…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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