N° 40 MAY 2011

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Sommaire EUROPE

� Burning ink ............................................................................................................................. Erreur ! Signet non défini.

� My Studio Session ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

� Riot tour ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5

� DC viva la France ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

� Kingpin ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6

� DC Shoes Europe ‘s Facebook ....................................................................................................................................... 6

GERMANY

� DC Riders Fabian Lang and Stephan Gunther in Austra lia .......................................................................................... 7

� Skateboard MSM May ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

� Ben Dillinger’s video ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

� Place magazine ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

CZECH REPUBLIC

� Jan Valenta’ projects ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

� MONSTER/DC MINIRAMP................................................................................................................................................ 9

� DC Czech rider Maxim Habanec ..................................................................................................................................... 9

NORWAY

� DC snow teamrider Mats Hofgaard .............................................................................................................................. 10

� skate updates from DC Norway .................................................................................................................................... 10

� DC Guru of the Granite .................................................................................................................................................. 11

� André Villa at the Russ Celebration ............................................................................................................................. 11

FRANCE

� Far’n High 2011 skate contest ...................................................................................................................................... 12

� South of France tour – Team skate Europe ................................................................................................................. 12

� BSM Tour 2011 .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

� The end of the season ................................................................................................................................................... 14

� ERO ONE – New video clip – « La cassette » ............................................................................................................... 14

� Orange x DC ................................................................................................................................................................... 14

� Hugues Oyarzabal in Indonesia .................................................................................................................................... 14

� Boost in Shoes Up ......................................................................................................................................................... 15

� Thomas Benedetti in Geneva ........................................................................................................................................ 15

� Sugar .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15

� Beach Brother ................................................................................................................................................................ 16

� Art BMX magazine ......................................................................................................................................................... 17

� Shoes Up ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17

HOLLAND

� News from Sewa Kroetkov ............................................................................................................................................ 18

� Robbin de wit ................................................................................................................................................................. 18

SPAIN

� Erosion skate magazine ................................................................................................................................................ 19

� Dogway skate magazine ............................................................................................................................................... 19

� Sneaker Freaker ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

� Uno skate magazine ...................................................................................................................................................... 20

� GPS3 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20

SWEDEN

� DC rider Pontus Björn ................................................................................................................................................... 21

� You skate girl 6-8 May ................................................................................................................................................... 22

� Thed Björk ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22

� Richard Nilsson in Transition #2 ................................................................................................................................. 22

� Free Giftorm magazine .................................................................................................................................................. 23

� Online coverage on Street Fashion.com ...................................................................................................................... 23

RUSSIA

� DC Kirovsk lab ............................................................................................................................................................... 24

DENMARK

� New Video part of the DC skate team ........................................................................................................................... 24

PORTUGAL

� DC Portuguese skate team in Spain ............................................................................................................................. 25

� Vasco Ribeiro is on fire ! ............................................................................................................................................... 25

� DC sponsors TV program ............................................................................................................................................. 25

� Gonçalo Gil’s results ..................................................................................................................................................... 26

� DC BMX rider Diogo Santos’ video ............................................................................................................................... 26

� DJ Switch Dance ............................................................................................................................................................ 26

� Surf Portugal .................................................................................................................................................................. 27

� Onsk8te .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

� Surge .............................................................................................................................................................................. 28

UK

� DC rider Sam Cullum’s video ........................................................................................................................................ 28

� Gerry Magic’s video ...................................................................................................................................................... 28

• DC Pop Up gallery Berlin From the 17th of June to the 7th of July DC launches in Berlin: _ DC's Burning Ink Art Show _ "Asphalt Tales " Photography Exhibition by Gaston Francisco _ DC Life Collection special Highlights Complete Presentation on : http://issuu.com/dcshoeseurope/docs/berlinpres

Latest videos of Burning Ink New York online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFrMA0sNKbM

• My Studio Session

Latest videos online: check out William Yan, Vincent Tsang and Phlipp Annand’s parts

http://vimeo.com/23237549 http://vimeo.com/23596800 http://vimeo.com/23868989

• Riot tour

DC presents the Riot Tour Europe. The DC global and Europe skate team will be in Europe from the 12th to the 28th of June with riders as Chris Cole, Madars Apse or Antony Lopez and many more… Here are the stops of the tour and the planning:

