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Woodward is coming to Sydney
The utopian skatepark facilities that’s basically the Disney Land for skaters, with everything a skateboard heart can dream of - dreams that can come true if you have a big wallet and travel across the Pacific to the promised land of skateboard opportunity. In reality, an option reserved for the few, but that’s about to change. Woodward is coming Down Under and is set to open in Sydney, Australia in late 2024.
Calling all sneakerheads!
A piece of skate history is in a charity auction with the world’s first skateable box tried and tested by skate legends Eric Koston, Paul Rodriguez and Elissa Steamer. EBay and Nike are reissuing the iconic “eBay Dunk,” a tribute to the “Charity Dunk” sneaker released 20 years ago which merged a skate shoe with the iconic eBay colours.
Chloe Covell and Haylie Powell To Represent Australia in Rome 2022
It’s official! Chloe Covell and Haylie Powell will represent Australia at the Skateboarding Street Pro Tour in Rome 26. June - 3. July 2022. It is the first World Skate Olympic Qualification Event (OQE) held in the two year qualification period (June 2022 - June 2024) towards selection for the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
POSTCARD FROM HAYLIE POWELL in USA
After a rough year of injuries, Haylie Powell decided to jump on a plane to hit the skateparks in the US of A. Probably the best idea ever. At least her socials definitely makes the fomo very real - so, we checked in with Haylie to ask what’s up over there in the land of opportunity.
Pizzey Park Street Upgrade is OPEN!
It’s official, the Gold Coast now has a world-class, Olympic standard street skatepark. On Saturday 30. April 2022 the much anticipated $5.6 million upgrade to Pizzey skatepark opened to the public and it happened in true Goldie party style. The Grand Opening event attracted a huge crowd, hungry to finally hit that fresh crete and enjoy the fun entertainment and activities, incl. LIVE music, food trucks, bowl comp, rock climbing and skate demos, all afternoon. Feel the vibe from the photos here.
CHLOE COVELL: Check-In With The Reigning Moomba tween-Queen
INTERVIEW: Chloe Covell was only 11 years old when she claimed the title as the Women’s ASL Australian Street Skating Champion 2021 at Moomba in Melbourne last year. We checked in with her in the warm-up to Moomba 2022.
The ASL Street Championships is Coming back to Moomba 2022 in Melbourne
MOOMBA: The 2022 Australian Skateboarding League (ASL) Street Championships is an open event with massive price pools and prices for all divisions and the chance to skate in front of the Moomba Festival crowds at Riverslide Skatepark, Melbourne.
Slabzoo will be there to cover the event and you can find all the info, News and links here.
Fresh 2022 ASCI Skate Contest Formats
Australian Skateboarding Community Initiative (ASCI) has shaken things up a bit in preparation for their 2022 year of skateboarding contests. We’ve hit ASCI’s Donny Fraser up to get some further insights about the motivation behind the new formats and you can find all the information about the new divisions below.
FROM HUMBLE DRIVEWAYS TO SKATEABLE BACKYARD DREAMS
It's a familiar social media scrolling situation. You're thumbing through your favourite skate accounts when jealousy strikes. There's Shane O'Neill and Leticia Bufoni ripping in their backyard skate parks. And there's Bob Burnquist skating the mammoth ramps at his legendary Dreamland compound. Now: wouldn't it be awesome to be like these pros and have your own backyard park?
NEW DICKY BEACH SKATE PARK IS OPEN
The much anticipated Dicky Beach Skatepark in Caloundra is open - ahead of schedule. Grinds on pool coping mixed over breaking waves is the new soundtrack for this legendary beach spot. We checked in on Sunday afternoon where skaters, roller skaters, families and friends brought the new skatepark to life.
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