Season champ Ryan Villopoto crashes early in Seattle
by Terry Wood [April 23, 2012]
It was not the homecoming Ryan Villopoto was hoping to celebrate.
Villopoto, the 23-year-old reigning Supercross champion who grew up in Poulsbo, hobbled off the track with an apparent leg injury Saturday night after falling on the first lap of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross premier division (450cc) main event at CenturyLink Field.
Villopoto went down in the sixth turn of the opening lap.
Reporters were not permitted to interview Villopoto. Reid Nordin, senior manager of Villopoto's Kawasaki racing team, issued this statement:
"Ryan didn't get such a good start. He was charging through the pack, lost the front end and ended up getting a handlebar to the gut, which knocked the wind out of him. He got a stinger when the footpeg came down on him.
"He's really bummed out and ..... [read more]
In Detroit, building a skateboard art park out of vacant homes and lots [April 20, 2012] [Skateboarding]
Alongside Detroit's East Davison Freeway, new development has been at a standstill for what seems like forever. But a new plot will recruit dollars from the community, expertise from professional skateboarders, and the work of kids in the neighborhoo .....
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Steve Peat Syndicate at Combe Sydenham, Halo BDS#1 [April 18, 2012] [Mountain Biking]
The SPS team is looking massive! They could start a football team with that many riders!
Following two days of training at UK Bike Park the SPS team compete at the first Halo British Downhill Series of the year under the wing of Steve Peat.
Hop .....
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Wakeboarding's elite kick off season in Orlando [April 16, 2012] [Wakeboarding]
High-flying airs and technical rail maneuvers are on nonstop display at the 2012 season opener of the Nautique Wake Games held at the Orlando Watersports Complex in Orlando this weekend. The Games bring a global field of the world's most talented pro .....
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xsession Files
Water skiing in Wales
I was out waterskiing in the middle of July in Wales 98. The weather was ****ing scorching, the sea was quite a crowed place as everyone had come to watch the Powerboat Offshore Racing. My buddy and i were skiing pretty close to the shore so that everyone could see us. We were pulling some rad moves.So rad in fact i went to jump this wave and flew about 15 feet up in the air.I pulled a double twist and grab.I must have travelled about 25 feet.It felt like i was never gone land, but eventualy i did.I landed with a loud thud, i landed on one of the marka bouys for the powerboat race. It knocked me clean out,breaking my collar bone, right arm and my leg.Boy that would have been one Muther ****a of a jump if i had landed it.My mates dived in and dragged me out to safety.I can't wait to try it next year, and yes i am gonna pull the move off. .....
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Scuba Diving in Cambodia, More Fish & Less Divers! [Diving]
If there is a saying that would speak the loudest for Cambodia diving it would be More Fish & Less Divers. If you look at a map of South East Asia, Cambodia is surrounded by great scuba diving. You have Vietnam known for its Nudibranch and soft coral .....
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Follow These Wakeboarding Tips For An Easy Ride [Wakeboarding]
So you have already experienced this relatively new sports craze? The following are some wakeboarding tips to make your riding a whole lot easier. Keep them in mind and you won't get a hard time as a newbie wakeboard rider.
• Make sure that you ar .....
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Burton Continues to Inspire the Snowboard Industry [Snowboarding]
Burton snowboards first appeared in 1977. At the time, it was hard to believe this surfboard-like design held the potential to make it on the cold slopes. Featuring a fiberglass prototype, engineers established basic technologies that are still stapl .....
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