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Waiting to board the plane in LA's International Airport,
I see a friend I hadn't seen in two years waiting in line,
about to board the same flight as me. The trip is already-
cooking Off I am to Brasil with a friend to talk to and two
vert contests to enter
The first contest was in Sao Paulo It was a trade show ke
fair where you had to pay 5 bucks to get in. You could either
water tank for anyone who wanted to try scuba diving Thed
skate the vert ramp or mini-ramp that were built for the con- S. Geninho Amaral - $250.00: won a contest
test, or you could look around, and there was even a huge the previous weekend, now had a twistednee and
lt managed to ripo
ramp had tight transitions and little vert, but was even worse. Marcelo Kosake $300.00: is great. He
trannies, so it would shoot you out to the flat, and they only
the weekend before. There was too much vert for its little one of my favorites to watch. Great style and
did something about that after my friend Gesinho Amaral got
Bob pops a fade away
frontside ollie in the new
mini-bowl at the Rodrigo
de Freitas lagoon in Rio.
smooth airs
is
3. Cristiano Mathleus -$450.00: the Silly
hurt. The ramp was supposed to be built by Jorginho, but was
built by some rollerblade lag who had a better price arid therefore
a better project? I didn't get to skate the ramp when it was fucked
from the coping e
Rio Preto
The Arpoador Bowl overlooks
the beach in Rio. This pool is
death. If you broke your leg in
this pool you would have to be
airlifted out by a helicopter.
ed to start the contest at 5:00 pm. The crowd was mostly
gone, and everyone was tired, but the Prelims went on as a
private session. Everyone stayed on and the Top
5-Kosake, Cris, Digo. Ueda and me-went straight to the
Finals with the rest up to 15 to the Semi-Finals
Ba Well, whoever had 15 bucks and wanted to invest it in
some good sleep did and woke up early on Sunday, no prob
lem. But whoever stayed in the warehouse got no sleep again
and were very tired
The day of the Finals and the heat was on! Everyone want
ed the $2000.00 check in the pocket. The Semis started and
me and Cris decided to go get something to eat before the
Finals. Big mistake. When we got back from the restaurant.
the Top 5 practice heat had started and Digo, Lincoln, and
Marcelo Kosake were already skating, so Cris and I put our
pads on and started skating on a full stomach. (It hurts more
when I kneeslide, doctor)
CFinals-3 Runs of 45 Seconds Each, Best Run Counts:
10. Misael Simao-$80.00: switchstance corubinations and
kickflip Indys to face
9. Rodrigo Chileno-$80.00: consistent runs with fastplants
Riacho de
and Madonnas.
8. Miguel Catarina - $100.00: big airs add freshly learned
heelfip Indys
aze
fim
Campo Formoso
Bob discovered the
fabled fountain of
youth in the mountains
near Andradas, MG.
7. Geninho Amaral - $100.00: alley-oop nollie methodontics
ain a
do
Cas
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Jequi
nollie frogtside airs, backside nosegrinds, and kickflip lodys Trick: Blunt to fakie on a table put on
6. Cristiano Mathieus-$100.00: tolle helps the platform. Brumado
grab, kickflip Indys. 540's, and liptricks Cristiano killed this
ramp: the judges were stoned out of their minds when they
gave him his scorenga
5. Marcelo Kosake - $200.00: 360° Indys, kickflip Indys.
big smooth airs, and half-Cab heelflip Indys
Ita
The contest ended and everyone went to
the only dance club to celebrate Beer on the
We were the only ones awaker the whole
fuckin' town was asleep Well, it was Sunday
and in a small town like this people don't like
the nightlife as much as the big city pups do Dicar
Thanks to the Brasilian crew.
onte Azul
4. Rodrigo Digo-$250.00: heelip Indys, 540 backside
grabs, and heelflip Indy Gay twists.
3. Sandro Dias (Mineirinho) - $300.00: huge al
januara
Society video magazine maniac was skating con
sistent and confident with all of his tricks.
2. Rodrigo Menezes $500.00: was there
1. Bob Burnquist-$1000.00: Well, what can I
say besides that I was having a great time with
all my friends and made a full 45-second run
Sivam up, but now that it had no vert, you bad to yank airs, out away heelflipping, 540ing and being Digo
polis
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Saturday - The Prelims started and whoever stayed on
moved on into the Finals. A los of the old generation skaters in
Brasil were back in action again. It was great to see and session
with you guys again.
Sunday- Final Results:
do
6. Sandro Dias (Mineirinho)- $100.00: good, solid, consistent
de Solas
runs on Saturday, but bailed in some runs on Sunday pareri
LO
This was the half-pipe for the contest
in Andradas. Please wipe your drool.
OM
Tup
Marco Cruz teeters a frontside 5-0.
