Comment on Snowboarding numbers trending downhill
When snowboards were first introduced, they had clear advantages over the "skinny skis" of the day in ungroomed conditions. As shaped, wider and/or rockered skis have come to dominate new ski sales, the snowboard's advantages have been eliminated. Skis have achieved surface area parity. Skis (and poles) are easier on flat terrain, uphills, and moguls. Skis are generally more useful and safe in ...
Action Sports Hall of Fame opens in San Diego
The first-ever Action Sports Hall of Fame is now accepting votes for inductees. Although Hall of Fames exist for several action sports, there hasn't been an organization that compiled the best athletes from across the sports of surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, motocross, and BMX, until now. The new Hall of Fame, which launched last week, is currently web-based but founders are ...
Research and Markets: Sports Equipment in Brazil
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Sports Equipment in Brazil" report to their
Virtual Piggy Skates on to the Action Sports Scene with World Industries Partnership
Virtual Piggy, Inc. today announced that it will integrate its innovative kid-friendly payment system into World Industries’ website so young skateboarding and snowbo
Snowboarding's Holden Outerwear announces it's leaving Portland for LA
The company, which has been in Portland for a decade, wants to expand into surfwear
Action sports community mourns death of MCA
Members of the action sports community mourned the death of Beastie Boys founding member Adam "MCA" Yauch on Friday. Yauch died early Friday at the age of 47 following a three-year battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press. He had been diagnosed with a tumor in his salivary gland in 2009. "Goodbye MCA, we will dearly miss your old school flow," tweeted Tony Hawk, who famously skated ...
Yankees Inspire Love, Loathing; Big Money Drives Youth Sports
Then Fleder steps aside and lets 24 celebrated writers describe their love and loathing of the greatest and most reviled sports team in the U.S. Charging through these pages are the usual suspects: Babe Ruth , Joe DiMaggio , Reggie Jackson , Mickey Mantle , Derek Jeter , Don Larsen , as well as lesser figures.
Olympic Ice Tested in Sochi after 100 Days of Preparations
The rink of the new "Iceberg" Skating Palace was opened for test skating after 100 days of preparations. Students of the winter sports school in Sochi, the Olympic champion and Sochi 2014 Ambassador, Tatyana Navka have had the first chance to test the new ice rink. The first test events - the Grand prix figure skating final - will take place at “Iceberg” in December 2012 and in February 2014 the ...
Light Bohrd Sets Out To Change the Face of Board Sports
AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Light Bohrd, LLC is looking to make revolutionary contributions in skateboarding and snowboarding style by adding the world's first motion-activated, ...
A spectacular 'Springtacular'
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra held its annual Springtacular for all the “Stars” (participants) with cognitive and developmental disabilities from April 23 - 26.
