News and Info about Slam City Jam.
Monday, September 11, 2006
GREG LUTZKA WINS SECOND SLAM CITY MEN'S STREET TITLE IN THREE YEARS
CALGARY (Sunday, August 27th,2006) ––
American professional Greg Lutzka, a 21- year-old X Games star from
Huntington Beach, California, captured his second Slam City Jam men's
Street title in three years by finishing first in front of a near
capacity crowd at the Calgary Corral at Stampede Park.
Lutzka
took home $15,000 in first-place prize money by scoring 94.50 points
and edging out Chad Bartie of Australia, who finished second with 86.25
points and earned $9,000.
The Calgary crowd, which
totalled more than 22,000 in cumulative attendance over six sessions
and three days of men's and women's Street and Vert competition at
Stampede Park, was wowed by impressive performances by a series of
Canadian amateurs who qualified for the big show with their efforts in
the DC Nationals and Es Game of Skate Friday.
Leading the
way were Ryan DeCenzo of Delta, B.C. and Magnus Hanson of Surrey, B.C.
Decenzo finished third with 85.00 points while Hanson was fourth with
82.25. Sascha Daley of Courtenay, B.C., the 19-year-old who won the DC
Nationals amateur championships Friday, placed eighth in the men's
Street competition.
More than 100 top skateboarders
competed in the 13th Slam City Jam, held in Calgary for the first time
after 12 years in Vancouver. Competitions included the DC Nationals,
the Es Game of Skate, the Slam City men's and women's Vert and the Slam
City men's and women's Street, along with a demonstration Friday night
by international skateboarding icon Tony Hawk and his Grand Jam.
Results Summary
$100,000 USD Slam City Jam pro skateboard championships
Results
from action Sunday in the finals of the $100,000 USD Slam City Jam
North American skateboard championships at Stampede Park (points totals
in parentheses):
Women's Street
Final results
(Highest points total wins)
1. Lacey Baker, U.S. (89.00 points);
2. Vanessa Torres, U.S. (83.50);
3. Lauren Perkins,U.S. (82.25);
4. Marissa Del Santo, U.S. (79.00);
5. Amy Caron, U.S. (74.50);
6. Rebecca Syracopoulos, U.S. (64.75);
7. Kristen Zurwick, Castlegar, B.C. (62.00);
8. Elizabeth Nitu, U.S. (60.25).
Women's Vert
Final results
(Lowest points total wins)
1. Karen Jones, Brazil (6);
2. Holly Lyons, U.S. (12);
3. Torres (18);
4. Caron (26);
5. Alison Nugget Matasi, Vancouver(28).
Men's Vert
Final results
(Highest points total wins)
1. Rob Lorifice, U.S. (90.25 points);
2. Sandro Dias, Brazil (88.50);
3. Neal Hendrix, U.S. (82.75);
4. Jean Postec, France (81.50);
5. Mike Frazier, U.S. (79.50);
6. Lincoln Ueda, Brazil (77.25);
7. Mike Crum, U.S. (72.25);
8. Anthony Hancock, Calgary (71.50);
9. Chris Cudlipp, U.S. (55.75);
10. Josh Evin, Nelson, B.C. (48.75).
Men's Street
Final results
(Highest points total wins)
1. Greg Lutzka, U.S. (94.50 points);
2. Chad Bartie, Australia (86.25);
3. Ryan DeCenzo, Delta, B.C. (85.00);
4. Magnus Hanson, Surrey, B.C. (82.25);
5. Nathan LaCoste, Vancouver (80.75);
6. Ryan Oughton, Calgary (80.00);
7. Dayne Brummet, U.S. (79.50);
8. Sascha Daley, Courtenay, B.C. (79.00);
9. Tony Trujillo, U.S. (78.75);
10. Danny Fuenzalida, Chile (76.75);
11. Scott DeCenzo, North Delta, B.C. (73.25);
12. Sheldon Meleshinski, Vancouver (73.00);
13. Chris Cudlipp, U.S. (77.25);
14. Ricardo Oliveira Porva, Brazil (77.00);
15. Chris Haslam, Richmond, B.C. (74.50);
16. Eric Mercier, Montreal (74.00);
17. Jesse Langden, Oakville, Ont. (74.00);
18. Pat Channita, U.S. (73.75);
19. Evin (68.00);
20.Greg Brewer, Vancouver (67.25);
21. Trevor Houlihan, Vancouver (66.75);
22. Josh Clark, Fredericton, N.B. (65.50);
23. Micky Pappa, Vancouver (64.75);
24. Jorge Comelli, U.S. (64.50);
25. Geoff Dermer, Vancouver (63.75);
26. Riley Boland, Calgary (63.75);
27. Colin Nogue, Vancouver (60.00);
28. Nate Roline, Edmonton (57.50);
29. Juan Manuel Garcia, Mexico (56.50);
30. Lamonzo Coleman, U.S.(52.25).
AMERICAN ROB LORIFICE WINS FIRST-EVER PRO TITLE AS MEN'S VERT
CHAMPION AT SLAM CITY JAM NORTH AMERICAN SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS
CALGARY (Sunday, August 27th,2006) ––
Rob Lorifice, an 18-year-old from Carlsbad, Ca., made a major
breakthrough Sunday by edging out Brazilian champion and X Games star
Sandro Dias of Brazil in the men's Vert final at the $100,000 Slam City
Jam North American skateboard championships at the Round Up Centre at
Stampede Park.
