This weekend, World Skateboarding Federation held the first Skateboarding For Hope Tour stop in Peru at the Skate Park of San Miguel. The winner, Piero Nunez, took home $500, a new skateboard and products from our sponsors. He also won a spot at the Inca Cup contest in September of this year. Results:1st place Piero […]
Catch All the Action from the 2013 Kimberley Diamond Cup: Watch the LIVE Webcast Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29 Nyjah Huston, Silas Baxter Neal, Mike Anderson Added to Pro Street Roster for World Skateboarding Championships in South Africa (Kimberley, South Africa – September 24, 2013) – World Skateboarding Grand Prix today announced the Kimberley Diamond […]
TOP PRO SKATEBOARDERS JOIN NORTHERN CAPE LEG OF SKATEBOARDING FOR HOPE TOUR (September 10, 2013) Top professional skateboarders Ryan Decenzo and Adam Dyet will be joining the Skateboarding for Hope tour in the Northern Cape Province in the lead-up to the Kimberley Diamond Cup presented by Kumba Iron Ore, a business unit of Anglo American. The world championship skateboarding […]
(Kimberley, South Africa – Sept. 28, 2013) – Thousands of skate fans descended on Kimberley, South Africa for the kickoff of the 2013 Kimberley Diamond Cup world skateboarding championships. The contest, presented by Kumba Iron Ore, kicked off with a concert featuring dance performances and popular South African musicians followed by a 15-minute fireworks show. Saturday […]
(Kimberley, South Africa – Sept. 29, 2013) – The 2013 Kimberley Diamond Cup world skateboarding championships, presented by Kumba Iron Ore, concluded today with the Big Air “Best Trick” contest and the Pro Street Championships. Nyjah Huston just edged out Felipe Gustavo to win the Pro Street Contest, earning $100,000 cash. Young skateboarder Jagger Eaton […]
Pro Skaters to Experience Northern Cape Culture, Community Week-Long Schedule includes Skate Clinics, Demos, Sightseeing and Safaris (Sacramento, Calif. – September 19, 2013) – World Skateboarding Grand Prix today announced the events schedule for the 2013 Kimberley Diamond Cup World Skateboarding Championships presented by Kumba Iron Ore. A full week of activities leading up to […]
World Skateboarding Grand Prix is more than just a contest. We are committed to creating year-round programs to encourage and support the local youth through skateboarding. The Kumba Skate Plaza, the site of the 2013 Kimberley Diamond Cup, has become a vibrant an integral part of the community and hosts daily skate sessions, clinics, entertainment […]
t was a hot end-of-summer weekend in Kimberley, and hundreds of amped skaters came to check out the first of KDC’s Grand Slam events. Six months before and after the Kimberley Diamond Cup in early October, Midway Mayhem brought out the best South Africa skaters, and with a R50k prize purse and slots in the […]
Midway Mayhem brought out the girls, as South Africa’s best female skaters came out to skate for part of the R6000 prize purse. We saw some quick hitting tricks from Saniya Smith, Nabila Smith, Chanelle Oliver, and Kimberley local Natalie Bramley, and Kimberley local 9 year old Boipelo Awuah was blowing minds and inspiring many […]