2003 X Games - Skateboard Street Wrap-Up Report

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2003 Los Angeles X Games
Skateboard Street Wrap-Up Report

HOMETOWN HEROES DOMINATE SKATEBOARD STREET AND
SKATEBOARD BEST TRICK COMPETITIONS AT X GAMES IX
Eric Koston Takes Home Gold in Skateboard Street and
Chad Muska Captures Gold in Skateboard Street Best Trick

Los Angeles The X Games IX Skateboard Street and Skateboard Street Best Trick competitions at STAPLES Center were dominated by two hometown heroes that had the power of the crowd to bring home gold. In a field of the world’s best 10 street skaters, on a true street course, Eric Koston (San Bernadino, Calif.) took home gold in Skateboard Street, while Chad Muska (Los Angeles, Calif.) did the same in Skateboard Street Best Trick.

With a larger than life mural of Koston jumping the 405 Freeway on the Hotel Figueroa looming over the Street course, the real-life Koston skated for the crowd of 1,500. The course was filled with concrete barriers, picnic tables, stair rails and other natural street elements. Flying into Los Angeles right before the competition started, Koston had no time to practice, but he didn’t miss a beat. His second run was his best of the day and included a backside lip slide down the stair rail, a kickflip nose manual on the bench, and a switch toe-side fakie over the stairs. Koston’s final score was 93.33, followed by Rodil de Araujo, Jr. (Curibita, Brazil) with a total of 91.00 and Paul Rodriguez (North Hills, Calif.) with a total of 89.67.

The Best Trick competition followed, which allowed for the same field of athletes to skate in a 15-minute jam session on three different elements: picnic table, cement ledge and barrier and stair rails. Once the jam session was over, skaters selected their individual best trick to be considered by the judges.

Muska’s trick of a frontside tail slide on the concrete ledge landed him the gold. He was followed by silver medallist Rodil de Araujo, Jr. (Curitiba, Brazil) -- who completed a backside blunt slide, frontside lipslide and a backside lipslide on the stair rail element -- and bronze medallist Wagner Ramos (Cascavel, Brazil).

"It was a different energy than I usually experience in street skating," said Muska. "I just to wanted to represent Los Angeles and have fun skateboarding. But seeing the kids and hearing the crowds cheer, it felt really good."

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