"I can't even tell you what this means to
me, to win this thing, here, on the (Boom Boom) Huck Jam ramp," said
Lorifice, referring to the $1,000,000 Vert ramp designed and built by
international skateboarding icon Tony Hawk of San Diego, California. It
marked Lorifice's first-ever professional title and came before a
near-capacity crowd of 3,600 at the Round Up Centre.
Lorifice
earned 90.25 points and $15,000 in first-place prize money while Dias
finished with 88.50 and the second-place purse of $9,000.
Dias
was on an August tear which included gold at X Games 12 in Los Angeles
and first-place at the Vans Invitational in Portland, Oregon, last
weekend.
Neal Hendrix of Redondo Beach, Ca., an eight-time
medalist at the X Games, earned his best-ever showing in 13 tries at
Slam City Jam, finishing third with 82.75 points. He earned $5,000.
Results summary
Results from action Sunday in the finals of the $100,000 USD Slam City
Jam North American skateboard championships at Stampede Park (points
totals in parentheses):
Women's Street
Final results
(Highest points total wins)
1. Lacey Baker, U.S. (89.00 points);
2. Vanessa Torres, U.S. (83.50);
3. Lauren Perkins,U.S. (82.25);
4. Marissa Del Santo, U.S. (79.00);
5. Amy Caron, U.S. (74.50);
6. Rebecca Syracopoulos, U.S. (64.75);
7. Kristen Zurwick, Castlegar, B.C. (62.00);
8. Elizabeth Nitu, U.S. (60.25).
Women's Vert
Final results
(Lowest points total wins)
1. Karen Jones, Brazil (6);
2. Holly Lyons, U.S. (12);
3. Torres (18); 4. Caron (26);
5. Alison Nugget Matasi, Vancouver(28).
Men's Vert
Final results
(Highest points total wins)
1. Rob Lorifice, U.S. (90.25 points);
2. Sandro Dias, Brazil (88.50);
3. Neal Hendrix, U.S. (82.75);
4. Jean Postec, France (81.50);
5. Mike Frazier, U.S. (79.50);
6. Lincoln Ueda, Brazil (77.25);
7. Mike Crum, U.S. (72.25);
8. Anthony Hancock, Calgary (71.50);
9. Chris Cudlipp, U.S. (55.75);
10. Josh Evin, Nelson, B.C. (48.75).
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Saturday, August 19, 2006
As of 10a.m. Friday, August 18th, fans of skateboarding and new music
will have three options to choose from for tickets that best fit their
summer schedule and budget.
That’s because Slam City Jam evening SESSION Tickets go on sale Friday morning at all Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.ca or by phoning 403.777.0633.
Individual SESSION Tickets join Three-day SERIES Tickets and DAY
Tickets among the options available to action sports fans living in
Calgary or visiting Alberta for the $100,000 USD Slam City Jam North
American Skateboard Championships, one of the world’s premiere
skateboarding events and part of the World Cup of Skateboarding. More
than 100 of the world’s top professional skateboarders will be
competing for top honours in Street and Vert at Stampede Park, August
25-27, 2006.
“We still encourage our fans
and their families to consider the best value and the best seating that
comes with Three-day SERIES
Tickets, but we’re proud to offer choices that fit time schedules,
interests and budgets,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam.
“Advance tickets are the way to go to reserve seats for Slam City and
SERIES are the best of those, with savings of 20 % on the price of
regular admission. But with the intimate venues we have at Stampede
Park in the Calgary Corral and the Round Up Centre, there isn’t a bad
seat in the house.”
Skaters such as Ryan
Sheckler of the U.S. and Chris Haslam of Richmond, B.C. will be
featured in the Slam City Street Championships. The event also includes
the Slam City Vert Championships, the DC Nationals for up and coming
amateurs, the Es Game of Skate and Tony Hawk’s Grand Jam. The music
line up features Blackalicious, MC Supernatural, Scratch, Cadence
Weapon and special surprise guests performing on the MuchMusic Stage.
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Published by SlamCityJam: 6:41 PM
Updated On: 8/19/2006 at 6:42 PM
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Lyn-z Adams
Hawkins of Cardiff-By-The-Sea, CA, one of the world’s top female action
sports athletes, will be at the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard
Championships despite a leg injury which has kept her sidelined from
the World Cup of Skateboarding Tour this summer.
