Jeff Stockwell - Heat Team Video (2006). Video on Youtube: PLAY.

Photo: Jeremy Stephenson (Jero, 2008)

I have noticed that in blading there is a heavy imbalance between the amount of males and females. A female on blades is the exception; men seem to rule the sport in every aspect from shredding to company ownership to sheer numbers. I take this to be a supreme bum-rush. What are we doing wrong?

One time Frank Stoner and I had a conversation about this and I think he put it best. In sports like surfing, skiing, and snowboarding, there is a strong female following.

Granted they are still male dominated sports, but the ratio of male to females in those sports out weighs rollerblading. Anyways, those activities are more family oriented and I think that’s one reason the females are plentiful there and not in rollerblading. Families with little girls will go on a ski trip every winter, exposing that little girl to the snow, balancing her skis, witnessing demos, etc.

That type of exposure at a young age makes all the difference in the long run. But, the rollerblader girls get pretty spoiled for sure. […]

• Interview on Stabyourselfintheface.com: Link Down | Archive.org backup.
• Shock Video featured in the Interview: PLAY (Vimeo). Featuring Skatings, skits and fun clips.

Street PRO

1. Stephane Alfano
2. Julien Cudot
3. Mathieu Heinemann
4. Nicolas Schopfer
5. Roman Abrate
6. Nick Lomax
7. Stephane de Freitas
8. Anthony Avella
9. Jon Matter
10. Stephane Luchie

(Resultats des qualifs, finale annulee en raison de la pluie) – Those are the results of the prelims, there was no finals due to the rain.

Street AM

1. Boucau Clement
2. Milot Clement
3. Ziz

(Resultats des qualifs, finale annulee en raison de la pluie) – Those are the results of the prelims, there was no finals due to the rain.

Vert

1. Anthony Avella
2. Kevin Quintin
3. Roman Abrate

Check some photos of the NL4 Vert Contest on Flickr.

The new issue of the French inline skating magazine Rolls will be hitting the shelves soon. Brian Shima landed the cover of this issue with a nice backside backslide on a stair ledge. Brian Shima, Montre Livingston and our new European rider will be coming to France. The Nimh European tour schedule to be posted soon. Picture: Comablade.

“I made a little edit since I got new blades”. - Shannon Rodgers.

PLAY: Youtube | Vimeo.

ICONS: Razors Team Video (2007) by Adam Johnson.

PLAY: Mike Murda Johnson | Erik Perkett. Hosted on Vimeo.

Filmed in the Summer / Fall of 2007.

CTV - The Conference in Los Angeles (California)? A video by Matty Watky. Up: Rachard Johnson & Dominic Sagona. Check the Video on Vimeo (link down).

Remember when all the corporate sponsors bailed on rollerblading? Except Paul Mitchell Shampoo and they are still supporting us. If you have stanky Helmet sweat hair you better be washing the funk out with some PM! Fabiola Da Silva is even featured on the front page of Paul Mitchell! - Recnroll Skateshop.

Link on Paulmitchell.com down.

Accidental Machines was Mindgame’s farewell gift to the rollerblading industry. The 56 min. video dealt with themes ranging from the state of the industry, to the dual lives of pro-skaters, to the absurdity of popular trends.

Herein lies the video’s intro, featuring the skating talents of Dustin Latimer, Aaron Feinberg, Chris Farmer, Brian Aragon, Billy O’Neill, Don Bambrick, and Ben Schwab, the motion graphic expertise of Matt Andrews, and the song “The Spell” by The Black Heart Procession, courtesy of Touch and Go Records. Written and Directed by Shane Coburn. Produced by Trendkiller, Inc. (R.I.P.).

• Accidental Machines - Intro, Video on Youtube: PLAY
• Mindgame Accidental Machines - Full Video

Pro Results

1. Montre Livingston & Alex Broskow (Tie)
2. David Sizemore
3. Brian Aragon & Mathias Silhan (Tie)
4. Chris Haffey
5. Brandon Smith
6. John Bolino
7. Franco Cammayo
8. Fallon Heffernan
9. Jeff Dalnas

AM

1. Sam Moore
2. Jon Fromm
3. Cody Porsche
4. Mike Koliner
5. Fallon Heffernan

Montre WINS! - Rolling Mission, BCSD Coverage by Jason Reyna

Montre Wins and we’re posting the first clip. expect more soon, but he’s a trick that really stuck out in my mind. Video on Vimeo: PLAY.

Montre Livingston - BCSD’09 by xgreenxcloverx

Montre Livingston @ the 2009 Bitter Cold Showdown in Royal Oak, MI. Video on Vimeo: PLAY.

BCSD 2009, Aggressive Mall Edit

Bitter Cold Showdown 2009 The West Coast’s edit from Royal Oak Michigan, filmed by Vinny Minton, Matty Watky and edited by Vinny Minton for Aggressivemall and The Conference. Featuring skating from nearly everyone that was there. Video on Vimeo: PLAY.