Ayumi Kawasaki / Chris Haffey royaling the rail he later Sav’d 270 back full torked.

I knew I was in for trouble as I sat on the couch in the corner of the hotel room, nursing my eigth Guiness talking shit with the Chinese rollers that didn’t speak any English. I spent most mornings tanking complimentary Red Bulls, most afternoons watching world-class rollerblading and most nights spanking married women, cheersing with the Hongkies, pouring Chris Fowlers per diem down my gullet, and finally stumbling in at 6am just as Chris ‘Early to bed, early to rise’ Haffey was brushing his teeth. Sorry Haffenshire.

The judges stand doubled as a perve podium, myself and Tom (Hyser by name but higher by nature) spent many an hour admiring the many varieties of sultry Asian female, the funnest part was guessing their age. Carl Hills ate nothing but potatoes and fried chicken. He wouldn’t even try the sweet ‘n sour dipping sauce at McDonalds. Masaaki Narita and I whiled away the lazy evenings taking English lessons courtesy of NHK television. I fell in love with Ayumi Kawasaki and Ayu, if you’re reading this, I’ll learn Japanese for you.

Soichiro earned his first place the spinny way, forcing Haffenshire to settle for second, with Thailand’s ‘Note’ in Third. But you already knew that (Full Results of the Asian X-Games 2006 here).

Eito waited till Takeshi fell before stealing his Gold, leaving Tomohiko to snatch the crums.

Huge ‘Hooowhats’ and ‘Okays’ must be screamed into the faces of Chris Fowler, Jason Hines Beans, Mike Wilson, Richie Sharpe and that girl Gill with the double eye-lid surgery. She wasn’t a local celebrity, I don’t care what she told you.

Enjoy the pictures.

Yasutoko brothers reach new heights as X Games Asia concludes in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA (ESPN) - Japan’s Yasutoko brothers delighted action sports fans with an exhilarating showcase in the Aggressive In-Line Vert Finals on a sunny final day of the X Games Asia at Sunway Lagoon in Kuala Lumpur. In addition to the Vert finals, visitors poured into the venue to enjoy the finals of Skateboard Park and Best Trick, Sport Climbing (Men Speed), and Aggressive In-Line Best Trick. A total of over 44,000 spectators watched the event over the last three days.

Datuk Azalina Dato’ Othman Said, Malaysia’s Minister of Youth & Sports presented the prizes to the respective winners of the competitions today at the closing ceremony.

Aggressive Inline Vert :

It was another one-two finish for Eito and Takeshi Yasutoko. Eito Yasutoko won the gold medal with a score of 87.75 and then proceeded to land his new trick, “The Twister”, after competition. The trick required Yasutoko to complete a backflip and then a 360-backflip.

“I am really happy to have landed my new trick in Malaysia. The conditions were very challenging today and I feel very fortunate to win,” said Yasutoko.

Tomohiko Nakamura, of Japan, joined the Yasutoko brothers on the podium with the bronze medal. Finishing in fourth with an impressive all-round performance was top woman pro-skater Ayumi Kawasaki, also of Japan

Aggressive Inline Vert Results

1 Eito Yasutoko (JPN)
2 Takeshi Yasutoko (JPN)
3 Tomohiko Nakamura (JPN)
4 Ayumi Kawasaki (JPN)
5 Takayuki Nakamura (JPN)
6 Taiki Kimura (JPN)
7 Kanta Ogino (JPN)
8 Yuusuke Aihara (JPN)
9 Michihito Kawauchi (JPN)
10 Carl Hills (USA)

Aggressive In-Line Park Best Trick :

Chris Haffey from the United States won the gold medal for the best trick with a total score of 93.33.

Jeerasak Tassorn from Thailand won the silver and. Soichiro Kanashima from Japan takes home the bronze.