Adams Hawkins missed the recent X Games 12 in Los Angeles but is
demonstrating her commitment to the promotion and development of
women’s skateboarding by making the trip to Calgary for Slam City
August 25-27, 2006.
Described in some circles as the “rock’n’roll star of skateboarding”,
Adams will perform a guest host role for Slam City TV, working to
support main in-arena hosts Dave Duncan and Calgary’s own Tara Teigen.
It marks the first time in the last five years that Adams will not be
able to compete at Slam City Jam and do what she does best: Vert.
Adams was the gold medalist in Vert skateboarding at X Games 10 in
2004, silver medalist at X Games 11 in 2005 and has become one of the
biggest stars in skateboarding at the age of 16.
“We’re committed to showcasing the best in skateboarding competition
but if we can join forces with young stars such as Lyn-z to help
promote skateboarding in other ways, especially among girls and women
here in Canada and around the world, then that’s a big bonus for us as
a core skateboarding event,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City
Jam. “We’ve been very impressed with what Lyn-z is doing for
professional skateboarding and we’re pleased she has offered to support
women’s skateboarding and Slam City in this way while she’s recovering
from her injury. We of course look forward to having her back on the
Vert ramp next year.”
Sponsored by DC Shoes and Apparel, Nixon Watches, Naked Juice, K-Five
Boardshop, Innovation Sports, Type S Wheels in this order please, Adams
has gained a global profile in skateboarding largely on the strength of
her X-Games accomplishments alongside the sport’s legendary veterans.
She is the first woman to land the 55-foot gap of Danny Way’s Mega
Ramp, she was first in women’s Vert at the 2004 X-Games and last year
was second only to veteran Cara-Beth Burnside of the U.S. last year.
Burnside is the three-time defending Slam City Vert champion.
“Lyn-z Adams will be a name to be reckoned with for many years to come
in skateboarding,” said Landucci. “We think even her presence at
Stampede Park and in Calgary this month will do much to draw young
female fans and families to the event.”
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Published by SlamCityJam: 11:59 AM
Updated On: 8/17/2006 at 12:00 PM
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Check it out!!! We even have a seal from the Mayor!!!
Go to www.slamcityjam.com for more details. In a move that reflects Calgary’s emergence as a new Canadian hotbed
for skateboarding, Mayor Dave Bronconnier has officially proclaimed the
week of August 21st to 27th, 2006 as “Skateboarding Week” in the City
of Calgary.
Skateboarding Week in 2006 will
take place in conjunction with Calgary’s hosting of the Slam City Jam
North American Skateboard Championships, August 25-27 at Stampede Park.
Slam City Jam is part of the World Cup of Skateboarding professional
tour and is the longest-running skateboarding championship in the
world.
“The proclamation of August 21-27 as Skateboarding Week simply
recognizes the rise of the sport here in the City of Calgary and what
it means as an important element of lifestyle and culture for our young
people and young-minded people of all ages,” said Mayor Bronconnier, an
active champion of events and activities for the Heart of the New West.
In the Official Proclamation, the Mayor outlines the rationale for the
designation of Skateboarding Week: “Canadian skateboarders have brought
international distinction to our country with their achievements and
Calgary has developed and established a significant skateboard industry
including some of the best new skate parks in North America and a
thriving skateboard community supported by the City of Calgary Mobile
Skate Parks Program.”
There are several new skate parks throughout Greater Calgary which have
been built in cooperation with city officials and local skateboarders,
and many more are planned for the future.
“We’re proud to be somewhat of a showcase for the local skateboarding
community and we’re committed to working hard to help promote Calgary’s
reputation as an emerging, dynamic skateboarding centre,” said Kleo
Landucci, President of Slam City Jam, which is making its Calgary debut
after 12 years in Vancouver. “We see Slam City as a forum for the
skateboarding community to come together and celebrate our growth and
we’re honoured to be holding the event in conjunction with Mayor
Bronconnier’s proclamation of Skateboarding Week in the City of
Calgary.”
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Published by SlamCityJam: 11:21 AM
Updated On: 8/19/2006 at 6:40 PM
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
go to http://www.slamcityjam.com/! hehehe We have yet another contest - click on the CITYTV contest promo link. (CityTV could send you to Slam City Jam!!!)
