For Go Skateboarding Day, June 21st 2010, Eli Stein from Coalition skate shop organized a genuine unauthorized street contest. The original plan was to have it at 2 pm at SLO high but the Principal took notice when over 30 skaters barged straight for the 7 stairs. Not expecting to get the boot on arrival, the mob quickly relocated to trainstation.
Vito Travelini, 360 flip, first try for silver.
Isaiah, switch ollie.
Billy Perry backside 180. Sorry Bill for missing the nollie bs 180. 4th place.
Billy: go back and land this hardflip!
Bronson forward flip. This had to be the craziest trick attempted during the contest. Later on in the day, Bronson was at it again trying bs 360 kickflips over the pyramid during One Way Boardshop's "Best Trick" competition at SLO park.
Oscar Gonzalez, airwalk frontside shove-it. He landed on it but broke his tail...
then grabbed someone else's board and went on to land a straight airwalk. After a couple of other wild attempts Oscar went from what looked like a bailed kf to a double flip second try that earned him the gold. Sorry Oscar, we didn't get a photo of the double kf catch but be sure to check out the land in the montage at the bottom.
Cory Jones, frontside bigspin for bronze.
James Rivers, fs flip. James didn't enter the contest but skated anyhow. By the end he was already gone when the judges tried to give him the bronze. Later on he said he'd rather the younger guys get hooked up anyhow.
Session Killer.
Oscar taking the gold.
Thanks to Eli, Coalition, and all of the skaters who came down for the event. Lets do it again next year!
