2007 Vans Invitational: Street Results - Made a 400 mile detour from a trip today to go cover the Vans Invitational event in Portland Oregon. I had covered it two years ago and it seems like there were more fans, more crowds and more enthusiasm in 2007
Made a 400 mile detour from a trip today to go cover the Vans Invitational event in Portland Oregon. I had covered it two years ago and it seems like there were more fans, more crowds and more enthusiasm in 2007. It was super cool to see some friends there but kind of a drag that I can only cover street today and have to keep moving South tomorrow. Like I said, I am on another trip and just wanted to cover what I could for the Revolution. The skating was sick too. I drove from Boise, Idaho, left there at 7 am, stopped at the hotel to drop my things off and got to the venue just in time for finals. The finals consisted of 12 skaters that got 2 runs each. After the 2 runs were completed, the top 6 moved on to compete in 2 five minute jams on two different sections of the course. It was a good time to watch. Everyone wanted more action as opposed to many contests that drag on for a while
Paul Rodriguez Kickflips to front board. P-Rod’s runs were plagued by multiple falls and he was stuck with 12th place
Danny de Rosario flips to back lip. Out of the 12 finalists, 5 were from Brazil, what gives? What is in the water down there, Cocaine?
Jereme Rogers getting his stretch on before hitting the course
Sheckler with a back over crooks
Jereme Rogers flips backside over the hip transfer
Paul Rodriguez flips a big one up the euro gap
Rodolfo Ramos gets tech and big with this backside 180 heelflip over the hip
Carlos De Andrade - BIG Front Flip up the euro gap
Peace Bro
Danny Fuenzalida Back Crooks - Miami Style? What is Miami Styles? Like topless models on the beach? Cocaine in a fast boat, Burger King?
Danny de Rasario - nollie back crooks
Wagner Ramos
Just because Greg Lutzka wears a brixton hat does not mean you can. Greg Lutzka wins the the Dew Tour, he can wear whatever he wants
Chad Fernandez skates Glendale from time to time and he made the finals. Chad is fun to watch, he always puts 100 percent into it
Breakin’ - the new skateboard half time show?
Sheckler with a big ol’ frontside air - mixing some tranny tricks into his routine
Jake Brown, maybe the most famous athlete of the 07 X Games was up and about
Fabrizio Santos - front heel into third place
Doubles with Shecks and Lutzka, talk about a heavy group, we are talking 1 and 2
Ryan was pretty much winning until the last 5 minute jam, were he seemed to injure his elbow. It really seemed to bug him and he got knocked down to second place by Greg Lutzka
Greg Lutzka stoking out a fan with his victory board
l-r, Fabrizio Santos, Greg Lutzka and Ryan Sheckler. Sheckler seemed unhappy with his performance in the last 5 minutes
2007 Vans Invitational Street Results:
1- Greg Lutzka 2- Ryan Sheckler 3- Fabrizio Santos 4- Austen Seaholm 5- Carlos De Andrade 6- Chad Fernandez 7- Danilo de Rosario 8- Danny Fuenzalida 9- Jereme Rogers 10- Rodolfo Ramos 11- Wagner Ramos 12- Paul Rodriguez
For all the Ryan Sheckler stalkers, here is what he was wearing. The girls in the crowd were going nuts for this kid. I was thinking “No one even notices haow sick Fabrizio is skating, they just care about Shecks”
