Ellen Oneil '77

[sk8norcal]

from ABC wide world of sports

YouTube - ELLEN ONEAL Skateboarder 1977

[Hot Wheels]

SK8NORCAL

Thanks for puttin up the old video's man, I don't know where
you get em, but I skated from 75 - 80 and remember Ellen Oneil

I think she was in "The Skateboard Movie" (the one
with TA in it)!

[sk8norcal]

you should thank Scott Starr, the skateboard historian!

I have the 'skateboard movie' !
it's pretty cheesy though...

if you like old videos, create an youtube account and subscribe to scott starr.
I believe he's got the biggest collection of old school clips on youtube....

YouTube - surfstyley's Channel

does anyone know which contest this is ?
and if there is more footage?


I believe its 1976 Carlsbad Hang Ten World Slalom Championships
with TA vs Hester in the slalom finals.
but it says '77 in the above video...

YouTube - Hester and Alva Slalom#1

[Shorty McSmalls]

I think that is the Worlds in Akron in 1977, OldSkateGuy I believe posted some footage of him riding his skatecar in this event and it showed this footage of it as well. Not for sure though.

[sk8norcal]

"Along with flatland freestyle, slalom was one of skateboarding's original disciplines, taking obvious inspiration from slalom skiing. Virtually all major competitions in the 1960s and mid-70s featured a slalom event, including a famous show-down between Hester and Tony Alva televised on ABC Wide World of Sports as part of the 1976 Carlsbad Hang Ten World Championships.

Slalom was prime fodder for network sports television as late as 1978, when CBS Sports Spectacular broadcast the FreeFormer World Championships in Akron, Ohio. But momentum in the late 70s shifted decisively to aggressive styles, and by the early 80s the U.S. slalom scene had mostly dissipated."

slalom history by dan gesmer
Slalom!

[Shorty McSmalls]

Oh well, I tried. Good stuff though.

[Gary in VA]

A lot of us youngins had a crush on Ellen Oneil back in those days.

[dave gale]

Originally Posted by Shorty McSmalls

I think that is the Worlds in Akron in 1977, OldSkateGuy I believe posted some footage of him riding his skatecar in this event and it showed this footage of it as well. Not for sure though.

No shorty, that is in Cali . Alva wasn't at the Worlds in Akron.
My Avatar is a pic of Hester and I in Lacosta 2001 and in Akron 1977

[sk8norcal]

DaveG,

are you sure its 77 in Akron? not '78
edit: world championship was in Akron in both '77 and '78, correct?

YouTube - 1978 Skatecar Racing on CBS Sports...

[Shorty McSmalls]

Originally Posted by dave gale

No shorty, that is in Cali . Alva wasn't at the Worlds in Akron.
My Avatar is a pic of Hester and I in Lacosta 2001 and in Akron 1977

I know nothing.

[Joe & Nick]

Ellen's video, run two, slo motion, is a great example of what "being late" on a cone means.

[GEO]

It was July 2 & 3 1977.

[sk8norcal]

I checked my Skateboarder scans,

there was two freeformer worlds at Akron, '77 and '78

and I am sure the kim vs ellen is from hang ten '76 carlsbad,
hang ten worlds '75 was in some LA arena

note the men and women have different courses....