High Air Contest: It was a battle
between BMXers, rollerbladers and skateboard
ers. The judging of this contest was the most
ignorant thing I've ever seen in a High Air
São Francisco
alley-oop 360° varials across the whole
vamp and 540's
2, Lincoln Ueda - $360.00 Lincoln had a
bad knee from the last High Air Contest and
told me he wasn't coming to the contest
guess he's alright Monster airs, the Lincoln
Ueda bodyjars and alley-oop heelflip
Indys across the whole ramp4
1. Bob Burnquist $2000.00:1
stayed on in one run and was stoked.
Sonie swich pants, airs and a fakie to
falde 540
High Air Contest: All the conditions
Contest. They had three judges, one from each
sport. Each had a blackboard and would write
down how high they thought yola weng. They all were perfect. Good ramp, good friends
had different heights every time, so they would and great fun-the key things for a good
Gaverage the heights and sell your how high youvert contest
went. What the fuck?! There is no fucking aver
age in a High Air Contest. We skateboarders won
any way Sandro Dias went 10 feet on a 8 1/20
vert ma
1. Sandro Dias
Lincoln Ueda
Roller fag
3.1
3.0
Right before the judging run str
ed. Lincoln taught me how to do
good method airs. With the perfect
teacher and an eager to learn sta
dent. I learned quite fast and sur-
Cursed myself of how high I could
go. Singoln and Sandro were
beyond any and passed each height
ven with ease.
The rules were 3 tries of 30 sec
onds each and the stick determin-,
ia My friend Daniel from Rio De Janeiro was
there to see the contest, and Lended up driv-
ing to Rio with him to visit my dad and skate
their wonderful cement bowls. My stay in Rio
es three days, and I skated the new mini-bosting the height would be lifted 20
emala ume, starting at 2 meters.
that was just finished. it's focated by the Me, Cristiano, Lincoln and Sandro
lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas in a recreational area and had cleared the 2.4 m mark. Afte
was built by the same machine that built the Rio Sut that, things got kind of tough fo
bowl and it's perfect.
HORIZ me and Cris The stick moved to
My three days were up, so my dad and got
uver
ready to go to Andradas, MG where the next vert
contest was to be Andradas is a small quiet town in
the midst of farmland. My dad told me that this area
of Brasil s great for planting coffee.
26m 1 cleared it and Cris bailed a
Sost's me. Lincoln and Sandro
Stoked It, was on the 2.8 m marka
and 1 Taded to pass Lincoln with
his fucked up knee kept flying
like a madman, pushing Sandro to
After travelling all night until 10:00 am, we arrived at
the Andradas bus station and asked for directions A his limits and vice-versa. A great way to
chool bus driver offered us a ride over to the reach your limits, Sandro win flying and
"Poliesportivo where the tann was located. It's a made it to the 3.3 m mark, which we
bell town, so the ride was the sun was doing about 10 feet and Lincoln stopped at
and as soon as we got there. I heard about a beautifulm. Sandro won Congratulations for
waterfall at the mountain nearby Some of my friends both and good for Sandra for the $500
were already there and a ride and of went to get check he took home
refreshed and re-energized with nature My dad wash Sandro Dias (Mineirinho): 3.3 m
Oried so he went downtown to and hotel for a $500.00
shower and a little nap,
Jo
While at the waterfall, was informed that there
big room in a warehouse with about 40 bunk beds
cammed in there, Monof the skaters were staying
there because the ramp was available for practice
anytime all daylight, whenever you were will
ing to skate. We had control of the lights, so there
were bessions going on at 300 ath and shit. Also,
whoever had a skateboant and was willing to try the
rap could do it, no worries.
القلم
2. Lincoln Ueda: 3.120
3. Bob Burnquist 26
Best Trick Contest: The rules A 20
minute session, the judges would keep
an eye out for the tricks (and at the end.
they would call out the winner wasn't
even 5 minutes after it started that
roade the trick I was trying To my su
insane
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Have you ever seen a picture of
Lincoln Ueda where he wasn't
ten feet above the platform?
He shows how it's done in the
highest air competition.
ROCK ROCK ROCK
Saturday. Thems were scheduled for some prise people just stopped skating and
time today Whoever stayed in the warehouse didn't that bechine bey all had good thicks
get good sleep, because people were raging and and we all had a chance to w
kating all night, Me Lincoln, Cris and some other thanks for the cash
skaters slept at the hotel, so we were up and ready
to go at 9:00 am Wesking all day until they decid
no do Sul
gave up hink it was Lame that they dit de Stoeiro
Santo André
1. Bob Burnquist $500.00
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Bob adds an award from
the Feiteens contest to
his trophy collection.
Bob Burnquist
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