- Rotterdam, Netherlands, the Wednesday 15th of June at 15h, SEVEN PLY shop - Cologne, Germany, the Saturday 18th at 14h, MADE IN skateshop - Helsinki, Finland, the Tuesday 21st, UNION FIVE shop at 13h - Copenhagen, Denmark, the Thursday 23rd, STREET MACHINE shop from 14h - Malmö, Sweden, the Monday 27th to to the STREET LAB The tour will end up during the Copenhagen Pro skate contest , which will be the occasion to see them also to this event. The event will be broadcasted on the web (live streaming). Technical details to be sent very soon…

• DC viva la France Michael Sommer and the DC Europe skate team having good times in south of France

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nvLyGTujdw&feature=player_embedded#at=38

• Kingpin JS Crown in buyer’s guide and Sewa Kroetkov’s interview

• DC Shoes Europe ‘s Facebook

More than 100 000 fans ! https://www.facebook.com/dcshoes.europe

• DC Riders Fabian Lang and Stephan Gunther in Austra lia

http://skateboardmsm.mpora.de/tv/video-zur-tour-stephan-gunther-und-fabian-lang-in-australien.htm

• Skateboard MSM May Stephan Günther got the cover in Australia, 10 pages article about the DC German team trip in Australia, Tonik S in buyer’s guide, and Xaver Pfriender promotion for his video

• Ben Dillinger’s video He did a video to present his skateboards decks, you can see him wearing DC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvGZqMQhwg8

• Place magazine DC riders and Tonik S in buyer’s guide

• Jan Valenta’ projects Jan Valenta has been busy these days. Many projects are running out. He has practiced all April in Woodward camp, PA. He also has been invited to the Asian X Games between the 28th of April and the 1st of May in Shanghai, by EXPN, with riders from USA and Australia. He made the 7th place.

• MONSTER/DC MINIRAMP

The VSA Xtreme MONSTER/DC miniramp is the newest and biggest mobile hurdle of this kind in the Europe. It is used for associated programs of events, like exhibitions of extreme sports Freestyle BMX, Skateboard, In-line, and Freestyle Scooter. This miniramp will be for DC and Monster in Vienna 24.-26.6 on the Donauinselfest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-2egf0g__o Check out his website: http://www.janvalenta.com/jv/en/index.php

• DC Czech rider Maxim Habanec

Maxim did some great videos recently. http://www.vimeo.com/22579866

http://www.skaterock.cz/clanky/videa--3/one-line-with-maxim-habanec-9886 He just came back from skate in vision 2011 (photo contest in Spain) so there will be lot of coverage from it. He was also at the far’n high contest in France last week end.

• DC snow teamrider Mats Hofgaard

He got 11 pages in Norwegian Playboard magazine, Norways biggest snowboard/skateboard mag.

• skate updates from DC Norway

Premiere of our tour video from the states. Hundreds of people showed up and they really liked the video. The video came out with the Playboard spring issue, where we also had an eight page article on the tour.

• DC Guru of the Granite

2 weeks ago we did the second annual “DC Guru of the Granite” fueled by Monster in Oslo. The contest gathered all the best skaters from Norway and was won by DC rider Henning Braaten. Tacky has lots of photos out and a sick video.

Check the links

http://www.tacky.no/skateboard/video/?id=185965

http://www.tacky.no/skateboard/article/?id=112226

http://www.tacky.no/skateboard/imagecollection/default.aspx?&id=15234&img=12#imagestart http://www.tacky.no/skateboard/imagecollection/?id=15238

• André Villa at the Russ Celebration The Russ celebration is an old tradition in Norway and it has reached new levels the last years. DC sponsored and presented the FMX show with teamrider Andre Villa at the Russ-party in Lillehammer.

10.000 students partied for a whole weekend, and we had the show on Saturday. Dex Carrington, our Lifestyle guru is hired in as an announcer & promotion character for the Russ organization, and they make a bunch of these edits during the 3 weeks of celebration. Here is another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ2RzFVoDhA&feature=related

• Far’n High 2011 skate contest

It was the 28th and the 29th of May. Our rider Julien Béchet got to the finals !

• South of France Tour – Team skate Europe Gaston Francisco, our team manager, took the riders to film around Nimes. They stayed about 10 days in the area, skating on Nimes, Marseille, Montpellier & Avignon spots…They took some time to chill in the shop below, signing session, games to win products and small demos for the pleasure of the kids.

