The Ghetto Games festival (or simply GGFEST) is a family friendly youth culture and action sports festival that annually brings together the world’s most notable action sports athletes to the coastal town of Ventspils. The 9th edition took place on July 23-25, 2021. Visit Ghettogamesfestival.com.
GGFEST 2021 inline Pro-Open international
- Valters Grasmanis (1000€)
- Raimonds Prūsis (200€)
- Mats-Kaarel Ruus (100€)
Pro-Open Latvian Champs
- Valters Grasmanis
- Raimonds Prūsis
- Edgars Rozentāls
Juniors
- Ralfs Igals
- Mikus Toms Ļaksa
- Keita Kančerova
AM
- Didzis Čerņecovs
- Marks Ulinskis
- Juris Jankovskis
Results & Podium Photo courtesy of TheRolling.
Larger Picture on Imgur (via).
A photo by Rene Lutterus (Wixsite).
Roman Abrate won The Ghetto Games Festival Contest (Nils Jansons Invitational) for the third time in a row in Ventpils (Latvia). Here is an interview of the french rider.
Ghetto Games 2017 (Latvia): Nils Jansons Invitational Videos, Promos & Results.
For the 3rd time in a row in the Ghetto Games Festival’s history, Roman Abrate from France is the champion of the “Nils Jansons Invitational”!
Inline slow motion - GGFEST 2017 (Ventspils skatepark)
Promo videos: Montre Livinston & Josh Glowicki were interviewed by Tvnet.lv (video, check the 2:00 mark), you can also check Nils Jansons & some blading clips that were featured on Latvian television (Youtube, PLAY).
Results
- Roman Abrate (900 euros)
- Jeremy Suarez (600 euros)
- Mathieu Heinemann (400 euros)
- Niklavs Katlaps (100 euros)
- Montre Livingston (50 euros)
Best Trick: Jo Zenk (150 euros)
Visit GGfest.com.
13 years in a row. ALNIS 2020 was a beauty! It was powerful and one to remember. Thanks everybody for coming out, shredding and supporting. See you all next year! PS: And remember - it’s all about having fun and sharing it with the homies. Go out, do more and help grow your local community. Video by Agris Čaurs. Filmed by Martins Jansons, Rūdolfs Babris & Konstantīns Makarovs. Music by Oriole.
PRO Results
- Justas Karčauskas
- Raimonds Prūsis
- Valters Grasmanis
JUNIOR / AM
- Kristaps Ladusāns
- Patriks Krastiņš
- Kristofers Rudzāts
BEST TRICK (in the memory of Kristaps Cīrulis): Edgars Rozentāls. BEST JUNIOR (Roces award): Patriks Vaitekūns. WORST BAIL: Markuss Bērziņš. BEST TRICK ON THE RAINBOW RAIL (Matīss Širics award): Toms Slukins with TOP MISTRIAL. SPECIAL THEROLLING AWARD: Dārta Jansone.
“I missed a lot of really good tricks”. - Casey Bagozzi.
Featuring Derek Henderson, Philip Moore, Korey Sneaky Waikiki, Cameron Talbott, Michael Braud & more.
