Keegan Palmer has signed a deal with NHS for their Bronson Speed Co., Independent and Mob Grip brands. Keegan will continue to ride for NHS exclusively for the truck, grip and bearing categories.
Congrats Keegan.
Keegan Palmer Signs NHS Deal
Palmer Gets 3rd at Dew Tour
Amongst the best park skaters in the world, in the first Olympic qualifier ever for skateboarding, Keegan Palmer made the podium in 3rd place. Skaters came from all over the world to try and compete and get valuable qualifying points for 2020. Based on world rank, Keegan advanced straight to semi-finals where he put down a perfect first run to get a score high enough to advance him to 7th place. In finals, he faced the heaviest hitters in the world and came out swinging right out of the gates with a 75 point ride. That garnered him a score high enough to hold on to second place for most the contest. In the end he was edged out but stayed on the podium at 3rd.
Keegan Wins Vans Park Series Oceania Championships
Keegan Palmer is the Vans Park Series Oceania Champ for the second year in a row. Winning the first stop of the regional championships guarantees Keegan a spot in the World Championships Final no matter how he does at the other stops in the series.
Great work Keegan.
Palmer to Sign New Oakley Deal
Keegan Palmer has committed to re-sign a new deal with Oakley Eyewear for the 2018/19 year. Keegan has been repping the brand for many years and is hyped to be able to continue with the company. Keegan will exclusively wear their eyewear, goggles and snow helmets.
Thanks Oakley for the continued support.
Keegan Palmer Takes Bronze at World Championships
Keegan Palmer took the bronze medal at the first ever World Championships of Skateboarding in Nanjing, China. Skating for Team Australia, Keegan showed the whole world he is the future of the sport. The youngest on the podium, Keegan will be setting his sights to qualify for 2020 Olympics in Tokyo during next year’s qualifying events.
Palmer Extends With Nike SB Through 2020 Olympics
Keegan Palmer has re-upped with longtime sponsor Nike SB for another 3 years. Keegan will exclusively continue to wear Nike SB shoes and apparel through the 2020 Olympics. Keegan has been riding for the brand since he was little and is now happy to be part of the global team.
Watch for Keegan to skate the first stop of Vans Park Series in Brazil this weekend.
Congrats K!
Blanco Wins Corona Pro in Puerto Rico; Announces PR Affiliation Moving Forward Towards 2020
Tia Blanco heading to her birthplace this last week to take a convincing win at the Corona Pro PR in Rincón. The surf was good throughout the contest and Tia was on fire. With the win came a check for $5000 and the official announcement that Tia has joined TEAM PR moving forward to represent the team in ISA Worlds, Pan Am Games and hopefully 2020 Olympics in Japan.
Congrats T!
Jacobellis Re-Signs With Paul Mitchell
Lindsey Jacobellis has re-signed with long time partner Paul Mitchell Systems to exclusively use their haircare and petcare products. In line with Lindsey’s brand of being animal friendly, JPMS is notorious for their cruelty-free policies and industry standard products.
Congrats Lindsey!
Jacobellis Wins Fifth World Title
The most dominant snowboard cross athlete in the world has done it again! Lindsey Jacobellis sealed the deal in a close race in Spain to win her fifth world title. With no signs of slowing down, Lindsey has her sights set on that gold medal in S. Korea’s 2018 Winter Olympics.
Congrats to you LJ!!
Tia Blanco Goes Back to Back at ISA World Surfing Games – Gold Medal
This week Tia Blanco did it again. Representing for TEAM USA at the ISA World Surfing Games, she retained her title and won gold in the individual competition. Team USA wound up getting a bronze medal because of Tia’s performance and they also got gold in the Aloha Cup team challenge. Tia surfed amazingly well all week in Jaco dominating most of her heats with huge carves, big hacks and a couple of super stylist laybacks.
Congrats Tia on your 2016 title win!