Weekly 7 – December 21, 2009
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As the Holidays approach everyone seems to switch gears, in the realm of action sports, those gears continue to turn fast.
Weekly 7 December 21, 2009
Broken Records at Dew Tour
Danny Davis and Jamie Anderson both broke records in their first runs at this weekend s Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado. First was Danny who shattered Shaun White s high score with a 96.50 in men's superpipe. Jamie Anderson made history by scoring a 92.00 in Slopestyle the following day. Other winners for the day were Spanish Olympian Queralt Castellet (SNB Pipe), 16-year-old Tyler Flanagan (SNB Slope), Norway s Andreas H tveit (Ski Slope), and the ever-impressive Mike Riddle (Ski Pipe).
Bad 4th Quarter for Quiksilver & Great Raises for Execs
Apparently Quiksilver had a really tough end of the year, but you wouldn t know it looking at the raises received by some of its top executives. CEO and President Robert B. McKnight, Jr. is looking at a nice million for next year s salary, verses last years $903,000. Chief Administrative Officer, Charles S. Exon, will also get bumped up to $500,000 for next year after getting by with a measly $404,000 in 2009. Losing $73 Million has never tasted so sweet.
Tony Hawk Matches Donations Made to Skate Watts
The Tony Hawk Foundation just donated $130,000 to help build 14 new skate parks in cities across the United States. As if that wasn t enough, the legendary skateboarder is also matching all donations made at skatewatts.org through January 15, 2010 up to $10,000. About the project, Hawk said, I know first-hand how a young person can learn, grow, and find a sense of identity through skateboarding, and I want to help kids in Watts to have that same opportunity.
The Oakley Arctic Challenge Postponed
Due to lack of snow, The Oakley Arctic Challenge will be moved back from January 2nd and 3rd to March 5th through 7th. The organization figured they would catch athletes on their way from the Olympics in Vancouver and before they headed across the pond for the European X Games. So much for the promises of Athletes bringing a friend to celebrate New Years in Oslo, Norway on Oakley s tab.
Burton's Web Presents Begins 10 Days of Live Coverage and Give-Aways
Tuesday, December 15th, began the first of 10 days of live coverage of the Burton offices. The website will be holding several contests, give-aways, and interviews with the Burton team. Watch people walking around headquarters and maybe even win something yourself at burton.com
Rob Dyrdek's New Skatepark
Rob and the local city councilmen officially opened the new safe spot skate spot in Hollenbeck Park on Thursday, December 17th. This is the second of many Safe Skate Spots Dyrdek hopes to open in the near future. Not only did Rob give $75,000 for the project; he also had a few giveaways and signed autographs for the swarm of local kids that surrounded him holding up shoes, skateboards and even cell phones for him to write on.
DC Launches NO LIMITS Website
This week DC let loose DCshoes.com/NOLIMITS. A microsite promoting Travis Pastrana and his upcoming New Year s car jump attempt. Positioning himself as a modern day Evel Knievel, Pastrana will attempt the first ever ramp to ramp car jump over water from a pier in Long Beach to a barge in the middle of the harbor a distance that will more than double the existing car jump record of 171 feet. Hang on to your New Years party hats, this one's gonna be crazy.
Compiled by Lauren Huerkins
