Page 12 of 20: Event Coverage and Blog
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.
The Boardr Am at Atlanta
5/9/2016
Christian is the fifth winner of the 2015-2016 season who joins us at The Boardr Am Finals at X Games in Austin in June.
How We Run Things Behind the Scenes at Skateboarding Contests: The Boardr Live™ Scoring App
5/2/2016
We wrote The Boardr Live™ from the ground up using over 20 years of experience running large and small skateboarding events. Check out a full demo from start to finish if you're into that sort of thing: business processes, systems, etc. I still can't believe I get to work on stuff in skateboarding like this for a living.
Jagger Wins The Boardr Am at Phoenix
5/2/2016
Jagger won it in his hometown and is now joining the #BoardrBoys at X Games for The Boardr Am Finals in June. Congrats! Full results and a recap are below.
#BoardrBoys Day Off in Las Vegas
4/25/2016
We're in town for Zappos Rideshop and had some extra time to get lost around the sinning city.
Zappos Rideshop $20,000 Double Set Contest
4/25/2016
For the past two years, we’ve been taking over Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas for Zappos Rideshop in Las Vegas. This year, Zappos let us have their headquarters for the day where one hour was blocked off for a best trick contest down the never before skated double set out front.
The Boardr Am at Vista
4/17/2016
Tyson won The Boardr Am at Vista today! In his third run Zion Wright was sitting in first place with an 88 until Tyson Bowerbank edged him out with a 91 to take the top spot. We'll see him again this year at X Games for The Boardr Am Finals. Next stop is Phoenix on April 30. Register now online. Congrats, Tyson!
Vans Pro Skate Park Series at Melbourne
4/16/2016
The first stop of the Vans Pro Skate Park Series at Melbourne was a mindblowing display of park terrain skateboarding as expected. 12 of the 15 invited pros made it to Melbourne, allowing 8 challengers into the Semi-Finals to complete the field of 20.
Grind for Life at New Smyrna Presented by adidas
4/12/2016
The third stop of the Grind for Life Series Presented by adidas just went down at New Smyrna in Florida. Grind for Life is a series of all ages and skills skateboarding contests with both bowl and street divisions. The year ends in December with the Grind for Life Annual Awards at The Boardr HQ.
Grind for Life at Fort Lauderdale Presented by adidas
3/21/2016
The second stop of the Grind for Life Series Presented by adidas just went down at Ramp 48 Skatepark in Fort Lauderdale. Grind for Life is a series of all ages and skills skateboarding contests with both bowl and street divisions. The year ends in December with the Grind for Life Annual Awards at The Boardr HQ.
#BoardrBoys Episode 9: 4th Annual Tampa Bro Presented by Bro Style at the Dream Driveway
3/9/2016
Every year at this private event, we have industry friends over for a session in the Dream Driveway before things kick off with Tampa's big weekend of Tampa Pro. Thanks to everyone that stopped by.