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The Death of Skate - Skateboarding Declines Globally

Levels of interest in skateboarding have declined, both globally and within its five national strongholds. This is according to a recent report on the relative popularity of skateboarding as a Google search term. In the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom search activity relating to skateboarding...

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Terrifying Skydiving Accident Caught on Camera

Daredevil Survives 8,000 foot Skydive Fall. An American skydiver is lucky to be alive after surviving a harrowing skydiving accident. Craig Stappleton, 51, fell 8,000 feet when both of his parachutes failed to deploy during a skydive. The terrifying ordeal was caught on camera by his jump partner. Luckily for Craig,...

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Lindsey Vonn Responds Well to Rehab. Skiing superstar, Lindsey Vonn has been reported to be recovering well in rehab after treatment for her most serious sporting injury to date. The 28-year-old Olympic gold medalist has recently undergone reconstructive surgery on her knee, following a devastating crash earlier this...

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Climber’s Fall Caught on Camera. Mountain climbing is definitely not for the faint of heart. Every year, many adrenaline junkies go in search of adventure, looking to get their thrill fix.. Even with risk assessment, as well as all of the safety equipment available today, mountain climbing remains an extremely...

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3Run with HTC - Interview with Michael Wilson.

3Run – Supernova In the Making. 2012 was a pretty epic year for 3Run by anyone’s standards. With trips to Mexico and India, a highly acclaimed tour of the U.K., a performance at the Udderbelly in London and a catwalk appearance for Armani, the guys and girl of Britain’s most successful troupe of freerunners...

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Tragedy Claims Lives of Four Climbers in Scottish Mountains. Four British climbers have died in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands. A fifth is critically injured and currently receiving medical treatment in hospital in Glasgow. The incident, which involved a group of six climbers, took on place on Saturday afternoon...

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Lance Armstrong Finally Fesses Up. It’s been a while since the world of competitive sport has seen such a monumental fall from grace as that experienced by Lance Armstrong over the past few months. During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the disgraced former superstar of cycling finally confessed to a litany of wrongs...

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SHAUN WHITE CHARGES DISMISSED. Shaun White has good reason to celebrate the arrival of 2013. The 26-year-old snowboarder-cum-skater received some very welcome news this week when criminal charges against him were dismissed. White, who is currently in training for the US Snowboarding Association’s Sprint Grand Prix,...

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RYAN DOYLE TAKES ON DUBAI. British freerunning superstar, Ryan Doyle hit the mean streets of Dubai in the latest installment of a worldwide tour sponsored by extreme sports giant Red Bull. The video shows the two-time Art of Motion winner jumping and leaping across the dusty rooftops of the city-state in a typically...

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Skateboarding - Tommy Fynn Joins DC APAC

DC APAC Welcomes Tommy Fynn. South African born skateboarder Tommy Fynn has been shredding as hard as he can since joining Stereo Skateboards as an AM in 2011. Yet despite already being flowed by Matix, Independent and Lakai, he has received what could be his biggest opportunity yet. Tommy has been proudly welcomed...

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New Balance Launches Skateboarding Shoes

New Balance Join the skateboarding footwear market. Massachusetts based footwear company New Balance are known for their high quality, technical sneakers, which have been selling like hot cakes over the past few years. However following in the footsteps of the likes of Nike and Adidas, New balance have announced that...

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Grab the Chance to Win a Stereo Vinyl Cruiser Skateboard. In conjunction with our good friends at skate.co.uk, Love Extreme Sport will be giving away an amazing Stereo Vinyl Cruiser Skateboard – one of the most well known and popular cruisers available on the market today. To be in with a chance of winning,...

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Windsurfing - U Turn on Rio 2016 Decision

Windsurfing Olympians Celebrate the Return of their Sport. The ISAF has reversed its decision to drop windsurfing in favour of kiteboarding at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In a dramatic move, the international governing body for sailing sports has reinstated windsurfing to the Olympic roster at the expense of kiteboarding....

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Skiing - Warren Miller Film Tour 2012 - London

Achieving the Flow State – Skiing at it’s Best. The beginning of the ski season is on the horizon, so why not wet your appetite for fresh fallen virgin powder by checking out the 2012 Warren Miller Ski Film Tour, which is due to hit London tomorrow. The tour will be showcasing Flow State, Warren Miller Entertainment’s...

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