Boarding, Biking & Breakin’ at Ali Pali
Posted by: Mike Matz | Wednesday, November 19, 2003 0 comments
The crowds descended on Londons Alexandra Palace this weekend for a snowsport extravaganza at this yearҒs Board X.
Thousands of people came through the doors to experience top snow, skate, BMX and breakdancing action at Europes biggest indoor snowboarding event. This year's event was bigger than ever, with the Big Air slope standing at twenty-four metres high (six metres higher than last year), making it the largest slope at any UK event. Other attractions included the midi-ramp, grind rail, street course and B-Boy arena.
The top UK and European riders battled it out on the Big Air and the Street course, with the winners displaying amazing talent. The Big Air was once again the main attraction, drawing huge crowds who watched some of the best names in the UK compete in the British Open on Friday, including Dom Harrington, James Carr and Chris Goulder. QuicksilverҒs Mathieu Crepel won the Mens final on Saturday and Sunday, with Scott McMorris and Markku Koski in close 2nd respectively. The Girls Big Air was shared by NikitaҒs Natasha Zurek and Zoe Gillings from Dragon, with Vicci Miller in 3rd and Laura Berry grabbing 4th. Rails were taken by Dan Wakeham.
The spectacular street BMX final was nabbed by Tobias Wicke, with Ben Hennon (etnies) and Ben Manuel in a joint 2nd. Danny Wainwright continued his great run by beating Micky Iglesias and Rodney Clarke (etnies) into 2nd and 3rd to claim the Street Skate final.
For further information or images, please contact: Alison Austin at Radiator PR 020 7404 8264 or alison@radiatorpr.com
Results
Friday British Open
Hamish Duncan
Orlando Einsiedel
Nelson Pratt
Stuart Edwards
Saturday Big Air
Mathieu Crepel
Scott McMorris
Eero Niemela
Dom Harrington (ThirtyTwo)
Jakob Wilhelmson
Orlando Einsiedel
Scotty Arnold
Markku Koski (ThirtyTwo)
Paavo Tikkanen
Anton Holland
Sunday Big Air
Mathieu Crepel
Phillipo Kratter
Markku Koski (ThirtyTwo)
Jakob Wilhelmson
Danny Wheeler (ThirtyTwo)
Chris Soreman
Giacomo Kratter
Scott McMorris
Hamish Duncan
Andreas Wiig
Girls Big Air
Natasha Zurek
Zoe Gillings
Vicky Miller
Laura Berry
Saturday & Sunday Jib Fest
Anton Holland
Street Skate
Danny Wainwright
Micky Iglesias
Rodney Clarke (Etnies)
Ivan Rodrigues-Marques
Ross McGowan
BMX Street
Tobias Wicke
Ben Manuel / Ben Hennon (Proper Bikes / Felt Bikes & Etnies)
Chris Mahoney
Marcus Wilke
Scott Foster
Mark Webb
Ben Wallace
Martin Tambling
Kye Forte
Midi-Ramp Weekend Cash for Tricks
Tobias Wicke