Skate Mental
The Aussie sensation Shane O'Neill has just turned pro for Brad Staba's Skate Mental. The digital download release of O'Neill's pro debut video part is available over at The Berrics and O'Neill joins the pro ranks with gusto setting things off with several never been done tricks and innovative tech combinations. We look forward to seeing much more from O'Neill in the years to come. Congratulations Shane! Your pro model is well deserved.
Maloof Money Cup NYC has announced their Maloof NYC riders list of the 48 pro skaters who will compete in the event for a shot at wining some of the $250,000 in prize money in Flushing Queens from June 5th-6th.
Roster
Pro
Adam Dyet
Alex Olsen
Anthony Van Engelen
Billy Marks
Brandon Biebel
Brandon Westgate
Brian Anderson
Brian Hansen
Bryan Herman
Chris Cole
Chris Haslam
Chris Pfanner
Corey Duffel
Darrell Stanton
David Gonzalez
David Gravette
Dennis Busenitz
Dustin Dollin
Emmanuel Guzman
Eric Koston
Geoff Rowley
Grant Taylor
Greg Lutzka
Jake Duncombe
Jamie Tancowny
Justin Brock
Keegan Sauder
Leo Romero
Lizard King
Luan Oliveira
Marc Johnson
Mark Appleyard
Mike Carroll
Mike Mo Capaldi
Nick Dompierre
Nyjah Huston
Omar Salazar
Paul Rodriguez
Pete Eldridge
Peter Ramondetta
Ryan Sheckler
Sean Malto
Stefan Janoski
Tommy Sandoval
Torey Pudwill
Zered Bassett
NY Wildcard Skaters
Danny Falla
Eli Reed
Am
Ben Hatchell
Clint Walker
Cody Davis
Colin Findlater
Collin Provost
Cory Kennedy
Curren Caples
Dan Plunkett
Dane Burman
David Loy
Davis Torgerson
Dustin Blauvelt
Evan Smith
Felipe Gustavo
Filipe Ortiz
Gilbert Crockett
Ishod Wair
Jack Olson
Jake Johnson
Jake Donnelly
James Hardy
Jeffrey Marshall
Jimmy Carlin
Kelly Hart
Kevin Romar
Kyle Walker
Louie Lopez
Luis Tolentino
Manny Santiago
Marius Syvanen
Mark Suciu
Nick Merlino
Nick Tucker
Ron Deily
Sascha Daley
Shawn Hale
Theotis Beasley
Timmy Knuth
Tom Asta
Tony Cervantes
Wes Kremer
Willy Akers
Adam Salo
Ian nailed these noseblunts in the midst of solid flow lines.
Today New York City christened a brand new public skatepark in Manhattan right along the river on the west side of town. Designed and constructed by Californa Skateparks and Site Design Group, the new park is located on Pier 62 at the westernmost end of 22nd street in the Chelsea neighborhood. It's 15,000 square feet and is open 8am till dusk every day. It features an enclosed bowl that tops out in the deep end at 10 feet with pristine pool coping. The remainder of the park consists of a massive flow section and street elements circling the periphery. The whole park is oval in shape and blended into the landscape of the newly renovated pier area.
The view from the deck of the back bowl looking out on most of the flow course and the street-y section.
There are definitely some unique obstacles in the mix at this park.
I spoke with David Katz, Vice President of Marketing and Events for the Hudson River Park and he explained that the facility is an unsupervised skate at your own risk facility. Rules and safety regulations are posted at the park's entrance and a revolving door ensures that the park can only be accessed by skaters and rollerbladers (no bikes at this one). Present at the opening and already ripping the park were
Fiveboro's Willy Akers and
Danny Falla along with
Coda's Pat Smith,
Traffic's Bobby Puleo and some East Coast OGs including
Sean Kelling,
Steve Nardone and more. Given the volume on opening day (a school day at that), this spot's probably going to be crowded for some time to come. It will be interesting to see how the NYC street skaters adapt and improve with their new access to overhead transition and bowl walls with vert on them. With this park alongside the soon-to-be-completed
Maloof Money Cup plaza park in Queens and the new concrete projects making headway in the Bronx, we'll likely be seeing some heavy hitting all-terrain rippers coming out of the five boroughs in the next few years.
Sam McGuireShane O'Neill was a crowd favorite in the 2009 am comp. Launch Maloof Gallery »
