Quick Hits Archive: March 1-8, 2007
Mar 09 2007 / Los Angeles, CAMarch 7, 2007
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Slater Spotted With Celebs Again
Seems like Kelly Slater can't stay out of the paparazzis lenses this month. After being spotted with Cameron Diaz a few weeks ago, yesterday he was hanging on the Gold Coast with Matthew McCounaughey and Kate Hudson.Read more here>
Kelly jamming on stage>
Vermont Readies for the US Open
Once again the longest running snowboard contest in the world kicks off in Stratton, VT where the biggest names in the sport will compete for $250,000 in cash and the US Open halfpipe, slopestyle and boardercross titles.
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March 5, 2007
Sheckler Endorses Panasonic
Ryan Sheckler signs with Panasonic to be spokesperson for new headphones. The brand has also singed on with the ASPT Dew Tour. Read moreMarch 4, 2007
Top Story of the Week
Terje Haakonsen Launches Record Breaking Air
Anyone who ever doubted Terje's Haakonsen's game is now eating their words after the Norwegian snowboarder launched over 30 feet above the Arctic Challenge quarterpipe on Friday in Oslo. The following stories and video have been posted, so go check out the following for full details.
TransWorld Snowboarding
Ben Fee from Snowboarder Mag
Norway Post
Method TV (video clips)
March 1, 2007
Top Story of the Day
'Wheels’ uses his wheels to perform first ever wheelchair backflip.
Aaron ‘Wheels’ Fotheringham, a teenager in Las Vegas who was born with spina bifida, a defect of the neural tube performed the first ever wheelchair backflip. "Sometimes you have to be precise with speed. And you never want to go in backward." Enough said, Check out the article > or peep the trailer.
Radmanovic expected to face fine for lying about snowboarding accident
The Lakers continue to debate internally what type of financial punishment to give forward Vladimir Radmanovic, who suffered a separated shoulder in a snowboarding accident over the All-Star break. He initially told team officials he slipped on a patch of street ice after getting coffee with a friend in Park City, Utah. He admitted lying about it last week. Read article >
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First Family of Surf Films
Bruce Brown never planned to make a sequel to his surf classic "Endless Summer" — nor did he need to. But while he turned down a chance to revisit his magnum opus for three decades afterward, he decided to come out of retirement for his son Dana. Read article >
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Another shredding Automobile
Nissan gets in on the action sports tip by releasing this clip. A must see!
