Sumdumsurfer
07-14-2008, 09:06 AM
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 was the last and final day of the Maloof Money Cup event. Attendance was up to just under 10,000 people. The weather was perfect throughout, as well.
On Sunday evening, the Men's Pro Street Finals included the final ten qualifying skaters. Skaters were scored on their skating during five ten minute jam sessions. The lowest score was thrown out and the remaining four scores were averaged for an overall score. As the sun set on Costa Mesa, big names including Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Sheckler, Andrew Reynolds and Chris Cole fought it out for almost an hour of grueling competition.
1st – Paul Rodriguez $100,000 and Nixon watch worth $10,000
2nd - Nyjah Huston $40,000
3rd – Chris Cole $25,000
4th – Ryan Sheckler $15,000
5th – Darrell Stanton $6,250
6th - Jereme Rogers $5,000
7th – Terry Kennedy $4,000
8th – Andrew Reynolds $3,000
9th – Greg Lutzka $2,500
10th – Dennis Busenitz $2,000
11th – Adam Dyet $1,500
12th – Tommy Sandoval $1,250
13th – Billy Marks $1,000
14th – Kurtis Colamonico $1,000
15th – Sean Malto $1,000
16th – Bryan Herman $750
17th – Eric Koston $750
18th – Mike Carroll $750
19th – Jake Duncombe $500
20th – Sierra Fellers $500
Skaters were paid up to 36th place, and the total purse for was
$215,750 in prize money!
During the afternoon the Men's Pro Vert Finals included 10 qualifying skaters. Skaters were judged on their overall impression during the 35 minute jam session. Bucky Lasek landed his first ever 720º air, in his run, and Sandro Dias landed an amazing & rare 900º air during the last minute of action! One of the most intense, if not THE MOST, vert sessions that most people have ever seen.
1st - Pierre-Luc Gagnon $75,000, a New Ford Flex SUV and Nixon watch worth $10,000
2nd - Shaun White $35,000
3rd - Bucky Lasek $20,000
4th - Danny Mayer $10,000
5th – Sandro Dias $6,000
6th – Andy MacDonald $5,000
7th - Bob Burnquist $4,000
8th – Lincoln Ueda $3,000
9th – Rodrigo Menenez $2,000
10th - Buster Halterman $1,000
11th – Rune Glifberg $250
12th – Rob Lorifice $250
13th – Neal Hendrix $250
14th – Alex Perelson $250
15th - Jake Brown $250
16th – Josh Stafford $250
17th – Darren Navarrette $250
18th – Jean Postec $250
19th – Max Dufour $250
20th – Adam Taylor $250
For a total of $163,500 in prize money!
Also during the afternoon, the Women's Pro Street Finals took place and included the final five qualifying skaters. Skaters were scored in four six minute jam sessions. The lowest score
was thrown out and the remaining three scores are averaged for a final score. The skaters shredded the course and showed the world that girls' skateboarding has progressed incredibly. Here are the final results:
1st – Lacey Baker $25,000 and a Nixon watch worth $10,000
2nd – Rachel Reinhard $8,000
3rd - Vanessa Torres $4,000
4th – Elissa Steamer $2,000
5th – Leticia Bufoni $1,500
6th – Amy Caron $250
7th – Lorena Lima $250
8th – Lauren Perkins $250
9th – Evelien Bouilliart $250
10th – Marissa Del Santo $250
For a total of $41,750 in prize money!
Zumiez held a best trick contest, over entire weekend, on each of the different lanes of the street course, with $2,000 per section for the first four lanes, and $5,000 for the best trick on the big 16 stair, for a total of $13,000 in prize money.
Lane 1 - Greg Lutzka f-siide flip back lipslide $2,000
Lane 2 - Jake Duncombe bluntslide to back noseblunt $2,000
Lane 3 - Greg Lutzka f-side 270 kickflip noseblunt $2,000
Lane 4 - Leo Romero f-side noseblunt up the ledge $2,000
Lane 5 - Nyjah Houston big spin flip to f-side boardslide $5,000
Closing ceremonies went off, including jeweled Money Cups, giant checks, and Nixon watches for the winners. Joe, Gavin, and George Maloof, along with their partners and sponsors, were there to pop bottles of champagne and celebrate the inaugural year of the biggest skateboarding event ever!
By noon on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, the vert ramp will have to be removed. Even more challenging... the California Skateparks built street course will have to be demolished, too. In a very short span of time, the dirt Speedway track will be returned to it's prior condition before this event came to town. Amazing! Hopefully, the ramp will find it's way to a good home to be enjoyed again. Towards the end of the weekend, I was asking the skaters their thoughts on it. Most of them seemed to like it.
The Maloof Money Cup will air on CBS, Sunday, July 20, 2008 at noon PST. So Cal Skateparks was also present to capture a lot of the event on video. Stay tuned to this site for a video, soon. Thanks to the Maloof family, Joe and his crew at California Skateparks, and all of the sponsors that made this huge event a success.