In DC Store Avignon

Party for the video premiere of CIRCLE, My DC Crew shop

Postcards for riders for giveaway and signing session

Here, the army of kids at Unlimited in Nimes. Pics talk for themselves…

• BSM Tour 2011

The 2011 edition of these contests organised by BSM (skate association of la friche – Marseille) started last week. The tour will go through four different cities gathering kids of the entire department. First results: -14 years: vincent matheron, samuel geoni et shany pallud - 18 years: raphael ostorero et stéphane boussac 18 years +: karime cherif, guillaume gauthier, anthony sauze

• The end of the season DC was in val d’isere last week end for the closing party of la folie douce. Big party all day long and snow demo with french DC rider Florent Marot and Dimitri Biau !

• ERO ONE – New video clip – « La cassette »

Featuring : Florent Marot, Vince Pages, Jani Sorasalmi, Maïko Nicolet, Julien Rochette, Chris Cunningham, Tim Cachot, Clemenz Jezler, Dim Biau, Dan Premand, Antoine Baduel, Mat & Sam Schaer, Féfé Pellacani and friends...

• Orange x DC For the launch of the video game Dirt 3 DC propose to win a pack of Ken block collection on the Orange.fr portal

• Hugues Oyarzabal in Indonesia

Hugues is currently in Indo to shoot for his next video, you can follow him on Vimeo. He post regularly clips during his trip. http://vimeo.com/biriatouproduction

• Boost in Shoes Up News starring the Boost in Shoes Up blog

• Thomas Benedetti in Geneva

DC French rider Thomas Benedetti came to Geneva recently, check out his video

http://vimeo.com/23166847

• Sugar DC shoes, cap and tee in buyer’s guide, 8 pages article on DC French skate team in Reunion Island, Evan Smith ad and “win a pair of Euro collective” and Far’n High tee

• Beach Brother

DC riders Peter Molec and Julien Béchet, and apparel, accessories and shoes placement

• Art BMX magazine

DC Japanese rider Daisuke Yoneta in cover wearing DC and in interview

• Shoes Up

Studio ad and article and True S in buyer’s guide

• News from Sewa Kroetkov

Dutch teamrider (skate) Sewa Kroetkov has a part in the new BLIND video THIS IS NOT A TEST, European video premiere is in The Netherlands on Friday may 20th. Also Sewa had a 3 page interview in the last Kingpin.

He’s killing it in contests ! He won the Red Bull many mania 4 weeks ago! With this victory he earned a place in the world finals in New York! And check him out on the berrics. http://www.tacky.nl/skateboard/article/?id=112156 http://tagsters.nl/article/2813/sewa-kroetkov-wint-red-bull-manny-mania http://www.theberrics.com/dailyopspost.php?postid=2955

• Robbin de wit He got a great shoot in Rotterdam, covered on Tagsters http://www.tagsters.nl/article/2756/robbin-de-wit-rotterdam

• Erosion skate magazine Euro collective shoes, Ruben Garcia at CLN Party, DC rider Javier Paredes and Welcome Pro DC in Madrid

• Dogway skate magazine Javier Barroso got 4 pages interview Landau and Match WCS in buyer’s guide

• Sneaker Freaker

DC Caddet Chukka and District 4

• Uno skate magazine

Shoes and tees in buyer’s guide

• GPS3

Double page placement with many DC articles

• DC rider Pontus B jörn

http://svtplay.se/v/2423964/x-games/skateboard__tony_hawk_g

DC rider Janne Hautajärvi has two new short clips on youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k0DhG6ZW8&feature=player_profilepageDIY skatepark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE9L4ykAOeo&feature=player_profilepage

jörn Dc rider Pontus Björn came in second in Nordic championship in vert ! The nordic championship was a part of Tony Hawk Grand Jam in linköping the 14-15 of may. Pictures from tcompetition can be seen here: http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/imagecollection/?id=15190 And a video of Pontus run here: http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/video/?id=184754 Swedish national tv also covered the event, their show about the event can be seen here:

games/skateboard__tony_hawk_grand_jam

DC rider Janne Hautajärvi has two new short clips on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k0DhG6ZW8&feature=player_profilepage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE9L4ykAOeo&feature=player_profilepage

Dc rider Pontus Björn came in second in Nordic

The nordic championship was a part of Tony Hawk Grand 15 of may. Pictures from the vert

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http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/video/?id=184754

