International Olympic Committee did not like it and said if the people who wished to represent skateboarding in the Olympics did not do what was needed to be done (get drug tested), then skateboarding would not be let in the games.
DIY Skate spot check outs:
NOR CAL DIY Spot Guide (Canada), Mister Wilson DIY (Germany)
Alm DIY (Austria), Spoff DIY (Austria), RCS DIY (Sweden), Cherry Bowl (Switzerland). Skate features / interviews include: Chris Russell, Diego Doural, Zach Cusano, Henri von Stanislawski, The Grim Creepers, Mark Munson,
Bart Saric, Tadej Vaukman and of course way more…
I’ve never been satisfied to just skate the surrounding spots in my area. I’m always looking for new places and when I can’t find something I’d like to skate, I build a new spot or change one that needs fixing to make it skateable.
Some of the Urban Skate Project Crew took a break from building DIY spots in the Los Angeles area and headed north to the Bay Area to try out a couple of the DIY spots they have up there.
Confusion Magazine issue # 7 now available as a free online download.
Confusion Magazine – Issue #8 – out now! Features with Frank Shaw, Sox, Lovenskate in Basque, DIY skate spots including Bluestone (Australia), Port Land (Switzerland), PFK (Japan), a music feature with Mike Neider from Bl’ast, an artist feature with Zombie Stu, a scene report on Cadiz, Spain, Hot shit, product reviews, zine reviews, video reviews, a Ramp Jam in Belgium and so much more.
Confusion Magazine – Issue #7 – now available! Featuring interviews with Josh “Skreech” Sandoval (USA), Koekie (Belgium), Morph (New Zealand), Scott Bourne (USA/France), Javier Mendizabal (Basque), Lennart “Lensen” Efsing (Germany)
One of the leading names in Portugal is Francisco “França” Lopez.
With over a quarter century with a skateboard under his feet, father of a kid who already has amazing skateboarding in his veins, team manager of the Portuguese DC Shoes, and the architect skater with more skate parks designed in Portugal than any other is now facing one of the biggest challenges of his career: create a company to build skate parks, starting at Parque das Gerações. I spent one day with him to try to understand how he can manage all this and still rip like a kid.
FDR Skatepark began its life in 1996 with a few small obstacles built by the City of Philadelphia in an attempt to meet the needs of a growing community. In true D-I-Y fashion, local skaters soon gathered their resources and began the ongoing construction of a space of their own design. Today, FDR is recognized throughout the world as a landmark in the skateboarding community. It has been host to heroes, villains, triumph, and tragedy…
Confusion Issue #6 now available worldwide! Featuring interviews with Brad McClain, Alain Goikoetxea, Sam Partaix, and Daryl Nobbs.
Four months of intense building were needed to build the first skatepark with such a huge bowl in Perú and in the whole subcontinent, except Brazil. The skatepark was ready to be named: Converse Skatepark, 100% financed by the big company, and ready to be inaugurated: the company wanted things to be done the great way, inviting three of its international riders – Rune Glifberg, Mike Anderson and Renato Souza.
New CONFUSION T-Shirts and a few limited reprints. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SKATESHOP and buy the t-shirts directly from a real skateshop. You can find out where to find Confusion here. If your local skateshop doesn’t sell Confusion magazine or any Confusion merchandise, ask them to, or send us the name and contact of your local shop to shop@confusionmagazine.com.