Contest

Stops six, seven, and eight on the World Cup Skateboarding Bowl Riders Series, the Oregon Trifecta welcomes amateur, advanced and pro skaters to compete for their share of the $20,000 purse and the Oregon Trifecta Trike.  All events are free and open to the public.

The Oregon Trifecta began Friday August 15th at Lincoln City Skate Park in Lincoln City, Oregon,  continues Saturday at Tigard Skate Park in Tigard, Oregon, and concludes at Battleground Skate Park in Battleground, Washington.

August 2, 2008

X GAMES 14, Los Angeles, California

Kickflip Indy Wins the Women’s Skateboard Vert

A New Champion Comes Up In the Ranks

LOS ANGELES- Saturday’s events kicked off this morning in front of a sold out crowd at The Home Depot Center with the ladies of Skateboard Vert. The lineup was fierce with the likes of Cara-Beth Burnside, Karen Jones, Mimi Knoop and last years reigning champ Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.

Karen Jones has been furtively coming up though the ranks of Women’s Skateboard Vert with respectable finishes in X Games 12 and 14. At the international X Games in Brazil this year, she made a brave move and opted to compete against the men, placing 18th to the admiration of everyone.

The jam session here at X Games 14 proved to be Jones’ time to shine. “This is the first time I’ve won anything, ever. I’m so, so happy.”

Jones went on to say, “In practice Mimi and Lyn-Z were killing it so I knew I would have to land every trick to beat them.” Jones’ gold medal worthy tricks included the technical varial mute, a finger flip and a lolli-pop shuv-it.

Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins wasn’t about to give up her title without a fight. She rode hard throughout the session sticking the landing on her kickflip indy and boosting above the coping for unmatched amplitude.

“It went really well. Everyone was skating so good and pushing each other,” Lyn-Z said about the jam session. In the end Lyn-Z landed herself in the second place position on the podium.

Last year’s silver medalist Mimi Knoop also gave up her position to make room for Jones but was happy with the bronze. “The girls were skating at an all time high for vert ladies. The air felt different this year. It was way more competitive. The fire was lit. It was good just to get on the podium with that pool of girls.”

Skateboard Vert Women’s Final Results

Final standings from the ESPN X Games 14 Women’s Skateboard Vert Final held at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA on August 2, 2007.

1. Karen Jones, Santo Andre, Brazil
2. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.
3. Mimi Knoop, Chesapeake, Va.
4. Cara-Beth Burnside, Encinitas, Calif.
5. Gaby Ponce, Tenafly, N.J.
6. Julie Kindstrand, Santa Ana, Calif.
7. Allysha Bergado, El Segundo, Calif.
8. Annie Sullivan, San Diego, Calif.
Skateboard Women’s Street Final Results

Final Results from the Skateboard Women’s Street Final competition held at The
Event Deck at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Calif. on August 1, 2008.

1. Elissa Steamer, San Francisco, Calif 87.83
2. Marisa Dal Sonto, Chicago, Ill. 81.50
3. Amy Caron, Huntington Beach, Calif. 80.00
4. Rachel Reinhard, Colorado Springs, Colo. 78.00
5. Leticia Bufoni, Sao Paulo, Brazil 77.00
6. Vanessa Torres, Silver Lake, Calif 65.08
7. Evie Bouilliart, Huntington Beach, Calif. 60.33
8. Lorena Lima, Sayreville, N.J. 46.83
9. Lauren Perkins, Huntington Beach, Calif. 42.83
10. Sophie Poppe, Destelbergen, Belgium 23.25

Information on all X Games events can be found on www.expn.com for fans or on
www.espneventmedia.com for media only.

ABOUT ESPN’s X GAMES FRANCHISE

ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Action Sports, first developed its X Games franchise in 1995.
Part of ESPN Original Entertainment, X Games, Winter X Games and All Access are just some of the original action sports programming currently shown on ESPN and ESPN2. In addition to the two U.S.-based events, ESPN has held X Games competitions and demonstration events around the world including Dubai, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Malaysia, China and Spain. The global franchise has also expanded its reach to EXPN.com, the definitive site for action sports fans, and to consumer products such as X Games bikes, protective gear, skateboards and DVDs.

X Games will remain in Los Angeles through 2009.

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Contacts:

Katie Moses Swope, ESPN X Games, 310-339-4552, katie.moses@espn.com
Alex Rozis, ESPN X Games (Broadcast Media), 802-236-5057, alex.a.rozis@espn.com
Danny Chi, ESPN X Games (Print Media), 310-500-5699, danny.c.chi@espn.com
Crystal Yang, ESPN X Games (Radio/Music Media), 310-491-6735, crystal.j.yang@espn.com