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If this is your first visit, our Quick Start and Site Map will give you an overview of the site. Article About Me at Skating.com Photos of Me With My Friends Me Meeting the FIRS President Video Clip of Me in Moscow Video of Me Falling Down How to Add Your Skating News to This Page     Thursday, May 20, 2004 MTV Turns Girly Girl into Skateboard Chick An MTV reality show called "Made" features personal transformations, and the topic of the May 19th show was 18 year old Heather Grinstead of Vero Beach Florida. Heather wanted to be transformed from a cheerleader type to a skateboard chick because she had a crush on a skateboard guy at her school. Article About Heather at TcPalm.com Official MTV Web site for "Made" Skateboarders Wild in the Streets of New YorkSkateboarders will descend on New York City Saturday, June 12, 2004, for a day of renegade skateboarding at secret street locations to be announced on the day of the event [Article at Skateboarding.com]   Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Attention Brazilian Skaters + Latin X Games Skaters I have not nearly finished publishing my photos of the Latin X Games or my photos of me and my friends skating on beach trails in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last week. I have been swamped with a backlog of skating articles and news, but you will see all of my photos from Brazil very soon (PS - hello and a big happy smile to the skaters of RioInline.com.br and CpiMag.com - it was such a pleasure to meet you all!)   Thursday, May 13, 2004 Skating Ban Proposed by Fort Myers FloridaThe city of Fort Myers, Florida USA has proposed a new law that would ban skateboarding, roller skating, inline skating and similar activities (A) in downtown Fort Myers, (B) on any street with a speed limit greater than 30 mph, and (C) on any parking lot garage or ramp [News Press Article]   Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Happy Birthday to Tony Hawk Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968 in San Diego, California USA. Tony is the most famous rider in skateboarding history because of his many gold medals, his contributions to the sport, his company "Birdhouse Skateboards", his autobiographical books, and most recently the wildly popular "Tony Hawk Pro Skater" video game series. Have a wonderful birthday Tony! (I would love to talk sometime...)[View Larger Photo] Photos of Skating in Rio are Coming Soon I'm home from my long weekend trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where I took photos of the 2004 Latin American X Games, spent lots of time with the local skaters, and skated all over Rio on many of the city's most beautiful paved trails. MY PHOTOS: As usual I took *way* too many photos so I am going take a new approach to posting my trip photos this time. Instead of letting myself feel overwhelmed by the unbelievably huge task of editing thousands and posting hundreds of photos from Brazil, I will try to post at least one page every day of "Latin X Games" photos and one page every day of "Skating in Rio" photos, until all of my best pictures from Brazil are on the Web. NOTE TO SKATERS AND FANS: I need help identifying many of the skaters in my Latin X Games pictures, because their helmet numbers were not always visible. If you might be able to help identify the inline skaters or skateboard riders in my pictures, please send a note to kathiefry@skatelog.com. ABOUT THIS PHOTO: This picture is the view of Leme Beach from my room at the Le Meridian Hotel. Leme Beach is on one end of Copacabana Beach and this is where the skate park and vert ramp were set up for the 2004 Latin X Games. There is also a paved skating trail for many miles along this beach, making Rio de Janeiro one of the best and most beautiful skating destinations in the world. Photos and trip reports coming soon... Final Results of the Latin X GamesResults of all of the vert and park events at the 2004 Latin American X Games May 7-9, 2004 on Leme Beach (which is located on one end of Copacabana Beach) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2004 latin X Games included aggressive inline skating, skateboarding, and stunt bike competitions [Latin X Games Results] New Photos of Sandro and Cristiano Brazilian pro skateboarding champions Sandro Dias and Cristiano Mateus of Sao Paulo, Brazil have been added to my growing collection of professional skateboarder bios and photos. Sandro Dias Bio and Photo Cristiano Mateus Bio and Photo More Pro Skateboard Riders   Thursday, May 06, 2004 Where to Find Skating News on the Web Usually this page is one of the best places on the Internet to find skating news, but I'm catching a flight to Rio de Janeiro today and I'll be at the Latin American X Games in Brazil May 7-10. I hope I can update my Web site while I'm away, but in case I cannot, here are some Web sites where you can find skating news until I return: My Forum (I'll Try to Post Trip Reports) More Skating Forums on the Web International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) International Inline Skating Association (IISA) Aggressive Inline: Be-Mag.com Artistic Roller: JaysonSutcliffe.com Artistic Ice: GoldenSkate.com Downhill: InlineDownhill.com Hockey Inline: Inline Hockey Central Hockey Ice: About Pro Ice Hockey Roller Derby: Wayne's Derby World Skateboarding: About Skateboarding Speed Inline: Peter's Inline Racing Page Speed+Artistic Ice: International Skating Union (ISU)   Wednesday, May 05, 2004 Tomorrow I Am Off to Brazil - Woo Hoo! On May 6 I will fly to Brazil for four days at the Latin X Games in Rio de Janeiro... assuming my Brazilian visa is ready tomorrow morning at 9 am. I'm a bit nervous about that because the whole trip is off if my visa is not ready in time for me to catch my 1:30 pm flight. But our local Brazilian Consulate assures me that it WILL be ready and I plan to be sleeping on their doorstep with my skate bag and suitcase next to me when they arrive in the morning to open their office. In any case, I'm not going waste time worrying when I should be packing and getting excited about finally meeting Erika and Fernando and all of the other skating Cariocas in Rio. Mmmmmmmmm...I can hear the dancing (and skating) music already...   Monday, May 03, 2004 Sunday I Will Be Skating in Rio I'm flying to Brazil on Thursday for 4 days in Rio de Janeiro... more about that soon, but in the meantime here are some photos of skating in Rio and an announcement of the event I am attending (these photos were provided by Erika Cordeiro who I will be meeting in person soon. Thank you to Dave Parcells who connected me with Erika on his cell phone from the Disney Marathon - that was so cool!) Photos of Skating in Rio: 01 - 02 2004 Latin American X Games City Bans Skateboarding But Doesn't Abandon Skaters Before Billings, Montana USA voted in their current "no skateboarding" law they raised money for a $500,000 world class skatepark. The park is not quite completed yet, but this weekend skaters were allowed to try it out for the first time. When the park is finished it will have bright lighting for skating at night and a 13 foot bronze statue of a skateboarder [Billings Gazette Article] Archive of Past News Items May 2004 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31           Apr   Jun © Copyright 2004 Kathie Fry. Last update: 5/22/2004; 8:49:23 AM. 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