Rimini Recaps

Skateboarding Recap - Seventeen amazing skateboarders came out of the Italian woodwork for Saturday's preliminaries. French rider Georges Agonkouin took third with a strong run that included a crooked grind down the little hubba ledge and a backside mellon transfer. Italian skater Daniel Cardone pulled an ollie transfer over the big box and a frontside flip in the quarterpipe to take second. » Read more

BMX Recap - Barbero whips the competition: Of the fifteen riders that showed up for Saturday's preliminaries, nobody could stand the onslaught of Cuneo, Italy's Alessandro Barbero. He flipped the launch box, whipped the quarterpipe and 360 whipped the spine. "That's real shit," said Sophisticated Rider's Jared Souney. » Read more

Inline Recap - French skaters swept the preliminaries, taking four out of the top five spots. Stephane Alfano showed an intensity we haven't seen in him since 2004 to take first. Anthony Avella - whose 11 year old brother made his LG debut - took second. » Read more