Race Report: Oregon State Games

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State-funded skateboard racing? Yep (and the pending "Gorge Games" are, too), we've got a report on the Cascade Slalom Association's recent races in Oregon, sent in by Gordon Cully and Pat Chewning.

Race Report:

THE OREGON STATE GAMES, ‘08

The State Games of Oregon held its third annual slalom skateboarding event on the ultra smooth and fast Soap Box Derby track at Bush’s Pasture Park the weekend of June 21-22, 2008 in Salem, Oregon. The competition drew about 30 skaters of all ages from along the West Coast, with many of the competitors coming from California and Washington.

The State Games of Oregon is an amateur Olympic-style competition for athletes of all ages and skill levels and includes a total of 38 sports with about 16,000 athletes. The Games started in 1986 with 11 sports and 4,000 athletes and has grown into one of the biggest west of the Rockies. The slalom skateboarding portion of the competition is an ISSA prime event that is organized by the Cascade Slalom Association and included racing classes for Juniors, Open, and Masters. The competition format included fully automatic electronic timing with the Dual Hybrid Slalom and Giant Slalom taking place on Saturday, June 21st and the Tight Inline Slalom and SlalomCross taking place on Sunday, June 22nd.

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[mc99david]

congrats to jordan... repin spokane.. i skate with him regularly, and hes a darn good all round skater... again, great job man