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The fourth stop of the Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour took place in Maribor for the first time ever. With skaters from 8 nations we had the most international riders field in the history of Best Foot Forward in Europe.

60 Skaters destroyed the park at the Maribor Stop of the Blue Tomato X Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Contest this weekend.

12 Jul 2021   |  

The third stop of the Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour 2021 landed in Germany at Skatehalle Berlin on Saturday 3rd of July, and it was sick!

Female podium at the Berlin stop of 2021 Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour, L-R: 2nd Julia Kühne, 1st Liv Broder & 3rd Alisa Fessl, at Skatehalle Berlin, Germany, on Saturday July 3.

5 Jul 2021   |  

This summer, the World Action Sports Festival FISE is launching a new tour of Freestyle sports events in partnership with L'Agence Savoie Mont Blanc, a regional tourism promotion body representing Savoie and Haute-Savoie. For this first edition, emblematic resorts of the destination: Tignes, Avoriaz and La Clusaz will welcome riders and the general public during 3 stages taking place respectively on July 10, 17 and September 25. All of them will be opportunities to live new experiences in the territory and create links between generations through festive and friendly meetings.

30 Jun 2021   |  

ESPN X Games announced today that X Games 2021 will return to the roots of action sports – hosting BMX, Skateboard and Moto X competitions from three unique athlete training facilities around Southern California from July 14 – 18. Following the cancellation of the final host city year of X Games Minneapolis 2020 due to the pandemic, X Games 2021 will uniquely embrace the grassroots nature of summer action sports and bring world-class competition straight to the athletes’ facilities, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at these athlete playgrounds.

29 Jun 2021   |  

The second stop of the Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour 2021 took place all the way up in beautiful Finland for the first time!

Men's Podium at 2021 Best Foot Forward Europe Tour in Helsinki, L-R: Briston Basola & Aapo Olervo in joined 1st place, followed by Jaakko Pesonen in 3rd, at Micropolis Skatepark, Helsinki, Finland, June 19, 2021. Congrats, guys!

20 Jun 2021   |  

We're excited to announce that Boardriding.com will be responsible for managing the newly launched World Rookie Tour 'Skateboard Rookie Rank'. We love Black Yeti's fantastic contests and have really enjoyed livestreaming the finals, so are extremely happy about this new project. All the information about the Ranking can be found in WRT’s Press Release below, along with the details of the next two stops on this year's WRT Skateboarding: Hamburg Rookie Fest in Germany and Romagna Rookie Fest in Italy. * World Rookie Rank for skateboarding has just been launched, history is being written * Not only World Rookie Fest events are included in the ranking, but also any events that follow set criteria * European Best Foot Forward Tour by Blue-Tomato already a part of the Skateboard Rookie Rank * Categories for 2021 explained * Information on Qualifying Criteria * Next on 2021 World Rookie Tour Skateboard Calendar: Hamburg Rookie Fest – TSG Sportpark, Allerfornia, Germany, 18-19 June 2021 & Romagna Rookie Fest – Paranoid Skatepark, Forlì, Italy, 4 July 2021

18 Jun 2021   |  

For this year's GO SKATEBOARDING DAY our friends from Blue Tomato have come up with a fundraiser under the motto “Tricks for a cause”! The skaters show their tricks and Blue Tomato donate the cash. How cool is that!?

18 Jun 2021   |  

Today, Hurricane Group is launching the E-FISE Junior by Hot Wheels, a video competition that will shine a light on a whole new generation of riders. The contest will take place on the e-fise.com platform and officially begins on 15th July running until the end of August.

The up and coming talent will have a chance to compete in FISE's new digital contest scheduled for July - August 2021: E-FISE JUNIOR BY HOT WHEELS.

15 Jun 2021   |  

Since 1997, FISE is a festival that brings together Urban disciplines such as BMX, Skateboard, Roller, and Scooter Freestyle among many others. Its French tour, the FISE Xperience Series, is going to the emblematic cities' heart to organize competitions, initiations, and demonstrations to support the development of these sports.

14 Jun 2021   |  

After a very successful start into the Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour that went down in Hamburg at the end of May, the Blue Tomato team are very excited to announce the next tour stops. The contest will be heading all the way to Helsinki where Micropolis Skatepark will be the venue for stop #2, then it will be Skatehalle Berlin's turn to host the next stop, followed by Slovenia and its famous Maribor skatepark that will welcome competitors of stop #4.

Coming up next on the 2021 Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour: Stop #2 at the Micropolis Skatepark in Helsinki, Finland, on June 19!

