Ana Paula, Leticia and Karen

Team rider Karen Jones gives us the recap on her Mexico trip. Be sure to check out the photos below. Enjoy!

Chicarider.com, invited me, Leticia Bufoni and Ana Paula (photographer) on the Menina Girls Skate Tour and we had a great time in Mexico City. We had some demos at a couple different skate parks and also skated some street spots in the city. Everybody was super stoked to watch us skate. There are so many girl skateboarders there!! They loved Osiris Girls shoes and kept on asking where to buy them! They said they love the team, the website, and the designs. We signed a ton of autographs, we felt like we were real celebrities! Haha. We also went to a lot of tourist atractions and had a lot of great food, including fresh squeezed orange juice that wasn’t pasteurized, which was awesome. Despite it’s reputation for a crime and violence, we had a really great time in Mexico city and can’t wait to go back! Special thanks to Chica Rider, especially Paloma and Paco. We will be doing more great events in Mexico, so stay tuned….!!!

-Karen

All photos c/o Ana Paula Negrao and Chica Rider.

For more photos and recap, check out www.apnegrao.blogspot.com and www.chicarider.com

AKO ART SHOW @ INVISIBLE GALLERY, NY

This September 2008 Invisible NYC Gallery Is Proud to Host “The World Has Turned And Left Me Here” A solo art exhibit featuring new paintings, drawings and works by San Francisco artist Ako Or Akayo. This exhibition will fill the gallerys complex with a large number of paintings on wood panels ranging in size as well as mixed media works and Ink drawing on paper and also including a hand painted sign installation.The exhibition will be on view from September 11th through October 11th 2008 with a opening reception held on Thursday, September 11th 2008 from 7pm-9pm.

Invisible NYC Gallery
148 Orchard Street
Between Stanton and Rivington
New York, NY 10002
Ph.212-228-1358
www.Invisiblenyc.com
Hours: 1pm-9pm daily

INVISIBLE NYC is an exclusive, appointment only tattoo studio and art gallery. Our tattooists are some of the most highly sought after, respected tattooers in the world, and our art exhibits boast top young, contemporary artists. INVISIBLE NYC is a fusion gallery and studio supporting the contemporary art and tattoo communities.

About The Artist:
“AKO” Or “Akayo” Is A Born And Raised San Francisco Bay Area artist who’s art can be found lurking in the streets or in galleries and museums across the US, Australia and Europe. He has been working on the streets of Bay Area since the mid 1990’s where his images continue to endure on walls, mailboxes and other surfaces around the city. He enjoys making books, stickers, taking photos,sign painting and moving about in the city’s shadows. His work has seen many different forms from the street to the galleries and most recently a pair of signature Osiris Shoes that just came out this year, rare hand crafted books to sign painting to skateboard films his creating just doesn’t end with painting. He has been apart of group shows worldwide and has done solo shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles And New York And his art has appeared in numerous publication worldwide.

For more info about AKO:
www.sitekreator.com/upvolm
www.akotheemptyobjects.blogspot.com

Menina Skate Tour, Mexico Aug 23-24, 2008

Team riders Karen Jones and Leticia Bufoni are both headed to Mexico this weekend for the Menina Skate Tour presented by Chica Rider. They will be skating a demo at the Snickers Urbania on Saturday August 23rd as well as at the Fishbone Skatepark on August 24th. In addition to the skate demos, there will be a private meet and greet for 30 lucky girls as well as a photography exhibit, featuring the work of photographer Ana Paula Negrao, whose work has been published in Transworld Skateboarding Business, Surfer Girl (SG), Cooler Mag (U.K.) Automatic (SD), Check It Out, and Industria (Europe), and Brasil Best (LA).

For more details head to www.chicarider.com.

Photography Exhibit, Ana Paula Negrao

Karen Jones

Becky Bones South Bronx available at www.journeys.com

In the September issue of Seventeen Magazine, there is a coupon for a free Becky Bones ipod skin when you purchase any Becky Bones shoes at Journeys, so make sure to pick up a copy and get yours today.

Check out team rider Stef Tor’s, new grip tape job on her wakeskate. SICK! Stef has been rehabbin’ it this summer because she broke her tibia in a rail jam back in February, but don’t worry, she will be back on the water and shredding soon…..keep on truckin STEF! You’re awesome!

WOMEN’S VERT RECAP

Karen takes home gold….!

X Games 14 took place last weekend in Los Angeles, CA. In true southern California fashion, the scorching sun was beating down hard as the best pro athletes in women’s skateboarding threw down for medals and prize money in the biggest competition of the year. In the women’s vert final, newest member of the Osiris Girls team, Karen Jones, battled out the best of the best in the 30 minute jam style format which included skate legend Cara-Beth Burnside and last year’s gold and silver medalists Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins and Mimi Knoop. Despite Lyn-Z’s awesome kickflip indy and huge boosts, Karen’s technical tricks including a varial mute, a finger flip, and a lolli-pop shuv-it gave her the edge over the competition and landed her in 1st place, bringing home her first X Games gold medal. Talk about making a grand entrance….congrats and welcome to the team Karen!

Osiris Girls team riders Annie Sullivan and Allysha Bergado also held it down on the massive vert ramp….great job girls! At age 12, Allysha is the youngest female to ever compete in the X Games, be sure to keep your eye out for this talented young grom in the years to come. Check out more pictures in the gallery below:

Women’s Vert Final Results:
1. Karen Jones (Santo Andre, Brazil)
2. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.)
3. Mimi Knoop (Chesapeake, Va.)
4. Cara-Beth Burnside (Encinitas, Calif.)
5. Gaby Ponce (Tenafly, N.J.)
6. Julie Kindstrand (Santa Ana, Calif.)
7. Allysha Bergado (El Segundo, Calif.)
8. Annie Sullivan (San Diego, Calif.)

