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Here’s a few photos of recent work at Brooklyn Street Skate Spot thanks to Pete Lewis at Foul Weather Press.

It’s taken Jordy Smith a while, but he finally won an ASP event outside South Africa as he edged Brazilian surf hero Adriano de Souza 17.80 to 16.34 in the Billabong Rio Pro on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in two- to four-foot surf. It was Smith’s third ASP World Tour win. “This win feels unbelievable,” Smith [...]

Under soaked and darkened skies, the second stop of 2013′s X Games global tour wrapped up this afternoon in Barcelona, Spain. Repeat winners from Foz do Igucau, Brazil in each skateboarding event seemed to become the common thread throughout the sunny weekend as Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist, Nyjah Huston, and Pedro Barros reclaimed gold medals for their skills and high point values in Vert, Big Air, Street League and Skateboard Park respectivey. Lizzie Armanto also brought home a gold medal for her efforts in the Womens Skateboard Park competition. Click here for complete results and watch the video clips below for recaps of the action as it happened. Click here to view the embedded video. Skateboarding Park Final Results 1. Pedro Barros 2. Curren Caples 3. Brad McClain 4. Rune Glifberg 5. Alex Sorgente 6. Raven Tershy Street League Skateboarding Final Results 1. Nyjah Huston 2. Paul Rodriguez 3. Manny Santiago 4. Sean Malto 5. Luan Oliveira 6. Mikey Taylor 7. Torey Pudwill 8. Chris Cole Click here to view the embedded video. Womens Skate Park Final Results 1. Lizzie Armanto 2. Alana Smith 3. Julz Lynn 4. Mimi Knoop 5. Nora Vasconcellos 6. Allysha Bergado Click here to view the embedded video. Skateboard Big Air Final Results 1. Bob Burnquist 2. Mitchie Brusco 3. Elliot Sloan 4. Tom Schaar 5. Jake Brown 6. Jagger Eaton 7. Edgard Pereira 8. Italo Penarrubia Click here to view the embedded video. Skateboard Vert Final Results 1. Bucky Lasek 2. Marcelo Bastos 3. Mitchie Brusco 4. Andy Macdonald 5. Pierre Luc Gagnon 6. Danny Mayer 7. Sandro Dias 8. Rony Gomes

WHAT: In celebration of the 2nd annual CCS AM Project Video Contest—which strives to identify and support the most promising young skateboard talent in America—CCS is throwing a serious skate party. A two-city Skate Jam, Midwest Mayhem will offer the public a chance to skate with pros, win amazing prizes via raffle or best trick, and perhaps get their photo in July’s CCS Catalog. WHO: CCS Pro skater Arto Saari and all 12 winners from the 2012 CCS Am Project Video Contest will be skating, hanging out and taking pictures with the local skate community in Chicago and Milwaukee. Presented by CCS—the ultimate destination for skate and snowboarding gear and accessories—Midwest Mayhem and the CCS Am Project are in association with DGK, adidas, LRG, Girl, Nike, Krew, Emerica, Independent, Volcom, Ricta, Bones Wheels, Theeve, Venture, Element, and Lakai. The CCS Am Project winners will receive a year sponsorship that includes cash, travel, product and well-deserved exposure. Read more about this year’s team and see their videos at: http://ccs.com/amproject WHEN & WHERE: June 1, 2013  in Chicago 3:00 PM Wilson Skatepark – 700 W. Wilson St. Chicago, IL June 2, 2013 in Milwaukee 4:00 PM Cream City Skatepark -  5560 N. Park Dr. Butler, WI For more info on Midwest Mayhem visit: http://blog.ccs.com/events

NYJAH HUSTON TAKES GOLD IN STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING AT X GAMES BARCELONA 2013 Back-to-Back Gold for Huston May 18, 2013 – Barcelona, Spain – Monster Energy’s Nyjah Huston has once again claimed the top spot, earning the gold medal in Street League Skateboarding (SLS) at X Games Barcelona 2013. Undoubtedly the top competitor in the world, the win today backs up his gold a month ago at X Games Foz Do Iguaçu 2013. SLS brings authentic street skating to the X Games thanks to a legit set up, obstacles, and judging format. Today’s final was broken up into three sections to allow riders to be tested on every part of the course. Skaters hit a Flow Section, a Control Section, and an Impact Section, with the top scorers advancing to the next section. The whole field was skating insane, but Huston took the early lead on the Flow Section with a 7.9 thanks to a fakie frontside flip over the gap. Next, on the Control Section, Huston once again set the bar high with a nollie back 180 nosegrind (8.6), then improved on that score with a kickflip front hurricane (9.1). With rain threatening and then forcing a short delay, the sun came out just as the last part, the Impact Section, got underway.  Heavy tricks from the field, especially Paul Rodriguez, forced Huston to step up big. Even after solid tricks including a kickflip nose, 180 switch crooked grind, a switch back tail, and a 360 flip 5-0, Huston found himself out of the top spot heading into his last try—he needed something huge if he was to take gold. He delivered with a hardflip over the hubba for an 8.5, edging out Rodriguez for the win by just one tenth of a point. Afterwards Huston said, “I have never been put in such a high-pressure situation like that at Street League. I’ve never had to challenge myself with such a difficult trick for the last try. It was the most intense skate contest battle ever!” Huston’s dominance in skateboarding competition, especially over the last year, is undeniable. He’s been the man to beat at nearly every Street League since it began in 2010 and he’s the current 2012 Street League champion. At X Games he’s dominated as well, winning Real Street gold at X Games Los Angeles 2012 and SLS gold just last month at X Games in Brazil.  He has also bagged more prize money than any other skateboarder in history.

A discrete plea to crowdsource a Dennis Busenitz You-Tube link: In the way one can be struck by a sudden craving for a Burger King Whopper or a grape-flavored cigarillo, midweek brought an overpowering urge to cue up the footage for what onetime Thrasher ledge-lord Josh Kalis declared to be the best manual trick performed ever at the pier. This ad came around 2007 and apparently before Busenitz made the hop to Adidas. The clip wasn’t filmed in time to make “Roll Forever,” was too far on the left side of the Western hemisphere for inclusion in “Diagonal” and my first guess, Volcom’s “Let’s Live,” wasn’t right. Sifting Real’s “Kitchen Sink” odds-n-ends video didn’t turn it up. The desire remains strong to the point reviewing various Thrasher and TWS video montages remains under consideration.

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