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ASA Sanctions the MTV Sports & Music Festival
It's coming this October - the biggest lifestyle event in our sport. Created by MTV and with the inline events sanctioned by the ASA, the Sports and Music Fest will be an epic event. Read all about it in MTV's own Press Release about the Festival. Check out the skaters listed below - and then check them out on MTV when the event airs in November.
  
Click on Arlo's picture for some brief Arlo comments on aggressive skating. Click on Chris's picture to hear him talk about the MTV event. These interviews are quicktime movies and will work on Macintosh or Windows machines. Be aware that the files are large (1.5 MB for Arlo and 2.6 MB for Chris). They'll take a while to download.
The Skaters
| Name |
AKA |
Discipline |
Home |
Age |
Salient Commentary |
| Arlo Eisenberg |
Arlo |
Street |
Dallas, TX |
23 |
The reason street skating is where its at today. Arlo for President. |
| Josh Petty |
Josh |
Street |
San Diego, CA |
16 |
Is the poster child for the new breed of aggressive skaters. |
| Aaron Feinberg |
Aaron |
Street |
Portland, OR |
16 |
He may only be 4'9" tall, and only weigh 90 pounds, but his skating is definitely Heavy Weight. |
| Randy Spizer |
Road House |
Street |
Cypress, CA |
16 |
A member of the "Brat Pack", his life revolves around skating. |
| Jon Julio |
Jon |
Street |
Milpithas, CA |
20 |
Is the epitome of style. Simply stated, he makes the impossible look simple. |
| Chiaki Ito |
Chuck |
Street |
Osaka, Japan |
24 |
Skates all out, busts big tricks, bails hard, yet smiles through it all. |
| Ben Jagger |
Ben |
Street |
Wakefield, England |
17 |
A young wee English lad who skates to as if the Queen were watching. |
| Jonathan Bergeron |
Jonathan |
Street |
Montreal, Quebec |
15 |
Easily one of the best athletes skating today. Has that famous "Flying Frenchman" attitude. |
| Salima Sanga |
Salima |
Street |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
21 |
With flowing lochs of hair, and a smooth style, Salima has become one of the darlings of the skate scene. |
| Sayaka Yabe |
Sayaka |
Street |
Saitama, Japan |
21 |
Does tricks that other females only dream about doing. |
| Raphael Sandoz |
Raph |
Vert |
Cheseaux, Switzerland |
22 |
Is a soft spoken, humble person whose skating speaks for itself. |
| René Hulgreen |
The Viking |
Vert |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
27 |
Enjoys traveling and speaking French, Swedish, Danish, German , Norwegian, and English. |
| Eitan Kramer |
Eitan |
Vert |
New York, NY |
18 |
Is one of the original New York city vert skaters, and uses his rocket-like frame to propel himself to unthinkable heights on the vert ramp. |
| Taig Khris |
Taig |
Vert |
Paris, France |
21 |
An accomplished magician who has been skating on inline skates for only a year. His crossover from rollerskates has been one of his best tricks to date. |
| Chris Edwards |
Chris |
Vert |
Escondido, CA |
23 |
What can one say? Simply the inventor of aggressive skating. |
| Tim Ward |
Tim |
Vert |
Melbourne, Australia |
19 |
The only thing truly "extreme" in Tim's life is his shyness. Tim lets his skating speak for him, and it says volumes about his personality. |
| Matt Salerno |
Piranha |
Vert |
Sydney, Australia |
18 |
Wants to be the best. When his skating is on, he simply destroys whatever he skates. |
| Cesar Mora |
Ces |
Vert |
Sydney, Australia |
26 |
Cesar's aerial acrobatics have defined him as a vert rock star. Cesar is the Australian vert Elvis. |
| Fabiola DaSilva |
Fabby |
Vert |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
17 |
Hands down, the best female skater in the world. She's absolutely "fab"ulous baby... |
| Ayumi Kawasaki |
Ayumi |
Vert |
Osaka, Japan |
13 |
Is only 13 years old and already the style and repertoire of a an old 20 year old. |
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