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Supergirl Jam In Venice Beach

Last weekend was the 4th Annual Supergirl Jam Fest in Venice Beach, California. Some of the winners are pictured above, Aarin Gates, Fallon Heffernan and Crissy Grasselli.

Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin and stars of the upcoming ABC Family show Hellcats, Robby Jones and Aly Michalka were there to cheer on girls competing in in-line skating, skateboarding and snowboarding (yes, they created a snowboarding ramp on the beach). Check out the hill of snow below!

The Supergirl Jam is the largest all-female competition and lifestyle festival, designed to celebrate female strength, independence and empowerment.

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Transparent Systems Clothing Line By Rainbow Alexander

We attended Paul Rodriguez‘s shoe launch last weekend where we met his girlfriend, Rainbow Alexander.

Rainbow has launched a clothing line called Transparent Systems which includes t-shirts, tanks  and hoodies for both the male and female consumer. All the tops in the picture above are pieces of the latest collection (except the baby).

The line is currently available in local Los Angeles skate shops but they are expanding to Chicago and New York. Transparentt Systems is also available online.

Paul and Rainbow pictured below:

Paul Rodriguez Shoe Launch

Pro skateboarder held his shoe launch party at Primitive in Encino on Saturday.

Fans were able to see the shoe up close, get an autograph from P-Rod and were treated to music by BJ the funky DJ and food from a Kogi Korean BBQ food truck.

Check out the cool pictures below!

Nike produced artwork of P-Rod.

Skateboarding fans listened to music, chowed down on Kogi Tacos and had custom Prmitive t-shirts made. Over 300 people attended Saturday’s event.

Pictured above is Paul’s 4th Nike shoe – lookin’ good!

Paul chatting with a fan at the launch party. We had so much fun at this event. Shout out to Pasqual Allen for the invite!

Athlete Sighting: Ron Artest

Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Ron Artest was spotted hanging out at the Maloof Money Cup on Sunday in Orange County, California.

Ron was hanging out with rapper Lil John.

Photo: Neftalie Williams

Food And More At The Maloof Money Cup!

The Orange County Fair has arrived!  With a little less than a week left before it’s gone, now is the time to go get your fill of rides, music, the Money Cup and of course, the deliciously scary fair food.  When attending the Maloof Money Cup, all of the same food vendors and fair attractions are available, though it’d take more than just on day to take part in everything!   The classic rides like ferris wheels, haunted houses, and mazes are all available with a petting zoo for children who are too young for the rides.  There are live performances by a variety of musical acts like Weird Al, John Legend, LeAnn Rimes and about every classic rock cover band you could imagine.  Now for the food!  As far as meals go, there are plenty of options ranging from fried chicken to tacos.  Pizza, hot-dogs and pretty much any other style of eats you could want are available but the real excitement comes from trying the things that you could only get once a year, and only at the fair.  Perfect food for watching the death-defying skateboard competition.  For the sake of journalistic integrity, bacon dipped in chocolate and deep fried Oreos covered in chocolate and powdered sugar were consumed.  To be honest, they were both tasty!  The Oreo tasted like a sweet cake while the chocolate bacon tasted . . . like bacon covered in chocolate?  Of course, things like deep fried sticks of butter and deep fried Krispy Kream chicken sandwiches were avoided out of fear, but there are plenty of opportunities for more brave taste buds to experiment and shock the senses.

Maloof Money Cup Skateboard Competition

Skate or die!  The Maloof Money Cup (MMC) skateboard competition has returned to Costa Mesa and resides in it’s familiar home of the Orange County Fairgrounds.  Founded in 2008 by Joe and Gavin Maloof, whose family owns the Palms in Las Vegas as well as the the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise, the Money Cup is a three day street and vert skateboard competition that boasts unique courses designed by the skaters themselves and a philosophy that skateboarders are professionals and should be compensated fairly.  Each street and vert contest winner wins $100,000 and $75,000 respectively, reaching a total of nearly $800,000 in cash and prizes.

The impromtu skatepark is a dream come true with giant ‘mega-ramps’ and half-pipes as well as an impressively put together concrete street course.  The schedule is over-flowing with exciting events that began on Wednesday with the Masters (the old school pros) and end Sunday with Volcom Street Pro Finals and Awards.  On Friday, famous skaters such as Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald and Bob Burnquist were competing on the mini-mega ramp, catching air over the gap or grinding on the rail before being launched by the quarter pipe 50 feet from the ground.  The crowd couldn’t get enough of the high flying daredevil-like athletes but soon shifted bleachers to the street course once the competition had ended.  Nelly performed as the amateurs warmed up for the World Industries Am Street Prelims that went until 6:30.  At 7 pm the pros took the park for the Volcom Street Pro Prelims and skated until 9:30 in front of the biggest crowd of the day.  With official after-parties each night after the events, there is surely enough to do all day long.  If you missed it this year, make sure you grab your board and check it out next year!

UFC President Dana White Hangs Out With Skater Rob Dyrdek

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UFC President Dana White took his kids to Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, the warehouse/playground that is featured on his MTV reality show of the same name. It was one of his son’s birthdays, and the kids got to skate, hang out with the pro skater, ride his three-wheeled sports car, and shoot each other with a tennis ball cannon. Dana White posts weekly video blogs that you can watch on the UFC channel on YouTube.

X Games 16 Under Way In LA

The X Games are under way in LA, from the Staples Center and Nokia Live, to the Coliseum and LA Live, events are taking place all over downtown.  Travis Pastrana won his seventh Moto X Freestyle gold today, Ryan Sheckler topped the skate street elimination round, and Shaun White hit the vert ramp. Tune in to ESPN to watch the X Games, the event ends on August 1st.

Athletes Nominated For 2010 Teen Choice Awards!

Congrats to all the athletes nominated for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards!

Those in the running for best male athlete include: Albert Pujols, Apolo Anton Ohno, David Beckham, Drew Brees and LeBron James. Competing for best female athlete are: Candace Parker, Danica Patrick, Lindsey Vonn, Misty May-Treanor and Serena Williams.

In the action sports category, the male athletes are: Shaun White, Ryan Sheckler, Kelly Slater, Travis Pastrana and Kevin Pearce. In the action sports female category are: Torah Bright, Hannah Teter, Sarah Burke, Ashley Fiolek and Maya Gabeira.

The awards show will air on August 9th on Fox at 8pm. Vote for your favorite athletes here. Which athletes will be taking home a surfboard this year?

Athlete Sighting: Jesse Landen

Professional skateboarder Jesse Landen was spotted shopping at the Grove in Los Angeles on Friday.