Action Sport athletes risk their lives everyday for the price of adrenal glory. Addicted to the rush, these extreme sport athletes have chosen a dangerous path of broken bones, life changing injuries and in some cases worse. These sports have all the spotlight traits of a rock star with the most to lose. In an industry where the envelope is constantly being pushed, which sport stands at the top of the action sport tough hill?
Back in August Shaun White took over a 7-11 in New York City to launch his new Mintacular Stride gum. Here are some pictures from the event so check them out and watch our interview if you havent already.
Picture the best extreme athletes in the world with the best handheld HD camera in the world attached to their faces. Rally cars, skateboarders, motocross superstars and BMX pros take you along for a ride of high definition Mountain Dew Proportions. Without further ado, we bring you GoPro x The Summer X-Games 2012.
Yann Garin has a combination of balance, coordination and fearlessness that makes this Frenchman one of the top shakeboard talents on Earth.
Red Bull X-Fighters Madrid 2009 Rafael Ortiz/ Photo by: Mauricio Ramos Chris Doyle/ Photo: Justin Kosman Photo: Justin Chando Dani Pedrosa/ Photo: Cameron Baird Clemens Doppler and Peter Gartmayer in Rome Felix Baumgartner/ Photo: Alfredo Martinez Nitro Circus with Travis Pastrana danbdancin@ Flickr Corey Bohan/ Photo: Christian Pondella Photo by: Johnny Tirita Vasso Karadassiou and Vicky Arvaniti at Falassarna. Red Bull Mentawais Surf Trip Petr Kraus on the Caribbean Islands Photo by: Marcio Abe Tanner Hall/ Photo by: Wojtek Antonow Red Bull Art of Motion Tampa Photo: tiger_tim_2000@Flickr Photo: tatersmasher@Flickr Ronnie Renner/ Photo: Garth Milan Photo: loic2co@Flickr Red Bull Air Race Rotterdam Nitro Circus with Travis Pastrana Red Bull Corinth Gap Photo: tatersmasher@Flickr Red Bull X-Fighters London 2010 (H/T Red Bull USA)
Danny Way is one of the greats in skateboarding history. Like any legend in their field he is always looking to push the envelope. Jumping over the Great Wall of China, dropping from the top of the Hard Rock Cafe signage, and countless other epic tricks, he has done it all. In the video, a teaser trailer for his upcoming short film series titled Rediscover Dreams, we are given a sneak peek into the monstrous mega-ramp Way built at his home in Kauai, Hawaii.
Ryan Sheckler was in New York City this week to shoot a commercial for GoPro. In this clip Sheckler goes HAM with a kickflip over a taxi in Chinatown. Ironically this video was not shot with a Go Pro but the commercial drops soon so keep an eye out for it because word on the street is it’s gonna be sick.
For years the holy grail of all skateboard tricks, the 1080, has eluded the biggest and most talented stars in skateboarding. While many have tried, it was never landed — that is until now. A Master of Physics would say that it make sense a young kid would be more likely to pull off a 1080 because the older you are the heavier you get so the more you have to try and defy gravity. Be that as it may 12-year-old Tom Schaar of Malibu, CA is well on his way to becoming a globetrotting skateboard legend like Tony Hawk.
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. The best performers on Earth descend Down Under and this year Tony Hawk and his skating crew we’re invite to do skating exhibitions at each of the shows. He chronicled the trip so check out the tricks, road trip action, behind the scenes look at bands and all the madness that goes along with being the most famous skateboarder on Earth.
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