The organizing committee of EXTREMEX Independence, the International festival of extreme sports, leisure and tourism which is to take place in Sokolniki Park from June 12th – 15th, 2014, has received a letter of greeting from the Moscow city Government. In his address, Nikolay Gulyaev, the first deputy head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sport of the city of Moscow remarks that currently EXTREMEX Independence is one of the most significant events of the capital in the field of extreme sports.

Denis Tsukanov, Curator of the EXTREMEX Independence festival, was interviewed for Bolshoi Sport, Olympic champion Alexei Nemov’s magazine. In his interview Denis summed up the results of the sports season 2013.

The Putyayevskie Ponds in Sokolniki Park have seen the conclusion of the 2013 summer wakeboarding season. The final event was the Vertigo Games supported by IWWF. Kickers, quarter pipes, and other stunt structures were specially delivered from Rostov-on-Don.

Vic Wild and Alena Zavarzina are the happily-married Olympic couple of snowboarders. A 28-year-old American-born snowboarder Wild became a Russian citizen only 2 years ago, when his relationship with a 25-year-old sportsman from Novosibirsk Alena Zavarzina became really serious. The newly made Russian has won gold at the Sochi Olympics. A Swiss snowboarder Nevin Galmarini was his main competitor at the finals, but Wild defeated him after the first round.

Having won the silver medal in snowboarding: men's parallel giant slalom at the Olympics in Sochi, Russian sportsman Nikolai Olyunin noted he has been working out a lot to get this medal. He also admitted Pierre Vaultier deservedly won the golden medal...

A new brand is picking up in the field of off-road buggies in the United States. Massimo Motors managed to increase sales by 30%. A new series of Alligator off-road buggies shows its own style in the design and in the custom design solutions. Moreover, it is officially announced that the agreement with the Sheffield Financial company on adoption was signed. Plus, the project will be financed by GE Capital.