Unter der Brooklyn Bridge fand am Samstag der Red Bull Manny Mania International AmateurContest statt. Im Prinzip eine Weltmeisterschaft der Amateure im Manual Skating.
Youness Amrani aus Belgien gewann den Event! Der Deutsche Johannes Kensaku aus Hamburg kam leider NICHT unter die Top 10. Heute treten die Pro Fahrer an …
Fotos vom Finale hier.
1. Belgium – Youness Amrani
2. Spain – Dani Delgado
3. Australia – Dean Palmer
4. United States – Bert Wootton
5. Mexico- Polo May
6. Argentina – Pablo Sanchez
7. Peru – Luis Guillermo Vascones
8. Austria – Philipp Josephu
9. Denmark – Tobias Lynge Moving
10. Israel – Ran Fernandez
Press Release:
In one of the most heated battles in Red Bull Manny Mania history,amateur skaters from around the globe proved that skateboarding is auniversal language. Belgium’s Youness Amrani went trick-for-trickagainst Spain’s Dani Delgado, earning the win and the honor of claimingvictory over the world on two wheels.
Manhattan’s Coleman Park served as the perfect backdrop to theskateboard battle between 32 nations, each of whom held a series ofqualifiers and national finals that crowned their representative. The32 skaters then faced off against each other in heats of 4, narrowingdown to the top 8 for the semi finals. Spain’s Delgado led the packwith his tre flip nose wheelies. Four moved on to face off in a finalbetween USA’s Bert Wootton, Australia’s Dean Palmer, Amrani and Delgado.
The skaters amazed the crowd of 1500 spectators with trick combinationsthat were inventive and challenging, including Amrani’s manny 5-0 to360 flip out, which the judges were quick to claim as the trick of theday. The skaters each had a distinct style, from Wootton’s reverts upand down the pyramid obstacle to Australian Palmer’s sleepy smoothapproach. The new manual master Amrani was excited but humble about hisvictory, Itwas really sick. It’s not too much pressure. You can take your time andkeep it mellow. It worked out for me. I got lucky I think.“
The prize for winning the World Final is an amateur’s dream – anall-expenses paid trip to skateboard Mecca Venice Beach, CA to spend aweekend skating with event creator and manual superstar Joey Brezinski.First though, Armani earns a spot into Sunday’s Pro final to competeagainst the previous champions of Red Bull Manny Mania – Ronnie Creager(2007), Joey Brezinski (2008) and Eli Reed (2009) and other popularskaters likes Brandon Biebel, Kenny Anderson and Stevie Williams. Thepros already have their eye on their new competitor. Brezinski quipped,„I’m honestly a little frightened of the guy that won today.“
The second place prize is a Mac Book Pro with Final Cut and for third,a Canon Eos Rebel T2i. Although he didn’t win, Delgado was thrilledwith how his day went, „Itwas the best contest ever. I saw so much good skating. I saw moretricks that I’ve never seen before in my life. It’s really exciting.“
Perhaps the biggest prize for these skaters is getting the exposure to a global audience. As judge Charlie Wilkins put it, „Iwas psyched because I’d never seen half the stuff they’d done. TheBelgium kid just destroyed it. It’s like, ‚Come over to The States andmake a name for yourself.'“
1. Belgium – Youness Amrani
2. Spain – Dani Delgado
3. Australia – Dean Palmer
4. United States – Bert Wootton
5. Mexico- Polo May
6. Argentina – Pablo Sanchez
7. Peru – Luis Guillermo Vascones
8. Austria – Philipp Josephu
9. Denmark – Tobias Lynge Moving
10. Israel – Ran Fernandez
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