| Call for Nominations in Global Skateboarding Awards | | Who deserves it? |  | | | Call for Nominations in Global Skateboarding Awards | | World Skateboarding Federation today announced a call for nominations in the first-ever Global Skateboarding Awards to honor those in the skateboarding industry who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of social responsibility, volunteerism and corporate citizenship. The awards will be presented Friday, May 22 at the opening night reception for the 2015 Global Skateboarding Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. | | | | | Skate Copa 2015 First-Of-Its-Kind Skate Shop Contest Goes Global | | After the success of last year’s Skate Copa, adidas skateboarding takes the first-of-its-kind skate shop contest global in its second year. For 2015, Skate Copa expands from its 100 plus competing U.S. skate shops to an ambitious global competition held in multiple cities within the United States and around the world. With more than twenty thousand dollars in prize purse money at stake, Skate Copa kicks off on March 7 in Los Angeles at Westchester Skate Park and concludes with a global finals event taking place at The Berrics on September 19. | | | | | Wreck Wheels Welcomes Scott Decenzo | | Wreck Wheels, creators of the world’s best urethane, is proud to announce the addition of Plan B Skateboards team rider, Scott Decenzo, as it’s first official team rider. Welcomed by strong test reviews and distribution after their launch last year, the company plans on furthering their reach rolling into 2015, adding to their roster and hitting the streets with the leading wheels in the market. “We welcome Scott with open arms to the Wreck family,” says, Chet Thomas, Wreck Wheels Co-Founder. “He represents everything Wreck stands for and his skateboarding aligns perfectly with our ‘product will prevail’ strategy. We truly provide the worlds best urethane, for the worlds best skateboarders.” | | | | | Nyjah Huston Takes Second Place at Street League Skateboarding Nike SB Tampa Pro | | The high-energy crowd at Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT) witnessed a weekend of world-class skateboarding by competitors from Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Australia, and the United States. When all was said and done, Nyjah Huston, winner of 2014’s Tampa Pro, walked away with $15,000 and a close 2nd place finish. after a down-to-the-wire finals battle. | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Skateboarding newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. | | 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 | © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy | | | | | | | | | |
