August 26, 2008
VIDEO: ELEMENT EUROPE RULES BASEL ESC CONTEST |
Congratulations to Element team riders Phil Zwijsen and Evelien Bouilliart for their 1st (mens division) and 2nd place (girls division) during last weekend’s European championships in Basel. Bas Janssen also ripped the course thorughout the weekend and finished at an honorable 8th position. Click here to watch a video from the event.
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August 25, 2008
PHOTOS: MIKE V IN MEXICO CITY - 120K FANS! |
Mike just returned home from a quick trip down to Mexico City, Mexico where he was to put on a skate demo. It was Mike's first trip to Mexico City since 1991 and it turns out 120,000 people couldn't wait to see him, check out the photo gallery from his trip on Mike V's MySpace. |
August 20, 2008
PHOTOS: BAM, MIKE V AND MUSKA SIGNING |
Bam, Mike V and Muska headed over to Vans park in Orange, CA arriving to a crowd of hundreds seeking autographs. Click here to check out a photo gallery from the event. Thanks to everyone that came out to meet the team and the Vans park staff, fun was had by all! |
August 18, 2008
VIDEO: COLLIN PROVOST 2ND AT BACK TO THE BANKS |
Props to Element rider Collin Provost who took second on the Bank Ledge obstacle at the "Back to the Banks" contest that went down this past weekend. Check out a video from the contest on skateboard.com. |
August 13, 2008
EVENTS: TEAM SIGNING TUESDAY AT THE VANS SKATEPARK |
Catch Bam, Muska, and Mike V this Tuesday, August 19th, at the Vans Park in Orange, CA from 1-3pm. The three will be signing autographs on free Element team posters, and will have other giveaways. Click here to see the flyer. This doesn’t happen often, so do what ever you can to make it out to see these guys. |
August 07, 2008
PHOTOS: BLINDSIDE SHOP GAME OF S.K.A.T.E |
Element sponsored a recent event at Blindside skate shop in Orem, UT. No parking lot, clear out the shop! When we can't bring the team out, we always trying to support the local scenes and this event was great. The winner took home an Element Flat Bar, check out some photos from the event! |
August 05, 2008
PHOTOS: GIVE - A CREATIVE COLLABORATIVE |
Element teamed up with TOMS, Active, and The Camp for a day and night of festivities in Costa Mesa, CA, click here to check out the photo gallery. If you bought a pair of TOMS, Element artists were on hand to customize them, bands like The Growlers kept it lively through the day, and the after party at night time was raging until the last record ended. Thanks to everyone that came out, helped raise funds for Friends of TOMS, and had a good time! |
August 03, 2008
XGAMES: BUCKY SILVER + JONES GOLD! |
Congrats to Element riders Bucky Lasek and Karen Jones who both skated great in this weekends X Games 14 vert events! Bucky took silver in the mens vert and Brazilian Karen Jones took gold in the Womens. Congrats to Bucky, Karen and all the other Element riders that skated hard throughout the weekend, for full results and more check out EXPN. |
July 31, 2008
X14: MUSKA PREDICTS + NYJAH AND MORE START! |
X Games 14 is on, starting today! Nyjah Huston was getting his practice on yesterday, along with Darrell Stanton he'll compete in the Qualifiers today. Muska predicts what he thinks will go down this year, check out the vid! Check the full X Games schedule here, and support Element riders Nyjah, Darrell, Bucky Lasek, Vanessa Torres, Evelien Bouilliart, Karen Jones and Lincoln Ueda. Nyjah pic via SkateDaily. |
July 29, 2008
BEST TRICK: EVELIEN + JONES TAKES FIRST AT SUPERGIRL |
Props to Element Europe rider Evelien Bouilliart and Element Brazil rider Karen Jones who both took first place in their respective Best Trick events at last weekend's Supergirl Jam in Huntington Beach, CA. Karen also took second in the bowl contest and Evelien third in the street contest! Catch them both this weekend at the X Games! |
July 22, 2008
VIDEO: ELEMENT AT AMSTERDAMN AM |
A handful of Element riders from around the globe skated in last weekend's AmsterDamn Am contest. Element Europe riders Ruben Rodrigues and Madars Apse placed well, finishing 5th and 6th respectively. Collin Provost took 12th despite an injury that kept him from skating in the finals. Ffootage at tacky world: RUBEN RODRIGUES MADARS APSE BAS JANSSEN |
