The European skateboarding Championships 2008

The European Skateboarding champions 2008 was amazing, with just under 400 competitors from as young as 6and from all over Europe, the 10,000 spectators over the four days were not disappointed at all.
Throughout this massive weekend the excitement from these new hopefuls of tomorrow as they skateboarded around the arena, followed by a few more seasoned pro battling it out in the mini ramp final, it stood out that the level of skateboarding in Europe is just getting better and better.
The whole event kicked of on Thursday with 70 skateboarders in junior championships, Saturday held host to the street qualifications, which also saw the mini-ramp session begin.  To wrap up this massive weekend the girls took to the stage, showing what they can do in the arena.

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Kelly Slater sets his sights on boost mobile pro.

The up and coming boost mobile pro presented by Hurley may be the closest thing eight time ASP world champion and ratings leader Kelly Slater has to a home court advantage on the ASP world tour. Kelly Slaters is an amzing surfer showwing off his skills on home tuff in California, for the boost mobile pro championships.
The event is held in lower trestles in San Clemente, California from September 7 – 13th 2008, the seventh of the eleventh events on his years ASP world tour is the only elite tour stop in the continental U.S.A.
Kelly Slater has featured in the Boost Mobile Pro final for the last four years, being able to win in 2005 and 2007 and finishing second in 2004 and 2006. he has claimed four of six events on this years ASP world tour, it is quite likely that’s Slater may win an unprecedented 9th ASP world title in 2008.
In fact, if Slater had not suffered his second hiccup of the year and posted an equal 17th finish at the last ASP world tour stop in Bali, Indonesia, Slater would have been mathematically capable of clinching in California. (Which has never been done)
Slater was quoted saying “I know the numbers and possibilities roughly in my head. I would love to wrap this thing up at any point, but yes, trestles would have been really nice”
Despite his early exit in Bali, Slater maintained a healthy ratings lead when perennial title contenders like world no. 2 Joel Parkinson (AUS) and three time ASP world champion Andy Irons (HAW) bowed out early too.
Joel Parkinson is the closest thing Slater has to Spoiler at this point. The 2002 and 2004 ASP world title runner- up beat Kelly Slater in the 2004 Boost Mobile Pro final to win the event, but has only won one contest since, in 2006 in France.
Parkinson has made it to the quarterfinals or better in 12 of the 14 events, he has not featured in a final in close to two years, this is a main competitor for Kelly Slater.
Parkinson has been quoted saying, “its been a while since I had my last tour win” he goes on to say he has no explanation for it but he is feeling fit, and knows he can win this title again as he has done so before.
Joel Parkinson has secured his current world number 2 rating, even though Slate looks like a sure win, he still needs to complete.

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