1/2/2024 0 Comments Intermediate mini ramp tricks![]() ![]() Props to local ballie rippers and Kom residents Knut Otto and Lingo Rodrigues, OG Joburg and Pretoria lifer skate legends who held their own in the manic session in between runs by skate groms aged from 12 to over 50. OG winner Miguel Howell released a day of pent up skate energy leading the judging team, with a flurry of crazy lip tricks and solid runs, closely followed by Cape Town legend Amin Gray, who brought the old school with bonelesses, lofty frontside ollies and a bucket load of OG style. Intermediate winner Kai Stubbs, impossible rock fakie.Īfter the prize giving and product toss, a few OGs hit the ramp for a jam session, joined by a few special guests, including Jeanmarc, a technical master who predictably stole the show with tricks like a ghetto bird (nollie hardflip late backside 180°) to backside disaster, a bigspin flip backside disaster revert and a frontside flip from the extension. ![]() On form, Marci landed a solid kickflip across the gap to the baby mini ramp and came close to edging out Thomas for the prize of the Olfi SA action camera for best trick, but only managed to stick the last of several attempts at a frontside blunt after time was called on the session. Thomas won best trick for a backside noseblunt revert, that had the crowd going mental when he finally stuck it in the Open jam session. Standouts through the day included local up and comer and eventual winner Marci Rodrigues and Eyethu’s Thomas Williams, who finished third. The Open division was even more hotly contested, with the presence of some of Hout Bay’s Eyethu Skate Park best shredders lifting everyone’s performances. On form, Marci landed a solid kickflip across the gap to the baby mini ramp and came close to edging out Thomas for the prize of the Olfi SA action camera for best trick. Thomas Williams of Hout Bay won best trick for a backside noseblunt revert, that had the crowd going mental when he finally stuck it in the Open jam session. The skating from the Intermediate division was also next level, with plenty of technical magic on the coping and some solid runs from the young rippers. ![]() The grom skate spirit was wild from the get go, with a flurry of lip tricks and airs from the boys and girls. Up for grabs was an impressive array of prizes sponsored by blunt, Merchant and Maker, Fallen, Volcom, Olfi SA, The Shred Skate Park, Dope Industries, Glob Wax, Slappy Skateboards, Freestyle Designs, Blind Skateboards and Cone Collection, with the support of Kommetjie Skate Association and Monster Energy. The mini ramp skate comp, organised by blunt mag, Merchant and Maker, IamThalente’s Skate School’s Thalente Biyela, and hosted by Merchant and Maker, drew around 40 entrants, with top South African professional skateboarder, Jeanmarc Johannes, acting as one of the judges. ![]()
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