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Team Pain Is Building New Sk8 Park in Tampa

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JACKSON SPRINGS A new skate park is about to break ground in Tampa and its not a redo of an existing park. This one is being built in Jackson Springs, FL and it is being constructed by Team Pain, a skate park designer who is known for incredible concrete walls of paradise for shredders to test skill levels from the boyz-to-men!

Recently the team skate park rider met with town kids who wanted to voice their opinions about what type of skate park they would like to see in their hometown at the Jackson Springs Teen Center, 8620 Jackson Springs Road, Tampa, FL, 33615. In case you couldn’t make the meeting, we’ve included their mailing address so you can write them to tell them all about your visions for the rails, hubs, half pipes, and monster pool ideas.

Sicken them with your mad architectural skills and let them have it.!

New Era of Street Skating Born at TampaPro

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Tampa Pro is a testament to the fact that the worlds best skaters love skating for them. We all love Street League, but the thunder of the Tampa Pro this year took the skating world by storm.

The event drew skaters from across the globe; they came from everywhere in the world. It was a true, a Whos Who of Skateboarding! Infamous contestants Nyjah Huston, Shane ONeil, Shawn Malto, Chaz Ortiz, Eric Kosten were crowd favorites, and well-known to the television watching skateboard community. But this years winner was Luan Oliveira, a well performing star who is sure to make waves this upcoming year.

The action was jam packed, and its safe to say skating is here to stay!

Visit Tampa Skate Park for all the info, they deserve it.

I would like to thank Rob M, Alex, and Keith for an incredible event and their hospitality.

Whats Up with the Skater in a chicken costume though?

This f#cked up chicken prowled for leggy skaters.
This f#cked up chicken prowled for leggy skaters.

 

Me, I got to snap a foto with one still-crazy Christian Hosoi.

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Blake Kovarik Wins Best Trick at 4 Love of Skate

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Blake Kovarik Wins Best TrickA skate park in the middle of Palm Bay Florida is not suppose to host some of the best skate contests in Florida. But Graffiti Skate Zone does not succumb to small town expectations in the skating world. When they held their most recent For the Love of Skateboarding local sk8 contest, contestants skated their hearts out, especially during the BEST TRICK part of the event. And Blake Kovarik nailed it and took home first place prize money.

 

Yup we said money, for all you flow ridin skaters in FL, get your board and skate on to GSZ for their next contest and win some prize denaro! Over $500 was won by skaters throughout the day, with Kovarik winning the lions share of it.

Competition was steep and its going to get tougher as GSZ field of contestants continues to grow.

At a time when skate parks are popping up, too many are complacent in just existing, we need more contests and FLSK8.com is the perfect platform to showcase your parks events on, and its FREE in 2013!

Take advantage and get in touch with us to add your skateboarding event to our calendar.

Month of April 2013 Florida (FL) Skate Contests

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We just got the inside scoop that April is action packed for skate contests in the Sunshine State Skateboarding.Get your game face on and make it happen! Be sure to compete in the following skateboarding competitions:

  • April 5th mini ramp contest @ Undercover skate shop Ft Pierce, Fl 7-9pm all ages $3bucks entry fee. This skate contest is a low key event for fun for everyone!
  • April 12-14th DamnAm Atlanta Hazard County Skate Park, McDonough GA – invite only, live webcast.
  • April 14th All ages annual Satellite Beach Skate Park contest. 11am $15 entry, This is an older concrete park with concrete ledges, hips and across and down rail. It is run by some local homies!
  • April 20th – Element make it count contest @ Kona skatepark “Free to enter with a can food item that will be donated to local food bank. Age divisions are 13 & under and 14 & up.
  • This competition is formatted with a best trick jam on a few obstacles in their course. Best overall skater will be selected from all jams. 14 & up winner gets a paid trip to the finals out at the YMCA Element camp and the winner there gets to skate at the Berrics with the Element team.
  • April 27th “Spring Roll all ages contest at Tampa Skate Park; hosted by Lakai. The Lakai team will be on hand to skate with everyone. $20 entry in advance so get registered early!
  • May 1st “GSZ advanced team tryouts at 6pm.