Monday Malay - November 30th

Being that last week was a holiday, with most in America getting fat in front of the TV for our annual Turkey Day celebration, one might not expect much to happen that's newsworthy. Yet the week of November 23rd-29 (Monday to Sunday) had plenty of action sports happenings worth mentioning. Here's BNQT's breakdown of the top headlines from the past 7 days.

LynZ Adams Hawkins Becomes First Women to Land a McTwist

LynZ Adams Hawkins

The McTwist has been a staple skateboarding transition trick since Mike McGill first corked a 540 back in the early 80s. Since that time, every self-respecting pro skater with a zest for vert has added it to his competitive repertoire. Yet some 25 years later, the stylish hallmark has remained elusive among the ranks of skating s feminine side until now. Last week at the Tony Hawk Show event in Paris, France, Californian Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins stuck it before the amazed eyes of 5,000+ spectators and fellow skaters. Check here for more.

Carissa Moore wins Gidget Pro/Steph Gilmore wins 3rd World ASP Title

Carissa Moore at Sunset.

Susnet Beach is no joke. It's where Rick Kane wiped out Vince, after all. This past week both Carissa Moore and Stephanie Gilmore took to it with force howerver, each making the final of the Gidget Pro. Moore landed atop the podium to claim the event victory in pounding 6-10 foot Hawaiian surf, but it was Gilmore who stole the show with her third place finish - enough to seal her third straight ASP Women's World Title. Full recap here.

Copper Mountain Opens Superpipe

Copper's pipe diggers at work.

Most of the world's top snowboarding talent flood Colorado early each season to take advantage of early openings and prime freestyle terrain. Among their destinations is Copper Mountain - known for having one of the world's best superpipe. On Saturday, November 28 Copper opened its pipe to rave reviews. This year Copper is set to host the first stop of the Grand Prix Olympic Qualifiers and will also double as the official training ground for the US Snowboard Team every day leading up to the event, closing the pipe for their exclusive use each morning from 8-10:30 am during the week and 9-11am on the weekends. Outside those hours the pipe is open to all so you still have plenty of time to get your own shred on between now and the New Year. As a bonus - a high probability of mixing it up with some of the world's best pipe jocks. For more visit http://www.coppercolorado.com/

Wendy's, Ubisoft and Powerbar complete Winter Dew Tours' Partner Roster for 2009-10 season

Tanner Hall at last year's Inaugural Winter Dew
Tour.

In its second consecutive year the Winter Dew Tour brings the best snowboarders and freeskiers together to vie for the largest winter prize purse in action sports. That prize purse got another shot in the arm this week with the announcement that Wendy's, Ubisoft and PowerBar have joined on as tour sponsors. What's the shot you ask? Not only the general underwriting inherent in more sponsorship but also $5,000 bonus cash awarded to the PowerBar Performance of the Year - an award program where fans will help decide which athlete had the most clutch performance from each Winter Dew Tour stop. The three winners from the individual events will be eligible for the year-end award honor and a $5,000 bonus, as voted on by fans and presented at the Toyota Championship. Visit here for the full schedule

2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Schedule Announced

Lucas Oil Motocross Series

For motocross fans nothing beats the freedom of the outdoors and a hot days on a long dirt track. While mid-winter doldrums are around the corner and the gears are shifting to Supercross, outdoor lovers can already begin to look forward to next years schedule - start planning your tailgate parties now. See the full schedule here.