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Published by SlamCityJam: 7:09 PM
Updated On: 8/16/2006 at 7:37 PM
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
CALGARY (Tuesday, August 15, 2006) –– Sascha Daley of Vancouver will be doing double-time at the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard Championships, August 25-27 at Stampede Park. In addition to defending his DC Nationals amateur title on Friday, August 25th, at the Calgary Corral, Daley will compete in the Slam City Street championships Saturday, August 26th. “We believe that providing opportunities like this for top amateurs is a big part of Slam City Jam and we’re pleased to see Canadian talent like Sascha Daley benefiting from this kind of wild card entry, approved by World Cup of Skateboarding,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam. “We’re pleased to have the DC Nationals and Es Game of Skate connected to our event to ensure a strong connection to the core of skateboarding, but we’re especially pleased to offer such a direct entry to a skater of Sascha’s potential.” Daley, 19, is a product of Courtenay, B.C. He moved to Vancouver two years ago, won the DC Nationals in 2005 and was named to the DC Canadian national team. “Sascha’s motivation and true grit attitude make him stand out among other skaters,” said Sean Hayes, team manager for DC Canada and a five-year veteran of the national team program. “He will try a trick until he literally can’t walk anymore and then try again the next day until he gets it.” Daley will be up against other winners from the DC Nationals series of 80 contests run across Canada, featuring over 2,500 participants. Local qualifiers were held June 24-25 and Regionals July 22-23. In the main event, Daley will be up against more than 100 of the world’s top professional skateboarders, including names such as Ryan Sheckler and Nyjah Huston of the U.S. and Chris Haslam of Richmond, B.C. Tickets for Slam City are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or by phone (403) 777-0633. Check out http://www.slamcityjam.com/ for the latest event information.
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Published by SlamCityJam: 6:58 PM
Updated On: 8/17/2006 at 12:01 PM
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…16-year-old professional seeks to reclaim Slam City crown he
captured in 2003 in Vancouver when $100,000 skateboarding event hits
Calgary for debut August 25-27, 2006
CALGARY (Thursday, August 10th, 2006) ––
Ryan Sheckler of the United States is the first former champion to
confirm his entry for the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard
Championships to be held August 25-27 at Stampede Park.
The
16-year-old Californian, who won the silver medal at X Games 12 at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles last weekend, will be among those
competing for USD $100,000 in prize money at Slam City, the
longest-running skateboarding event in the world and part of the World
Cup of Skateboarding.
“We’re very pleased to have received
the entry of Ryan Sheckler, who will bring to Slam City Jam the kind of
world-class skills which have made him one of the hottest names in
skateboarding and we’re looking forward to having him back as a former
champion,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam, which is
making its debut in Calgary this year. “As an event that prides itself
in featuring the best of the best, we’re always pleased to see former
champions come back to either defend or reclaim their crowns.”
A
native of San Clemente, California, Sheckler won Slam City in 2003 in
his first year of professional skateboarding at the age of 13. He has
won several events including the XGames and Gravity Games.
Sponsored
by SOBE, Oakley, Almost, Etnies, Volcom, Tensor, Ninja Bearings, CCS,
Bones Wheels and Nixon, Sheckler is known for his strong and consistent
skating style. Versatile enough to be touted as one of the world’s best
in Street, Tranny and Skateparks, Sheckler has become one of the most
recognized personalities in skateboarding on the strength of videos and
commercials for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Gogurt and Sony Vaio video
cameras. He has also appeared in two movies: Grind and MVP2.
The
multiple California state champion began skateboarding at the age of
four in his driveway and by the age of seven, was doing tricks on his
own backyard mini-ramp.
“He’s a perfect example of the
kind of athletes who make Slam City Jam what it is and we’re thrilled
that Ryan will be part of our debut in Calgary this year,” said
Landucci. “He’s guaranteed to put on a great show for our fans at
Stampede Park.”
Over 100 of the world’s top pros will vie
for championship titles as part of a festival that showcases the best
in skateboarding, music and lifestyle. Three-day SERIES Tickets are
available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca
and at 1.403.777.0633. Single-day passes go on sale at 10 a.m. on
Friday, Aug. 11th, at all Ticketmaster outlets. The latest information
is available at www.slamcityjam.com
…World-record holder to perform Friday, Aug. 25th and Saturday,
Aug. 26th, 2006 at the Calgary Corral as part of the Slam City Jam
festival of skateboarding, music and lifestyle
CALGARY (Wednesday, August 9th, 2006) –
Hot off his world record-setting performance at Rock the Bells in San
Bernardino, California, last weekend, M.C. Supernatural has confirmed
that he will be bringing his freestyle hip hop to the line up at the
Slam City Jam North American Skateboard Championships, a three-day
festival of skateboarding, music and lifestyle to be held August 25-27
at Stampede Park.
M.C. Supernatural will
perform Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August 26th, as part of the
evening sessions at Slam City, a World Cup of Skateboarding pro tour
event that will feature more than 100 of the world’s top skateboarders
in Street and Vert competitions.
The native of Indiana and current New Yorker is in the news throughout
the hip hop world after setting a new Guinness World Record for
longest-freestyle rhyme at Rock the Bells, clocking in at nine (9)
hours, on Saturday, August 5th in San Bernardino. Known as “Supernat”
by his loyal fans and made famous in the documentary Freestyle: The Art
of Rhyme, M.C. Supernatural has two albums – S.P.I.T. released in
November of 2005 and his debut, The Lost Freestyle Files, released in
2003. He has been featured on “MTV Cribs” and is one of the
highest-profile MCs in the world.
