Thrasher Magazine x Van Doren Invitational

Easily the worlds most famous skateboard magazine 'Thrasher' has come up with the goods when it comes to coverage of the Van Doren Womens Invitational. If you want to see some amazing photos of the girls ripping the bowl CLICK HERE! But if you prefer moving pictures CLICK HERE!

In the words of Thrasher, "Skateboarding has always had its share of female rippers, but the new crop of ladies is taking things to the next level. If this doesn't get you hyped then you may as well be dead."

Photo: Thrasher Magazine

Event Recap: Vans US Womens Invitational

22 of the worlds best female bowl riders were invited to compete at the Vans US Open in sunny California on the 29th of July. 

The girls had a round of qualifying heats where the top 6 advanced to the finals. The girls were given 40 seconds on the clock to produce their best skating in the custom made concrete bowl. The six girls who made it through to the final heat were; Julz Lynn, Allysha Bergado, Lizzie Armanto, Nora Vasconcellos, Alana Smith and Kisa Nakamura. And this is how it all went down: 

The best looking podium ever.

          1st Place: Lizze Armanto

          2nd Place: Alana Smith

          3rd Place: Julz Lynn

          4th Place: Allysha Bergado

          5th Place: Nora Vasconcellos

          6th Place: Kisa Nakamura

Lizzie steezin' out in that rad R2D2 singlet.

Well done to all the girls for shredding hard, we hear that all the girls were just going for it which is always an indicator of the quality of the skating. We would also like to give a huge congratulations to the Australian birds Poppy Olsen and Izy Mutu, they did us down here in kangaroo land proud!

All Eyes On The 'Commander'

Check out this video from Divine Wheel Co. of Amanda Powell sandwiched between team mates Dane and Dubes down the world famous Maryhill Loops track. Amanda is one of the greats, her style is just timeless and seriously stoke worthy.