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This is seriously a movie. I had to look a little further into it just to make sure it wasn’t some kind of joke. I can’t even handle it, I’m crackin up! I think it’s supposed to be one of those “It’s so dumb it’s funny” kinda things like Snakes on a Plane. I don’t know man, this one you’ll have to see for yourself.
Greg Bretz gettin it done
All stops of the Grand Prix are said and done and we now have a 2010 Olympic halfpipe team for the Vancouver games. For the ladies it’s Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler and Hannah Teter. For the guys it’s Shaun White, Scotty Lago and Louie Vito. There is still one spot left on both the men’s and women’s team and those spots will be announced any time now. (Check tomorrow and I’ll have it posted up for ya) Elena Hight is the next one in line on points for the women, so she pretty much has that one wrapped up, but the men have a three way tie between JJ Thomans, Greg Bretz and Luke Mitrani for the fourth spot. It’s a nail biter, but it’s all up to who the Olympic halfpipe coaches like best.
We also gotta give a shout out to The House team riders Kaitlyn Farrington and Brennen Swanson who competed at the Park City Grand Prix. Kaitlyn pulled down 3rd place in the halfpipe, beating out a couple of the girls that are now on their way to the Olympics. Awesome job Kaitlyn, that’s quite an accomplishment! And Brennen was up at the top of the list giving it what he had, making the Olympians work hard and earn their places. Great job guys. We’ll be looking for you on the 2014 Olympic list!
This kid is sick, Period. He keeps moving the bar up and is chucking things that are rad as ever. Check out the Double McTwist 12 he unveiled in practice at the Park City Grand Prix (video courtesy of TransWorld). Olympic Gold anyone?
Another one of our best Olympic hopefuls will be sitting the rest of the season out. On January 17 Danny Davis suffered an L3 fracture in his spine in an early morning ATV accident. An article from SnowRev.com said that he has under gone surgery and the doctors are saying he will make a complete recovery, but he won’t be competing in any other competitions in 2010 including the Olympics. Keep your thoughts with our Frends, and everyone else STAY SAFE! If you want to send our boy well wishes or watch for any updates on him go to his Facebook Fan page.
This is absolutely the coolest toy I have ever seen. The AR Drone is a quad helicopter, with TWO cameras, that you control with your Iphone. And as if just flying a remote control helicopter wasn’t enough, they have integrated a video game so you fight bad guys while you’re flying around. You can get another one and fight your friends and it is designed to fly inside and outside. Spare time has officially just gone out the window. Amazing…
So, I’m a little behind on the news with this one, but I still think it’s blog worthy. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins made history as she was the first girl skateboarder to ever throw down a 540 McTwist. They were at the Quicksilver Tony Hawk Show in Paris where Mr. Hawk also steezed out a 900. Atta girl Lyn-Z! Proudly representing woman awesomeness everywhere!
Three out of four of the halfpipe contests to qualify for the Olympics are said and done, and it has been an epic battle. So far, Shaun White and Kelly Clark have secured a spot to compete in Vancouver with two, 1st place finishes. That means that there are still three spots open on both the men’s and women’s team. The way things are looking right now it’s really hard to predict who will be joining Shaun and Kelly.
The spots on the Olympic team will be determined by using the top two finishes for every competitor, so the total number of points for all the stops together doesn’t really matter. All that matters is the combine points for the top two finishes of each rider. Anything can still happen, but in my opinion this is what I think the Olympic teams are going to look like:
Men:
Shaun White, Loui Vito, Zach Black, and the fourth spot could either go to JJ Thomas, Danny D., or Scotty Lago
Women:
Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, and Elena Hight
But, ya just never really know. Here are the total scores so far, and you can make your own predictions:
Check out his video that landed Danny Davis first place at the Grand Prix. He totally whipped Shaun White butt
After seeing explosive growth of the youth snowboard and skateboard market in 2009, The House Boardshop is proud to announce the hire of Oskar Magnusson. With over 3 years experience in the youth clothing and toy market Oskar will take the position of Head Buyer for Youth Products at The House.
I’m very excited to head up this position. Whereas The House has always focused on a solid youth product selection I’m going to shake things up a little. Some basic improvements that I will implement right away is mandatory nap time followed by taped Danny and the Dingo episodes. My hope is that this will help chill people out and focus on fun.
Oskar, serious as always, takes command.
ABC News did a report on the progression of snowboarding following Kevin Pearce’s crash in the halfpipe that happened on New Year’s Eve in Park City. (Watch it here) The report focused mostly on the level of difficulty that the tricks have reached and how quickly the sport has advanced. It was a basic report until Christine Brennen, an ABC news consultant, was invited into the conversation. She immediately stated that snowboarding has no worth other than TV ratings. She alleges that the only reason snowboarding was allowed into the Olympics was to get more, younger viewers. Christine goes on to suggest that snowboarding needs a board of directors to regulate the maneuvers that would be allowed in competition to ensure the safety level of the tricks that the competitors would be attempting.
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If you don’t want to miss what’s all happening with this “who’s going to the Olympics” madness Snowboarder Mag. gave us a list of when we can watch the Grand Prix on TV:
The U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix TV schedule:
U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Copper Mountain, CO airdates:
NBC – 12/13/09 – 2pm est
Versus – 12/27/09 – 4pm est
U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Mammoth, CA airdates:
NBC – 1/10/10 – 1:30pm est
Versus – 1/17/10 – 4pm est
U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix – Park City, UT airdates:
NBC – 1/24/10 – 3pm est
Versus – 1/31/10 – 6pm est hp#1
2/7/10 – 3pm est hp#2
Paul Mitchell Progression Session airdates:
Copper Mountain – 12/27/09 – 5pm est
Telluride – 1/10/10 – 5pm est
Mammoth – 1/17/10 – 5pm est
As always Fuel TV will have more coverage on this as well, but if you’re a poor sap like me where Fuel TV isn’t offered in your area, we’ll just have to rely on the other channels. The second stop of the Grand Prix is coming up at Mammoth Mountain Jan. 4-10 and the final and defining stop is at Park City, Utah Jan. 20-23. Don’t miss ‘em!
On New Year’s Eve Kevin Pearce was practicing his double corks in the halfpipe at Park City, Utah when he over rotated and took a massive blow to the head. An article from Boston.com said that Kevin hit his head just above his eye on the lip of the pipe which knocked him unconscious. He was immediately taken to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where doctors planned to drain fluid that was building up in his brain. Kevin’s US Olympic coach Mike Jankowski said that his injuries are serious and critical. Read More
Just got a bunch of other 32 outerwear in. Keep your eyes peeled in a couple days for some great deals, not much of this left anywhere so keep checking back, cause it will move fast.
Some of the best riders of time in my book, these guys progressed the sport to what it is today. Noah Salasnek was one of my favorite riders growing up. Keep in Mind this was 1994. A great Memory!
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