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KING
OF THE STREET 2001
AGGRESSIVE SKATING COMPETITION
KICKS OFF MAY 12 AT CHELSEA PIERS
They'll be turning 360s, hitting a soul grind, landing transfers and flips...maybe
even doing a brainless on Saturday, May 12th, at the Extreme Park at
Chelsea Piers. Just in case you aren't up on your aggressive skating
lingo, those terms describe daredevil stunts you'll see at the Chelsea
Piers King of the Street 2001 competition. Designed to give beginner
skaters an opportunity to test their tricks in an aggressive skating
competition, the King of the Street 2001 competition begins
at 11:00am on Saturday morning, May 12, 2001 at the Extreme Park at Chelsea
Piers, Pier 62, 23rd Street & the Hudson River.
Competitors
as young as 6-years-old will be judged on the following
four criteria:
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Style: how stylishly do you perform your tricks?
Do you make it look easy?
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Creativity and Line: How do you skate through
the course and connect your tricks? Is your approach
to the course new, fresh or innovative or are you
gimmicky?
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Technical merit: Every trick has a level of
difficulty. How hard were your tricks?
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Congruity: How consistently do you land your
tricks?
The
May 12th competition is the first of four King
of the Street 2001 qualifying events. Similar
competitions will also be held June 9, July 14, and
August 18. Winners from each competition will compete
in the King of the Street 2001 finals
in September.
The
Extreme Park has been New York City's premier Skate
Park since its opening in 1997, offering daily skating
sessions, clinics, private lessons, Extreme birthday
party packages, Saturday night DJ parties, and a
nationally-known summer camp.
A
recent expansion of the Park last winter brought
it to 20,000 square feet - over four times its former
size, with more equipment for skateboarders and BMX
riders, as well as a larger fun box for aggressive
skaters, more open space to ease congestion, and
a separate area for beginners.
The King
of the Street 2001 competition is FREE
to spectators and is sponsored by AT&T Wireless,
Evian, and Sprite. There is a $20 fee to enter
the competition. Please call 212.336.6200 for
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