ADIDAS SNOWBOARDING UNVEILS ITS TEAM
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Adidas is officially upping the ante, unveiling a team that will make it a serious contender to become one of the biggest brands in snowboarding. Jake Blauvelt (who was already on the team) will now be joined by Keegan Valaika and Kazu Kokubo, which might explain why the pair of them parted company with Burton over the summer. They’ve also signed heavy hitter (and Transworld Rider of the Year) Eric Jackson as well as Yes girl Helen Schettini and Gnu’s jibbing jedi Forest Bailey. How’s that for some seriously heavy hitters?
The announcement came out yesterday, and interestingly, it didn’t come directly from Adidas, but via the athletes’ social media feeds. As well as being a clever way to let the news leak virally, the decision to announce their participation this way fits with Adidas’ emphasis on collaboration, something they see this as key to the brand. It’s also indicative of their softly, softly approach similar to the one that has seen them grow so successfully in skating, which has to beat coming in all guns blazing.
As such, the only thing we’ll be seeing from Adidas this year is the ‘apres shred boot’, designed with the help of Blauvelt. The first of their snowboard boots proper won’t be unveiled until next year’s tradeshows, in time to make it into shops for winter 2013. If the launch means they’re going to give serious resources to the likes of E-Jack and Kazu, we’re not complaining. That’ll surely just mean more of this kind of radness!
http://whitelines.mpora.com/news/adidas-snowboarding-unveils-its-team.html
I want to see their boots!
If they look like this, ill buy a pair
When NIKE did this boot, I so wanted a pair!!!!! But Mrs Mizu told me that I wasn’t 20 anymore!!!!! Hahhahahaaa!!!!!
Actually saw a guy wearin some at Thredders!!!!!
You’re not 30 anymore either. 
Bloody smartarse kids!!!!!
Don’t listen to him Miz. If you wanna rock the bright coloured Nikes then just do it (see what I did there).
I will be dressing the way I want to until the day I die.
I love Adidas shoes. I skate in a pair of old (Run DMC style) White and Black 3 stripes.
It would be so dope if they made a pair of snowboard boots like that!
Yeah, I don’t listen to anyone that wears a sequined leotard, mate!!!!!
What?
I request photos!
Thats an impressive team.. kudos to them for signing a whole lot of big hitters. Keen to see how they go as a brand, Nike have really taken off over the past few years so no doubt Adidas will do the same.
When NIKE did this boot, I so wanted a pair!!!!! But Mrs Mizu told me that I wasn’t 20 anymore!!!!! Hahhahahaaa!!!!!
Actually saw a guy wearin some at Thredders!!!!!
Just watched the ad for theses!!!!!