July 15, 2008
VIDEO: CHAD TIM TIM ON THE BERRIC'S |
Head over to The Berric's where Chad Tim Tim is featured in today's "Bangin!" |
July 14, 2008
EVENTS: MALOOF MONEY CUP |
Congrats to all the Element Riders that participated in the Maloof Money Cup this past weekend. Nyjah Huston won best trick on the 16 stair rail and took 2nd place overall in street and Darrell Stanton grabbed 4th. Bucky Lasek took 3rd in vert, followed by Lincoln Ueda in 8th. Props to Lacey Baker securing a 1st place finish in girls street, with Vanessa Torres not far behind in 4th, and Evelien Bouilliart in 8th. For all contest results, click here... |
July 09, 2008
SLAMTRICK: JO LORENZ WINS BEST TRICK |
The Europe contest season is definitely in full swing, with a big event just about every week. Congrats to Element Europe rider Jo Lorenz who just got back from Slamtrick in Ravenna Italy, where he won the Best Trick contest with a Nollie Flip back 50 down the hubba. Check out the footage by clicking here, yeah Jo! |
July 08, 2008
SKATE CAMP: DESIGN-A-TEE WINNERS |
You never know what’s going to take place up at Element YMCA Skate Camp. Session 2 got a surprise challenge from Element’s art department to design their own T-shirt graphic with the winning design making it into the Element line! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congrats to the winners! 1ST PLACE - ADAM BROWN 2ND PLACE - DAKOTA LENNON 3RD PLACE - NICK BALL |
July 07, 2008
1ST PLACE: LACEY BAKER WINS MYSTIC CUP! |
Congrats to Element rider Lacey Baker who took first place at the Mystic Cup in Prague! Element Europe's Evelien Bouilliart also killed it and took 2nd place. Check out complete results on the the Mystic site. Both these rippers and a handful of other Element riders head to the Maloof Money Cup this weekend. |
July 03, 2008
WINNER: MIKE V REV MO SHOES! |
Congrats to the winner of the Mike V Revolution Mother Shoes, D. Johnson of Vallejo, CA! You can currently enter to win a Element Skateboards X Vestalife 'Ladybug.' If you become our friend this month on any of the community sites, you get automatically entered to win a board. Facebook friend Melanie F. of N. Jupiter, FL was last months winner. |
July 02, 2008
EVENTS: THROWDOWN IN O-TOWN |
This past weekend Element Canada sponsored the "Throwdown in O-Town" in Orangeville, ON. Props to flow rider Bobby De Keyzer who took first in his division and Element Canada rider Brandon del Bianco grabbed $150 and a trophy in Best Trick Contest. Thanks to Jesse from Icarus who put the event on, Canadians can see highlights from the day on his show "Sheducation." |
July 01, 2008
AWARDS: ELEMENT AV AWARDS - NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES! |
Element invites you to enter your music, film and video, and art into the annual Element Audio Visual Awards. This inaugural competition is open to content beyond skateboarding, and is meant to support a new generation of musicians, film-makers, and artists. Click here for further details regarding awards, categories, deadlines, how to submit, and more. |
June 25, 2008
PHOTOS: GO SKATE DAY - OLD SCHOOL SKATE SHOP - SONOMA, CA |
Element family held a Flat Bar-B-Que on Go Skateboarding Day event at "Old School Surf and Skate" shop in Sonoma, CA. They've uploaded some pics from the event where the locals shredded for prizes and enjoyed the day. |
June 25, 2008
BOOK: DREAMSELLER - THE BRANDON NOVAK STORY |
Bam Margera's crash test dummy Brandon Novak is set to release a book entitled "Dreamseller: An Addiction Memoir." As Bam puts it on the cover, it's "Entertaining, shocking, crazy, unimaginable." Novak has traveled extensively with the Element team over the years, never failing to accumulate wild tales along the way, we can only imagine what he's packed into this book. The book releases on September 30th. Further, Bam has begun production on the movie where he plays Novak, more on both projects as they develop. |
June 23, 2008
1ST PLACE: ELEMENT AUSTRALIA'S JACK CROOK WINS eS GAME OF S.K.A.T.E. |
Congrats to Element Australia rider Jack Crook won the national finals of the eS Game of S.K.A.T.E. in Melbourne! Jack has won the event 3 of the last 4 years, with the only loss coming from the year he didn't enter. He now travels to the international finals next month in Southern California. For more on Jack Crook, check out his team page. Congrats Jack! |
