Results From VPS Oceania and UK National Championships.
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| Helena Long took 1st in Street at the UK National Championships - Photo via Graystone |
Scroll down to get the results and news on each one.
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| Poppy Starr Olsen took 1st at VPS Oceania Photo by Andrew Mapstone for VPS |
The Vans Park Series (VPS) Oceania Continental Championships took place on Saturday in Sydney, AU where the winner will have a fast track pass directly to World Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah later this year. There were 7 ladies competing with last years champion Poppy Starr Olsen defending her title. Noticeably absent was AU's Sabre Norris who last year took an impressive 2nd place.
VPS OCEANIA RESULTS - WOMEN:
1st Poppy Starr Olsen - goes directly to the World Championships in Salt Lake City, UT
2nd Shanae Collins
3rd Taniah Meyers
4th Grace Cochrane
5th Charlotte Heath
6th Aimee Massie
7th Mistie Mildenhall
The UK National Championships were also happening and for a lot of us it was the first time we have had a chance to see the UK ladies skate in a comp. There has not been a UK National Championship since 2013 so it's been a long time and it's so great to see! We should also mention that this comp had equal pay for both the women and men's - so great seeing that!
While most of us anticipated that they'd skate park (as that's the discipline - along with street - happening in the 2020 Olympics), the comp actually took place in what looked more like a bowl than what we are used to seeing at VPS for park - which is very spread out with many obstacles. The tighter "bowl" configuration made it a bit tougher to set up for tricks, but the ladies rallied and put on a good show!
In case you missed it check out the Women's Park Finals below!
Sky Brown showed up for her first major UK comp since being named to the UK National Team and made a good showing. While she fell while trying the 540 in her first run, she nailed it straight off on her second run to secure her a score of 308 and propelling her into 1st place. Amy Rahm flew into second and Rebecca Davies took a well-deserved third.
UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS - WOMEN'S PARK
1st Sky Brown 308
2nd Amy Rahm 275
3rd Rebecca Davies 260
4th Amy Brady 246
5th Helena Long 230
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| Sky Brown took 1st in Women's Park |
The street competition used the SLS format of having a couple runs each plus a "best trick" section - you had four tries to do a "best trick" and wow the judges which added to your highest score. Strategy is always best in situations like this, and Helena Long came out fast and furious to nail down first place in short order - the girl was NOT messing around! Freya Brooks was hot on her tail and ultimately took 2nd and Aimy Brady grabbed third.
UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS - WOMEN'S STREET
1st Helena Long 640
2nd Freya Brooks 631
3rd Aimy Brady 576
4th Amy Ram 379
5th Lily Grace 344
6th Sky Brown 291
7th Rosie Kliskey 120
Big shout out to the UK announcers, one of which was pro skater Lucy Adams. They did a great job explaining tricks to a BBC audience that might not know what is going on in skateboarding (yet) and made it fun for everyone watching with their lively commentary and kind words.
This was the first contest for the UK skaters that count as points towards the goal of going to the Olympics!