WOMEN’S STREET RECAP

Osiris Girls team rider, Leticia Bufoni, X Games women's street finals

As for the women’s skateboard street finals, the level of riding was truly amazing to say the least. Street legend Elissa Steamer, came back to claim her title, after winning gold 3 years in a row and then taking 2nd after Marissa Dal Santo last year in 2007. Steamer skated consistently throughout the three heats and during the second heat she stuck a lofty, kick flip over the China gap with less than three seconds on the clock, bringing the crowd atop the LA Live Event Deck to an uproar. In the third and last heat of the final, it was second place finisher Dal Santo and bronze medalist Amy Caron’s time to shine as they both landed tough kick flips over the double set of stairs and nose slides down the handrail. Osiris girls team skater, Leticia Bufoni, gave a solid performance coming in a respectable 5th, ollieing the huge staircase, landing a kickflip and a tuck knee over the china gap as well as landing clean fs and bs boardslides down the rail.

Women’s Street Final Results:
1. Elissa Steamer (San Francisco, Calif) 87.83
2. Marisa Dal Sonto (Chicago, Ill.) 81.50
3. Amy Caron (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 80.00
4. Rachel Reinhard (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 78.00
5. Leticia Bufoni (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 77.00
6. Vanessa Torres (Silver Lake, Calif) 65.08
7. Evie Bouilliart (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 60.33
8. Lorena Lima (Sayreville, N.J.) 46.83
9. Lauren Perkins (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 42.83
10. Sophie Poppe (Destelbergen, Belgium) 23.25

Check out video highlights via www.thesideproject.com:



Photos c/o www.anapaulanegrao.com

Osiris Girls Team and buds chillin in Huntington Beach

This past weekend was the S3 Supergirl Jam, a three day all-female action sports event, featuring the top female pros in skate, surf and snow. The Osiris Girls team was there in full force, representing in every event including the skateboard bowl jam, skateboard vert contest, the skateboard street competition as well as the snowboard rail jam. The event took place in Huntington Beach, CA, alongside the US Open of Surfing. Osiris girls team skaters Annie Sullivan, Leticia Bufoni, Karen Jones and Allysha Bergado ripped in the bowl jam, vert contest and the street course. In the bowl jam, Karen took 2nd, Allysha 5th and Annie 10th. Karen also took home best trick in vert with a pop shuv-it, bringing home a total of $4500 in prize money!! Congrats Karen! Street skater Leticia Bufoni came in 4th in the street competion, also pocketing $1000 bucks.

Despite the sunny socal weather, the snowboard rail jam went off without a hitch right down on the scorching hot sand. Our snowboarder Vera Janssen killed it on the rail hitting it backside, frontside, and switch, doing some 270s, pretzels. She took home 4th place and $1000 bucks as well. All in all it was a great weekend hangin out on the beach and watching the best girls in skate, snow and surf throwing down for some awesome prize money. Check out the picture gallery below for some sick action shots as well as the girls just hangin out with their buds in HB.

The full results for the weekend:

Bowl Jam
1. Mimi Knoop
2. Karen Jones
3. Cara-Beth Burnside
4. Julie Kindstrand
5. Allysha Bergado
6. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
7. Amelia Brodka
8. Lea Taylor
9. Megan Brown
10. Annie Sullivan
11. Gaby Ponce
12. Amee Jay Papelera

Skateboard Street Finals
1. Lauren Perkins
2. Rachel Reinhard
3. Evelien Bouilliart
4. Leticia Bufoni
5. Lorena Lima
6. Amy Caron
7. Sophie Poppe
8. Vanessa Torres
9. Rebecca Syrcopoulos
10. Brooke Durgin
11. Eliana Sosco

Best Trick:
Evelien Bouilliart - Bluntslide on the rail

Skateboard Vert Best Trick
1. Karen Jones (Pop Shuv-It)
2. Mimi Knoop (Fronside Invert)
3. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (Gay Twist)
4. Cara Beth Burnside
5. Allysha Bergado
6. Gaby Ponce
7. Amelia Brodka
8. Leah Taylor

Snowboard Rail Jam Finals
1. Laurie Currier
2. Raewyn Reid
3. Chanelle Sladics
4. Vera Janssen
5. Desiree Melancon
6. Jesse Sutton
7. Jamie Madrid
8. Elise Borelli
9. Leanne Pelosi
10. Indigo Monk
11. Ashley Thorton
12. Gaby Viteri

Best Trick:
Laurie Currier - Hard Way Frontside 180 to switch 50/50 to switch Backside 180

For the full story and coverage, check out the S3 Supergirl website.

Osiris girls team rider Leticia Bufoni competed in women’s street, where she placed 2nd in prelims and took 5th in the finals. The competition was stacked as the top pros in women’s skateboarding battled it out in the jam session format for the $25,000 first place price.

Here are the final results and pictures:

1. Lacey Baker $25,000
2. Rachel Reinhard $8,000
3. Vanessa Torres $4,000
4. Elissa Steamer $2,000
5. Leticia Bufoni $1,500
6. Amy Caron $250
7. Lorena Lima $250
8. Lauren Perkins $250
9. Evelien Bouilliart $250
10. Marissa Del Santo $250

Video Highlights c/o The Side Project:

Congrats to all the girls who competed, they all killed it out there..!

For more info check out www.maloofmoneycup.com