June 20, 2008
ROB DYER+SKATE4CANCER: SHUTS DOWN FACEBOOK, MTV LIVE AND HIS SKATE ACROSS CANADA |
Skate4Cancer head and Element Advocate Rob Dyer is on a mission so notable that in the last couple days he's shut down facebook and brought the biggest crowd ever to MTV Live Canada. Rob begins his skate across Canada tomorrow, Go Skatebaoarding Day. Check out these stories and links to get the whole scoop, become a supporter of Skate4Cancer! MTV LIVE: ROBY DYER AND ELEMENT CANADA ROB DYER SHUTS DOWN FACEBOOK MYSPACE | FACEBOOK | SITE
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June 10, 2008
BID ON HAND PAINTED VESTALIFE 'LADYBUGS' - SUPPORT ELEMENTAL AWARENESS |
Element artists have hand-painted Vestalife 'Ladybugs,' and now now you can bid on these unique devices! Featured artists include Don Pendleton, Craig Metzger, Filipa Da Silva, Randy Laybourne, Mia Janson, Chad Eaton, Trevor Girard and many more. To learn more about the Vestalife / Element Skateboards limited edition ladybug speaker dock for ipod, click here, you can even enter to win one. |
June 05, 2008
WINNER: BETTER YOUR COMMUNITY SKATE CAMP SCHOLARSHIP |
Congrats to Amanda Castillo of Santa Maria, CA who won the 'Better Your Community' contest put on by Elemental Awareness and Pangea Organics. Amanda wrote an essay discussing her involvement in community programs as well as discussing the importance of skateboarding in her life. She will choose a friend to join her for Session 5 at Element YMCA Skate Camp, where they'll spend the week with Element rider Lacey Baker. Congrats Amanda! |
June 04, 2008
WINNER: JUNE COMMUNITY WINNER - D. ZAPATA |
Congrats to D. Zapata of San Diego, CA who won a Bam/Kat Von D 'Angel' board. Be next months winner of the Element 'Greetings' board simply by adding Element as a friend on any of the community sites we have profiles on! |
June 02, 2008
EVENT: WINNERS FROM ELEMENT/BEACHWORKS FLAT BAR GAME OF S.K.A.T.E. |
Elemental Awareness Teamed up with Beachworks to throw a Game of SKATE for the Grand Opening of a new store in Chino Hills. Kids came out from all over the I.E. out to compete for prizes including a new Element Flat Bar and two Scholarships to Element YMCA Skate Camp. In the end, it was Miguel Gamino who took home top honors and the Element Flat Bar. Austin Grant came in a respectable second place also earning a place at Element YMCA Skatecamp this summer. Congrats goes out to all the winners! |
May 27, 2008
VIDEO+INTERVIEW: NYJAH HUSTON ELEMENT TV EXCLUSIVE |
Element TV brings you an exclusive Nyjah Huston part in this weeks episode, #82! Last summer Nyjah released two full length video parts in Element's "This Is My Element" and eS footwear's "eSPECIAL." What he's been doing since is evident this month with a full interview in the newest Skateboarder and an exclusive video part here.. stacking footage and photos while traveling the globe and holding down in Puerto Rico. |
May 16, 2008
INTERVIEW: LEVI BROWN IN TRANSWORLD'S AM ISSUE |
Transworld has released the AM Issue and we're proud to say that Element rider Levi Brown is one of the few selected to be featured. Levi's interview is coupled with some great photos shot by Element Advocate Brian Gaberman, to see the whole interview check out the TWS AM issue on newsstands now. Congrats Levi!
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May 14, 2008
TOUR+PHOTOS: WIESBADEN, GERMANY - E.A. EUROPE |
Germany is the country, Wiesbaden is the place, for the third stop on the Elemental Awareness "Future Nature" Tour. Jo Lorenz joined the tour, held down the mic and killed the course. Click here for a photo gallery from the event with photos of Jo, Tosh, Levi, Mackrodt and many more. Props to all the winners of the best trick contests including standouts Jbrahim Yorok, Efe Elver, Matthias Ellnger and Jonas Abrahams, all the results in the photo gallery! Last stop was Lille, France and next stop is Brussels, Belgium, May 17th at Zumiez skatepark. |
May 01, 2008
WINNER: PUSH BOARD ONLINE CONTEST |
Congrats to J. French of Lisle, Illinois who won the PUSH board online contest! He'll choose between Tave, Muska and Darrell models in the Positive Negative series.
