It was a battle between the English and the Americans on Friday night going into the vert comp. British strongarm, Jamie Bestwick had qualified in first place after the prelims, just as he had been consistently winning all year long.

And if Bestwick wasn’t enough for the Queen’s guard, Simon Tabron was standing in first place after a solid prelim round of 540 variations and big airs. Continued...

X Games IX became the scene of the most controversial topic to come out of FMX all year as Brian Deegan and Travis Pastrana both staked claim to the previously mythical 360.

It was Saturday night at the Freestyle event and the crowd was getting used to standing ovations. Brian Deegan had already pulled a 75-foot back flip when the horn sounded ending his run. But he wasn't done. He paused and charged. Continued...

Stephane Alfano is the kind of guy who gets pretty young journalists fired. He is good looking, dangerous and entertaining. And he kills a street course. His airs are huge. His lip tricks progressive. His corkscrew 900's are fast becoming one of rollerblading's signature tricks. Continued...

Around the world in the 1950’s, creative surfers had begun nailing planks of wood to roller skate trucks to simulate the feeling of surfing on dry land. At that point, skateboarding was a pastime, a fun way to spend the day when the waves were flat. Continued...