“Supernat is a great addition to our music line up at Slam City and
we’re very pleased to have him add to the great mix for our fans in
Calgary,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam. “With
Blackalicious announced last Thursday, our line up is taking shape in a
way that’s bound to create a buzz among our fans.”
After performing in Los Angeles in conjunction with last weekend’s X
Games 12, Blackalicious has one more show left -- LA’s Little
Tokyo-Tofu Festival Saturday night, August 12th. – before playing Slam
City.
Hot off the release of their fifth CD, The Craft, Blackalicious is
riding high in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning engineer Russ
Elevado, who helped mix their recent record after working with Alycia
Keys on Songs in a Minor, with Erykah Badu on Mama’s Gun and with
D’Angelo’s Voodoo.
“We’ll be making at least one more major concert announcement in the
weeks leading up to Slam City 2006,” said Landucci, who noted that all
concerts are included in the price of admission for the professional
skateboarding event.
Three-day SERIES Tickets are available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca
and at (403) 777-0633. Single-day passes go on sale Friday, Aug. 11th,
at all Ticketmaster outlets. The latest event information is available
at www.slamcityjam.com.
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Published by SlamCityJam: 2:31 PM
Updated On: 8/17/2006 at 12:02 PM
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…World-record holder to perform Friday, Aug. 25th and Saturday,
Aug. 26th, 2006 at the Calgary Corral as part of the Slam City Jam
festival of skateboarding, music and lifestyle
CALGARY (Wednesday, August 9th, 2006) –
Hot off his world record-setting performance at Rock the Bells in San
Bernardino, California, last weekend, M.C. Supernatural has confirmed
that he will be bringing his freestyle hip hop to the line up at the
Slam City Jam North American Skateboard Championships, a three-day
festival of skateboarding, music and lifestyle to be held August 25-27
at Stampede Park.
M.C. Supernatural will
perform Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August 26th, as part of the
evening sessions at Slam City, a World Cup of Skateboarding pro tour
event that will feature more than 100 of the world’s top skateboarders
in Street and Vert competitions.
The native of Indiana and current New Yorker is in the news throughout
the hip hop world after setting a new Guinness World Record for
longest-freestyle rhyme at Rock the Bells, clocking in at nine (9)
hours, on Saturday, August 5th in San Bernardino. Known as “Supernat”
by his loyal fans and made famous in the documentary Freestyle: The Art
of Rhyme, M.C. Supernatural has two albums – S.P.I.T. released in
November of 2005 and his debut, The Lost Freestyle Files, released in
2003. He has been featured on “MTV Cribs” and is one of the
highest-profile MCs in the world.
“Supernat is a great addition to our music line up at Slam City and
we’re very pleased to have him add to the great mix for our fans in
Calgary,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam. “With
Blackalicious announced last Thursday, our line up is taking shape in a
way that’s bound to create a buzz among our fans.”
After performing in Los Angeles in conjunction with last weekend’s X
Games 12, Blackalicious has one more show left -- LA’s Little
Tokyo-Tofu Festival Saturday night, August 12th. – before playing Slam
City.
Hot off the release of their fifth CD, The Craft, Blackalicious is
riding high in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning engineer Russ
Elevado, who helped mix their recent record after working with Alycia
Keys on Songs in a Minor, with Erykah Badu on Mama’s Gun and with
D’Angelo’s Voodoo.
“We’ll be making at least one more major concert announcement in the
weeks leading up to Slam City 2006,” said Landucci, who noted that all
concerts are included in the price of admission for the professional
skateboarding event.
Three-day SERIES Tickets are available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca
and at (403) 777-0633. Single-day passes go on sale Friday, Aug. 11th,
at all Ticketmaster outlets. The latest event information is available
at www.slamcityjam.com.
…former Olympic snowboarder and international television
commentator to work alongside Dave Duncan of World Cup of Skateboarding
August 25-27, 2006 at Stampede Park
CALGARY (Tuesday, August 8th, 2006) ––
Calgary’s own Tara Teigen has signed on to serve as Co-Host and MC of
the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard Championships August 25-27
at Stampede Park.
Teigen will be featured in the Calgary
debut of Slam City after serving as a skateboard host for ESPN at X
Games 12 in Los Angeles last weekend. She was a Snowboard Analyst for
CBC at the Torino Winter Olympics earlier this year and for NBC at the
Salt Lake City Games in 2002. She represented Canada in snowboarding at
the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998.
“We’re very excited
to have Tara Teigen as Co-Host of Slam City Jam,” said Kleo Landucci,
President of Slam City Jam. “Not only does she have great street
credentials as a former action sport athlete herself, she brings with
her television and announcing experience from some of the biggest
events in sports, including the Winter Olympic Games and the X Games.
She’ll do a great job for our fans.”
The Olympian will
work with World Cup of Skateboarding announcer Dave Duncan, the world’s
leading skateboarding announcer, to give a dynamic one-two punch to the
proceedings at the Calgary Corral and RoundUp Centre.
