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Start Here Beginners Articles Countries Events Skaters Site Map Skating Styles Aggressive Artistic Fitness Ice Naked Hockey Recreation Skateboard Speed - [View More] Equipment Skates Wheels Bearings Protective Gear Helmets Maintenance Accessories - [ View More] Community Message Board Chat Room Newsletter Regional Countries Local Clubs Group Skates Skate Tours Media Books Magazines Movies Posters Video Clips Videos Video Games More Topics Beginners Deaths Health Issues History How to Skate Hydration Injuries Legal Issues Lessons Nutrition Organizations Police Skating Safety Sports Medicine Travel Web Sites Where to Skate - [View More] Site Map Quick Start Search	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." Related Links Skateboarding Inline at the 2003 Summer X Games Skateboarding Inline at the 2004 Summer X Games Photos and Bios of Pro Skateboard Riders About Skateboarding Official Skating Federations International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) National Roller Skating Federations	Kathie Fry, Editor Join our friendly international skating community SkateLog Forum What I Saw Skating in Venice Beach 2007 Skating Wall Calendars Free SkateLog Business Cards Renate Groenewold + Other Dutch Skaters National Federations FIRS SKATERS by Country by Name by Birthday Photos Girl Skater Photo Gallery SKATE STOPPERS Are They Dangerous? CONNY'S NEW BUST LINE Photos of Lisa Suggitt Portraits Skating El Patinador Solitario of Havana makes his own skates. [ Read More ] A Belgian skater talks about her broken arm. [Read More] Tony Hawk Skating Cartoons from The New Yorker World War II Skating Messenger Girls FUN IN HOLLAND! I got painted orange in Heerenveen and almost arrested in Groningen)... My 92 year old skating buddy Subscribe to our Atom formatted Newsfeed Here's How
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