14 Jun 2021   |  

After the Covid-19 break, the Black Yeti is excited to announce the World Rookie Tour Skateboarding 2021: ten spectacular rounds across Europe to crown the Skateboard World Rookie Champion and award an invitation to the legendary Simple Session in Tallin. * From Germany to Italy, from Hungary to Portugal and then Switzerland, Scotland, Bulgaria and Czech Republic, with the Finals at the Skatehall in Innsbruck, Austria, October 1 - 3, 2021 * World Rookie Champion gets a ticket to the Simple Session in Tallinn, Estonia, there will be several invitations for the Mystic Sk8 Cup in Prague, best riders will join the WRT Skateboard Trip 2021 * Many amazing prizes by WRT partners TSG and Jail Jam * First up: Hamburg Rookie Fest, June 18 - 19 - link to registration & all necessary information

It’s time to shred again!

11 Jun 2021   |  

After the covid break the Black Yeti cannot wait for the World Rookie Tour 2021 to get underway and here's what is on the schedule for the very first tour stop: The Hamburg Rookie Fest presented by TSG Bergedorf at the Allerfornia skatepark Hamburg in Germany, 18.-19. June 2021. The registrations are open!

11 Jun 2021   |  

With our final qualification event officially in the bag, we're happy to congratulate and announce the first 80 skateboarders headed to the 2021 Summer Olympic Games.

9 Jun 2021   |  

The final qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finished up this past weekend and sets the stage for the Olympic Games this summer. On a course that everyone seemed to be hyped on and in a location that was breath taking on all levels, the vibe on this one was different.

Men's Podium at the 2021 Street World Championships in Rome, L-R: 2nd Nyjah HUSTON (USA), 1st Yuto HORIGOME (JPN) & 3rd Sora SHIRAI (JPN), at Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli, Rome, Italy, June 6.

8 Jun 2021   |  

The first Best Foot Forward Europe Tour stop took place on 29th of May in Hamburg at the skatepark Allerfornia (@allerfornia). The vibes were great, the sun was shining and the skaters destroyed the park in every possible way. Highlight of the day was the Surprise Session at the end of the contest by Solo Skatemag (@soloskatemag) at the mobile tribune and the gap session.

Men's Podium in Hamburg, the very first event of the 2021 Blue Tomato x Zumiez Best Foot Forward Europe Tour. L-R: 2nd Mika Möller, 1st Jan Hirt & 3rd Woody Hoogendijk. Congrats guys!

30 May 2021   |  

In the Colle Oppio Skatepark, World Skate President Sabatino Aracu officially presented the Street World Championships that will be held in the Stadio Pietrangeli, in the Foro Italico in Rome starting from May 30 until June 6.

20 May 2021   |  

The Best Foot Forward Tour presented by Blue Tomato and Zumiez, the biggest AM Skateboard Contest tour in the world, is starting into a new round to offer the best amateur skateboarders a stepping stone into a professional skate career. Throughout the whole summer, there will be tour stops across Europe. The best 3 skaters and the best female skater will be invited to the European final in Innsbruck.

4 May 2021   |  

Despite huge efforts from the World Skate unfortunately it will not be possible for the planned 2021 Park World Championships to go ahead. There have been obstacles after obstacles and at the end it was simply not possible to find suitable location for the event.

Pictured: World Skate World Park Championships in São Paulo in September 2019.

29 Apr 2021   |  

Gathered today for a press conference at the Hôtel de Région Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée in Montpellier, the FISE team and representatives of its partners presented the format of the festival for 2021. And it's a new urban sports concept, which articulates physical and digital phases, that will continue to bring together the world's top-level and bring out their young talents.

FISE Montpellier 2021 is planned for September 3-5 and will feature Spine Ramp skateboard contest.

20 Apr 2021   |  

Tokyo 2021 will mark the first ever appearance of skateboarding at the Olympic Games, a long-awaited debut in the history of the sport.

This is what the skateboard course will look like at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

2 Apr 2021   |  

Designed in collaboration with Victor Pellegrin aka ''Doobie'' and featuring artwork by Pentagram Pizza...

1 Apr 2021   |  

Watch USA Skateboarding’s Journey to Tokyo documentary, presented by Toyota, which aired on NBC Sports Network 12/13/20.

26 Mar 2021   |  

To celebrate “Loose Trucks Tight Lines”, Victor Pellegrin’s signature product line with Volcom coming on April 1st, four international crews are competing via a skateboarding & fishing video challenge for a prize purse of 11000€!

Victor Pellegrin is a team captain of one of four crews competing in Volcom's Loose Trucks Tight Lines invitational skateboarding & fishing video challenge.

26 Mar 2021   |  

Mountain Dew® and Accelerate360’s ASN: The Adventure Sports Network Group announces its annual summer Dew Tour skateboard competition and festival is moving to Des Moines, Iowa, and will be held May 20-23, 2021 at the brand new Lauridsen Skatepark. The event will include World Skate sanctioned men’s and women’s skateboarding Street and Park competitions, serving as the only U.S.-based global Olympic skateboard qualifying events for 2021. Skateboarding will make its debut at the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo, which was rescheduled in 2020 for July 23 – August 8, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nyjah Huston during Men's Street Semifinals at Dew Tour Long Beach 2019.

23 Mar 2021   |