Dew Tour Portland - Vert Results

Last night’s Skate Vert Finals of the Dew Tour’s Wendy’s Invitational seemed a bit off. During the first round of three 45-second runs, the only competitor to stay on for the entire duration was PLG. There were a several bright spots later on in the event including a few great runs by PLG, Bob, Andy, and Sandro, but unfortunately, Bucky didn’t get into his rhythm and first place qualifier Alex Perelson and the rest of the finalists were plagued by untimely falls.

Portland’s Rose Garden will host the Skate Street Finals this afternoon with Chris Cole, Paul Rodriguez, Chaz Ortiz, Ryan Decenzo, Rodolfo Ramos, Greg Lutzka, Dave Bachinsky, Carlos De Andrade, Kurtis Colamonico, Milton Martinez, Fabrizio Santos and Timmy Knuth in the mix.

Skate Vert Results
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon
2. Andy Macdonald
3. Sandro Dias
4. Bob Burnquist
5. Adam Taylor
6. Bucky Lasek
7. Rob Lorifice
8. Alex Perelson
9. Anthony Furlong
10. Danny Mayer

Tyler Bledsoe B-Roll Footage

The etnies camp has embellished its website with more unseen footage of Tyler Bledsoe. Cruise on over and take a look for yourself. Enjoy!

Jahmal Williams Exposed in Juxtapoz

Originally from Boston, Jahmal Williams has been always been a heavy presence in the Northeast skate scene. Now residing in New York and running his own skate company, Hopps, Jahmal recently did an interview for Juxtapoz Magazine and discussed what makes this skater/artist/designer tick.

Memorial Plans For Andy Kessler Set

This evening, surfers will paddle out and circle around Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk, NY at 7 pm, in remembrance of Andy Kessler. There will also be a memorial session and get-together tomorrow night at the Autumn Bowl (73 West Street) in Brooklyn.

Bridge To Skate Series Heads To New Hampshire

“Bridge To Skate” is a humanitarian organization that uses skateboarding to aid in the creation of life skills internationally. Building skateparks in disadvantaged areas, distributing athletic equipment, primarily skateboards, shoes and safety gear to disadvantaged children worldwide is only part of their mission. This weekend they’ll host the second of three contests, in their summer series on the East Coast, at Zero Gravity Skatepark in Enfield, New Hampshire. All proceeds will benefit Bridge To Skate’s concrete skatepark project in Perlas De Oriente, Honduras. For more information on the contest or the organization check out the Bridge To Skate site.

Beauty And The Beast 2 Tour Updates

The Anti-Hero & Girl teams are rolling though the Northwest and have sent in some reports from the road. Head over to the DLX website to see the updates or you can follow along with the Crailtap Twitter page.

Stereo Introduces Josiah Gatlyn

Stereo Skateboards has announced the addition of Josiah Gatlyn to its team. Hailing from Goldsboro, North Carolina, Josiah recently visited the LA area on a skate mission of sorts. If you need documented proof, just take a minute to watch his Recruits piece at The Berrics. Look for Josiah’s Stereo Team Induction video premiering on August 21st, exclusively on the Stereo website.

Element’s MAKE IT COUNT Eastern Tour Wrap Up

Element’s MAKE IT COUNT East Coast Tour has wrapped up with its skate demos and signings. Have a look at the photos and videos right here with Chad Tim Tim, Bam Margera, Darrell Stanton, Mike Vallely, Levi Brown, Collin Provost, Chad Muska (on the mic) and others in the mix.

Charm City Skatepark Hits The Big 1-5

In an era where free, municipal skateparks parks seem to be in every town you’d have to think that the business of privately owned skate facilities is tough. Charm City Skatepark in Baltimore will be celebrating its 15th anniversary on August 29, 2009. The park will offer free admission all day and there will be tons of contests, giveaways, maybe some champagne and most likely a few, obligatory bro-hugs. Congrats. Check the Charm City website for more information.

Gear 4 A Year

You’ve asked for it over and over and we are giving it to you. The chance to get sponsored, the chance to get a photo published in The Skateboard Mag and the chance to get an entry into the Skatepark of Tampa Am contest. Well, we’re actually just providing the link for the “Gear 4 A Year” contest, which is in its second week. The rules are simple. Submit a two minute video of yourself skating, without bails and no repeat tricks between now and August 31, 2009. Winner takes all. Check out this video for more information.

Supercharged: The Life and Times of Tim Brauch World Premiere Announced

Set to coincide with the 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest put on by Sessions, the world premiere of the documentary, Supercharged: The Life and Times of Tim Brauch is set to take place on Saturday, September 26th at Camera 12 in San Jose, California. This first-ever showing of the film which highlights and celebrates the life of the late and great professional skater Tim Brauch begins at 7pm and is not to be missed.

The weekend kicks off on Friday night September 25th with OG Skate Rockers (virtually joined at the hip), Los Olvidados and Drunk Injuns at SJ’s Blank Club.

A second showing of Supercharged is set for Thursday, October 1st at 7:30pm at San Francisco’s Victoria Theater.

Busenitz Says “I Do.”

Making it official in California’s Sonoma County, Dennis Busenitz and his fabulous gal Julia tied the knot on Sunday, August 9th in the company of their families along with their son Rune, their infamous dog Gary, and a group of the newlyweds’ close friends. A taco truck was on the scene and plenty of great moments were shared. Congratulations Dennis and Julia!

Must See Video Clips

If you haven’t seen Fourstar’s newest trailer for their upcoming video, Gang Of Four Star there’s no better time than the present.

The DIV saga continues over at the Black Box site. Cruise on over and check out part three of John Rattray’s film.

Last, but not least, feast your eyes on Sean Malto’s Top Five things about leaving a Chocolate filming mission to go on this summer’s Beauty and the Beast tour.

Things I Missed, Things I’ll Never Forget

When I stopped skateboarding for a number of years, I missed a lot of things and a lot of time with great people. To this day it is my only regret. The one thing I am grateful for, however, is that the associations I made outside of the skateboarding world proved to me that the choices I made at a young age were the right ones. The people I hung with, the places I went, the things I did were right from the beginning. Skateboarding was the best thing that ever happened to me and, once I resurfaced, I swore that I’d never miss another minute of it as long as I lived.

The passing of Andy Kessler is tough to handle, if you didn’t know Andy, you wanted to. I knew the stories, I saw the pictures and that’s why I was a skateboarder. I was not as close to Andy as a lot of my friends were, but that doesn’t take away from the impact of this moment. Andy may have been from New York and known as an East Coast skater but his impact was felt coast to coast and through generations of skateboarders.

I always thought it was rad that Andy seemed to be at every big skate event. He was iconic, but held a low profile. He was in the middle of some of the heaviest sessions and no matter what pros, bros, ams, boys or girls that were skating, when Andy dropped in there was a fluid calm..a respect.

People like Andy Kessler don’t come around too often, but when they do, they usually are skateboarders. There’s something about the mark people make on you and others that leaves a lasting impression. Maybe it was the fact that he always seemed to be laughing, always seemed to be skating, or always seemed to be enjoying the company of others as much as they enjoyed his. Sometimes it’s the little things that stand out the most. Those are the things I’ll never forget and I’ll never forget Andy Kessler.

RIP Andy Kessler - NYC’s OG Skate Legend

We are saddened to report this evening that The Grandmaster of 108, Andy Kessler died today from an apparent allergic reaction to a sting from a wasp while on Montauk, Long Island. He was one of New York City’s legendary pioneers of its core skate scene in the 70s and in later years became a huge proponent of the skateboarding community and its culture in the Big Apple. He will be greatly missed.

The SKATEDAILY.net staff extends its deep condolences along with a profound celebration of his life to his entire family and friends worldwide.

Want to Win A Spot In The Free Flow Finals?

Only three weeks remain to earn a spot in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour finals. Gatorade and Transworld are looking for the best amateur skaters across the country this summer. The Gatorade Free Flow Tour is currently accepting videos for the Transworld Video Submission Contest.

The Transworld Video Submission contest will run from now until August 31st and will accept videos from street skaters and vert skaters between the ages of 13 and 21. To learn more about this contest and where to send your footage, click here.

