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After the ladies skated, the men took over the skate park course, amping things up a little. The women did well, but the men added a few more tricks and twists to the competition, using new parts of the course and pushing for even more flips and turns. more ›

Bostonist checked out the skate park finals at the World Skateboarding Championships today. Despite our own inability to stay on a skateboard for more than 30 seconds without freaking out or falling off, the championships were an impressive opportunity to see some excellent athletes achieve amazing feats on four wheels. The event allowed each of the twelve finalists one minute to skate freestyle, then five minutes to "jam" with five other participants (six total) on the course. The women with the top six scores after the initial two rounds of skating and jamming advanced to a final jam, which counted for 50% of the final score (the individual round was 20%, while the first jam was worth 30%). more ›

The World Skateboarding Championships will be held in Boston starting today as part of the alternative-sporty Dew Tour. The skaters are spectacular and the tickets are cheap, so get your hands on some soon. We asked a few questions of young Dew Tour skater Adam Taylor, who placed fifth in the year-end Dew Cup standings last year and has been called a vert soldier. Born in Florida but now living in California, Taylor also helps run Timeline Skateboards with the rest of his family; two of his siblings are skaters. more ›

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