Filed under: Events, News, Photos, Skate Contests, Skate Park | Tags: chris gentry, Chris Russel, Dave Duncan, Johnny Romano, rock the cradle, Skate Contests, skate photography, Sky Siljeg, World Cup Skateboarding
Sky Siljeg airing out of the bowl during Rock The Cradle 2009
Saturday, October 24th was a beautiful day for skateboarding and honoring the memory of Johnny Romano. More than 1500 people showed up to the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark to take in a day of amazing pro skateboarding. $20,000 was raised for the Johnny Kicks Cancer Foundation and 22 blood donations (which saves 66 lives) were collected by the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center.
Some of the pro skaters that were out at the park that day included Pierre Luc Gagnon, Omar Hassan, Kevin Kowalski, Pedro Barros, Tim Johnson, Sergie Ventura, Bryan Pennington, Lester Kasai, Tony Magnusson, Jim Gray, Craig Johnson, Chris Gentry, Sky Seljig, Chris Russel and some of the women included Priscilla Lee, Carabeth Burnside, Mimi Knoop, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins and Lizzie Armanto. Local skater, Ben Raybourn showed up but because he broke his arm at the Rumble In Ramona, he was unable to skate.
This year also included live music from Blackholicus, Los Skarnales and McRad.
More info on Rock The Cradle with official contest results can be found at the World Cup Skateboarding site.
Also, check out French photographer, Jean-Baptiste Farge’s photos from the day’s events.
The Houston Chronicle also produced a video of the event.
SK808.blogspot.com also has some awesome video from the practice sessions and Saturday’s events.
Embassy Skateboards also has some photos up from the weekend.
Check out Peter Furnée’s photos on the Concrete Disciples website.
Winners of the Womens event
1. Carabeth Burnside
2. LynZ Adams Hawkins
3. Mimi Knoop
Winners of the Masters event
1. Bryan Pennington
2. Jason Espeseth
3. Lester Kasai
Winners of the Pro event
1. Pedro Barros
2. Nolan Monroe
3. Tim Johnson
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Canon 5D, craig johnson, Dave Duncan, Houston, Jimmy "The Greek Marcus, Omar Hassan, Photos, rock the cradle, skate photography, Texas
Friday night saw a lot more pros out at the skatepark practicing for Saturday’s Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano.
Since I had to work, I missed a lot of the action that happened that day, but was glad I caught the evening sessions which included Dave Duncan, Jimmy “The Greek” Marcus, Craig Johnson and Omar Hassan!
Filed under: Events, News, Skate Contests | Tags: Boost Mobile, Houston Texas, Pierre Luc Gagnon, PLG, skatehouston
The winner of the Boost Mobile PLG Board Giveaway is Jean-Baptiste Farge who sent in the correct answer, 2005, via email.
Skatehouston.info would like to thank Boost Mobile and PLG for making this giveaway happen.
Check back here for photos of PLG and all the skaters from Rock The Cradle!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Brian Pennington, Canon 5D, Chris Russell, Houston Texas, lee and joe jamail skatepark, photography, skate photography, skate pics, skate shots, Tony Magnusson
Tony Magnusson
The pros are in town for Rock The Cradle and the Jamail Skatepark was kicking last night with the likes of Magnusson, Kasai, Kowalski, Gentry, Pennington, Sky, Chris Russell, Jim Gray, The Embassy Skateboard Team and some of the guys from Cockfight Skateboards as well as many others trying to find lines and basically just ripping the park to shreds.
Tonight guarantees to be another great shred-a-thon!
Filed under: Events, News, Skate Contests, Skate Park, Skate Products | Tags: board giveaway, Boost Mobile, contest, Pierre Luc Gagnon, PLG
Skatehouston.info and Boost Mobile are giving away an autographed Pierre Luc Gagnon board. This is our first ever board giveaway on this site and there are a few rules.
