Blogs from Orange County 2010 (15)
Chris Cole: "It was the biggest Maloof Money Cup by far. The stands were totally packed with people. The level of skateboarding was unreal. I've never seen anything like this...ever." {youtube}eyjBRas1_ug|600|450{/youtube}
PLG Wins Again: Claims $75,000 & Sandro Dias Lands 900 in Vert Finals at 2010 Maloof Money Cup OC
Written by AdminPress Release on Earthtimes.com
COSTA MESA, Calif. - (Business Wire) Pierre Luc Gagnon wins his second Maloof Money Cup vert title Saturday night, just beating out Bob Burnquist and Andy MacDonald to claim the $75,000 prize in the Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert Championships. Brazilian Sandro Dias amazed the crowd when he landed the first-ever 900 on the Mini Mega ramp, making it the second successful 900 landed at the Maloof Money Cup in two years. The final results are:
1. Pierre Luc Gagnon
2. Bob Burnquist
3. Andy Macdonald
4. Bucky Lasek
5. Sandro Dias
6. Adam Taylor
7. Rob Lorifice
8. Pedro Barros
9. Elliot Sloan
Saturday’s contest also featured the second round of qualifiers in the VOLCOM Street Pro. Chris Cole took the top spot and is one of six skaters advancing to Sunday’s finals, joining the top six qualifiers from Friday. Cole, the 2009 MMC champ and winner of the recent MMC New York in June, will go for his third $100,000 win Sunday. A special performance by Ludacris kicked off the Tech Deck Best Trick contest where David Gravette took home the $10,000 prize with a 50-50 kickflip out on the rainbow rail across the Sadlands planter.
VOLCOM Street Pro Qualifiers (second round) Results
1. Chris Cole
2. Ryan Decenzo
3. Nyjah Huston
4. David Gonzalez
5. Justin Brock
6. Tommy Sandoval
World Industries Am Vert Championships Results
1. Mitchie Brusco, 13, Kirkland, Washington
2. Jonathan Schwan, 13, Colorado Springs, CO
3. Steve Pineiro, 13, Jacksonville, FL
4. Clay Kreiner, 13, Simpsonville, SC
5. Jordan Price, 22, Port Orange, FL
6. Sam Bosworth, 15, Newlyn, ENG
7. Dalton Dern, 17, Orlando, FL
8. Murilo Peres 14 Sao Paulo, BRA
9. Tom Schaar, 10, Malibu, CA
To download high res competition images and video, go to:
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Sunday Highlights
12pm: Girls Street Finals and Awards
2:30pm: Am Street Finals and Awards
4:30pm: Lil Jon performance
6pm: Pro Street Finals and Awards
8:15pm: Dirty Heads
The final will be broadcast live on Fuel TV from 6pm – 8pm PST Sunday. FOX Sports broadcasts a special one-hour roundup on the Maloof Money Cup, featuring event highlights and exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews, Saturday, August 28 at 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT.
About The Maloof Money Cup
The Maloof Money Cup, presented by Vans, is the world’s premiere showcase for amateur and professional skateboarding. In 2010, MMC expanded to Queens, New York, building a world-class skatepark that was donated to the community after the contest. MMC returns to Orange County for a third straight year August 4-8 (during the 2010 OC Fair) and will award nearly $450,000 in cash and prizes in four professional U.S. championship competitions: the VOLCOM Street Pro, Women’s Pro Street, Carl’s Jr. Pro Vert Championships and the World Industries Amateur Championships. Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations or at the OC Fair & Event Center Box Office at the Pacific Amphitheatre.
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Mitchie Brusco Wins Maloof Money Cup Am Vert Contest!
Written by Mark WatersWorld Industries Am Contest at MMC! Three New Videos!
Written by Mark Watershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXC5jGi8yU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqG5Z9Pxwnw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63FLXZJbZRs
Check this little interview with Friday night's top qualifier Torey Pudwill.
On Thursday night, Transworld Skateboarding brought in a Last Chance qualifier for the street contest. Basically this was for all the skaters who didn't get into the contest through the voting system, but still wanted a chance to make it in... Fabrizio Santos and Rodolfo Ramos were killing it and ended up in the top five. Local ripper Tyler Hendley has been making a name for himself on the big stage lately, and killed it, just missing the two cut and ending up third. The top two will both make it into the Maloof Money Cup and will skate on Friday and Saturday, and hopefully Sunday. Jereme Rogers skated pretty damn amazing, testament hands and all, and won the qualifier, and Chris Haslam made the bubble edge work in his favor, ending in second. Stay tuned for more of these guys in the main event tomorrow.
Our crew is out there watching all the action, being the blog nerds that we are... why aren't you here? If you're in SoCal, tickets are avialable, just come to the OC Super Fair at the Orange County Fairgrounds. And you can probably get a great Southwest Airlines flight no matter where you are to John Wayne airport. Hee-haw! We're about three miles away.
For now, check all these new videos from Mark, Bucky, and Chinner on-site at the contest!
http://www.youtube.com/thelonghairedchild#p/u/0/l40mt3kYR9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3FMw8ggmes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3i7aHWD4kg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N2sHhkH-7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sehbLcOVhVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdJ-i-t11Is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJFPvHOaOyc
Stay tuned -- we'll be having videos and photos coming at you all weekend!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqUUaHEuF0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHwCpW1V0EQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhzUFyQ9YM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5qEhDLnonA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcQ__ve0SXY