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

Visit Svenboekhorst.com.

Shima Skate Manufacturing x X-Games: Stay street
Montre Livingston & Brian Shima (Fb).

X-Games 2011 x Steve Iacono

Previously: X-Games 2011: Blading Demo, Raw Iphone Footage.

Featuring Brian Aragon, Frankie Morales, Rachard Johnson, Julian Bah, Brian Shima, Montre Livingston, Dre Powell & Friends. Filmed by Juan Martinez.

Brian Aragon & friends will represent inline skating at the X-Games (schedule was updated) ; there will be a skating demo on Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 in July 2011. Check his Be-mag interview by Dave Bloom (through Danielle).

Note: Rollerblading is not back into the US X-Games, this is a promo + demo only. Featuring Brian Aragon, Dre Powell, Alex Broskow, Jon Julio, Chris Haffey, Jeff Stockwell, Julian Bah, Franky Morales & more. Thanks Anon.

Recently, we (Dave Bloom through Danielle) had a chance to sit down with Brian Aragon in Encinitas, CA and discuss his involvement with rollerblading in the X-Games this year.

He has been working diligently with X-mini towards the goal of bringing skating back into an X-Games spotlight and gaining what many feel is some long overdue publicity. X-mini, a company who has sponsored events like the Chaz Sands Invitational, FISE and Winterclash, approached Brian in Shanghai at Asian X-Games to discuss the possibility of getting him and a team involved to some capacity with X-Games 17.

Without hesitation this idea quickly got rolling into what could be the next big break for rollerblading.

Vimeo Link | Article.

Previously: Inline Skating reappearance at X-Games with X-Mini.

X-mini Ambassador Brian Aragon to represent inline skating at one of the most popular actions sports events in the world.

Singapore, Monday, 18 July 2011 – Xmi Pte Ltd, the Singaporean company behind the award-winning X-mini Capsule Speakers, has been confirmed as an official sponsor of the Summer X Games to be held in Los Angeles, USA, from 28 – 31 July 2011.

One of the most exciting things coming out of this sponsorship is the X-mini aggressive inline skating demo which will be held during the X Games at the Interactive Park which the public can access for free.

X-mini Ambassador and 2009 World Rolling Series Champion Brian Aragon will be doing demos during the event together with a few of the top inline skaters in the world including Chris Haffey, Jeff Stockwell, Julian Bah and Franky Morales. This is a team of some of the best aggressive inline skaters and it will definitely be a treat for all action sports fans to see them altogether in action!

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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Photo.

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.

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

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