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This shows Sven Boekhorst skating the ASA World Championships finals 2000, Global X-Games 2003 and Asian X-Games 2005.

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Finals featuring Cesar Andrade, Anthony Avella, Yusuke Aihara, Rich Parker & Takeshi Yasutoko. Full results + more media.

Round 1 Heat 2 featuring Nikolaj Najdenov, Pavel Mitrenga, Anthony Avella, Tomohiko Nakamura & Takeshi Yasutoko.

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An edit to give you an over all feel of the Asian X-Games experience on the aggressive inline side. Enjoy.

Featuring: Chris Haffey, Brian Aragon, Jeff Stockwell, Soichiro Kanashima, Chris van der Merwe, Yuto Goto, Worapoj Boonnim, Anthony Avella and Killa Kai.

Song: Midtown.

• China X-Games 2011 (Shanghai) by Erick Rodriguez.
• Kia X-Games Asia 2011: Haffey powers his way to gold.
• X-Games Asia 2011: Final Results & Photos.

Chris Haffey, Coco Sanchez, courtesy of Matteo Attanasio & Kia.

Erick Rodriguez, Brian Aragon, courtesy of Kia.

Anthony Avella, Jeerasak Tassorn, Azikiwee Anderson, Chiaki Itoh, courtesy of Matteo Attanasio.

Old Friends: Tory Treseder, Jeff Stockwell, Mike Opalek. Courtesy of Gitanklan.

Asian X-Games, Official Website: Kiaxgamesasia.com.

Music By : Pretty Lights – Cold Feeling.

Previously

• Kia X-Games Asia 2011: Haffey powers his way to gold.
• X-Games Asia 2011: Final Results & Photos.

Chris Haffey powered his way to victory to win the last 2011 X Games gold medal in the Aggressive In-Line Street Finals in Shanghai.

It was a clash of styles during the contest, with sharp contrasts between Jeff Stockwell’s languid movement, Brian Aragon’s balletic and graceful manner, and Haffey’s quick-paced and powerful style coming up tops at the Jiangwan Stadium.

Stockwell set the tone early in the first run of the finals, with the bespectacled and somewhat bookish looking skater finishing off a picture perfect series of tricks that culminated in him doing a 360 spin on the transition pipe.

Haffey was not slow to respond though, pulling off several reverse 360s, and in the second run his decision to go with a 540, followed by a 360 top sole, top-side Mistral, Tyre-Spin, and finish off with a Blackside proved to be the right choice, as the judges tipped their hats to him for completing such a hard combination with the gold medal.

The American looked exhausted, but satisfied as he stepped off the podium.

“This really exceeded my expectations”, Haffey admitted, ” as everyone in the field was just so good.”

The skater felt that he had been lucky to be in the first heat, compared to rival Aragon, who had barely a few minutes after exerting himself in the second heat before returning to the finals for another punishing set of runs.

“I was really a lot fresher than Aragon, because I was in the first heat”, he explained.

“That really made a difference, as he was a lot more winded than I was.”

Haffey also admitted that the support from the fans upclose was critical to him finding a second wind in the finals.

“The crowd here is just fantastic! The fans just give that extra burst of energy, and that really matters”, he said.

But it wasn’t just the American who was pumped up by the thousands at the Jiangwan Stadium.

Asia’s representative on the podium, Soichiro Kanashima, was equally enthused by how much noise the Shanghai crowd could produce.

The Japanese is an X Games veteran, having participated in over ten editions of the competition, snapping up two bronzes, one silver and three golds, and Kanashima felt that China was still the best location for the competition.

“I like it best in China, said the skater. It’s good here, and the fans give me power”, he said.

If skaters like Kanashima and Haffey continue to give fans at the Jiangwan Stadium this much fun and excitement next year, expect an even more electrifying X Games in 2012!

Another $8,000 and a trophy. Balling. Article: kiaxgamesasia.com.

ESPN posted some videos of Takeshi Yasutoko, Rich Parker, Yusuke Aihara (Top 3, AIL Vert Final, commented by Azikiwee Anderson).

• X-Games Asia 2011: Final Results & Photos.

AIL Street

1. Chris Haffey (USA)
2. Jeff Stockwell (USA)
3. Soichiro Kanashima (JPN)
4. Brian Aragon (USA)
5. Yuto Goto (JPN)
6. Worapoj Boonnim (THA)
7. Jeerasak Tassorn (THA)
8. Chris Van Der Merwe (RSA)
9. Anthony Avella (FRA)
10. Hung Chien Kai (TPE)

AIL Vert

1. Takeshi Yasutoko (JPN)
2. Rich Parker (GBR)
3. Yusuke Aihara (JPN)
4. Cesar Andrade (BRA)
5. Nikolaj Najdenov (BUL)
6. Tomohiko Nakamura (JPN)
7. Leonid kamburov (RUS)
8. Pavel Mitrenga (CZE)

Full Results on Kiaxgamesasia.com.

Asian X-Games 2010: Blading Comp Edit

Rollerblading Comp at the Asian X-Games 2010. The clips are from the top 5 skaters.

Top3 results: 3. Killa K, 2. Jeff Stockwell, 1. Brian Aragon (top 5 vert & street).

Filmed & Edited by Chris van der Merwe from South Africa.
Music: Desmond and the Tutus.

Asian X-Games 2010: More Footage

Bmx, Vert + Street Footage & More!
Music: Radiohead.

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Results (via)

Street
1. Brian Aragon
2. Jeff Stockwell
3. Hung Chien Kai
4. Soichiro Kanashima
5. Jeerasak Taasorn

Vert
1. Takeshi Yasutoko
2. Marco Di Santo
3. Eito Yasutoko
4. Cesar Andrade
5. Rich Parker

Rat-Tail: Shanghai, China – Day 1 to 3: Asian X-Games.

up: Soichiro Kanashima. Photo: Rat-tail.

The official results are finaly online here:
http://www.kiaxgamesasia.com/en/results.php

Check some photos of the Kia X-games Asia 09.
Thanks o22y (forums).

ESPN Inline Vert Finals:
with Azikiwee Anderson on the mic.

Part 2 to 5:
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Fans were treated to an action sports festival with four event finals on the last day of the 2009 KIA X Games Asia.

Chris Haffey (AIL Park), Takeshi Yasutoko (AIL Vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX Street) and Andy Macdonald (Skateboard Vert) were the big winners with a gold medal in the bag.

Four spectacular finals left Shanghai fans with plenty of memories of the 11th edition of the KIA X Games Asia, when the event finished with a flourish on the final day of competition. The four-day event registered the best spectator attendance in the event’s history with a record number of 54,500 fans at Shanghai’s KIC Jiangwan Sports Center – a sign of the growing popularity of Asia’s biggest action sports competition. [...]

Check the full article: Shanghai showdown on day four.
Via Remz.

up: Marco De Santi, Takeshi and Eito Yatsutoko.

More:

• A chat with the Yasutoko Brothers.
  Meet the tag-team brothers who have been the unbeatable duo in Aggressive In-Line for the past decade. Eito and Takeshi Yasutoko.
• Asian X Games 2009, Inline Prelims Results.
  (April 30 – May 3 2009).
• Asian X Games 2009, Vert & Street final Results.
• Check some photos of the event.
• Visit Kiaxgamesasia.com.

up: Nicolas Schopfer & Soichiro Kanashima at the Asian X-Games 2008. Photo: Alan Mak.

Final run, 2nd place.

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• Asia X-Games 08: Photos & Full Results