Find Local Skateboard Contests

Find Skate Competitions Near Me!

admin

Skaters Throw Down at Woodward Street League

By

SKATEBOARD COMPETITIONS – Two local home grown Florida boys have made it to the big league! – STREET LEAGUE that is.

Will Gomez of Miami With SLS QualifierWill Gomez, of Miami made it all the way to the semi finals and battled it out against another FL favorite Jamie Foy, who took it to a new level and beat out Gomez and others to get his invitation to the big leagues; Street League.

So the show goes on, and Jamie Foy placed 3rd, missing out to some really talented nationally known skateboarders.Here’s a couple videos of the semis and screenshot of Will and Jamie in action.

Way to go for Florida, one of the country’s most acclaimed skateboarding states.

Camp Woodward noted “We are one step closer to the culmination of what may be one of the most exciting amateur contests in skateboarding. During week 10 we invited back the winners from each one of our qualifying events during the summer and had them battle it out for 3 qualifying spots to the Street League Championships on August 25th, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey.” The results are in for Florida skaters, Jamie Foy, 3rd Place!
jamie-foy-street-league-woodward-campwill-gomez-street-league-camp-woodward

Skateboarder Killed with Taser

By

MIA Skateshop employee Israel Hernandez was apparently killed from a taser used by Miami Beach Police after the young and talented skateboarder refused to surrender when confronted for graffiti vandalism at 71st street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, FL.

Israel Hernandez MIA Skate Shop Rider
Israel Hernandez, an employee at MIA skate shop in Miami was killed by a taser gun, used by police.

The sad news resonated in the skateboard community as FL skaters come to grips with this tragic event. It is not clear what happened or who is to blame but a South Florida newspaper of Broward and Miami-Dade County is stating the facts of the incident on their website. You can read all about it on the New Times newspaper‘s website.

Our prayers go out to the victim’s family and we are considering how we can help raise awareness of this sad issue in hopes of educating our young, talented, and ambitious skate community.

 

King of the Coast Takes FL

By

Event Results: Clint Beswick wins the first King of the Coast skate contest in Florida. The ripper was awarded $1,000 cash and had everyone in awe the enter afternoon. Skaters rocked on with the After Party as well.

Original Post:Palm Bay, FL – Those creative and talented guys over at GSZ have once again raised the bar for Florida skaters. This time they are hosting a total skate blow out with the likes of a new style of skate competitions in FL with King of the Coast! Two men will battle it out in the first skate event of it’s kind. When the whole things over, munch out with your favorite ams, flows and pros at The Captain’s House restaurant and pub in Palm Bay. With all this action, we give these guys a solid thumbs up and will post results after their event.

Man Skates Maine to Florida

By

The Delmarva Now newspaper has reported that a man from East Lansing Michigan is skating his way down the East Coast to Florida.

Brian Zygmontowicz is 28 years old and said the reason he’s doing it is because he wants to be a better skateboarder. He also thinks he is the first person to embark on such a journey.

Last it was reported he quit his job climbing cell phone towers and took off for FL.

He was last spotted at Stuckey’s restaurant in Mappsville, and was headed straight for the Florida Keys.

We sure hope he decides to stop in Jupiter at Florida’s best skatepark in the Abacoa community.

brian-zygmontowicz-skates-to-florida“I’ll be there to pick pick him up, buy him some grub, and get him some necessary gear if he looks me up.” said skateboard reporter Ollie Rages. Ollie is a columnist for FLSK8.com, Florida’s online contest finder website for skateboarding.

 

Read the Delmarva newspaper skateboarding article

Read the Providence Journal skateboarder article

 

Pro Skater Gets Shoe Deal

By

GO MANNY! GO! – Manny Santiago is currently having a summer filled with milestones: He recently welcomed his first child, and now he’s celebrating the release of his first pro shoe with Axion, the “Mijo.” Mijo, which affectionately means “my boy” in Spanish, was a nickname given to him by Axion team manager Mark Brandstetter, who nicknames everyone while on skate tours. When it was time to pick a name for Santiago’s pro model, Brandstetter immediately suggested “Mijo,” and Santiago happily agreed.

manny santiago shoe deal
Pro Skateboarder from FL gets new shoe contract!

From there Santiago took a hands-on approach in every step of the shoe’s development process.

Read entire article on ESPN skate news