Teigen’s resume includes stints with CBC, OLN and Sportsnet in Canada
and NBC and ESPN in the U.S. She has called the Winter X Games. Teigen
appeared at the Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival last month in
Whistler.
As an action sports athlete, Teigen placed
10th at the Winter Olympic Games in 1998. She was a Canadian National
Snowboard Team member for three years and in 1997, won the World Cup
Overall Champion title for half pipe. In 1998 she won the half pipe
competition at the Canadian National Championships and a bronze medal
at the US Open.
Teigen is actively involved in action
sports above and beyond her roles at events like the X Games and Slam
City Jam. She is involved with the Canadian Snowboarding Federation and
is the Head Coach at the Camp of Champions, a Ski and Snowboard camp in
Whistler, B.C. She attended University of Calgary 1993 -1995 after
graduating from Calgary’s John G. Diefenbaker High School.
Three-day SERIES Tickets are available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca
and at (403) 777-0633. Single-day passes go on sale Friday, Aug. 11th,
at all Ticketmaster outlets. The latest event information is available
at www.slamcityjam.com.
…Slam City Jam festival of skateboarding, music and lifestyle on
tap for Friday, August 25 through Sunday, August 27, with more than 100
of the world’s top pros at Stampede Park
CALGARY (Friday, August 4th, 2006) ––
Single-day tickets for the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard
Championships, a three-day festival of skateboarding, music and
lifestyle to be held August 25-27 at Stampede Park, go on sale at all
TicketMaster outlets on Friday, August 11th.
Groups of 20 or more single-day tickets can be purchased in advance at
a 20% discount as early as this Friday, August 4th. Details regarding
group sales and special discount offers can be found on the Slam City
Jam website: www.slamcityjam.com.
Single-day tickets start at $21.50 for general admission for children
under 12. Adult and youth general admission tickets are $27.00. Bronze
tickets guaranteeing reserved seating in the Calgary Corral and access
to see Tony Hawk’s Grand Jam, Friday, August 25th, are $24.00 for
children and $30.00 for adults and youth.
“We’re still encouraging our fans to take advantage of our three-day
SERIES Tickets, which offer a 20 per cent savings on regular admission
and guaranteed access to see Tony Hawk perform on the Boom Boom Huck
Jam in the Round-Up Centre, but we know lots of our fans can’t wait to
get their hands on the single day performances of their choice,” said
Kleo Landucci, President of Slam City Jam. “We wanted to remind our
fans of their chance to buy SERIES Tickets now on line and over the
phone and to reserve their single-day tickets beginning August 11th.”
Landucci noted there were still a limited number of Silver Slam SERIES Tickets available through www.ticketmaster.ca, but that all Grand Slam and Gold Slam SERIES Tickets had been sold out.
“We’re really pleased with the welcome we’ve received in Calgary this
year and we’re excited to announce more of the big name entries this
month,” said Landucci, who confirmed X Games star Ryan Sheckler of the
U.S. yesterday and opened the summer countdown to Slam City by
announcing popular Canadian skateboarder Chris Haslam of Richmond, B.C.
on May 15th. “Having entries like Chris Haslam already confirmed is
important for us and our fans. We’re also looking forward to announcing
our music line up beginning next week.”
More than 100 hours of skateboarding, music and SK8 Expo programming
are included in the cost of a three-day SERIES Ticket, which begin as
low as $60.00 for Bronze Slam child. “There’s no better way for our
fans to get the best seats at the best prices than with the three-day
SERIES passes, but we’re very proud of our value pricing all the way
around. We’ll be offering skateboarding, music and videos, plus our SK8
Expo and autograph signing sessions for the price of a movi.e and
snacks and less than the price of most concerts, so we’re happy about
being able to do that in our debut in Calgary, especially with a line
up that also includes Tony Hawk and Eric Koston’s Es Game of Skate and
the best Canadian amateurs in the DC Nationals.”
Three-day SERIES Tickets are available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca
and at 403.777.0633. The latest event information, including venue and
seating charts, are available at www.slamcityjam.com, the official web
site for Slam City fans.
…Oakland-based hip hop act to perform Saturday, August 26th,
2006 at the Calgary Corral as part of the Slam City Jam festival of
skateboarding, music and lifestyle
CALGARY (Thursday, August 3rd, 2006) –Blackalicious,
one of the hottest acts in California hip hop, will be featured as part
of the concert line-up at the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard
Championships, a three-day festival of skateboarding, music and
lifestyle to be held August 25-27 at Stampede Park.
Blackalicious
will perform Saturday, August 26th, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the evening
session at Slam City that begins at 4 p.m. and also features World Cup
pro qualifying events in Street and Vert skateboarding. The
Oakland-based hip hop artists will be joined by more than 100 of the
world’s top professional skateboarders.
The California
group is receiving props the world over for their expansive worldview
and state of the art hip hop. Blackalicious features rapper Gift of
Gab, a group of musicians from around the world and producer Chief Xcel.
