The United Skim Tour completed its 2011 season with the Oktoberfest held in Newport Beach over the weekend of October 1-2, 2011. The points have been tallied and the results are in. Congratulations to all Victoria Skimboards riders that took part in the tour this year!
Click Here for the seasons results.
The final two UST events of the season are complete and we have gathered some results for you. Click Here to download the PDF with the results.
Oktoberfest was held at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach over the weekend of October 1-2, 2011 and was the last event of the 2011 UST season. Conditions may not have been at the top of their game but everyone enjoyed the sun and competition. Some notables were:
Trevor Stanaland moved from the amateur ranks to the professional division as this was his first professional event. In his first professional experience he advanced to the quarter finals.
Johnny Salta skimmed his way to first place in the 18-21 division beating out some stiff competition.
Our Japanese Distributor, Takatoshi took 1st place in the 30+ division.
New team rider, Yuto Kishida from Japan took 2nd place in the 12-14 division.
Professional rider Morgan Just battled the conditions to place 7th.
Stephanie Magallanes took 3rd in the professional women’s division while Tia D’ambrosa took 4th.
Congratulations to all Victoria riders that participated in the event.
Congratulations to all Victoria riders that attended the Santa Cruz Skimbash held over the weekend of September 24-25, 2011. A couple of notables would be:
1st place 12-14 division – Yuto Kishida (from Japan)
1st place 15-17 division – Ryan Ward
2nd place 18-21 division – Derek Marolf
2nd place 30+ division – Takatoshi Inada (from Japan)
Professional
3rd place – Teddy Vlasis
5th place – Morgan Just
13th place – Matthieu Thibaud
The WCS will be broadcast live on July 16 & 17, 2011. Here are the links for the live feed:
http://wcs.victoriaskimboards.com/wcs_live.html
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/victoria-skimboards-world-championship-of-skimboarding
Aliso Beach has long been the home of the Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboarding and a favored skim desitination for skimboarders from around the globe. The 35th annual, Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboarding will once again grace the shoreline of Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach California the weekend of July 16 – 17, 2011. Check out what the professionals like Matthieu Thibaud, Paulo Prietto, Tex Haines, Steve Taylor, and Garth Wyckoff think of Aliso Beach.
The Victoria Skimboards WCS 2011 is lining up. From sponsors, to live broadcast, to competitors, the contest is shaping up to be a good one. Check out the details on the
Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboarding website now!
