Every so often, I’ll come across an emotional video that really makes me feel something, deep inside my soul. This is not one of those. Brazilian Italo Romano apparently had his legs surgically removed by a train, and has since learned how to sit on a skateboard and flip it with his hands. I mean, c’mon. Next you’re going to tell me that this guy got sponsored by a shoe company like DC… Wait, really? Video after the jump!

For the uninitiated, skateboarding looks like tons of fun until you actually step up on one yourself and bust your @ss. After your first big fall, it becomes a question of how badly you want it – because you’re going to take a lot more before you’re done with the sport. Here are some falls that have been recorded in slow motion (anywhere from 500-1000 fps). They really let you see how much damage is caused to your body. Check out the spills after the jump!

With Mother Nature and Jack Frost double teaming everyone’s plans and coating most of the nation in their waste, you don’t get to see much skin. Eye candy is in limited supply, covered in thick wrappers that will take multiple Four Lokos mixed with medical marijuana sodas and topped with Whipped Lightning to remove. Luckily, a few years back Wave House had the great idea to start a “Beanies and Bikinis” contest, in which brave, shivering hotties donned skimpy swimwear and their favorite skullcaps (aka “beanies”) to see who is the coolest of the cold.

Straight off his third Dew Tour Championship skate vert win just a few days ago, Shaun White and Ubisoft games are prepping to release “Shaun White Skateboarding” October 28th for the all major gaming consoles. The games promises you the ability to create incredible skate lines using city structures, stretch and twist handrails to dizzying heights, empty fountains to create bowls, make alleys into epic quarter pipes and much more!

Enter COED’s “World’s Manliest Swag Sack” Contest to win a prize package that includes a waterproof MP3 player, a Skateboarding and Snowboarding Nintendo Wii Controller, NHL headphones, gaming mouse, docking station, and portable instant grills.

When talking about the surf, sun, sand and sounds of summer – having plenty of smokin’ hot tunes are absolutely necessary to solidify the perfect season. COED spoke with Jared Watson – a founding member of Huntington Beach based band The Dirty Heads — and asked 5 quick questions that cover the basic necessities of being a super cool, red hot and wildly popular hybrid of rock, acoustic and hip-hop fun that is appreciated by everyone from coast to coast.

“The Wave” Is 27-Years-Old!
Matt Stairs Quote Of The Year!
Madonna and A-Rod Are “Definitely” Together
The Hardest Part Of Rollerblading Is…
Fake Banker Begs On Wall Street
HBO Renews Entourage For 6th Season
Grindin’: An Oral History of Skate Shoes
An Interactive Sarah Palin Oval Office
Nonpartisan Nipples: Cau… Click to read more

Twenty-six year-old Heather Vandeven is a badass. Growing up in Santa Rosa, California, she was athletic and punky, playing sports and skateboarding. As a late-bloomer, she didn’t always plan on being a professional beauty, and joined the US Army for two and a half years, and has a degree in Education from Southern Illinois U. She was Penthouse ̶… Click to read more

Shaun White is an extreme double-threat athlete sporting Olympic Gold in snowboarding and top X-Game honors in both skateboarding and snowboarding. You can see him from January 24th – 28th in the 2008 Winter X Games on ESPN and on the cover of the January issue of Men’s Journal.
In this video Shaun talks about playing youth soccer and how it lead h… Click to read more

Shaun White is an extreme double-threat athlete sporting Olympic Gold in snowboarding and top X-Game honors in both skateboarding and snowboarding. You can see him from January 24th – 28th in the 2008 Winter X Games on ESPN and on the cover of the January issue of Men’s Journal.
In this video Shaun talks about the effects of fame and signing autographs.… Click to read more

A murder mystery involving a skateboarder? Directed by Gus Van Sant? Color me interested.… Click to read more

Jake Brown is the skateboarder who fell 50 feet directly on his ass at last weeks X-Games.
Yesterday Jake appeared on the Larry King Show and it turns out to be the most horrendous interview of all time. Larry is completely out of touch, unprepared for the interview and keeps cutting Jake off. At one point Larry wigs out and starts a rapid fire series of questions… Click to read more