photo : Ryan Habeeb

Check some Photos of the Steel Valley Meldown Event by Eclectic Minds.

Featuring : Brian Aragon, Colin Kelso, JC Rowe, Ben Weis, Ramelle Knight and more.

photo source : rollerenligne

2005 R.I.S.C. Video Edit : risc2005.wmv (19,5 mb)

The R.I.S.C. french contest (Rouen), 2006 edition, is coming the 18 and 19th of February 2006. You can check some photos of the last year on this page (article in french inside)

Si vous ne connaissez pas le R.I.S.C. c’est le moment de peaufiner votre culture street. Cet événement est l’un des plus gros rassemblement de la scène française. L’année dernière, près de 400 riders avaient mis le feu au park de Rouen. Le R.I.S.C. est organisé par le shop RollBrothers. L’événement aura lieu les 18 et 19 février 2006. A vos agendas !
Pour voir l’article de l’année dernière, c’est ici | source

^ Daniel Prell – Photo : Dominik Rietzel

Bassti at Confidence-mag did a nice report of the X-Mas Jam 2005.

You will find there photos of the event and a nice mini edit featuring crazy tricks from Mathias Silhan and Stephane Alphano.
(WTF? was it a 720 Truespin Mizou from Mathias ? o_o). A full edit is coming soon.

Check the report of the X-Mas Jam 2005
the video link is at the end of the page.

^ Mathias Silhan – Photo : Dominik Rietzel

Related News :
Results of the X-Mas Jam 2005 + best trick by Stephane Alphano

Check out this edit on the hoe hoe hoe’s comp. By Trevor Tylovsky
Featuring: Gumby, Adam Ehalt, Julian Bah, Trevor Tylovsky and others.

Leftclick it to go to the host page, then download it.
(Requires the newest quicktime)

Song: Fischerspooner – Cloud
Enjoy!

There was an X-Games in Dubai this year featuring Vert ! Shane yost, Cesar Mora and Fabiola da Silva were there.

Danny 1131 was there :

I live in Dubai, UAE (middle east) and this year was the first anual Dubai X-games, this year the event was only a demo and we are expecting it to turn into a competition event next year, although this year the inline catagory only contained vert

Read more and see some photos

Official Site : dubaixgames.com

In-line skating evolved from roller-skating and exploded onto the scene in the U.S. in the early 1990s.

The participants found the skates more maneuverable than the traditional roller skates and more modern, due to the change in width and size of the wheels and the single-row alignment. X Games included Aggressive In-Line Skate in its inaugural event in 1995. Vert skating took the athlete from the street and onto the halfpipe allowing the skater to reach new heights above the deck of the ramp and try new tricks that require speed and velocity, such as the backflip.

Winterclash | Europe’s most special Rollerblading Event

^ Sean Kelso, 2005 Champion

Bitter Cold Showdown

6th Annual Rollerblading Contest & Tradeshow
February 24 and 25, 2006

Watch the 2005 Edits :

- by Colin Sander : bcsd_colinsander.wmv
- by Mat Grimes : bcsd_matgrimes.mov
- by Chris Wilson : bcsd_chriswilson.mov
- by Daniel kinney : bcsd1.mov

official site : bittercoldshowdown.com

A new big skatepark (some autralian riders told me that it’s the Sydney’s equivalent of Woodward) has recently opened (mid november 2005) : discover the Sydney Monster Park.

Mtv was there and organised a contest, that some already saw on tv.
We have an edit, check it here | source, some photos of the skatepark are availiable there

Details of the park :
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Street Results :

1. Mark Stamer
2. Daniel Prell
3. Mathias Silhan/Dominik Wagner

5. Digne Warren, 6. Jojo Jacobi/Sidney Hansen, 8. Chris Weber, 9. Nacke Belka, 10. Max Visser, 11. Benny Harmanus, 12. Patrick Smith, 13. Stephane Alfano, 14. Gagi Wagenblast, 15. Tom Pikarski, 16. Andre Lepszy

Best Trick : Stephane Alphano, check the clip here

source : confidence-mag

Erik Bailey won the Bay City Jam 2.

^ Erik Bailey – Disaster Fishbrain – Photo by Brandon Smith

Results:
1- Erik Bailey
2- Jon Julio
3- Tory Tresedor
4- Alex Broskow

Source: Valo, and if you missed it :

valo posted a clip showing how Michael Braud laced the crazy trick that did the cover of bemag-13 : braud_cover.mov

The Hammer Jam Session took place in Essen the 19th of November

here are some reports (both in german), check the awesome photos they took !

- the Pin article
- Article on Confidence Mag

Saint Ay, France – Mad Contest :
Video Edit : SMC.wmv (30mb, 13min)

RESULTS

Edit : Blackburst & 1413
Note : Marmott t’as retrouve ton yoyo ? o_o

merci a Yop !

The Winterclash Website just went live
Check it out for all the details on the contest and more!

The WINTERCLASH 2006 is right here!

During the last months we worked really hard, together with our sponsors, to create an incomparably great event. You can gain a first insight into the sensational program which has been worked out for you if you have a look at the flyers and posters.

Since the beginning of this week the flyers are on their way through 12 different countries in Europe.

Just ask your favourite shop!