First World Championship SSK8 in Tryvann, Oslo!
Rudi the champ! Photo by Thomas Nordby
WHAT A RIDE! The Arctic Challenge well known developer, Terje Haakonsen is on fire! Just 2 week after wrapping up his famous Challenge in Wyllerlöypa, Oslo, he spins around inviting people using Facebook and Tacky.no, to a historic event: The first World Champinship in Snowskate.
And what a ride it was. We haven`t had that much fun in the slopes for a decade! Did you ever try riding fast on a snowskate? It`s hard but it`s awesome when you get the hang of it.
The course was furious and technical, containing rapiedly speedbumps, transitions, hard turning-gates and a launch jump as the finisher. We all met our limits, crashing thru the practice, facing the slushy snow and squizing our asses between bumps and banks.
Rudi, a young norwegian freestyler and snowboard-cross specialist, took the title beating Terje in the first of many future-SSK8-finals. Local dude, Marius Bakke, ending second, beeing the only one sticking the ollie off the launch. Great riding, Marius!
And to all you dudes and chicks out there: Go snowskate! It`s awesome!
Results: Womens podium
#1 Christine Tybring-Gjedde Finalist
#2 Kristina Westad Finalist
#3 Kristine Langdal Finalist
Results: Mens Top 10
#1 Rudi Østerhus (World Champion) Finalist
#2 Terje Haakonsen Finalist
#3 Marius Bakke Finalist
#4 Sebastian Kjellstrøm Finalist
#5 Sigurd Ringstad 47 sek
#6 Lars Theodorsen 50 sek
#7 Aleksander Berg 51 sek
#8 Jørn Jensen 52 sek
#9 Pieter Hullemann 53 sek
#10 Thomas Nordby 57 sek
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