Before we get into the rules, we want to give a big thanks to Boost Mobile and Pierre Luc Gagnon for this exciting opportunity to giveaway an autographed PLG board!
THE RULES
1. Participants must correctly answer the trivia question via email. Do not leave your answer in the comments. You must email it to sk8houston (at) gmail (dot) com. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
2. The names of all the contestants who submit a correct answer will be collected and a winner will be chosen at random.
3. The winner must be present at Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano on Saturday, October 24th at the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark in Houston, Tx to receive the autographed board. The board presentation will be at 2:30pm. This means you have to be at the contest on Saturday to pick up your prize!
4. Skatehouston and Boost Mobile will NOT ship the board, you must pick it up, in person, at the event.
THE TRIVIA QUESTION
What year did Pierre Luc Gagnon join the Boost Mobile skate team?
Email your answer to sk8houston (at) gmail (dot) com – Remember, you must be at the event in Houston to claim your board, we will not ship the board.
The winner will be chosen and announced on Friday (10/23) on this site and the board presentation will be at 2:30pm on Saturday (10/24) during Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano at the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark in Houston, Tx.
In the event that the initial winner does not show up at the contest, another name will be chosen until a winner claims the deck.
Good luck!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: canon, Houston, Lee and Joe Jamail Skate Park, photography, Photos, skate, skate photography, skate pics, skate shots, Texas
After about a month from being away from the skatepark and skate photography, this past weekend I finally made it out to the park. The Embassy Skateboard team was out, over the weekend, practicing for the upcoming Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano event.
They weren’t the only ones who were out skating, there were plenty of locals too!
Filed under: Events, News, Skate Contests, Skate Park | Tags: Boost Mobile, contest, Houston, jamail skatepark, Johnny Romano, Lee and Joe Jamail Skate Park, masters, October, pro skaters, rock the cradle, skate contest, skateboard, skateboarders, skating, Texas, womens skateboarding
Yes, I’ve been away for a while but I have not forgotten about my first love, skate photography. I will be back at the park and shooting soon!
One event I will not miss will be Rock The Cradle For Johnny Romano which is going down in a just a few weeks right here in Houston, Tx.
This event is going to be huge with some of the biggest names in the business coming to our very own Jamail Skatepark!
There are going to be over 20 pro skaters, there’s going to be a Masters division and they will also have a women’s event. Like I said, this event will be HUGE!
One of the confirmed pro skaters is Pierre Luc Gagnon. Thanks to Boost Mobile, skatehouston.info will have a PLG interview and we’ll also be giving away a signed PLG deck! So please check back for more information on the giveaway.
So put October 24th on your calendar and come out to the Jamail Skatepark for a day of incredible skating!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Houston, jamail skatepark, Jason Espeseth, Ken Fillion, lee and joe jamail skatepark, skatepark, Texas, Troy Chason
Here are some photos from last weekend at the skatepark. These were taken on Saturday, 08.29.09.
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park | Tags: Canon 5D, embassy skateboards, fisheye, Houston, lee and joe jamail skatepark, Peleng 8mm, photography, skate p, skate photog, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skatepark, Troy Chason, tx
Here’s a shot of Embassy Skateboards team rider, Troy Chason, during Saturday night’s killer session at the Jamail Skatepark in Houston, TX.
More photos coming soon!
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park, Travel | Tags: california, Canon 5D, embassy skateboards, photography, Potrero Skatepark, road trip, San Francisco, skate photography, skateboarders, Skaters
These are shots from San Francisco’s Potrero Skatepark. We hit this park up on our way back from Oregon. After the Bifecta, we loaded up and headed south on the 101. A truly spectacular drive with amazing vistas. We arrived in San Francisco and promptly found Potrero. Gary and Ben tore the place up and really impressed the locals. This is the photographic evidence!
