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World Round-Up Recap

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After the first 2 days of the 3rd annual World Round Up Freestyle Championships it is no doubt that this year has the craziest skating going on. With a flock of new Amateurs and a couple old time Pros showing up it is definitely different from last year. All the competitors are stoked to be in Canada again, or for the first time for some, and the positive vibes fill the room. This year’s highlights include a barely 11 year old prodigy child from Japan named Isamu Yamamoto who so far has been blowing away the audience as well as the judges with his pure skills and straight confidence, he is a natural skateboarder and showman for sure. He will be heading into the Finals in 1st place position and will be trying his hardest to continue his successful runs and finish on top of the Amateur division. Right on his tail though is local boy Andy Anderson who is trying a little harder in this his 3rd year at the event. Last year he finished 3rd in Amateur and I’m sure he wants to keep it in the top 3 again. Andy’s skill level, creativity and consistency is awesome and gets all the other competitors excited, especially the Pros.

Another cool factor is that lasts year’s Amateur winner Ryan Brynelson has moved up to the Pro division for his first Pro contest, and so far he’s sitting in 6th Place against some true legends of Freestyle. A good chunk of the Pro division riders are in their 40’s and 50’s and are fully trained to never miss a trick. With guys like Guenter Mokulys,Lucio LimaRogerio AntigoPer CangaruAJ Kohn & Stefan Akesson on the floor the crazy lines never stop.This year’s Finals is going to be amazing and right now it is anyone’s chance – top 15 are in there with 20 year old Mike Osterman and 50 year old Guenter Mokulys battling out first and second place by 1 point. Right now the reigning champion from last year Guenter is in 1st but Osterman really wants his chance to be the champ at the2014 World Round Up.

Below are some photos from the first 2 days.

Finals happen Sunday May 18th 11am- 5:30pm inside the Curling Rink at The Cloverdale Rodeo

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2014 Daily Coverage

Mike Faux, better known as Hippie Mike of Protest Skateboards, will be covering the entire 3rd annual World Freestyle Round-Up through articles and videos. Until then, you can read up on last years competition, plus some pre-event news here.

Contest Trailer

Darryl Grogan, the 2012 First Place winner of the World Freestyle Round-Up Pro Division, brings his talents as a freestyle skater and video producer to this year’s Contest Trailer. In this 2 1/2 minute fast-paced video Darryl has featured highlights from both the 2012 and 2013 contests capturing the action, professionalism and excitement of this world-class freestyle contest.

2013 Results

AM PRO
  1. Ryan Brynelson – 275
  2. Kaue Araujo – 271
  3. Andy Anderson – 267
  4. Jacob Whitt – 262
  5. Thomas Nascimento – 257
  6. Felix Jonsson – 254
  7. Daniel Trujillo – 234
  8. Mic Murayama – 233
  9. Alejandro Quiros – 228
  10. Adam Flood – 222
  1. Guenter Mokulys – 285
  2. Seya Nakano – 282
  3. Mike Osterman – 281
  4. Masahiro Fujii – 279
  5. Per Canguru – 278
  6. Stefan Akesson – 273
  7. Lucio Lima – 267
  8. Rene Shigueto – 265
  9. Jesse Whalen – 262
  10. Albert Kuncz – 261
BEST TRICK 360 SPIN-OFF
  1. Russ Howell
  2. Kevin Harris
  3. Guenter Mokulys

2013 Semi Final Results

AM PRO
  1. Ryan Brynelson
  2. Kaue Araujo
  3. Andy Anderson
  4. Jacob Whitt
  5. Felix Jonsson
  6. Thomas Nascimento
  7. Mic Murayama
  8. Adam Flood
  9. Daniel Trujillo
  10. Alejandro Quiros
  11. Sam McKinlay
  12. Ricky Rodriguez
  1. Guenter Mokulys
  2. Per Canguru
  3. Mike Osterman
  4. Masahiro Fujii
  5. Seya Nakano
  6. Rene Shigueto
  7. Stefan Akesson
  8. Lucio Lima
  9. Jesse Whalen
  10. Albert Kuncz
  11. Takashi Suzuki
  12. Tomo Koyanov
  13. Toshiaki Fujii
  14. Bert Mathieson
  15. Lynn Cooper
  16. Stefan Albert
  17. Christian Heise
  18. AJ Kohn
  19. Dan Garb
  20. Lucas Gomes
  21. Tai Tai Lopes

Coverage

Mike Faux, better known as Hippie Mike, of Protest Skateboards will be covering the entire 2nd annual World Freestyle Round-Up through articles and videos. Until then, you can read up on last years competition, plus some pre-event news here.

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