The Wall Street Journal recently called Portland the Skateboarding Capital of the World and a lot of hoopla surrounds the 19 Skatepark System Plan. Five skateparks parks in the ground, posted skateboard route, skateboarders in City Hall, we’ve got it made right? Not so. City officials will stop taking their bows and soon will forget all about us as all the other things they have to deal with compete for their attention. Get over to Skaters for Portland Skateparks to weigh in on how we need to continue building the system, better yet, contact Parks Commissioner Nick Fish and Portland Parks and Rec. Remember to be polite, thank them for the work they’ve done so far but remind them that they aren’t done and you still want the promised skatespot in your neighborhood.

Hey, it’s Lance Mountain and the Tigard dinosaur. That’s a combination you don’t usually see at a skateboard contest. First to post Trifecta 2009 video, as far as I know, a site called BFD.com. Check it out after the jump.

88 Acres of Anarchy Portland Sneak Preview August 11, 7:00 PM at Plan B 1305 SE 8th Street, Portland, Oregon Benefit for Brewce Martin Thanks to Tobin for the tip

I’m not holding out, just don’t have the time to do it all up right now. Trifecta pics are coming, Insert host of excuses here:______________. Lance Leisher at Tigard.

Wuss with a gun starts some skate harassment before getting beat down by skateboarders. Chubby, no – fat kid teaches you how to ollie. Happy endings for everyone.

From Seth Levy, while on a road trip to Oklahoma. The most fun thing to do at the eastern Oklahoma welcome center on I-40. Blowing it out y’all! Enlarge-o-rama.

People who skateboard on ramps are called “vertical skaters.” People who skateboard on anything they can find are called “street skaters.” And people who ride on flat ground only are called “freestyle skaters.” Freestyle skaters are usually the most graceful. They do handstands, jumps, spins, and twirls, often performing planned routines set to music. They are the “ice skaters” of skateboarding. More Skateboard Action from Carl Warren. Thanks human! Enlarge-o-rama! Who is that dude? Previous installments: Six – Five – Four – Three – Two – One

Pro 1st Benji Galloway 2nd Steve Panero 3rd Chris Russel Masters Lance Mountain Mark Partain Mark Scott Ladies Julie Kindstrand Priscilla Lee Nora Vasconcellos (?) Full results are up at World Cup Skateboarding

1st – Kevin Kowalski 2nd – Mason Huggins 3rd – Jeff Manson Josh Mattson I wasn’t paying attention to the Masters results, But Lance Mountain and Buck Smith were in there, probably Jason Parks too. UPDATE: Results courtesy of SkateDaily.net 1st – Buck Smith 2nd – Lance Mountain 3rd – Mark Partain Ladies 1st – Julie Kindstrand 2nd – Nora Vasconcellos 3rd – Priscilla Lee