The biggest names in skateboarding are headed to Hart Plaza May 14 and 15 for Hart Lines 2016. Ryan Sheckler and an elite roster of invited pros will take on the unique two-lane course and put their skills on the line in front of a packed Detroit crowd. After the noise they made last year, there’s no telling how big they’ll go.
Dew Tour 2016 Shop Showdown Teaser
For the second year in a row, TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING and Dew Tour have teamed up to host a Shop Showdown video contest on TWSkate.com to find the best shop team in the country. This year, we invited 15 new shops along with our returning champs, 303 Boards from Colorado, to create a 3-5 minute video edit in the span of one month featuring their best shop riders.
The final four teams will be flown to Long Beach, California, to attend the Dew Tour on July 23 and 24 where they will compete head-to-head on the newly updated Dew Tour course.
Dew Tour Team Challenge: Welcome Element Skateboards
Dew Tour is proud to announce Element Skateboards as one of the nine board brands in the first Dew Tour Team Challenge presented by TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING.
Mano A Mano Final Four: Dave Bachinsky vs. Ben Hatchell
“Mano A Mano,” the worlds first Mini Ramp Game of S.K.A.T.E tournament, brought 16 top skateboarders together at Woodward West to compete head-to-head. Single-elimination format, 15 games span across four rounds from April 12 until-May 6 when we’ll crown our first “Mano a Mano” champion.
Finals & Best Trick Simple Session 2016
Only 15 skaters made it from the qualifiers to compete in the Simple Session finals including Greg Lutzka, Felipe Gustavo and more. After the finals, there was a best trick held on each obstacle with high flying tricks going down for cash prizes.
2016 Damn Am Brazil: Finals
The levels of tech and consistency at the Finals in Santos looked like more like a Damn Pro than a Damn Am. The Brazilians went for it from beginning to end, and here’s a look at the best of it all. Lets just hope this one becomes an annual tradition.
Recap: The Boardr Am at Phoenix, Jagger Eaton Wins!
It was another stop of The Boardr Am that came down to the third and final runs where Jagger’s 91.71 in his last run held the lead against Dashawn Jordan who put an 89.19 for his third and best final run.
Jagger heads to X Games for The Boardr Am Finals in Austin to join just 12 other top ams competing there.
Remaining stops:
Atlanta, May 7th, 2016
NYC, May 21st, 2016
Tampa Bay, May 28th, 2016
SLS THE LOOKBACK | Presented by PACSUN
The 2016 SLS Nike SB World Tour kicks off in a few weeks at the the SLS Nike SB Pro Open in Barcelona, Spain. Let’s take a moment to enjoy some highlights from 2015 stops in this Look Back presented by PacSun.
2016 Damn Am Brazil: Here’s How Lucas Alves Won
It’s almost a rule then whenever someone wins a Golden Ticket out of Qualifiers they end up blowing it in the Finals. But apparently Brazilians don’t like rules. Lucas Alves won Qualfiers and then in the last run of the entire Damn Am weekend, shocked himself and the city of Santos with the greatest ender of all time. Lucas also gets a free round trip to Tampa and a prequalified spot in the Tampa Am Semi-Finals.
Aurelien Giraud Winning Simple Session 2016
The 18 year old French ripper from Lyon who won Tampa Am last December takes another championship this weekend in Estonia at Simple Session 16. Watch the video to see how it did it.
2016 Damn Am Brazil: Qualifiers
186 South American skaters came out to Santos Brazil with the goal of ripping the course to shreds. And they did, pretty much surpassing every expectation imaginable. With perfect weather, an amazing vibe, and more hype than any am contest ever, this might have been the greatest day of Damn Am Qualifiers ever.
Mano A Mano Round 2: Ben Nordberg vs. Josh Borden
“Mano A Mano,” the worlds first Mini Ramp Game of S.K.A.T.E tournament, brought 16 top skateboarders together at Woodward West to compete head-to-head. Single-elimination format, 15 games span across four rounds from April 12 until-May 6 when we’ll crown our first “Mano a Mano” champion.