Youth Week Sk8 Jam 2009. May 2nd Contest Results. Join Hippie Mike for another Youth Week sk8 Jam. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Sponsored. Enter by Donation. All proceeds go to the Surrey Food Bank. YOUTH WEEK SK8 JAM 2009
 
I don't have too much to say about the Youth Week Sk8 Jam. It was the first year we held it at the Fleetwood Sk8 Park, and usually I get a huge turn out at this park. This contest was a little different, whereas the majority of participants were in the Advanced and Sponsored categories, which is awesome. A lot of people skate Fleetwood every day as their Local Park, and the more experienced kids destroy the place. I was looking forward to seeing some really talented runs, but then it rained...

I would say there was about 60-70 people skating before the contest began. Everybody was skating really good, landing all their tricks and having a good time. The beginner category only had about 15 kids in it, which is very rare. Usually, the majority of the day is spent running the Beginner Category. We went through the kids right quick. Wesley Skinner started things off by landing almost every trick he tried in his first run. Ciaran Wright landed a ton of tricks also, and even kickflipped the 3 block (after time). Brayden Sherbon threw down a bunch of tech tricks and ended up taking home the 1st place prize. The biggest surprise in the Beginner Category was 7 year old JR. He was blasting differnet grabs out of the quarter pipe no problem, and skated with a ton of confidence. I have been waiting for this moment, and I can't wait till Summer to see how good JR, Nick, Jayden, and Keinan will become.

Intermediate was kind of funny. No one could land anything at first. Finally, somebody had a good run and then everyone was landing all their tricks again. Highlights would include, Brett Cemaiko breaking his board on a frontside 180 down the 3 block, Calvin Digrard's Double Kickflip over the hip, and Ryan Brynelson showing off his crazy Freestyle skills.

Of course, as soon as it was time for Advanced and Sponsored, it started to rain... Most of the people that were signed up didn't want to skate. The obstacles were very slippery, but there was still lots that went down on the flat ledges and flat bar. Frontside blunt slides, fakie flip tailslides, switch crooks, frontside feeble 180's, tons of tough tricks. Derrick Mayer was trying powerslide tricks in the quater pipe, and ate it hard a couple of times. Not much enthusiasm because of the rain, but at least people still participated. It was a real shame - I was looking forward to seeing what all these amazing Advanced and Sponsored skaters were going to throw down at the most skated Surrey Sk8 Park. I guess I'll have to wait until Summer...

RESULTS
 
BEGINNER - 1. Brayden Sherbon; 2. Ciaran Wright; 3. Wesley Skinner; 4. JR; 5. Brycen, Nathan Gladue, Coddi; 6. James, Nick Logan, Keinan Joss; 7. Luke Churchill; 8. Riley Allen; 9. Jonathan Kampen; 10. Brendan
 
INTERMEDIATE - 1. Brett Cemaiko; 2. Jim Pope; 3. Ryan Brynelson; 4. John LaFontaine, Jaden Easton-Ellett; 5. Mitch L'Heureux; 6. Graham Bonn, Calvin Digrard, Steven Burke; 7. Robert Wylie
 
ADVANCED - 1. Tony Casano; 2. Ryan Barron; 3. Jordan Zazula; 4. Julian Lansigan, Aaron Fermill - & 1point to Hermann for how awesome he looked!
 
SPONSORED - 1. Dustin Locke; 2. Desmond; 3. Derrick Mayer; 4. Nathan Lintunen
 
Thanks to everyone who showed up and especially those who stuck around through the crappy weather - Hippie Mike  Thanks to All the Sponsors: Protest Skateboards, AXS Gear, CSTL, West49, CalStreets Vintage Skate & Longboard, Sour Skateboards and the Surrey Parks and Recreation Center.  CalStreets Hippie Mike's Tour de Surrey begins July 4th at Kwantlen Park in Whalley - See you there.