“On
behalf of all of their fans in Canada, we’re excited to welcome
Blackalicious to Slam City 2006,” said Kleo Landucci, President of Slam
City Jam. “They are a perfect fit for Slam City and we know they’ll be
a real treat for our fans in Calgary. We’re pleased to be their only
Canadian date of the summer.”
Blackalicious is this week
in Chicago for two concerts and then in Los Angeles for a show held in
conjunction with X Games 12. Their other remaining performance before
their set at Slam City will be LA’s Little Tokyo-Tofu Festival Saturday
night, August 12th.
Hot off the release of their fifth
CD, The Craft, Blackalicious is riding high in collaboration with
Grammy Award-winning engineer Russ Elevado, who helped mix their recent
record after working with Alycia Keys on Songs in a Minor, with Erykah
Badu on Mama’s Gun and with D’Angelo’s Voodoo.
Three-day SERIES Tickets are available now on line and by phone at www.ticketmaster.ca
and at (403) 777-0833. Single-day passes go on sale Friday, Aug. 11th,
at all Ticketmaster outlets. The latest event information is available
at www.slamcityjam.com
Thursday, August 03, 2006
GRAND PRIZE
• 2 VIP SLAM CITY JAM PASSES & $500 CASH
• 3 NIGHTS HOTEL COURTESY OF WESTIN CALGARY
• FLIGHTS COURTESY OF TRAVELCUTS
• 2 SKATEBOARDS COURTESY OF BIRDHOUSE & ALMOST
• COMPLETE HOOKUPS FROM QUICKSILVER CANADA
AND CHILL WITH TONY HAWK!!!
SECONDAY PRIZE: 5 PRIZE PACKAGES FROM QUICKSILVER, BIRDHOUSE & ALMOST
eS
FOOTWEAR PRESENTS…
OFFICIAL
SLAM CITY JAM AFTER PARTY
IN
ASSOCIATION W/BEATMATRIX, GMAN & RIZK…
THE
WORLD’S GREATEST DJ KID CAPRI
&
TECHNICIAN THE DJ, DJ PUMP
Saturday,
Aug 25 at Tequila Nightclub at 219
17th Ave SW Calgary, Alberta
The party gets taken to Calgary for the Official Slam City Jam After Party featuring The World's Greatest DJ...KID CAPRI.
'Straight up, out of the almost 15 years of us doing shows, this is probably the top 3' -GMAN.
eS Footwear (www.esfootwear.com) presents the 'World's Greatest DJ Kid Capri' in an up close and intimate venue. Kid Capri has 15 crates of real vinyl and will go through every record as he is one of the quickest mixers in the business. You will not want to miss this legend in this once in a lifetime setting.
"Unlike rap acts that just walk from one side of the stage to the other in concert. I'm a total crowd-hyping entertainer. That means doin' it 110% every time I hit the stage. I want the people out of their seats, feeling me, feeling the music. That's the only way I do it" This energy is what has earned Kid Capri his title, as the most relentless, most relied upon to rock a party, most dynamic and larger-than-life DJ in the history of hip hop. He has sruvived every era of hip hop and emerged each time with a renewed sense of purpose and something new to contribute to the culture. From the very beginning, Kid studied a craft that had never before been given recognition or even considered a legitimate skill. yet Kid Capri's skills go far beyond the spinning wheel of the turntable.
Kid has far exceeded the expectations of his peers, critics and fans. His lvoe for and careful nurturing of his immense talents has enabled him to represent the music industry in general, but Hip-Hop music in particular, with class and individuality and an intensity unmatched in the music industry www.kidcapri.com. Sponsored by The Source, KR3W (www.1kr3w.com), Luxirie, Fast Forward, Corona, Fresh Jive (www.freshjive.com), SBC Skateboard Mag (www.sbcskateboard.com), Beatmatrix, Dose (www.dose.ca).
Tickets at all Source locations and Ticketmaster 403-777-0000.
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Updated On: 7/12/2006 at 4:50 PM
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lucky skateboard fans will meet and greet the international icon as
part of Slam City Jam August 25-27 at Stampede Park in Calgary.
CALGARY (Monday, June 26, 2006)
–Slam
City Jam organizers today announced the names of 10 winners of the Tony
Hawk contest held as part of the Early-bird SERIES Ticket campaign that
ended June 21st.
The winners were selected
in a public draw held last Wednesday June 21st at Millennium Skate
Park. The draw was emceed by Fuzzy Love of VIBE 98.5 FM and conducted
by Amanda Nelson of the VIBE 98.5 FM and Ron Goldberger of the Calgary
Sun.
The equivalent of more than 4,000 session tickets have been sold for
the Slam City Jam North American Skateboard Championships, slated for
Stampede Park in Calgary August 25-27. All those purchasing Early-bird
SERIES tickets before 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 21st, were eligible for
the draw, which awards fans with the chance to meet international
skateboarding icon Tony Hawk in a private reception before his special
appearance at Slam City Jam on Friday, August 25th.
