Page 12 of 21: Event Coverage and Blog
#BoardrBoys Evening at Lakeland Skatepark
10/21/2016
We gathered up the crew and headed to Lakeland Skatepark to prep for the upcoming Grind for Life Contest here on November 5th. It's going to be a fun one here. As usual, if you've never skated a Grind for Life Contest before, your first one is free. Just show up on site and we'll get you in there. Below are some photos Chaz snapped.
Friday Afternoon at The Boardr HQ
10/15/2016
We're open to the public for free skating from noon to 5pm on weekdays. Friday afternoon is a good one here. Come join us. Check out a sample from The Boardr Staff Photographer, Chaz Miley.
Crowdfund Your Skateboarding Career
10/9/2016
What if there was a funding option similar to GoFundMe on every skater profile on TheBoardr.com? Today we are launching that feature.
An Afternoon with the #BoardrBoys in Tampa
10/5/2016
The Boardr Staff Photographer, Chaz Miley, rolled through downtown Tampa and Ybor City recently while Felipe Gustavo was in town.
Grind for Life at Bradenton
10/3/2016
Another stop in the Grind for Life series wraps up at Bradenton. Chaz has the snaps and HiDefJoe has the video coming soon. Thanks again to everyone for the support stop after stop.
#BoardrBoys Day Off: No Contest, No Skateboarding, No Shirts
9/14/2016
In all this globetrotting doing all these skateboarding shindigs, the days off to explore are pretty amazing. Sometimes the best ones happen right here in our own country, 'Merica.
Grind for Life at Knoxville Presented by adidas
9/12/2016
The #BoardrBus filled with #BoardrBoys went Knoxville this weekend for another stop of the Grind for Life Series.
Frontside Grind Tuesdays With the Old Skateboarders
9/2/2016
The last Tuesday of every month is Frontside Grind Tuesdays, where we reserve the 5pm to 9pm time slot for those over 30. It's free as usual, along with free skating for everyone from noon to 5pm every weekday at The Boardr HQ here in Tampa.
Friday at The Boardr HQ
8/27/2016
Our indoor, private facility in Tampa is wide open for free skating for the public on weekdays from noon to 5pm. Stop by and join us. Here are a few snaps from The Boardr Staff Photographer, Chaz Miley.
Vans Pro Skate Park Series World Championships at Malmo
8/21/2016
After four stops around the world to determine which Challengers would meet the pre-seeded Select Pros in the Vans Pro Skate Park Series, we had our 20 top skaters set for the first ever World Championships of park terrain skateboarding. What a show that was.
Copenhagen Open
8/13/2016
This counts as work? Yep, one of the best skateboarding shindigs year after year is in Copenhagen, Denmark, and we're hyped to be back for another year helping to organize the chaos behind the scenes.
Vans Pro Skate Park Series at Huntington Beach
8/1/2016
Photos and video from the last Qualifiers stop of the Vans Pro Skate Park Series. Top qualifiers to go Malmo for the World Championships.
Vans Pro Skate Park Series at Vancouver
7/13/2016
17 year old Ivan Federico from Italy destroyed it in Vancouver to take the win at this stop.
#BoardrBoys Episode 12: Jamie Foy and Crew in Montreal
7/1/2016
On an afternoon off work, the #BoardrBoys hit the streets of Montreal.
Get Rad for Ray
6/20/2016
Get Rad for Ray is hosted by the Tony Hawk Foundation and The Boardr to celebrate the life of Ray Underhill. This year, it went down in Atlanta at Kennesaw Skatepark.
Vans Pro Skate Park Series at Florianopolis
6/12/2016
Going into the last of four runs in the Finals, newcoming ripper from Italy, Ivan Federico, was far in first place. When it came time for Pedro to put it down in his final run, he nailed it. Ivan had one last chance to improve on his second place, being the last skater in the Finals. An early bail took him out and the hometown hero, Pedro Barros became the winner of the second stop of the season here in Brazil.
#BoardrBoys Episode 10: DLX Build Project in Tampa
6/9/2016
We took our bucket of contributions and went straight to a local Tampa spot overlooking the Bay. After a bust, we moved it to the old reliable airport slab.
The Boardr Am Season Finals and X Games Austin
6/6/2016
The full crew of #BoardrBoys, both the Road Crew in the #BoardrBus and the Flight Crew in the air, descended upon Austin, Texas for the week of X Games where The Boardr Am Finals were going down. We're also running the Pro Street and Park events. Seven winners from all the stops of each of The Boardr Am Series were flown in to join five other specially invited ams. The Boardr staff photographer Chaz has a recap in photos for you.
The #BoardrBus Road to X Games for The Boardr Am Series Finals
6/2/2016
The morning after the last stop in The Boardr Am Series at Tampa, we threw Marcos Montoya in the #BoardrBus and headed to Texas. Marcos won it in Tampa and was the last one from the season to get into the Finals. Staff photographer Chaz has a few snaps here from the trip.
The Best Contest Skateboarders of Today
5/31/2016
We track everything from contest results to Instagram and YouTube stats. If you like the spirit of friendly competition and numbers, here's a breakdown with the key people to watch in contest skateboarding.
The Boardr Am at Tampa
5/30/2016
At the 7th and final stop of The Boardr Am international amateur skateboarding series, Marcos Montoya put it together to get the top spot and earned himself a trip to X Games Austin with the #BoardrBoys Road Crew. They immediately hopped in The Boardr Bus and drove to Texas for The Boardr Am Finals. You're in for an amazing week, Marcos!
#BoardrBoys Episode 11: Harold Hunter Day X in New York City
5/26/2016
This weekend after The Boardr Am at NYC, we volunteered with some event services to help out with Harold Hunter Day. It was a pleasure working with you all and being part of this special day in the City.
The Boardr Am at New York City
5/23/2016
Once again, it came down to the last runs in the Finals where Maurio McCoy was holding the lead. Jake Ilardi had the slight benefit of going last in the Finals from his clean sweep of the Semi-Finals and Qualifiers where he had just placed first in both. On Jake's third and final run, also the last run of the day, he put it down and edged out Maurio for the win at this stop.
Season One of The Boardr Am, Our Full Length Show on ESPN World of X
5/15/2016
Check out our full length show for ESPN covering the first season of The Boardr Am, what goes into creating it, why, the experience all the winners had at X Games, and all that. This is HiDefJoe's hard work in documenting and telling the story of the rewarding work we get to do with these ams.