely dominated the finals, scoring a 120 thanks to three powerful runs.  The new format gives each skater an intro run of 30 seconds, followed by a ...

Shaun White Back on Top at Right Guard Open

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 ...

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 ...

2008 Maloof Money Cup - Photo Gallery

Monday, July 14th, 2008

We already told you about the big winners at the Maloof Money Cup -- now you can check out some photos from the final day of action at the Orange County Fair. We've got some shots of the main players in the Vert finals, along with some of the ...

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 ...

Bucky Lasek Edges PLG to Win Skate Vert at Panasonic Open

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Bucky Lasek - Baltimore 2008 - cr. AST The second time was the charm for Baltimore-native Bucky Lasek, who last year was unable to find the podium last year in his hometown at the Panasonic Open. This year, he was healthy and ready and took a thrilling final over Pierre-Luc ...

Shaun White Expected to Miss at Least Two AST Dew Tour Stops; Unlikely to Repeat as Dew Cup Champ

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Shaun White is expected to miss at least two events of the 2008 AST Dew Tour, which kicks off next week in Baltimore with the Panasonic Open. AST President and General Manager Wade Martin told reporters on conference call Wednesday that White was not going to be at the ...

ASA Announces 2008 Action Sports World Tour Schedule

Friday, May 16th, 2008

There's more than the AST Tour and X Games going on this summer.  The ASA is back with its Action Sports World Tour, which will kick off a series of events in July in Huntington Beach and wrap up the season in November with the LG Action Sports World Championships ...