Zoom Omar Salazar SB By Nike SB Global Release: March 13, 2010

(Euro release 20 March)

From his early days as an amateur from Northern California, to his rise as one of skateboarding’s most original and inspirational professionals, one thing has always been clear about Omar Salazar: the energy he brings with his raw and creative style of skating is truly one of a kind. After years of mind-bending video parts and magazine coverage, Nike SB is proud to announce the release of Omar Salazar’s first pro model shoe, the Zoom Omar Salazar SB.

Omar officially joined the Nike SB team in 2005 after a year of skating in what was the most technical shoe in our line, the Zoom E-Cue. As one of our first ams, Omar preferred the shoe for its comfort and durability and has since skated in nearly every shoe we’ve made. For his own model he worked with footwear designer James Arizumi to create a technically advanced mid-top that gives a nod to classic skate shoe silhouettes.

“I wanted a shoe that had a classic look and feel but also included Nike’s technology and DNA. When you look at it from far away it looks familiar, but up close you notice all the custom details that I wanted to include in my signature shoe,” said Salazar.

For the first time ever, proprietary Nike Flywire technology has been applied to a skate shoe and results in superior heel lock and stability, while reducing weight. Omar’s nickname “Outer Space” gets the royal treatment with a space-themed outsole tread that features a thin, flexible rubber edge for a vulc-like flick. And last but not least, a hidden tongue pocket allows you to adjust the shoe’s tongue thickness.

To honor the shoe’s release, Jon Humphries and Jason Hernandez created a special video shot at a top-secret location this past winter. To view the clip and to learn more about the Zoom Omar Salazar SB please visit:

http://www.nikeskateboarding.com/outerspace

Both colorways available at zumiez from 20/03/2010

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SPONSORED

01. Fries Taillieu
02. Christian Plettner
03. Fabian Verhaeghe
04. Mohammed Saouti
05. Pieterjan Claeys
06. Kevin Tshala
07. Timo Deconinck
08. James Ghekiere
09. Tim Jacobs
10. Jonathan Thijs
11. Kevin Vu
12. Tim Zom
13. Ronan Pappaert
14. Hans Borg
15. Yanto Dréze

NONSPONSORED

01. Michel Verstraete
02. Glen Vanderheyden
03. Trevor Capon
04. Jonathon Lindor
05. Josué Deltour
06. Simon Deprez
07. Thomas Vanhulle
08. Yamine Bensafia
09. Nick Vanieuwenhuyse
10. Alonso Goessaert
11. Verbrugghe Maarten
12. Vanwalleghem Anthony
13. Yaram Diattara
14. Jaffa Gamon
15. Fré Dumazy

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We kicked off in Oostende four weeks ago. 60 non sponsored & 30 sponsored skaters gave it a shot. Michel Verstraete beat all the non sponsored boys with some solid runs. James Ghekiere won his first contest as a sponsored skater, he surprised everybody with some super smooth skateboarding. After a run including a 5m long fs nosegrind, the cleanest bs smithgrind ever & a hardflip bank to bank he nailed a laserflip bank to bank first try in the jam session. Watch the Oostende video here

The second stop of the BOTW skateboardcircus was at the Beurshallen in the medieval Brugge. The restyled Rampaffairz streetcourse was ready on wednesday afternoon. There was a little delay due to the snowy conditions, by 3 o’clock in the afternoon more than 100 skaters were impatiently waiting to skate the fresh hipcombination. One of them was PJ Claeys, he found some sweet lines on the new setup right away. His skateboarding allready announced that he would be the man to beat on sunday. And so it was, even Grand Prix Winner Tim Zom from Rotterdam couldn’t follow the skateboardmachine from Aalter. Pj took home the € 250 cash for first place, Fries Taillieu got second and Tim Zom third. In the non sponsored category it was last years overall winner Trevor Cappon who was the man of the day. Check out the Brugge edit.

The third sunday the city of Menen was the place of mayhem. Peeps from Leuven, Hasselt, Gent, Brussels, and even Rouen (Fr) came to the lovely litte town with the most sketchy skateboardfloor ever. Sponsored category was most interesting with the presence of Nike SB’s European talent Youness Amrani, Adrien Bullard & Kevin Tshala. Youness killed the streetcourse switchstance and was super consistent with technical tricks. Fries was aigain second and PJ came in third. Once again Trevor Cappon skated too strong for the rest in the non sponsored division. Nice contestvideo from Menen.

Last sunday we held the last qualification round of the Best of The West Skateboard cup in Roeselare. It was a stormy and cold outside, but skateboarding was hot inside. Again hundreds of skateboarders came to watch and participate in the BOTWcup. the qualification runs of the sponsored riders were of a real high level. Stand outs were Koenraad Helsen, bs nollie 270 heelflip over the hip. Jonathan Thijs, crooked bs 180 out at speed mach 10 and Tim Jacobs taking his bowl skills to the streetcourse with a huge transfer quarter to bank. In the finals Jonathan skated a real solid run and nailed 20 tricks during the jam session. 1st place for from Leuven. His homie Tim Jacobs came in second. Dirty South Mo got a well deserved third place. In the nonsponsored category Glenn Vanderheylen finally showed what he got and ended 1st. Watch all results, pictures & video on the official BOTW webpage.

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Best Of The West is organized by the city of Oostende, Brugge, Menen, Roeselare & skatepark ZumieZ and is supported by Globe, Jart skateboards, Carhartt, Red Bull, WOOD mag & Provincie West-Vlaanderen

Many thanks goes out to all volunteers and skateboarders who follow us every sunday.

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Only a few weeks after Fabian got his 10 tricks up on Mpora, it’s now time for his Australian Volcom homie Chima Ferguson. Check out Chima’s ten tricks in HD filmed by Hans Claessens, click the cross to skip the ad.

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