Vert Skating in China (2012)
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Woodward Beijing (0:00), SMP (3:00) and Asian X-Games 2012 (5:14). Edited by Kristian Uhre.
Thanks Yusuke Aihara.

Woodward Beijing (0:00), SMP (3:00) and Asian X-Games 2012 (5:14). Edited by Kristian Uhre.
Thanks Yusuke Aihara.

By James Elms & Pavel Mitrenga.
Featuring the riding of Eito and Takeshi Yasutoko, Yusuke Aihara, Richard Parker, Otto Balanos Guzman, Leo Kamburov, Pavel Mitrenga, James Elms, Boris Grozev, Kristian Uhre, Kim Stenberg Sorensen, Zack Warden and Colton Satterfield.
It was late evening when Pavel said “do you want to go to China for the X Games? we’ll probably book the tickets tonight”.
Footage captured by the skaters themselves participating in the skating, edited and produced by the skaters. Enjoy sharing in our travels, sessions and energy from Beijing to Shanghai and back again.
Song: Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Right Round Baby Right Round. Thanks Yusuke Aihara.
Previously:

Street Results
Street videos on ESPN: 01, 02, 03. Featuring Chris Haffey, Worapoj Boonnim, Jeff Stockwell, Soichiro Kanashima & Yuto Goto.
Vert Results
Vert videos on ESPN: 01, 02, 03. Featuring Takeshi Yasutoko, Eito Yasutoko & Yusuke Aihara.

Brian Aragon was in Beijing for the X-Games Finals, here is the full broadcast (18 minutes) that aired on chinese television.
Previously: Purple Swag feat. Dre Powell & Brian Aragon.

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

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.
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.

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

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).

AIL Street
AIL Vert

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.