The 10 winners are:
1. Marke Antaya, Calgary, AB
2. Bradley Daul, Calgary, AB
3. Daniel Gallant, Calgary, AB
4. Paul Hartog, Bonnyville, AB
5. Texas Howard, Calgary, AB
6. Diana Legere, Calgary, AB
7. Lee Ann Peters, Calgary, AB
8. Geoffrey Reid, Calgary, AB
9. Jacob Slinger, Chestermere, AB
10. Paul Timoshenko, Calgary, AB
Three-day
SERIES Tickets for Slam City Jam offer 20 per cent savings on regular
admission prices and provide priority access to see Tony Hawk's Grand
Jam. They are available at www.ticketmaster.ca or by phoning 1.403.777.0633.
…Early-Bird campaign closes out with more than 4,000 session
tickets sold and sell outs in Grand and Gold Slam reserved seating
sections at Stampede Park venues
CALGARY (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)
–The
longest day of the year is being used to release the schedule for the
longest-running major skateboarding event in the world: The Slam City
Jam North American Skateboard Championships, scheduled for August 25-27
at Stampede Park in Calgary.
“What better way to announce our plans for Slam City Jam than to
do so on ‘Go Skateboarding Day’ and on the first day of
summer, the longest day of the year?” asked Kleo Landucci, President
of Slam City Jam, a premiere event on the World Cup of Skateboarding
since 1994 and the world’s longest-running skateboarding event. “We’re
pleased to be announcing a jam-packed schedule of skateboarding,
music and lifestyle that spans Street and Vert competitions,
live MCs and music and interactive entertainment and exhibits
at our SK8 Expo. Slam will be an extra long weekend for our fans in
Calgary.”
Organizers
released the competition schedule for the three-day event
in a media conference held at Shaw Millennium Park, one of the
largest skate parks in Canada and an appropriate venue for Go Skateboarding
Day, an industry-wide celebration marking the international growth and
development of skateboarding.
There will be six sessions of skateboarding,
beginning Friday, August 25th, at 10 a.m. That day includes
the finals of the DC Nationals, Canada’s amateur skateboarding championships,
the Es Game of Skate and a special appearance by international
skateboarding icon Tony Hawk on Friday night. Matinee sessions
will begin each day at 10 a.m., with the Evening sessions slated for 4
p.m. starts. The championship finals in both Street and Vert will take
place on Sunday, August 27th.
Showcasing the lifestyle and culture of skateboarding
will be the focus of the SK8 Expo held at the Round-Up
Centre from 10a.m. to 9 p.m. all three days. Full details on
the music line up and featured MCs will be announced
in the coming weeks.
International “Go Skateboarding Day” also
marked the final day to purchase Early-Bird Three-day SERIES
tickets and a draw to win 10 personal meetings with Tony Hawk. Landucci
announced that the first phase of the Calgary event campaign ends
today with more than 4,000 session tickets and more than 700
three-day SERIES tickets sold. The Grand Slam and Gold Slam reserved seating
sections are fully sold out, although great seats and reserved
seating remain for Silver Slam and Bronze Slam sections at
the Calgary Corral.
“We’re very pleased with the response we’ve
received here in Calgary and we look forward to working this summer with
local skate parks, skate shops and the community at large to ensure we
stage a great debut event at Stampede Park and showcase the best in skateboarding,
music and lifestyle,” said Landucci. “We’re
inviting everyone who loves skateboarding and action sports
to come together for a great weekend in Calgary.”
Landucci acknowledged the intimate venues at Stampede
Park (the Calgary Corral with its capacity for under
7,000 and the Round-Up Centre with its capacity for
3,800) combined with the special appearance of Tony Hawk
and the expected strong list of entries lured by
more than $100,000 USD in prize money to give Slam City Jam
a strong start to its ticket-selling campaign for this year’s
event.
“With eight weeks still to go before Slam hits
Stampede Park, we have already sold more advance tickets
than we did last year in Vancouver,” said
Landucci. “That’s partly due to the appeal of
Tony Hawk, partly due to the strong list of entries
who have made Slam an annual habit over the years and partly
due to the atmosphere fans expect at such intimate venues
as the Corral and the Round-Up Centre. But it’s also
a tribute to the growing skateboarding community
in Calgary and the can-do attitude that makes events
here so successful.”
Special Early-bird pricing continues
until 9 p.m. Mountain Time tonight for purchases
made at www.ticketmaster.ca and over the phone at Ticketmaster.
Fans buying Early-Bird SERIES Tickets at Ticketmaster will be subject
to only 6 % GST, with event organizers picking up the extra
point on all sales between now and June 30th.
Early-bird
pricing offers up to 33% savings on regular admission. Three-day
SERIES Tickets sold beginning tomorrow, June 22nd, will offer 20% savings
on regular admission and priority access to see Tony Hawk’s
Grand Jam Crew, Friday night August 25th.
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