Tony Hawk Smashed His Face

Lil Wayne shouldn't feel too bad about his skate park accident the other day ... because even the greatest boarder of all time isn't immune to a crash every now and then.

The legendary Tony Hawk smashed his face in during a doubles session at the Kona Skate Park in Jacksonville, Florida yesterday ... leaving the 43-year-old with a very snaggled front tooth.

After the fall, Hawk -- who's now headed to Georgia -- tweeted, "Oops, doubles with Staab went wrong at Kona. Anyone know a good dentist in Savannah? <-- not a joke."

Hours after he smashed his face in a skateboarding accident yesterday, Tony Hawk had his crooked tooth removed altogether. 

Skateboarder Chris Cole Sends Kids to Camp

Chris Cole and DC Shoes are sending 30 kids from the Philadelphia area to Woodward Action Sports Camp in Western Pennsylvania for a week beginning Sunday. As a kid, Cole, the two-time Thrasher magazine Skater of the Year and two-time X Games gold medalist, couldn't afford to go to Woodward. As an adult and elite pro, it's one of his favorite places.

"I was thinking of what we could do to give back to skaters in the Philadelphia area and the idea came through that because of how much I love Woodward, how accommodating Woodward has been for us and how willing they are as a camp to help out kids in the area," Cole told ESPN. "I approached Woodward about it; they were completely backing it. Then we were trying to figure out a way to get the right kids involved.

Teaming up with the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, 30 kids were chosen to participate. All the kids involved skateboard and come from backgrounds where the camp opportunity would not be possible without the generosity of Cole, Woodward and DC shoes. Cole and Woodward are splitting the coast of sending the children to camp (tuition rate is more than $1,000 per camper) while DC is providing each kid with a brand new pair of Cole's signature Chris Cole S skate shoes.

As an added treat for the kids, Cole will be joining them during their skateboard camp experience. "I'm going to be up at Woodward for the majority of their week," he said.

Shaun White and Vail Resorts Announce Partnership

Vail Resorts announced that Shaun White will now be representing all six of Vail's world-class resorts. For years, Park City has dished out the dough to be named Shaun White's "home mountain" but now a new enterprise has swopped in and is footing the bill to retain the star.

Vail Resorts sent out an eager press release stating White will now call Northstar at Tahoe his "primary training resort" and he will also represent Vail's five other mountains. The ink on the new deal affirms White will design his own 22-foot superpipe at Northstar and every Epic Pass sale requires Vail Resorts to donate $5 to Shaun's charity of choice, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

We're all for the donation aspect of the deal- that's really cool... Just wondering how many of you will shred Northstar just because it's Shaun White's "home" turf?

As part of the launch of the new relationship, Vail Resorts will donate $5 for each Epic Season Pass sold to White's chosen charity, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In addition, White will be designing a limited edition Epic Season Pass, which will be available to Epic Season Pass holders this fall through a Facebook promotion.

"Shaun White is the ultimate personification of the new energy and vibrancy we see across the mountain resort industry. Shaun's creativity and innovation has led the way for the self-expression we see in the halfpipes and terrain parks at all six of our resorts.

Shaun embodies the same leadership we aspire to at Vail Resorts, as we constantly look for ways to improve and re-invent the guest experience," said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of Vail Resorts.

"We are excited to partner with Shaun and are thrilled to start our collaboration with a promotion that allows us to celebrate his creativity and commitment to give back to those in need."

"This feels like a homecoming because I have spent so much time riding at most of Vail Resorts' mountains," said White. "With Northstar as my home mountain, I now have the ideal place to train and continue to grow as an athlete and I am looking forward to all the possibilities this partnership brings."

VAIL RESORTS & SHAUN WHITE

White has dominated the sport of snowboarding for the past decade. He won his first Olympic gold medal in the Halfpipe event at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy, with a record 46.8 points and then went on to win it again in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, improving his own record with 48.4 points in his final run. White is the first and only snowboarder to win four consecutive gold medals in the Winter X Games Halfpipe competition. Combining his success in skateboarding, White is the first athlete to compete and medal in two different sports in both the Summer and Winter X Games in 2003 and again in 2011. He also is the first and only athlete to win gold medals in both the Summer (2006 and 2008) and Winter Dew Cup events (2009). White was recently honored with the 2011 ESPY for "Male Action Sports Athlete" for the fourth consecutive year.

For more information, visit www.northstarattahoe.com/shaunwhite

Lasek and P-Rod win Dew Tour Portland

In Sunday's Skate Bowl finals at the Dew Tour Portland Invitational, it was a battle between 38-year-old Bucky Lasek and 16-year-old Pedro Barros, but in the end it was Lasek's final run -- backside lipslide off the deep end hip to a backside tailslide into the deep end -- that won out over Barros'. "It feels awesome to win in Portland because this is the home of concrete parks and what better place to win on the portable bowl at Dew Tour," Lasek said. "It's pretty exciting making the run that I made and making it three times is a great accomplishment for me. I think lately I've had the heart of a tiger, just attacking it, going for it, living life and skateboarding. That's what it's all about."

Andy Macdonald pulled it all together in his final run of the superjam to take third and bump Ben Hatchell into fourth after they were having their own battle for placement throughout the event.

2011 Dew Tour Portland Invitational: Skate Bowl, August 14

Rank	Name	Score
1.	Bucky Lasek	87.26
2.	Pedro Barros	85.26
3.	Andy Macdonald	83.13
4.	Ben Hatchell	81.51
5.	Willis Kimbel	76.38

Skate Street

Plan B's Paul Rodriguez won Skate Street at the Dew Tour Portland Invitational in Portland, Ore. on Saturday. Placing second was Ryan Decenzo, followed by Manny Santiago in third place.

"Everyone was landing so many things, so I had no clue who was going to win. I'm just grateful that it was me," said Rodriguez after the super final results were announced.

P-Rod threw down runs that included effortless switch back lips down the rail, switch kickflip backside 50-50s on the hubba, and kept it more consistent than any other competitor in the super finals.

Rounding out the Skate Street super finals in Portland was Kelvin Hoefler in fourth, Danilo Do Rosario in fifth and Adam Dyet in sixth.

Dew Tour favorite Greg Lutzka broke his board in the first round of finals and was forced to ride a borrowed board. As a result, Lutzka did not advance to the super finals.

"I could've done better if I hadn't broken my board, but we're out here, having fun and Portland is amazing. I had to go through four boards to get comfortable, and I still wasn't comfortable, but that's just the way it is," said Lutzka during the super finals.

2011 Dew Tour Portland Invitational: Skate Street, August 13

Rank	Name	Score
1.	Paul Rodriguez	88.18
2.	Ryan Decenzo	85.20
3.	Manny Santiago	82.73
4.	Kelvin Hoefler	81.10
5.	Danilo Do Rosario	77.65
5.	Adam Dyet	73.25

Mountain Dew’s Online Premiere of Streets of Fury

Be the first to see Mountain Dew’s STREETS OF FURY, a new 90 second video starring Paul Rodriguez, Theotis Beasley and Keelan Dadd. RSVP to attend the Digital Premiere on Facebook.

Paul, Theotis, and Keelan are to be featured in a new web short from Mountain Dew entitled Streets of Fury. Judging by the quality of coverage Paul and Theotis have always put out, in addition to Keelan being handpicked for the team by the likes of Paul, though short, the video will probably bring some NBDs and probably some WTFs, so be sure to RSVP to the online premiere or I’m sure you’ll still be able to check it out tomorrow one way or another.