Filed under: Events, Photos, Skate Park, Travel | Tags: Canon 5D, Oregon, Oregon Bifecta, Oregon Trifecta, photography, Photos, Pier Park, Portland, skate contest, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skate shots, skateboarding, skateboarding photography, skateboarding pictures
The Corn Cup was the final contest of the Oregon Bifecta. It was held at Pier Park Skatepark in Portland. The day was sunny with a few clouds and the cool breeze combined with the warm sun kept everyone happy.
The park has an awesome full pipe with a small round bowl and a huge 11 foot square-ish bowl that is similar to the square side of the Combi Bowl in L.A. – experts may disagree, but that’s what it reminds me of, and in this square-ish bowl was where most of the action took place.
We saw awesome airs and handplants, some loud grinding and board slides as well as some fireworks sponsored by Red West.
The whole contest weekend was truly memorable.
Corn Cup Final Results. Pier Park. Portland, Oregon. Sunday, August 9th.
Pro/Am
1. Benji Galloway $300
2. Steven Pineiro $200
3. Chris Russell $150
4. Sky Siljeg $50
5. Mason Huggins $50
Masters
1. Lance Mountain $200
2. Mark Partain $150
3. Mark ‘Red’ Scott $100
Women
1. Julie Kindstrand $150
2. Priscilla Lee $100
3. Nora Vasconcellos $50
Filed under: Events, Photos, Skate Park, Travel | Tags: Canon 5D, contest, Dave Duncan, Oregon, Oregon Bifecta, Oregon Trifecta, photography, Photos, skate contest, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skatepark, Tigard, World Cup Skateboarding
Tigard, Oregon was the place to be on Saturday the 8th of August. On an overcast day, skaters from all over came out to take part in the Crown Royale. Everybody was ripping up this awesome flow park.
The day started with the Women’s competition followed by the Masters and then the Pro’s.
Priscilla Lee, Julie Kindstrand and the rest of the women started things off and skated fiercely during their heats. The Masters were also fun to watch as these were the guys I read about in magazines as I was growing up, names like Lance Mountain, Mark Partain and Buck Smith stand out for me. The new breed of pros were fun to watch also, they used virtually every inch of the park during their runs making the judges work for their decisions.
It was a long day of skating, but fun and well worth it.
Big props to Embassy Skateboards for making this possible for me, thanks to the great state of Oregon and to World Cup Skateboarding for having such a rad event!
The Winners:
Women
1. Julie Kindstrand $150
2. Nora Vasconcellos $100
3. Priscilla Lee $50
Pros
1. Kevin Kowalski $300
2. Mason Huggins $200
3. Josh Mattson $150
4. Sky Siljeg $100
5. Tim Johnson $50
6. Steven Pineiro
Masters
1. Buck Smith $200
2. Lance Mountain $150
3. Mark Partain $100
4. Lenny Byrd
5. Jason Parkes
6. Pat Black
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park, Travel | Tags: Canon 5D, OR, Oregon, Oregon Bifecta, Oregon Trifecta, Pier Park, Portland, skate photography, Tigard
Photos from a second day of practice at Tigard and Pier Park.
In these photos, Chris Russell, Chaz Pineda, Priscilla Lee, Gary Morris, Buck Smith and Ben Johnson.
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park, Travel | Tags: Adobe Lightroom, Canon 5D, Chris Russell, embassy skateboards, fisheye, Gary Morris, Lance Childers, Oregon, Peleng 8mm, Pier Park, Skate Park, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skate shots, skateboard photography, skateboard photos, skateboard pics, skateboard shots, skatepark
Pier Park practice session. In these photos, Chris Russell, Gary Morris, Lance Childers and a local street skater.
Filed under: Photos, Skate Park, Travel | Tags: Ben Johnson, Donald, Donald OR, embassy skateboards, Gary Morris, Oregon, Photos, Skate Park, skate photography, skate photos, skate pics, skate shots, skateboard photography, skateboard photos, skateboard pics, skatepark
Having made our destination the Embassy crew decided to hit up Donald, OR for a sunset session.
I was able to use my second flash for this shoot and I think it really helped these photos.
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