Park Ride Results :

1 Soichiro Kanashima 93.5
2 Chris Haffey (USA) 89.25
3 Worapoj Boonnim 88.5
4. Carl Hills (USA) 85.5
5 Steven Aleil (France) 81.25
6 Nick Schopfer (Switzerland) 80.75
7 Jeerasak Tassom 75
8 Jaren Grob (USA) 72.75
9 Katie Ketchum (USA) 72.75
10 Craig Brocklehurst 　71.25

Look Who’s Coming to the Event ! And take a look at this poll : Aggressive Inline is first with Climbing Sports : Vote for Rolling on asianxgames.com (bottom right of the page).

17 April 2006, Kuala Lumpur - It was announced today that international professional X Games athletes Fabiola da Silva of Brazil and Japanese Yasutoko brothers will delight Malaysians and regional fans with an exhilarating showcase of thrills and spills during the upcoming X Games Asia 2006 presented by KIA from May 12-14 at Sunway Lagoon in Kuala Lumpur. Supported by Malaysia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, the event marks the eighth X Games competition to be held in Asia since 1998.

Coming to Malaysia for the first time ever, Fabiola has competed in eight of the nine X Games. She has eight X Games medals, seven of which are gold. The most decorated female athlete at the X Games, Fabiola is the only female skater who can pull a flat spin 540 and a fakie 900. Fabiolas female lead in Disney’s Brink was based on her life which starred Fab as herself. In the 2004 X Games, she was the only woman competing against a field of men.

Defending champions and second ranked skaters in the Pro Tour, the Yasutoko brothers Eito and Takeshi return to Malaysia with a greater bang! Having finished first and second in major competitions, including the Summer X Games and the Gravity Games in the United States, the “first skating family of Japan” will be back in Malaysia to thrill their fans again with their amazing show of talent and skills.

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^ Asian X-Games Street Course 06, enlarge the pic, Thanks to kjrollers.com

Rollerbladings mainstream dreams may hinge on its success in the Asian leg of the competition, the only place you can find ESPN endorsed rolling.

There will also be an inline industry meeting to talk about the organizing that has been happening around the world, and specifically in the US with regards to our sport with USA Inline Stunt, hosted by Chris Fowler (Mix Ride Media)

Top 5 Athletes from AXG 2005 (pre-qualified for AXG 2006)

STREET

Rian Arnold (AUS)
Sven Boekhorst (NED)
Chiaki Ito (JPN)
Hung Chien Kai (TPE)
Soichiro Kanashima (JPN)

VERT

Marco Di Santi (BRA)
Taig Khris (FRA)
Sven Boekhorst (NED)
Cesar Andrade (BRA)
Ayumi Kawasaki (JPN)

For all the details check the KJRollers article here.

ESPN X Games Inline offers extreme and aggressive skating action. Do you have what it takes to be a part of the X Games?

Show off your skitching, railslides and other tricks. Face the perils of city traffic and pedestrian walkways to reach your destination. Learn how to improve your techniques while maintaining your unique style.

You decide to invest in better inline equipment or grab some food to power up to be aggressive and prove you have the skills to skate like a pro.

Sunway Lagoon Resort, May 12-14, 2006

14 March 2006, Kuala Lumpur: The X Games, the world’s signature action sports competition returns to Malaysia, as the City of Kuala Lumpur plays host to Asian X Games 2006 presented by KIA from May 12-14. Presented by returning sponsor KIA Motors and supported by Malaysia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, the event marks the eighth X Games competition to be held in Asia since 1998.

This year’s event promises to deliver fresh appeal to an already potent mix of energy and action as it makes its home against the backdrop of the Sunway Lagoon Theme Park in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. The competition course will once again feature the perennial favorites of Aggressive In-line Skating, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing and Moto X.

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December 7-9, 2005 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

World champions in skateboarding, in-line skating, BMX and Moto X represented their respective countries spanning the globe from the United States to Brazil to Australia. Two of Brazil’s own world champions Sandro Dias (Skateboard) and Fabiola da Silva (Aggressive In-line Skate), England’s Jamie Bestwick (BMX) and Simon Tabron (BMX), and the United States’ Chuck Carothers (Moto X) and Jesse Olson (Moto X) are just a few of the names that were highlighted at ESPN X Games Dubai.

Some Photos of the Contest :
featuring Fabiola da Silva and Cesar Mora
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