Category: Skateboarding News

If there is one park in the UK that every skater needs to skate and graze their skin on it’s Romford! This concrete behemoth from the age of dinosaurs boasts some of the best and toughest transitions, bumps and lumps, so it’s only right that this Summer a comp is going down on these holy grounds.

June 17th is Rom Day with the Duffs Concrete Carnage challenge. Don’t fret if you aren’t sponsored or pro because this one’s open to anyone with the minimal motor neuron skills to stand on their sled. Best trick comps, cash prizes and Duffs riders will all there to get you amped to shred so make sure you’re there!

Check out www.duffs.co.uk for more info…

Here is a quick rundown of what happened over the weekend:

Marc Johnson took his balancing acts over to Spitfire Wheels.

Guru Khalsa has quit Creation Skateboards for a spot on Habitat. Aren’t they working on a new video..?

Alex Olsen has travelled hard to earn a spot on the Girl team.

The Lakai French Connection a.k.a. JB Gillet, Lucas Puig and JJ Rousseau are said to be touring England and France very soon with bossman Ty Evans, so you know the footy is going to be Fully Flared.

Krooked Kronicles premiered all over the West Coast (and it currently heading East, and towards Europe!!!) to packed out crowds. It’s too close to say who has best part, so I guess that means the whole video is dope!

Is Birdhouse falling apart at the seams..?

It didn’t take long for the brand new Stappelbaddsparken Bowl in Malmö, Sweden, to get a proper thrashing, and the Quiksilver Bowlriders was the occasion to bring it on. The constant threat of rain over the weekend of May 19th to 21st, could not dampen the excitement of the huge crowds or riders in attendance. Riders dropped in from all over the Globe, including America, Sweden, France, Spain, Italy and Great Britain of course.

Despite the presence of previous winners and crowd favourites, Omar Hassan and Rune Glifberg, it was a mad mix of talent that fought for top honours. It was so tight that people couldn’t tell if English Andy Scott’s wizardry was going to beat the ballistic skating of Italian Daniel Cardone. There had to be a winner though and it was Daniel Cardone that shone through with some ridiculous speed and height to his tricks, plus that unique smooth stance that has got the Italian’s name of everyone’s list as the one to watch. Better luck next time Andy!

Take note of the top three finalist nationalities- has the European Guard arrived..? With training grounds like Malmö, Courtrai (Belgium), Burnley (UK) or Bologna (Italy) it’s no wonder!

Final Results
1. Daniel Cardone (IT)
2. Alain Goikoetxea (ES)
3. Rune Glifberg (DK)
4. Omar Hassan (US)
5. Benji Galloway (US)
6. Chris Senn (US)

News just in from Malmo, and the line ups for tomorrow’s Semi Finals have just been finalised for the Quiksilver Bowlriders Comp.

Semi Final 1

Rune Glifberg
Omar Hassan
Chris Senn
Ross McGouran
Chris Cudlipp
Steven Reeves

Semi Final 2

Alain Goikoetxea
Andy Scott
Benji Calloway
Daniel Cardone
Micky Iglesias
Ben Khran

Stay tuned as Crossfire gives you the news as soon as it happens from Sweden!

Crossfire is in Malmo right now at the 2006 Quiksilver Bowlriders Comp and Friday’s heats are done and dusted and the results are in. Here are the qualifiers from the heats so far:

Heat 1
Pete King
Thomas Madsen

Heat 2
Johnny Turgensen
Seb Daurel

Heat 3
Chris Cudlipp
Steven Reeves

Heat 4
Ross McGouran
Marc Haziza

Heat 5
Nicky Guerrero
Josh Rouillon

Heat 6
Mason Huggins
Javier Mendizabal

Heat 7
Guillaume Mocquin
Corbin Harris

Heat 8
Jose Manuel Roura
Casper Plass

The Quarter Finals, which will take place tomorrow [Saturday] are:

Heat 1
Micky Iglesias
Chris Senn
Alain Goikoetchea
Thomas Madsen
Seb Daurel
Guillaume Mocquin
Marc Haziza

Heat 2
Jimmy the Greek
Benji Galloway
Rune Glifberg
Johnny Turgensen
Steven Reeves
Jose Manuel Roura Ortega
Javier Mendizabal

Heat 3
Daniel Cardone
Andy Scott
Brian Patch
Chris Cudlipp
Josh Rouillon
Mason Huggins
Corbin Harris

Heat 4
John Magnuson
Omar Hassan
Ben Khran
Ross Mc Gouran
Pete King
Nicky Guerrero
Casper Plass

Consolidated news in – this time in regards new riders and collaborations with the UK’s favourite dysfunctional family, Death Skateboards.

Nic Zorlac and Co. were out in the States to premiere Escape From Boredom with the help of Consolidated because Conso distribute Death goods (Smart Monkey Dist.) and like that the operation goes worldwide! Expect a feature soon on the various shenanigans and skate madness that went down during their stay.

Death riders have also been busy with Richie Jackson’s pro model being released in the UK and hooking up with Vox shoes and Rob Smith getting sponsored by Independent trucks. But, the main news is that Ben Raemers, the Irish Cardiel, has been hooked up with Consolidated direct! We’ve woarned you about Ben’s talent, there shall be no more- just casualties…

Not long ago, a scandal broke out in the industry pitching two sworn enemies head to head: Consolidated Skateboards Vs. Nike Footwear.

Basically, Consolidated have preached ‘Don’t do it!’ in regards corporate involvement in skateboarding and the general raping of our culture by arrogant multinationals. Nike have tried numerous times to infiltrate the much sought after core skate market, and this time around they seem to have succeeded. BUT when the in house graphic designer for Conso was approached to design an insole for Nike SB model and agreed, and with that Nike thought they could market the new model as the Consolidated shoe???

Despite the recognizable blue, black and white colourway that is affiliated to Conso, the shoe is in no way endorsed by Consolidated or carries any of the skate company’s logos.

Naturally Consolidated hit the roof and is currently filing a lawsuit against the greedy multinational. They also booted amateur Seth McCallum by principle because he was getting flow from the enemy.

Damn… This reads like a good soap opera! In any case the jury are still out on the verdict, but keep posted to Crossfire as we are following the case every step of the way.

To fight for your rights, visit www.dontdoitarmy.com

Globe have just launched a web page dedicated to Dirty Sanchez frontman, Matt Pritchard.

Visit the site and check out Pritch’s new colourways, clothing and random blurts of abuse and knowledge.

Check it out by clicking here.

Amidst the Pimms, croquet and mental skateboarding, the Interact Park Garden Party will premiere Porno Paul’s latest video!

Not only will there be a Porno screening, but there are also a heap of obstacles for you to get hot and sweaty with- no age restrictions!

For more info and pictures visit www.interactpark.com

The competition was fierce and the ‘crete was fresh- The Quiksilver Bowlriders rolled up on Malmö, Sweden and unleashed a beast of a comp!

Malmö boasts the deepest bowl in Europe, but that didn’t scare British hopeful, Alex Hallford from Nottingham, who was hucking huge frontside airs in the deep end during his second runs. However, it was down to the local talent to reap the rewards of serious bowl schralpage! Mattias Nylen got first with his frontside blunts and stalefishs in the deep end, ahead of Swedish skate legend Nicky Guerrero who kept it cool with board control. Third place went to French madman, Seb Daurel who went warp speed around the concrete transition- so fast in fact that Christian Hosoi, who was an honary guest at the event, looked shocked!

Next stop Bologna for the Bowlriders final where Matthias can compete against the previous winners of each leg. Crossfire says watch out for Simon from Belgium and Andy Scott from England – undeniable talent on the road to victory…