LG ACTION SPORTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KICKS OFF TONIGHT IN SEATTLE!
Inline Vert Finals Results in a Woman Making the Podium for the First Time in Event History
SEATTLE, Wash. (October 31, 2008) – The sixth annual LG Action Sports World Championships produced by ASA Entertainment (LG World Championships) thrilled a raucous Seattle crowd tonight at KeyArena with the Inline Skating Vert Finals and BMX Street Prelims.
With two high-flying, spectacularly consistent runs, Fabiola da Silva (Sao Paulo, Brazil), the only woman competing against the men during any of the contests at the championships, flipped and grinded herself into third place – her highest finish ever in Inline Skating Vert at the LG World Championships against the men.
“I am so excited I almost started crying!” said da Silva. “I didn’t expect to make the podium.”
Joining Fabiola in the winners’ circle were Shane Yost (Lauceton, Tasmania), finding himself as the silver medalist for the second year in a row, and Marco de Santi (Sao Paulo), whose double-back flips and double-back flat spins pushed his scores through the 90.00 point mark to 91.25 and decisively secured him the gold medal. De Santi took home $12,500 for his win.
“I came here to do what I gotta do to win,” said de Santi to the crowd. “I did it in my first run, so I tried to go harder in my second run. It [the run] came out the same, so it’s all good.”
BMX Street also enjoyed opening night status, qualifying eight men to the finals, which will take place Saturday afternoon, November 1st. A strong and talented field of 16 men resulted in the following Finals’ contestants: Daniel Dhers (Caracas, Venezuela), Dennis Enarson (San Diego, Calif.), Gary Young (San Diego, Calif.), Rob Darden (Greenville, NC), Anthony Napolitan (Youngstown, Ohio), Allan Cooke (Greenville, NC), Kevin Kiraly (Livermore, Calif.), and Morgan Wade (Tyler, Texas). Wade is the defending BMX Street champion, so he’ll be battling to hold on to that title tomorrow afternoon.
The LG Action Sports World Championships resumes Saturday with an afternoon session that begins at 1:00 p.m. and features the Skateboarding Vert Prelims and BMX Street Finals, followed by a concert by MxPx. The evening session, which begins at 7:00 p.m., starts with the Women’s Inline Street Finals and continues on to the BMX Vert Finals, then the Inline Street Finals. The evening ends with sounds from punk band Pennywise. Tickets to each session start at $20 and are available at the KeyArena Box office and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
For photos or more information on the LG Action Sports World Championships, please contact Denise M. Abbott of ASA Entertainment at 310 430 0496 or visit www.lgactionsports.com.
Inline Vert Final Results:
1) Marco de Santi (Sao Paulo, Brazil), $12,500; 2) Shane Yost (Lauceton, Tasmania), $8,500; 3) Fabiola da Silva (Sao Paulo, Brazil), $4,000; 4) Borja Fernandez (Bilbao, Spain); 5) Sven Boerkhorst (Den Bosch, Holland); 6) Thumper Nagasako (Maui, Hawaii); 7) Marc Englehart (Lansdale, Penn.); 
Rich Parker (Glastonbury, England); 9) Matt Lindenmuth (Kutztown, Penn.); 10) Kevin Marron Lopez (Brussels, Belgium).
BMX Street Prelims Results:
1) Daniel Dhers (Caracas, Venezuela); 2) Dennis Enarson (San Diego, Calif.); 3) Gary Young (San Diego, Calif.); 4) Rob Darden (Greenville, NC); 5) Anthony Napolitan (Youngstown, Ohio); 6) Allan Cooke (Greenville, NC); 7) Kevin Kiraly (Livermore, Calif.); Morgan Wade (Tyler, Texas); 9) Koji Kraft (Addison, Illinois); 10) Craig Mast (Warren, Ohio); 11) Steven McCann (Melbourne, Australia); 12) Austin Coleman (Los Angeles, Calif.); 13) Marcus Tooker (Cape Cod, Mass.); 14) Zack Warden (Ofallon, Illinois); 15) T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.); 16) Ben Snowden (Hornell, New York).
Posted by Patrick on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 in Press Releases.
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