June
24 Roseville, MN
The John Rose Oval in Roseville, Minnesota is a mecca
for skating of all kinds in Minneapolis. The day of the
event was no exception. Not only was there the ASA Am
sectional going on, but a inline speed skating race as
well as figure skating events going on inside the oval.
But of course, the most impressive event was the street
competition. With 12 and under skaters throwing out tricks
like 720's, clean 540's and a bunch of grinds, you know
the shorty rocks were here to represent. Ben Kuban started
things out and never let off. His run secured him the
top spot, while Jeffrey Ruohamki put together some good
lines to take second. Jarred Feight took third with tech
grinds and a lot of airs. In the open division it was
a real tight race. In the end it was Ryan Marshall putting
together an excellent line for third. Mitch Brunette with
smooth style was able to edge into second. But, Jason
Walker flew through the course busting out tricks on every
ramp, and took home first place. Next came the anticipated
Expert street finals. With the crowd growing and skaters
ready
things heated up. Just barely making it into the event
Jon Larson showed everyone that he didn't need all the
warm-up time by grabbing the third spot. Chris Farmer
put together an ill line with clean 540's and grinds like
true spin fishbrain on the rail, which was good enough
for second. Coming out blazing just like in Appleton,
Derek French showed what Minnesota skating is all about
- speed and power. Throwing out tricks like the infamous
French flip, flat spin 360's and true spin soyale's it
was evident that Derek was unstoppable from taking first.
Last but not least was the men's vert competition. Joe
Charbonneau put together a 
well
rounded run to walk away with first. Shane Arundel pulled
out all his grinds to take second, while Drew Avery took
third. Even though number of skaters was lower than expected
the quality was high, defiantly showing why Minnesota
has always been and will be a hot spot for skaters.
Results
below...
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Expert
Street Final Results
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| 1 |
Derek
French* |
| 2 |
Chris
Farmer*** |
| 3 |
Jon
Larson*** |
| 4 |
Mark
Schuh* |
| 5 |
Kevin
Lee*** |
| 6 |
Shane
Arundel*** |
| 7 |
Elliot
Arundel*** |
| 8 |
Joe
Charbonneau*** |
| 9 |
Conner
Allen* |
| 10 |
Tom
Garretson* |
| 11 |
Drew
Avery*** |
| 12 |
Danny
Gill*** |
|
|
Expert
Vert Final Results
|
|
| 1 |
Joe
Charbonneau*** |
| 2 |
Shane
Arundel*** |
| 3 |
Drew
Avery*** |
| 4 |
Mitch
Brunette*** |
|
|
|
12
& Under Street Results
|
|
| 1 |
Ben
Kuban |
| 2 |
Jeffrey
Ruohomaki |
| 3 |
Jarred
Feight |
| 4 |
Peter
Larson |
| 5 |
Bryar
Turner |
|
|
Open
Street Final Results
|
|
| 1 |
Jason
Walker |
| 2 |
Mitch
Brunette |
| 3 |
Ryan
Marshall |
| 4 |
Kevin
Buddington |
| 5 |
Aaron
Anderson |
| 6 |
Tyler
Patterson |
| 7 |
Tyler
Moe |
| 8 |
Patrick
Skovsted |
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