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Click here for the latest results from the world cup tour.

Highest Air Results

Best Trick Results

Ladies Final Results

Street Final Overall Results

Battle of the Brands Results

WEST 49 CANADIAN OPEN
PRO INVITATIONAL RAIL RUMBLE RESULTS

TEAM CANADA
           
Chris Haslam (Richmond, BC) – TEAM CAPTAIN
Paul Machnau  (Vancouver, BC)
Ryan Decenzo (Delta, BC)
Galea Momolu  (Vancouver, BC)

TEAM WORLD

Greg Lutzka (USA) – TEAM CAPTAIN
Chad Bartie (AUS)
Diego Bucchieri (ARG)
Andre Genovesi (BRA)

ROUND ONE – COMPULSORIES:
Trick 1 – Backside Boardslide / Trick 2 Frontside Boardslide / Trick 3 – Five-0 / Trick 4 – Lipslide (2 points 1st attempt/1 point second attempt)

Round One Score:
TEAM CANADA: 45
TEAM WORLD: 37

ROUND TWO - “CALL SHOT”:
15-minute session (5 points per landed trick)

Round Two Score:
TEAM CANADAT: 70
TEAM WORLD: 67

THE FINALS - “ALL-IN”:
Teams wager points earned with each skater dropping once

Final Score:
TEAM CANADA: 311 ($4,000US)
TEAM WORLD: 308 ($1,000US)

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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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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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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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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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…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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…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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…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.

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…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

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  ACTION SPORTS SUPERSTAR SHAUN WHITE TO COMPETE AT WEST 49 CANADIAN OPEN PRESENTED BY XBOX AT HAMILTON’S COPPS COLISEUM THIS FALL

Each fall, The West 49 Canadian Open presented by Xbox brings the world’s best professional skateboarders to Southern Ontario, and this year it will bring one of the biggest names in the world as Shaun White competes on the KD Quarter-Pipe in the ‘highest air’ competition when the event comes to Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum September 29-October 2.

Shaun White, the two-sport athlete (snowboarding and skateboarding) is quite simply the biggest name in the world of Action Sports. White took home gold medals in halfpipe at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and Winter X Games and recently won two ESPY Awards for “Best Olympian” and “Favourite Male Action Sports Athlete”.

Beginning this Saturday, August 5 at noon, fans will be able to purchase tickets to see White compete along with other fan favourites Bucky Lasek, Canadian Pierre-Luc Gagnon Ryan Sheckler, Chris Haslam, Eric Koston, Lacey Baker, Lyn-Z Adams and a full field of the best skateboarders in the world. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling (905) 546-7666 in Hamilton or (905) 481-4444 outside of Hamilton, or by visiting www.canadianopenskateboard.com or www.ticketmaster.ca. 

New this year is a special Edge 102.1 ‘West 49 Canadian Open Edge Pass’ which includes weekend admission to the West 49 Canadian Open presented by Xbox, a limited edition West 49 CO t-shirt, exclusive access to a special autograph session on Friday, September 29^th, and a slice of pizza all for $58.50 plus taxes. In addition, five lucky ‘Edge Pass’ holders will be randomly selected to win an exclusive back stage ‘meet and greet’ with Shaun White.

The annual professional skateboarding event, one of the premier stops on the World Cup Skateboarding Tour, features the sports top skateboarders competing for $75,000 US in prize money in the Billabong Street Course, Rail Rumble, and the KD Invitational Quarter-Pipe competitions. 

“The West 49 Canadian Open gets bigger and better each year, and having Shaun White compete, along with the move to a bigger venue at Copps Coliseum, takes the event to a whole new level,” said Mark Taylor, vice president of IMG Canada event properties. “I know that all of the skaters are excited to show off their stuff for the fans in Southern Ontario this fall.”

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…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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CALGARY NAMED HOST CITY FOR SLAM CITY JAM 2006 SKATEBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FESTIVAL

…longest-running skateboarding event in North America to be held in Calgary August 25-27, 2006 with more than 150 of the world’s  top professionals on tap

VANCOUVER (Thursday, February 16, 2006) – After 12 years of building its reputation in Vancouver as one of the world’s most popular skateboarding events, the Slam City Jam has named Calgary as its official host city for 2006.