Swedish national tv also covered the event, their show about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k0DhG6ZW8&feature=player_profilepage from his own

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE9L4ykAOeo&feature=player_profilepage - street clip

• You skate girl 6- 8 May A DC sponsored skatecamp for girls. Pictures can be seen here: http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/imagecollection/?id=15231And a video from the event here:

A film from last years DC skatecamp posted online to promote this years skatecamp. The video can be seen here http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/video/?id=185212

• Thed Björk

• Richard Nilsson in Transition #2 Rickard Nilsson FS smith phot

8 May

sponsored skatecamp for girls. http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/imagecollection/?id=15231

And a video from the event here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTWQj

A film from last years DC skatecamp posted online to promote this years skatecamp. The http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/video/?id=185212

Thed Björk came in Second in the firsfirst in the second heat in the race at Mantorp Park 21th of may

Richard Nilsson in Transition #2

ard Nilsson FS smith photo

http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/imagecollection/?id=15231 tube.com/watch?v=OTWQj-h5wQA

A film from last years DC skatecamp posted online to promote this years skatecamp. The http://www.tacky.se/skateboard/video/?id=185212

Thed Björk came in Second in the first heat and first in the second heat in the race at Mantorp

• Free Giftorm magazine Upcoming Junkyard Skateboard games, featuring Josef Scott Jatta ad, interview and info about DC up n’ dow

• Online coverage on Street Fashion.com

Mikey Taylor joining DC team

• DC Kirovsk lab

Latest video of the event, see you next year ! http://vimeo.com/23210069

• New Video part of the DC skate team

http://vimeo.com/24454160

• DC Portuguese skate team in Spain

• Vasco Ribeiro is on fire !

• DC sponsors TV program

We sponsor the program at Fuel TV called “Download Fuel tv”, a news program of all Action Sports. The girl will present the program always in DC clothing and shoes. ”:http://videos.sapo.pt/10IDYzdzk6nAOS30s8Wj

DC Portuguese skate team in Spain Tour “Pata Negra 2011” Video in the Welcome skateboarding park http://vimeo.com/23108967 And on Skatebyte http://www.skatebyte.com/artigos/dc_welcome.shtml

Vasco Ribeiro is on fire ! Vasco Ribeiro takes silver medal at the ISA world championships, Cristobal de Col (Quiksilver Peru) wins the individual gold medal divisions. He also has defeated William Aliotti (Saint Martin, FRA) 17, in a low scoring tactical final 13.17 to 10.20 to win the Asp 3-Star Islas Canarias Santa Pro Junior in clean 3ft peaks at the main event site of La Cicer.

DC sponsors TV program

We sponsor the program at Fuel TV called “Download Fuel tv”, a news program of all Action Sports. The girl will present the program always in DC clothing and shoes. ”:http://videos.sapo.pt/10IDYzdzk6nAOS30s8Wj

in the Welcome

http://www.skatebyte.com/artigos/dc_welcome.shtml

Vasco Ribeiro takes silver medal at the ISA world uiksilver Peru) wins the

has defeated William Aliotti (Saint Martin, FRA) 17, in a low scoring tactical final 13.17 to 10.20 to win the

Star Islas Canarias Santa Pro Junior in clean 3ft t site of La Cicer.

We sponsor the program at Fuel TV called “Download Fuel tv”, a news program of all Action Sports. The girl will present the program always in DC clothing and shoes. ”:

• Sandro Marcos’ results Sandro Marcos (Moto Mx), finishes in 2rd place in the National championship in Águeda!

• Gonçalo Gil’s results Gonçalo Gil (Moto Mx), finishes in 5rd place in the National championship in Águeda.

• DC BMX rider Diogo Santos’ video

Diogo Santos (BMX ) http://vimeo.com/23457628

• DJ Switch Dance Check out this cool promo video: http://vimeo.com/22552323

• Surf Portugal Ad DC, Show room – DC Products

• Onsk8te

Pedro Roseiro DC Athletes Magazine Cover and spotlight, Ad DC, Championship DC Challenge, Jorge Simões DC Athletesn Nuno Cardoso My DC Crew Athletes

• Surge DC Pata Negra tour in Spain: 9 pages article

• DC rider Sam Cullum’s video

http://whitelines.mpora.com/videos/wltv/sam-cullum-mammoth-minishred.html

• Gerry Magic’s video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6zvduFFPNo