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• Street: Oakley Team Ripper Tyler Hendley Throws Down, Video Style

  

  Posted over 2 years ago by Andrew De Lara

  We know you missed him. Long-Time Oakley Rider Tyler Hendley is back in your video player – delivering some bona fide street rippage. Check this…

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• Global Sports Icon: Shaun White Soars to New Heights in 2010

  

  Posted over 2 years ago by Andrew De Lara

  Shaun White is now a bona fide household name. This Oakley Team Superstar and Olympic Gold Medalist has truly rocketed to insane heights and recognition this past year. Transcending his sport, he’s not only one of the best Skate and Snowboard athletes on the Planet, he’s a Global Ambassador for his sport, the center of his own awesome video game and a natural in the bright lights, red carpets and glamour that is the entertainment industry (and the “Chairman of the Board” of Spike TV’s 2010 Guy’s Choice Awards to boot). But let’s get back to the core of it all. He is where he is because of one indisputable fact: Shaun White is just a ridiculously sick athlete. Throwing down huge, revolutionary new maneuvers not seen in his two sports during contests, he dazzled sports fans everywhere while racking up medals left and right this year.

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• Legends: Oakley’s Bob Burnquist and Eric Koston Inducted Into Skateboarding Hall of Fame

  

  Posted over 2 years ago by Andrew De Lara

  They’re known as legends in the sport. But now it’s official. Oakley Skate Team Superstars Bob Burnquist and Erik Koston (past) were inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame on Dec. 4 – joining a truly iconic group of inductees that included the likes of Dogtown legends Steve Caballero and Stacy Peralta. The vibrant ceremony went down at the Cooper Building in Los Angeles – complete with food, music, live auctions and the industry’s biggest and brightest personalities. All to honor some of the skaters that helped shape the sport into what it is today.

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