On Sunday evening, the Men's Pro Street Finals included the final ten qualifying skaters. Skaters were scored on their skating during five ten minute jam sessions. The lowest score was thrown out and the remaining four scores were averaged for an overall score. As the sun set on Costa Mesa, big names including Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Sheckler, Andrew Reynolds and Chris Cole fought it out for almost an hour of grueling competition.
1st – Paul Rodriguez $100,000 and Nixon watch worth $10,000
2nd - Nyjah Huston $40,000
3rd – Chris Cole $25,000
4th – Ryan Sheckler $15,000
5th – Darrell Stanton $6,250
6th - Jereme Rogers $5,000
7th – Terry Kennedy $4,000
8th – Andrew Reynolds $3,000
9th – Greg Lutzka $2,500
10th – Dennis Busenitz $2,000
11th – Adam Dyet $1,500
12th – Tommy Sandoval $1,250
13th – Billy Marks $1,000
14th – Kurtis Colamonico $1,000
15th – Sean Malto $1,000
16th – Bryan Herman $750
17th – Eric Koston $750
18th – Mike Carroll $750
19th – Jake Duncombe $500
20th – Sierra Fellers $500
Skaters were paid up to 36th place, and the total purse for was
$215,750 in prize money!
During the afternoon the Men's Pro Vert Finals included 10 qualifying skaters. Skaters were judged on their overall impression during the 35 minute jam session. Bucky Lasek landed his first ever 720º air, in his run, and Sandro Dias landed an amazing & rare 900º air during the last minute of action! One of the most intense, if not THE MOST, vert sessions that most people have ever seen.
1st - Pierre-Luc Gagnon $75,000, a New Ford Flex SUV and Nixon watch worth $10,000
2nd - Shaun White $35,000
3rd - Bucky Lasek $20,000
4th - Danny Mayer $10,000
5th – Sandro Dias $6,000
6th – Andy MacDonald $5,000
7th - Bob Burnquist $4,000
8th – Lincoln Ueda $3,000
9th – Rodrigo Menenez $2,000
10th - Buster Halterman $1,000
11th – Rune Glifberg $250
12th – Rob Lorifice $250
13th – Neal Hendrix $250
14th – Alex Perelson $250
15th - Jake Brown $250
16th – Josh Stafford $250
17th – Darren Navarrette $250
18th – Jean Postec $250
19th – Max Dufour $250
20th – Adam Taylor $250
For a total of $163,500 in prize money!
Also during the afternoon, the Women's Pro Street Finals took place and included the final five qualifying skaters. Skaters were scored in four six minute jam sessions. The lowest score
was thrown out and the remaining three scores are averaged for a final score. The skaters shredded the course and showed the world that girls' skateboarding has progressed incredibly. Here are the final results:
1st – Lacey Baker $25,000 and a Nixon watch worth $10,000
2nd – Rachel Reinhard $8,000
3rd - Vanessa Torres $4,000
4th – Elissa Steamer $2,000
5th – Leticia Bufoni $1,500
6th – Amy Caron $250
7th – Lorena Lima $250
8th – Lauren Perkins $250
9th – Evelien Bouilliart $250
10th – Marissa Del Santo $250
For a total of $41,750 in prize money!
Zumiez held a best trick contest, over entire weekend, on each of the different lanes of the street course, with $2,000 per section for the first four lanes, and $5,000 for the best trick on the big 16 stair, for a total of $13,000 in prize money.
Lane 1 - Greg Lutzka f-siide flip back lipslide $2,000
Lane 2 - Jake Duncombe bluntslide to back noseblunt $2,000
Lane 3 - Greg Lutzka f-side 270 kickflip noseblunt $2,000
Lane 4 - Leo Romero f-side noseblunt up the ledge $2,000
Lane 5 - Nyjah Houston big spin flip to f-side boardslide $5,000
Closing ceremonies went off, including jeweled Money Cups, giant checks, and Nixon watches for the winners. Joe, Gavin, and George Maloof, along with their partners and sponsors, were there to pop bottles of champagne and celebrate the inaugural year of the biggest skateboarding event ever!
By noon on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, the vert ramp will have to be removed. Even more challenging... the California Skateparks built street course will have to be demolished, too. In a very short span of time, the dirt Speedway track will be returned to it's prior condition before this event came to town. Amazing! Hopefully, the ramp will find it's way to a good home to be enjoyed again. Towards the end of the weekend, I was asking the skaters their thoughts on it. Most of them seemed to like it.
The Maloof Money Cup will air on CBS, Sunday, July 20, 2008 at noon PST. So Cal Skateparks was also present to capture a lot of the event on video. Stay tuned to this site for a video, soon. Thanks to the Maloof family, Joe and his crew at California Skateparks, and all of the sponsors that made this huge event a success.