Last years second place finisher Converse skater Tom Remillard did one better in 2011 winning the Converse Coastal Carnage bowl contest in Huntington Beach this weekend at the US Open of Surfing.

The soft spoken Remillard is not the biggest fan of the spotlight in fact he struggles with anxiety skating in from of a crowd as big as the one on the beach , "I just focused on having a good time with my friends."

For a guy who doesn't skate contest very often he sure seemed like a seasoned vet as he pulled numerous combinations of tricks on the vert cradle including a stalefish and a backside tailslide to fakie.

The Coastal Carnage contest isn't about the prize money for most of these guys, it's about the opportunity to skate with the best.

This years field of skaters was arguably one of the best in bowl skating in years including the likes of legends Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi. The future of bowl skating was out in full force including the second and third place finishers Pedro Barros and Curren Caples.



Determined to be more than just a skate icon Tony Hawk put his stamp on the competition with a fourth place finish as well as taking home the best trick honors with a "McTwist" on the skark pillar.

Tom Remillard may not be the best interview at the moment but if he continues to win contest like Coastal Carnage he'll definitely be getting more practice with a victory speech.




2011 Converse Coastal Carnage Results
Tom Remillard $15,000
Pedro Barros $12,000
Curren Caples $8.000
Tony Hawk $7,000
Ben Hatchell $5,000

Check back for more from the Coastal Carnage bowl as Converse revealed their newest line of shoes...

Last night, in a funky part of Downtown Los Angeles Converse Skate Ambassador Kenny Anderson and friends celebrated the launch of his first signature shoe, the Converse KA-ONE, and the "L.A. TO VEGAS" brand campaign.

The gallery was packed with Kenny's closest friends, including fellow Converse Skate Ambassadors Anthony Pappalardo and Tom Remillard. Throughout the Crewest art gallery Kenny displayed his photography (his passion second to skate) from the campaign shoot at the event. Some of us were hoping the photography was for sale we definitely would have bought it! Along with Kenny's art the other cast members from the short film displayed their photography and art work as well.

With the Tequila flowing and the Dj's spinning all night the shoe release party was deemed a success.

Congrats on the new Shoe Kenny.

June is shaping up to be a monumental month for the Industry with two major sports companies launching nationwide campaigns using their Action Sports Athletes. The credibility and recognition continues to grow outside of the Industry.

Converse launched a nationwide campaign featuring their Skate Ambassador Kenny Anderson who is unveiling his latest Signature shoe, the Converse KA-ONE.

The creative minds came up with a cool concept to help launch the shoe-

The "LA to Vegas" brand campaign follows Anderson and his increasing number of influential friends, who join in the procession along the way, while Kenny nose manuals the entire way from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. The campaign, shot in an authentic and gritty style, pays tribute to Anderson's introduction in the 2001 skate video "One Step Beyond," where Anderson nose manuals all the way from Las Vegas to Redlands, California before tripping on a rock just short of Los Angeles. In "LA to Vegas," Anderson overcomes the rock and makes his way back to his childhood home, picking up new friends, passing by friends and enjoying the adventurous journey along the way.

The Danish Destroyer of pools himself, Rune Glifberg, filmed a little video on what you can expect from his new signature jeans from Volcom. See what goes into designing your own personalized jeans, and most importantly see the skate related feature. Oh yeah, and watch quite possibly the best pool skateboarder in the world pillage pool like the Viking that he is.

An American footwear icon has teamed up with an American media icon to bring you a limited edition collaboration of epic proportions. Converse shoes and Thrasher magazine have gotten together to bring you the Cons Prevent This Tragedy collection in celebration of Thrasher's newest video. It's a line of three different shoes, three different shirts and three different hats, and the release of which has coincided with the release of the new flick, Prevent This Tragedy.

The shoes, shirts and hats are an intermingling of what Thrasher and Converse are all about check out some of the line below:


CTS available in black, white and royal blue or black, black gum



CTS mid available in black, white, green.


The different shirts with three different graphics available in three different colors.




One hat style available in royal blue, white and black, black.

For more on this line go to www.converseskateboarding.com. Here's the trailer for Andrew Allen's part in the flick that inspired this whole line:


Thrasher Skateboard Magazine