The Slam City Jam 2006, the North American Skateboarding Championships, will be held August 25-27 in Calgary.

 Venue details and information on the corporate and community partners who will team up to present the longest-running skateboarding event in North America will be formally announced in March.  It will mark the first time in the history of the event, a stalwart on the World Cup of Skateboarding international tour, that it has not been held in Vancouver.

“Our concern in not being able to continue our annual tradition in Vancouver is more than balanced by the great excitement surrounding the welcome we’re receiving in Calgary,” said Kleo Landucci, President of the Slam City Jam, which made its debut in Vancouver in 1994.  “Not being in Vancouver for the first time in our event’s history will be a big change for us at many levels, but we’re very pleased to be able to keep Slam City Jam in Western Canada and stage it in a great “can do” Canadian city like Calgary.”

Landucci explained that an interest in expanding the event to other provinces was elevated as a priority given problems the event faced in association with venue upgrades in Vancouver in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.  The unavailability of suitable indoor venues in Vancouver this year pushed the move up to 2006.  Calgary won the rights to host Slam City Jam on the basis of its outstanding tradition of supporting amateur, professional and Olympic sports.

“Not only is Calgary one of the country’s hottest skateboarding markets – and getting hotter all the time with some of Canada’s best new skate park facilities – it is a proven sports and entertainment capital as home of the world-famous Calgary Stampede and the 1988 Winter Olympic Games,” said Landucci, who noted the city is also famous for its support of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League and the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. 

“Our long-term event plan always provided for the possibility of promoting skateboarding throughout Western Canada by inviting cities such as Calgary and Edmonton to bid to host Slam City Jam,” said Landucci.  “In fact, we have been looking for ways to contribute to the growth of skateboarding in other provinces and have watched the tremendous rise of the sport in Alberta in recent years.  Olympic preparations and the inability for us to book dates at suitable Vancouver venues made us consider making the move this year and, fortunately, in Calgary, we have a dynamic host city ready to rock with us in August.”

Landucci said support of Slam’s long-standing commitment to not only showcasing the best in professional skateboarding but to promoting the sport at all levels in the community made the difference in selecting Calgary as official host city for 2006.

“The reception by those who share our vision and who will be working with us to put on the best skateboarding event in Canada has been fantastic!” said Landucci, a 28-year-old Vancouver business executive who developed a passion for skateboarding in the early 1990s.

Venue and event details will be presented in March but Landucci indicated Slam organizers would be responding to resounding fan feedback from last year’s event at BC Place – a 55,000 seat facility that is home of the BC Lions of the CFL and served as site of the extremely successful 2005 Grey Cup.  Slam City Jam fan surveys last summer indicated a strong preference for a more intimate venue in the capacity range of 7,500 to 20,000 that is the standard for most of the top tier events on the World Cup of Skateboarding and other Action Sports festivals.  The X Games presented by ESPN are held, for example, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

“Through the evolution of Slam City Jam, Vancouver and the west coast have become hotbeds for skateboarding and we acknowledge that the event wouldn’t have grown to what it is today without the support of the British Columbia skateboarding community and our Slam fans from throughout the province and the Pacific Northwest,” said Landucci.  “We’re stoked that a strong west coast flavour will continue in that we’ll have many of the top professionals from B.C. on hand in Calgary.  We’re proud of the B.C. athletes who are making their mark on the sport internationally and we are looking forward to having them with us in Calgary this year.”

Ticket information will be released when the venue and corporate and community partnerships are formally unveiled in March.

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DATES TO REMEMBER!

--WAKESTOCK-WORLD CUP-2004
August 5th-8th. Wasaga Beach, ONT.

--JIB FEST-2004.
October 1st. Barrie, ONT.
Georgian Collage

--JIB FEST VIDEO PREMIERE.
September 23rd. Barrie, ONT.
Georgian College- Last Class.

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Sofia Mulanovich
World Champion Surfin

The last friday the peruvian Sofia Mulanovich won the WCT and is the first latin american champion in all times...she also won the world cup of surfin the last june...she's peruvian proud

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