http://www.xsession.com.au/ Extreme Sport News. We have the latest news on extreme sports: pictures, surfing, snowboarding, rock climbing Photographs, Information, articles and links. en-us Sat, 25 May 13 18:12:23 -0500 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 l... Mon, 23 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=481 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=481 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 neighborhood to build a skate park. This skateboarding space is designed by Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert (the couple who helped spur on the Juxtapoz Magazi... Fri, 20 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=480 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=480 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. Hoping to continue the success of last year’s team there were some nerves as for many of the members, such as Nils, Glen, Matt Glynn and Alex Barker, ... Wed, 18 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=479 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=479 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 professionals and elite amateurs competing in the sport's only pro-am team contest in the world. Orlando's own Phillip Soven, 22, renews his rivalr... Mon, 16 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=478 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=478 Canadian BMX racer Tory Nyhaug is leading the Canadian entry for the second round of the UCI Supercross World Cup, in Randaberg, Norway. The event is critical for the Canadian team, who are aiming to move from ninth to eighth in the nations standing. By doing so, and holding that position through the end of the qualification period in late May, Canada would secure a second berth for the Lond... Fri, 13 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=476 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=476 Jono Sinclair never intended to get into skateboarding. His mother surprised him with a board as a Christmas present when he was in elementary school, and it just sat around for a while. But now, at age 22, Sinclair skateboards regularly. On Saturday, he will participate in the skateboarding contest sponsored by Tulsa Parks and The Board Shop. The competition is the first of its kind to... Wed, 11 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=477 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=477 Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo halted world champion Casey Stoner’s Grand Prix of Qatar surge when he clocked the fastest time in Friday’s second and final practice ahead of today’s floodlit season-opener. The Yamaha rider, the world champion in 2010, had been second best to the Australian Honda star in Thursday’s session and Friday’s first stretch, but then clocked a lightning 1:55.302 lap, just out... Mon, 09 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=475 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=475 World downhill champion Danny Hart showcased his skills at Edinburgh’s Saughton Skate Park to launch the 2012 Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup. The 21-year-old braved wintry conditions and wet ground on Wednesday to ride with local bikers ahead of this summer’s international event. Danny said: “It is good to be the current champion, but it is the end of the season, so I’ve put all tha... Fri, 06 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=474 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=474 Mads Østberg and Jonas Andersson have inherited their first World Rally Championship (WRC) win at the Vodafone Rally de Portugal following the eleventh-hour exclusion of provisional rally victors, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen. Last weekend’s rally proved to be one of the most eventful for decades. Whilst none of the four leading manufacturer-entered drivers were classified at the end of... Wed, 04 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=473 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=473 Tom Schaar landed a 1080. That's all that needs to be said -- and pretty much all the 12-year-old from Malibu could say immediately after becoming the first skateboarder ever to complete three full rotations in the air and land with his board still underneath him. "I did a 1080!" an out-of-breath and excited Schaar exclaimed into the camera that captured him completing the stunt on only his ... Mon, 02 Apr 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=472 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=472 Saturday at Houston's Reliant Stadium, the Kawasaki rider likely will become the first since Ricky Carmichael (2005-06) to win consecutive Monster Energy Supercross crowns. Unfortunately for Villopoto, some might put an asterisk by his second title because all three of his three chief rivals (Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed and James Stewart) have been sidelined by injuries. "It's a tough sport," sai... Fri, 30 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=471 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=471 The NPPL has moved the event back to the North side of the pier and the Surf City open is starting to take shape. Read on for the latest paintball news and rumors from the event. [b]All Girls Paintball Team[/b] Bea Youngs, Kat Secor, and Katie Kelly of Destiny are making their return at NPPL HB. They will be joining the girls from Poison Ivy in division 1. We watched Poison Ivy compete at... Wed, 28 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=470 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=470 Earlier this month, Primo made some big waves with a few unforeseen team changes (Brian Foster and Josh Stricker were let go, Jackson Ratima was added), and just when everything at Primo seemed to be calming down, new names started being adding to the list, including Shawn Mcintosh and Ty Morrow. Knowing that Mcintosh is always down to talk and that Morrow communicates in an otherworldly non-ve... Mon, 26 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=469 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=469 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 21 March 2012. Eleven times world champion Kelly Slater breezed through his round one heat this afternoon at Margaret River. Slater dominated the heat from the outset, with his strategy to sit on the right hander paying off quickly as he soon got two scoring waves under his belt. Riding a 5 foot 9 “5 -fin”, the iconic Slater looked to be enjoying his time in the water to... Sat, 24 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=468 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=468 Yet another Troy Bayliss comeback rumor. But this one was different, because it apparently came damn close to becoming reality before being dashed. Three-time World Superbike champion and Ducati legend Bayliss was ready to compete as a wild card in selected WSBK events this season, starting April 1 at Imola, on a fourth bike fielded by Effenbert Liberty Racing. But the deal fell through, ... Wed, 21 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=467 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=467 In front of 59,872 fans at Lucas Oil Stadium, Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., captured his sixth Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, victory. Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki’s Blake Wharton, of Pilot Point, Texas, won his first Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Main Event of the season. Motoconcepts Suzuki’s Mike Alessi, of Victorville, Calif., captured the Nuc... Mon, 19 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=466 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=466 Formula 1 is back for another year and once again the inaugural race is the Australian Grand Prix, which takes place at the Albert Park Raceway in the city of Melbourne. Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel will be aiming to retain his crown and score a rare hat trick this season, and helping him is the latest RB8 race car from Red Bull, which like most other teams’ cars features a contr... Fri, 16 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=465 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=465 South African downhill star Andrew Neethling made big strides in the UCI MTB World Cup in 2011, including claiming a first ever podium finish at Windham in the USA. He's looking to up the ante in 2012, starting at the UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg this weekend, March 17-18. Last year's stop in Pietermaritzburg ended in disappointment for Neethling - he showed good form by qualifying in ... Wed, 14 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=464 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=464 The pro bowl-riding season is barely underway and already Pedro Barros is nearly $30,000 richer after winning three contests in a row, capping his hat trick this weekend at the Vans Bondi Bowl-A-Rama in Australia. His Bondi win also marks his third consecutive at the long-running event, which annually draws the world's best concrete specialists to the legendary beachfront bowl. In the final,... Mon, 12 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=463 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=463 While practicing at his training facility in Florida for last weekend's Supercross round in St. Louis, Red Bull KTM Factory's Ryan Dungey suffered a crash. The 2010 AMA Supercross Champion landed hard on his shoulder, and was initially diagnosed with a crack in his collarbone. But Dungey battled through the pain, and went on to finish second behind Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto at... Fri, 09 Mar 12 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=462 http://www.xsession.com.au/news.php?id=462