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“The X Games Has New Owners. Here’s What It Means for Fans of Action Sports.” by Frederick Dreier via Outside Magazine

by admin | Nov 7, 2022 | Community, Competitions, Industry, News, Outdoor, Skateboard, Snowboard

Lead Photo: Tamara Susa / ESPN Images We interviewed Steve Fliser, the new CEO of the X Games, about his vision for the annual summer and winter extreme sports competitions The X Games have helped define action sports for an entire generation of Americans,...

“Here’s How Josh Kerr Made Parenthood and Life on the World Tour Look So Good” by Joe Carberry via The Inertia

by admin | Oct 20, 2022 | Competitions, Generations, Surf

Josh raised his son Colin and daughter Sierra with his wife Nikki while negotiating the CT. Photo: J Bonner The life of the professional surfer, snowboarder or skier sounds pretty amazing, right? Riding powder in exotic locations, boat trips to far-flung...

“Has Surf Culture Outgrown Competitive Surfing?” by Sam George via The Inertia

by admin | Oct 13, 2022 | Community, Competitions, Industry, Surf

A scene that after all these years, isn’t that different from the one below. Photo: Sean Rowland//WSL I was never much of a professional surfing competitor. Meaning an honest personal assessment would place me far from a serious contender, but more like an...

“NOT ANOTHER 2022 DIME GLORY CHALLENGE RECAP” by Alexis Castro via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Sep 30, 2022 | Community, Competitions, Skateboard

It’s been three years since the last Dime event, so when they announced the return of the Glory Challenge a few months back, I knew we had to figure out a way to be there. Skateboarding had missed what many would argue is the best “contest” in the game, so it was...

“World Surf League Releases 2023 Schedule: Surf Ranch, Trestles Return” by Joe Carberry via The Inertia

by admin | Sep 22, 2022 | Competitions, Industry, Olympics, Surf

Will Filipe defend his title? The schedule would seem to support a repeat run for the Brazilian. Photo: Pat Nolan//World Surf League With the 2022 season freshly minted, the World Surf League wasted little time in releasing its 2023 schedule....

“The Surfing World Owes Stephanie Gilmore an Apology” by Ben Mondy via The Inertia

by admin | Sep 16, 2022 | Awards, Competitions, Industry, News, Surf

She earned it. And we forgot about her. Photo: Thiago Diz//World Surf League “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them,” wrote bad boy Billy Shakespeare. Or in Stephanie Gilmore’s case, some quietly achieve GOAT...