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Volcom Still Waiting For Kick-Flip
The search still continues, and apparently this one may take a while…
Last November Volcom launched its Kickflip-off contest in hopes of pushing surfers to progression while obtaining the rights to footage of the first ever documented kickflip on a surfboard. Over 4 months and many failed attempts later, they’re still waiting. The $10,000 grand-prize is still without a home and could be without one for some time.
One thing I found kind of interesting, is that unlike the first couple of months after launching, there are no mentions of the contest on their homepage. Their YouTube kickflipoff page has a few entries of near-makes, but not as many as I would have imagined at this point. Is this a sign that Volcom has lost a bit of interest in the contest, or is it a testament to the difficulty of executing such a technical maneuver? The ‘above the lip’ qualification can’t be making this any easier as well.
Someday someone, somewhere will put this one down. I thought going into this it would happen sooner and I’m guessing Volcom did as well.
Tags: Volcom
Posted by Shaun on Monday, March 31st, 2008 in Brands, Surfing.
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