The new contest is for a Big News package that includes a Featherlight board, Organic tee and Hoodie,enter today! |
April 29, 2008
TV: LEVI BROWN ON FUEL'S DAILY HABIT WED, 4/29 |
Tune in to the "Daily Habit" on Fuel TV Wednesday, April 29th to see Element rider Levi Brown. Levi talks about the recent and upcoming projects he's working on, Element YMCA Skate Camp, and more. The Daily Habit airs each night at 9:00pm ET/PT and is re-telecast the next day at 12:00am ET, 8:30am ET, and 3:00pm ET,Check the Fuel site for more info. |
April 28, 2008
ELEMENT'S CORBIN HARRIS NEWEST FUELTV HOST |
Fuel TV is building their channel in Australia and we're proud to announce that Element rider Corbin Harris is the newest added to list of hosts! Programming hosted by Corbin will begin in July. Corbin is excited to expand his skate career into media while finishing up an interview in Skateboarders Journal and filming constantly for upcoming video projects. Click here to read the press release. |
April 22, 2008
EARTH DAY: PICK UP THE PARKS AND WIN PRIZES |
Element and Elemental Awareness acknowledge Earth Day today with "Pick Up the Parks." We'll be stopping by skate parks and rewarding those who have made a difference for their local skate park. This can be a temporary fix like picking up trash, or a more permanent fix like filling cracks, buffing graffiti, etc. The bigger impact you make, the bigger the reward. Not coming to your park? Post before and after pictures on our MySpace page or share a video with us on YouTube and the best efforts will be rewarded. |
April 21, 2008
FINALS: FUTURE NATURE CONTEST SERIES - ORANGE, CA |
The Future Nature Contest Series came to a close with the finals at the Vans park in Orange, CA, click here to check out the photo gallery. Every entrant had placed in the top six at one of the previous contests, earning them a spot in the finals to compete for a years supply of Element Boards! Brendon Villanueva killed it for 1st in 13/Under and Akheem Campbell brought out the hammers in the final round for first in the 14-17 division. In the sponsored division Chris Mendez sealed the deal with a kickflip back noseblunt down the rail. Results |
April 19, 2008
WINNER: "OLD BONES" CONTEST WITH TODD FRANCIS ORIGINAL ARTWORK |
Congrats to A. Etheridge from Hickory, NC who won the Mike V "Old Bones " board as well as the original artwork by Element artist and Advocate Todd Francis ! |
April 17, 2008
TEAM: MICHAEL MACKRODT IN VIETNAM |
Check out photos of Element Europe pro Michael Mackrodt on the Transworld site from his recent trip to Vietnam. He can be seen popping off a front blunt and hooking a local with his element shoes shortly after. For the story visit the TWS site. |
April 17, 2008
CONTEST FINALS: FUTURE NATURE AM SERIES IN ORANGE, CA THIS SATURDAY |
The Elemental Awareness Future Nature contest series comes to a culmination this Saturday at the Vans park in Orange, CA. Skaters will battle it out in three divisions with each first place winner taking home a years supply of Element boards! Check out the flyer for more info. |
April 16, 2008
TEAM: PIRKKA POLLARI NOW RIDES FOR ELEMENT SHOES |
We're proud to announce that Element Europe rider Pirkka Pollari is the newest rider on Element Shoes. Check out the post on the Kingpin site where you can also watch his part from "Rise Up." |
April 14, 2008
VIDEO: ELEMENT COVERAGE AND BAM INTERVIEW ON SKATE116.TV |
Skate116.tv is a new site out of Spain that will continually release long espisodes full of skate content. Check it out for an exclusive interview with Bam Margera at the end of the epsiode, and follow the Element Europe team on tour in the middle of the episode. |
April 12, 2008
SIGNING: BAM AND FRIENDS AT FAIRMAN'S SAT 4/19 |
Bam is filming a new short movie for Warner Brothers and he's invited a bunch of his favorite skaters to film a scene for the movie at Fairman's in West Chester, PA. Bam and crew will be signing autographs Saturday, April 19 Noon - 2:00pm. Check out this list of pros on hand: Bam, Kerry Getz, Geoff Rowley, Mark Appleyard, Chris Cole, Nick Dompierre, Tim O' Connor, Ricky Oyola and Donny Barley. Info on the event calendar. |
April 10, 2008
VIDEO: LACEY BAKER CLIPS |
Lacey Baker stopped by this week and dropped off some real good footage. We can't release it all, but click here to watch a sample. Keep rippin' Lacey! |
April 09, 2008
WINNER: MARCH COMMUNITY WINNER |
Congrats to A. Hester of Alexander, AR who won a Mike V 'Cut Up' board. Hester added Element as a friend on MySpace last month. Simply add Element as a friend on any of our community sites this month and be entered to win an Element 'Section' board. |
April 09, 2008
VIDEO / NEWS: MIKE V PAST AND PRESENT |
The freshest Mike Vallely news is that he is busy working on a new movie out on the East Coast starring Kevin James and directed by Adam Sandler. For the press release check out the Transworld site which includes Warped Tour news.
