Quiksilver skate team is in China for the Quiksilver Film project. Check out in exclusivity some rider shots to see what's going on!

 

Natchete Bs 180 nose gring - Macho Nacho feeling the sun and the lovely marble chine has to offer.

 

Natchete sw Krooks - Nachetes  grinding that ss crooks hole into another level.

 

Ross fs boardslide - Ross sizing up this little fellow in Shenzen suburbs.

 

Ross Ollie over the rail - Ross the Boss. Over and out.

 

Ross Wallie Bs tailslide - Ross walling up bs ts.

 

Samu Gap Bs Lipslide - Samu Bs lipping under the radar. Spots couldn't get any smoother than this.

 

Samu Helikopteri sequence - Samu spinning the  switch propeller.

 

Samu bs Smith - Samu bs smith. Blogging it!

Quiksilver-Legende Tony Hawk, der größte Skateboarder aller Zeiten, beeindruckte vergangenen Samstag in Mumbai mit einer spektakulären Performance bei Indiens erstem organisierten Skate-Event. Die Show fand vor 5000 enthusiastischen Zuschauern in der Dhirubhai Ambani International School statt. Tony Hawk und seine Freunde Kevin Staab, Andy MacDonald, Sam Bosworth und Wunderkind Mitchie Brusco übertrafen sich selbst in einer der größten, portablen Vert Ramps, welche extra von Quiksilver für die Show angefertigt wurde.

Tony und seine Freunde zeigten ihre besten Manöver: Airs und Lip Tricks, egal ob „old school“ oder im modernen Style. Der achtmalige Weltmeister und 21-fache X-Games Goldmedaillen-Gewinner Andy MacDonald überzeugte mit seinen massiven 360 Backside Boneless und FX Rodeo Leans, sowie mehreren Doubles zusammen mit Tony. „The Birdman“ seinerseits zeigte perfekte 720s und einen McTwist über den 10 Fuß großen Channel. Unterstützt durch das begeisterte Publikum gab er außerdem einige spektakuläre Versuche des berüchtigten 900 zum Besten. Musikalisch wurde die Show von Star-DJ Scott Nixon untermalt.

 

Tony Hawk: “Tausende Kids waren heute hier und haben die Show gesehen. Vielleicht hat dieser Event das Leben einiger Jugendlicher verändert. Ich hoffe sehr, dass Skateboarden in Indien wächst. Wenn ich die Energie und Leidenschaft der Kids sehe, dann ist es vorstellbar, dass in ein paar Jahren einer von ihnen zu den besten Skatern der Welt gehören könnte. Der Gedanke, dass jeder gelandete Trick gleichzeitig auch zum ersten Mal auf indischem Boden gezeigt wurde, ist unbeschreiblich. Es ist wirklich eine große Motivation. Der Enthusiasmus der Inder hat mich dazu angetrieben, das Beste aus mir rauszuholen. Ich habe einige 900° versucht, es aber leider nicht geschafft. Ein guter Grund, hierher zurück zu kommen!”

 

Dieses umwerfende Skate-Event mit seinem Protagonisten Tony Hawk, dem berühmtesten Action-Sportler der Welt, war für Quiksilver gleichzeitig eine gute Gelegenheit, die Markteinführung der Marke sowie die Eröffnung der drei ersten Stores im Land zu feiern.

 

Quiksilver's legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk will be heading to Mumbai, India in December 2011 for the first ever skateboarding demo in the country. Along with some of the best ramp riders such as Kevin Staab, Andy MacDonald, Sam Bosworth and young prodigy Mitchie Brusco, Tony Hawk will defy the laws of gravity on a monumental vert ramp (4,50m high, 19m large and 18m deep) shaped by G Ramps. The massive half pipe will be settled by Quiksilver for one single show scheduled on December 3rd at School Grounds, behind Dhirubhai Ambani International School, BKC in Mumbai.

