OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - April 28, 2008 - IPATH’s Bob Burnquist won the Skate Vert event of  the 2008 X Games Brazil.  Skating in his new Burnquist Grasshopper shoe, Bob continued his stellar competitive performance with yet- another 1st place finish.
Coming back after an intense slam, Bob brought out a near flawless run that that [...]

Less than a week after the X Games officially canceled this year’s vert event, it’s back. Transworld Business takes you through the whole process, with a look at what went on behind the scenes.

According to attendees, there have been some rowdy ESPN X Games athlete meetings as of late. One might automatically blame street skaters jacked up on Red Bull, but the elder vert shredders are the ones heating up the meeting rooms. That’s what happens when you corral the world’s elite vert skaters and inform them that you’re canceling the most important vert contest of the year.