And here's a little gem from the past, Mike V footage from 1985 just found and released for the first time on his YouTube page, check it out! |
April 07, 2008
PHOTOS - FUTURE NATURE AM CONTEST IN DELANO |
Future Nature Contest Series #4 was in Delano, CA, Click here for a photo gallery. Over 100 entrants bobbed and weaved through the expansive park during practice. Trevor McCune won 13&Under, David Gonzales won Sponsored and in the 14-17 division, Alex Coronado nearly made it back to back wins following Simi Valley contest, but ultimately Michael Ruiz took first. All top skaters over the 4 contests convene at finals on April 19th. Results on EA Site |
April 01, 2008
PHOTOS - ELEMENTAL AWARENESS FUTURE NATURE AM CONTEST IN SIMI VALLEY |
Elemental Awareness held the 3rd contest in the Future Nature Am Series this past Saturday at the Skatelab in Simi Valley, click here for a photo gallery from the event. Skaters came from all over So. Cal and were ripping, making it difficult to crown a champion. Special thanks go out Skatelab! Winners were:13 and under 1st: Brendon Villanueva, 2nd: Nolan Reardon, 3rd: Alex Richards 14-17 1st: Alex Coronado, 2nd: Joseph Jenkins, 3rd: Mike Hayward 18+/ Sponsored 1st: Caedyn Curto / 2nd: Sean Rodriguez / 3rd: Evan Jimenez |
March 31, 2008
ELEMENT ADVOCATE DON PENDLETON DOCUMENTARY: LITTLE GIANTS VOLUME ONE |
Element Advocate and artist Don Pendleton is the first to be showcased in a new video series called "Little Giants", check out the trailer on Mumble magazine's site. The project is a new documentary series that focuses on influential artists who are connected to comtemporary art, street culture and skateboarding. |
March 31, 2008
VIDEO: ELEMENT TEAM DEMO DOUBLE FEATURE! ELEMENT TV EPISODE #74 |
Element riders have been busy traveling around putting on some great demo's . Check them out at the Tempe Skate Park in Phoenix, AZ and also at the Vans park in Orange, CA. Featured riders include Chad Muska, Chad Tim Tim, Darrell Stanton, J Wray, Levi Brown, Bucky Lasek, Ray Barbee, Lacey Baker and many more. |
March 25, 2008
PEACE BY PIECE - ELEMENT AUSTRALIA BEST TRICK CONTEST |
Element Australia is giving away $1,000 this weekend at their "Peace by Piece" contest at the Frankston Skate Park. Click here to check out the flyer! |
March 24, 2008
BAM IN NEW SLAP MAGAZINE |
Check out the new SLAP Magazine where they have an in depth article debating TV's impact on the future of skateboarding. Among those features is ELement pro Bam Margera , where he has a nice little interview as well. Pick up a copy at your local skate shop or from SLAP here. |
March 23, 2008
ELEMENT EASTER HUNT - ELEMENT TV EPISODE #72 |
The Element Easter Bunny was busy spreading skate product all over Orange County hot spots while you were sleeping! Check out ELEMENT EASTER HUNT - ELEMENT TV EPISODE #72 for a clue to where those special eggs are hiding! |
March 21, 2008
ELEMENT "COMMUNITY" WINNER |
Every month we're giving away a board to those that enter simply by adding Element as a friend on any one of our social networks. Congrats to J. Trewitt of Plano, TX who added us as a friend on Facebook. This month the winner gets a Mike V "Cut Up" board, check it out! |
March 19, 2008
ELEMENT ADVOCATE MIKE KERSHNAR ART SHOW OPENS SATURDAY IN L.A. |
The Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles opens a new group art show this Saturday "Anything Can Happen." Show features Element Advocate and artist Mike Kershnar. Visit art hub fecalface.com for all the info. |
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