55 skateboarders from around the world competed in the Street World Championships, to try and win the grand prize of 100 000 US dollars. Only 12 qualify for the finals on Saturday. The field was made up of new up and comers as well as seasoned pros. In the end the big names came out […]
The 2015 KDC Women’s Street World Championships was a closely fought battle between the world’s finest skateboarders. Alexis Sablone came out on top after sticking an impressive kickflip to frontside 50-50. Seasoned veteran Vanessa Torres cruised the course with style to claim second and Brazillian star Leticia Bufoni rounded out the podium in third place. […]
The first ever African street Championships took place at KDC 2015. Skateboarders from various countries, ranging from Mozambique and Madagascar to Kenya and Zambia, travelled all the way south to Kimberley. One crew from Tanzania even took a four day road trip to get here. In the end the guys from Reunion Island, which is […]
The Rider Cup gives crews of skateboarders the opportunity to skate alongside their mates and compete against other crews. Several crews are already pre-qualified from KDC Skate For Hope events that took place around South Africa earlier this year. The rider cup qualifiers at the Kumba Skate Plaza gave teams one last opportunity to qualify […]
Skateboarding For Hope Presented by Vans hit the road one final time for the 2015 season to visit our forgotten friends in the Kumba Iron Ore mining towns of Kuruman and Postmasburg in the Northern Cape to connect with local skateboarders and introduce new children to skateboarding. Watch the video recap below and click here […]
Skateboarding For Hope Presented by Vans hit the road one final time for the 2015 season to visit our forgotten friends in the Kumba Iron Ore mining towns of Kuruman and Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. The agenda was the same as previous stops: Connect with local skaters of the area, expose children to skateboarding and teach […]
The SFH Youth Month Tour went down on 16-19 June in the Northern Cape, hitting Springbok, Upington, and De Aar along the way. The mission was to hit the smaller cities in the Northern Cape that don’t generally get too much attention and spread the good word of skateboarding through skate clinics, competitions for local […]