The winners from the contest will be announced on September 8, 2009 and each winner will be awarded wildcard entry into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals taking place in September. You better get out there and film… you only have a few weeks left.

Corey Duffel Live Web Chat

Today at 5pm Transworld will be interviewing Corey Duffel and TWS filmmakers Jon Holland and Chris Ray live on the web and you’re invited to chat with them. Immediately after the interview they’ll be premiering Corey’s part in Right Foot Forward. Cruise on over later this afternoon and hear what Corey, Jon and Chris have to say.

Halftime For Habitat In The Northwest

The Habitat team is about midway through their Cascadia tour of the Pacific Northwest and they’ve posted some scrapbook style snapshots over at their website. If you look real close you can see New Jersey’s own Lou Metal doing two things he does best, playing with guns and playing with fire. The tour takes a break, of sorts, today with no demos scheduled and then picks up in Hood River, Oregon tomorrow before wrapping up in Seattle on Thursday. Head over to the Habitat website to follow recently announced inhabitant Daryl Angel; Eugene, Oregon’s Silas Baxter-Neal, along with Fred Gall, Stefan Janoski and Bryce Golder.

European Skateboard Championships Results

The city of Basel, Switzerland can now resume back to normalcy as the 9th Edition of the European Skateboard Championships has come to a close. Belgian phenom, Axel Cruysberghs cleaned up in both the street course and on the mini ramp. Tune into Kingpin Mag and Skateboard Europe for more info.

Final Results
Street
1. Axel Cruysberghs (BE)
2. Phil Zwijsen (BE)
3. Sven Kilchenmann (CH)
4. Adrian Bulard (FR)
5. Simon Stricker (CH)
6. Rob Maatman (NL)
7. Martin Pek (CZ)
8. Helder Lima (PT)
9. Maxim Habanec (CZ)
10. Sascha Ewest (DE)
11. Misha Poponin (RU)
12. Georges Agonkouin (FR)

Mini Ramp
1. Axel Cruysberghs (BE)
2. Micky Iglesias (CH)
3. Julian Dykmans (DE)
4. Jürgen Horrwarth (DE)
5. Jarne Verbruggen (BE)
6. Alex Giraud (FR)

Ladies Street
1. Candy Jacobs (NL)
2. Sabrina Goggel (DE)
3. Ianire Elorriaga (ES)
4. Aura Bredart (UK)
5. Marta Nery Carnaxide (PT)
6. Sarah Meurle (SE)

Oregon Bifecta - Pier Park Results

Today’s “Corn Cup” took hold of Portland’s Pier Park with a mix of girls, old dudes, pros, sponsored and unsponsored ams and some pint-sized tweens bowling for a good time under the sunshine. The official results are below.

Corn Cup Final Results
Pro/Am
1. Benji Galloway $300
2. Steve Pineiro $200
3. Chris Russell $150
4. Skye Siljeg $50
5. Mason Huggins $50

Masters
1. Lance Mountain $200
2. Mark Partain $150
3. Mark Scott $100

Women
1. Julie Kindstrand $150
2. Priscilla Lee $125
3. Nora Vasconcellos $75

Oregon Bifecta - Tigard Results

The 7th Annual Oregon Bifecta blowout is halfway over. Yesterday’s “Crown Royale” descended upon Tigard’s skatepark where urethane burned and a throng of spectators felt the heat.

Today’s “Corn Cup” takes place at Portland’s vert-centric Pier Park. If you’re ready to navigate through a heap of Army ads, you can check the action live on the web though www.go211.com beginning this afternoon at 12:30pm.

Crown Royale Final Results
Pro/Am
1. Kevin Kowalski $300
2. Mason Huggins $250
3. Josh Mattson $150
4. Skye Siljeg $100
5. Tim Johnson $50
6. Steve Pineiro $50

Masters
1. Buck Smith $200
2. Lance Mountain $150
3. Mark Partain $100
4. Lenny Bird
5. Jason Parkes
6. Pat Black

Women
1. Julie Kindstrand $150
2. Nora Vasconcellos $125
3. Priscilla Lee $75