 

Hosting The Tony Hawk & Friends Show in Mumbai gives Quiksilver a unique and sensational opportunity to celebrate the launch of the brand in India and the recent openings of the first 3 stores in the country in a 5 months period.

Tony's latest appearances with Quiksilver included his show in the majestic surroundings of the Grand Palais in Paris (nov 2009), the European Tour where the greatest skateboarder ever and his crew headlined four amazing performances in Berlin, Rome, Barcelona in front of 25 000 spectators (picture) and Brighton in 2010... Last September, Tony Hawk made a rare exhibition for the Quiksilver Pro New York opening with an unprecedented vert demo held in Manhattan. The Mumbai show promises to be one of the most spectacular and unusual of the Skateboarding Master.

Quiksilver is also thrilled to announce that English artist and producer/DJ Scott Nixon will be performing live during the Tony Hawk & Friends Show in Mumbai. The British deck star is a man of many talents. From his debut at London's superclub - Fabric back in November 05, he's now a regular on the scene playing at clubs nationwide, including Heaven, Ministry of Sound and a host of international festivals. Scott Nixon has been mixing before he first stood on a snowboard over 20 years ago. Being a pro-rider on the European snowboard scene for over 15 years opened up a huge freesport audience to his mixing talents and he's been a regular at massive surf & snowboard events for years, including the Freeze Festival takeover of Battersea Power Station and the Tony Hawk Show in Brighton.

Check out Quiksilver and Birdhouse team rider Riley Hawk.

Filmed by: Jacob Nunez
Additional footage: Jared Prindle, Steve Haring
Edited by Matt Haring

Music:
“I Got Mine”
by The Black Keys
from the album Attack and Release
Courtesy of WMG

Quiksilver snowboarding's Todd Richards took a break from the mountains for a skate session at Door 33.

 

Tony Hawk just finished up some demo's in Sweden with follow vert riders Jesse Fritsch, Mitchie Brusco, Neal Hendrix, Sam Becket, and Jocke Olsson.

 

Tony gave the Swedish crowd something to remember by ending the demo with a 900.

 

 

Skateboarding and photography unite in art

 

From 16 to 21 May, Cádiz will be hosting the third edition of Quiksilver Skate in Vision, an unrivalled international competition that combines art and urban culture, skateboarding and photography.

 

 

After the success of the past two editions, which were held in Bilbao and Madrid, it will again be the invited skaters and photographers who will bring this unique event to life. Their goal: capture the best snapshot in the Andalusian city's best known yet most hidden skate spots.

 

 

The Quiksilver riders Javier Mendizabal, Cristian Cortizo, Ignacio Morata, Gosha Konishev, Raphael Brunis and Maxim Habanec, together with guest riders Germán Pontiaga, Alberto Velazquez, Miguel Sanchez and others, will have to show their best tricks before the lenses of Patxi Pardiñas (ESP), Jakub Krizo (CHE), Lev Maslov (RUS) and Antton Miettinen (FIN), who are amongst the most respected photographers in their field.

 

 

To put the icing on the cake, on 21 May from 8pm there will be a launch party at Vertigo (C/Medina 55, Jerez de la Frontera) where the Quiksilver Skate in Vision photos will not only be put on show, but also voted on by the audience.

 

 

Those people who won't be able to attend the final exhibition will be able to vote for their favourite photograph through the Quiksilver Skateboarding website and enter a draw for a complete outfit from the Quiksilver Skateboarding Collection, which can only be found in specialised skate shops. The prize for the best picture is a rather attractive 1,000 euros for the photographer and the skater featured.

 

 

Website Quiksilver Skateboarding: http://quiksilver.eu/en-fr/skate

Further information: www.quiksilver-europe.com , www.dogwaymedia.com

The Bones guys posted Quiksilver Canada Team Rider Jordan Hoffart’s full part from the last Bones Video! Check it out…

Quiksilver's Alex Olson, Justin Brock, David Clark, Danny Garcia, and Jake Johnson skating Latin America.

 

 

Video by William Strobeck.