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EVENT IS NOW OVER.
August 7 to
September 5, 2005 – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In the Panoramic
Hall at the Montréal Science Centre
COMPLEMENTING THE EXHIBITION
X-TREME ROTATION
Photos of the competitions! September 5, 2005
Our judges panel: Louis-Philippe Archambault,
Louis Grégoire and Benjamin
Rochette.
Rookie Kamikaze Category*
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This is my first competition. I can handle my skateboard
and I am up to the challenge!
Skaters taking part in the Rookie Kamikaze
challenge.
Winners of the Rookie Kamikaze
challenge: Roberto
Calvi, 11, 3rd place; Gabriel Veniot, 8, first place;
and Charles-Antoine Hinse, 11, 2nd place.
Kamikaze Category**
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This is not my first competition. I am an experienced
skater but I am not a pro yet!
Some of the skaters who took part in the Kamikaze
challenge.
Winners of the Kamikaze challenge:
Vincent Girard-Proulx, 15, 4th place; Étienne
Girard-Proulx, 11, 2nd place; and Alexandre Hallé,
12, 1st place.
In action!
Gabriel Veniot (1st Rookie Kamikaze)
is about to perform an ollie.
Charles-Antoine Hinse (2nd Rookie
Kamikaze) makes a boardslide.
Étienne Girard-Proulx (2nd Kamikaze)
in mid-air.
The stars on demonstration
(August 7 and September 5, 2005)
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 Thomas
Parent
- Age 20
- He got into the sport at age 12.
- He took 5th place in the Red Bull Combat
in June 2005.
- He came in second at the Canada DC Nationals
2004 Championship.
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Casey
McDonald
- Age 24
- He got into the sport at age
12.
- He is regularly mentioned in
the international media.
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Alex
Gavin
- Age 26
- Professional since 1999
International-class skater
- He took part in demonstrations and competitions
in the following countries: France, Germany,
Australia, Portugal, Holland, United States.
- He finished 10th in the overall classification
for the 2005 circuit.
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 How
to stick to the board in the air
The board and skater lift off together, and then
stick together in the air as they follow the same
trajectory. Friction between the soles of the
skater’s shoes and the rough surface of
the board is largely responsible for keeping them
joined. In midair, all the skater has to do is
move one foot in the direction he wants to go
and the board will follow.
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