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When your with a group of guys as diverse as the ones I had the pleasure of spending the week with, it’s not just the stories you create that stick with you, but the one’s you hear as well. The 2012 Asian X Games showcase everything that is right in the world of Rollerblading, entwined with fake Scotch and a podium payout that park skating hasn’t seen in a while.
Unless you live in Southern California weather is a factor that always put a damper on skating, with that being said today Beijing was hit with heavy winds and rain. Due to the fact that we went to Woodward Beijing the day before nobody was thrilled on the idea of making the long drive two days in a row. We decided that today would be a perfect time to explore the city and do some shopping.
Waking up periodically through the first night, Thursday morning couldn't come soon enough! My day started when Asian team rider, Franky Zhang, picked me up around 11am and took me to one of his favorite places to eat in Beijing which strangely enough was Indian food. After a nice lunch we headed to the press conference that was being held for the CX games which included all the organizers of the event as well as two pro BMXers.
Brian Aragon arrived into Beijing airport at 3pm, today. Franky Zhang and the CX-Games staff swept in and picked him up. Before he even had a chance to take a breath, Brian was swarmed by the Chinese media. After some interviews Brian and Franky headed to their hotel to rest and chill out before starting their responsibilities for the event. Tomorrow, Brian will attend the news conference taking place before the start of the Beijing CX-Games. Check back tomorrow for more updates.
Recently, we had a chance to sit down with Brian Aragon in Encinitas, CA and discuss his involvement with rollerblading in the X-Games this year. He has been working diligently with X-mini towards the goal of bringing skating back into an X-Games spotlight and gaining what many feel is some long overdue publicity. X-mini, a company who has sponsored events like the Chaz Sands Invitational, FISE and Winterclash, approached Brian in Shanghai at Asian X-Games to discuss the possibility of getting him and a team involved to some capacity with X-Games 17. Without hesitation this idea quickly got rolling into what could be the next big break for rollerblading.
Here is few clips of Mr. Nicky Adams. We filmed in Montreal at SouthParc (skatepark of the Montreal classic WRS competition) last week in order to offer you this short video edit. Nicky was in the Salomon Pro Team back in the day and he won the X-games in 1999. He had few exposure these last years but he never left rollerblading. He is one of the most professional skaters I ever skated and filmed with. He laces his tricks first try most of the time and always does it with the biggest smile and swag ever.
Jeff Stockwell took home the gold in inline street. Watch the jam session runs by Haffey, Boonnim, Kanshima, Goto and him to get a glimpse of what went down!
Follow Kaya Turski on her trip with her girls to the Euro X Games in Tignes, France. The Montreal-native won her third-straight European X Games in Tignes on March 14th.
Winning the X-Games last year in China is one of the moments Brian cherish the most.
In the final week before Sven Boekhorst's City Hopper premiere's in Amsterdam, we will post several old school clips from Sven's achievements during his impressive career. The first two are at the 2000 YOZ Games in Munchen, Germany. Sven took 1st place in park and 6th place in the bowl competition. The third clip is his halfpipe run at the 1999 X-Game Triples where Sven took the gold medal. Tune back in tomorrow for more old school Sven Boekhorst videos!
In the last week before the City Hopper video is released on January 22nd, we will post Sven's achievements in various competitions he attended during his career. Today we have a clip of Sven attending the 2003 High Rollers half pipe competition in Amsterdam where Sven took the 2nd place. The other clip is of Sven's half pipe run in the 2003 X-Games held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Sven took 5th place here when he had just recovered from a broken elbow a week earlier. Tune back in tomorrow for more exclusive Sven Boekhorst videos!
In the last week before the City Hopper video is released we will post Sven's achievements in various competitions he attended during his career. We start off today with two clips. In the first clip you can see Sven at the 2001 X-Games doing his halfpipe and park runs. Sven took the 4th place in park. He also takes the camera backstage to have a look around. The second clip is of the 2002 X-Games in Barcelona during the halfpipe finals. Sven took the 3rd place here. Tune back in tomorrow for more exclusive Sven Boekhorst videos!
This is Julian Bah's banger section for the B.Unique film "Checkmate". Chris Brown did a really nice job editing this profile, so don't wait any longer and hit play!.
This is Gonzo's section for the B.Unique film "Checkmate". This section is edited by Chris Brown and filled with Gonzo's best tricks. Check out the edit and get ready for some sick street shredding. Enjoy!
Today we posted a video of Mark McMorris landing a Backside Triple Cork 1440 Video on his Snowboard on our facebook page. We wanted to know if there has ever been a 1440 landed in Rolling? A few users answered.
As you might have seen Kaya Turski from Montreal took her second straight women's Winter X Slopestyle gold medal at this year's X Games (January 27th - 30th 2011).
