Pop Interview With Olympic Gold Medalist, Shaun White
I've mentioned this before but now it's in an easy to access online format! In the last issue of Pop we spoke with two times Winter Olympic gold medalist, Shaun White. We spoke to him about his career to date, his ambition in skateboarding and his amazing life in general.
Read and enjoy the whole thing
here.
TTR Judge Mel Simmons On Ranking Friends
Snowboard judging is a really tough job. Sure, the job description sounds great - travel all over the world sitting in a-grade seats watching the worlds best riders... But trying to have a clear, consistent view on tricks and rank what are likely to be good friends is never going to be easy. We spoke with Mel Simmons about the job and het trip down to Australia for the Dew Hut Jam.More on this
here.
2010 Forum Battle At Baw Baw Photos And Webcast Video
If you happen to have a spare three hours I highly recommend watching the replay of our live webcast from last weekend's Forum Battle at Baw Baw. We had an amazing day up there - sunny and lots of fun. And (*spoiler alert*)The comp was won by Robbie Walker. There's some photos from the day in the gallery above.
More on this
here.
The Rob Blog: ESPN Interview By Jesse Huffman
Robbie Walker blogged during the week about an interview he gave to ESPN earlier in the year. The interviewer is former pro snowboarder, Jesse Huffman and the guys talk about what it takes to become a top snowboarder from Australia. For those that don't know, Robbie Walker is not only one of the hardest working, but also one of the nicest guys in snowboarding... He's going to do big things!
More on this
here.
Behind The Scenes Of The TW Biz Swimwear Shoot
Because nothing gets a mouse clicking like a bikini, I thought I'd include the below video from Transworld Business' swimwear shoot for their new issue. The shoot is all based on inspiration from pin-up artists like Alberto Vargas and George Petty. I've studied the video and I can confirm that the guys do an amazing job at recreating the look and feel from the time. All kudos all goes to the talented editor of TW Biz, Josh Hunter. Check it out.
More on this
here.
Tony Hawk Suffers “Pelvic Vertical Shear Injury”
There was a bit of a kerfuffle earlier in the week when Tony Hawk was taken from a demo in Anaheim to hospital after a fall. You can see the fall in the video above but it doesn't actually give you a real feeling for the injury he suffered which was described as a ‘pelvic vertical shear injury and a hematoma’. He was going for a tailbone five when his “
foot was a little off, sent me into b/s revert (chicken-neck) to flat …” Get better soon TH!
Alife Sessions Present Drake
Not technically surf, skate or snow news but last month,
Alife Sessions had Drake along for a party … It was something to do with Umbro but the details there don’t matter. What matters is that we all missed out on something amazing – check the video out below!