The Seismic U.S. Nationals of Slalom Skateboarding
Longmont, Colorado
Over 70 elite skateboard racers from all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe will meet August 23 - 26 in Longmont and Windsor, Colorado, for the Seismic U.S. Nationals of Slalom Skateboarding - Colorado's highlight of the 2007 season of American skateboard racing.
Champions in multiple divisions - kids, juniors, amateurs and professionals both male and female - will be crowned in four disciplines: Slalom, Giant Slalom, Tight Slalom, and Skatepark Slalom. Overall titles will also be awarded to the combined champion of each division. Winners in the professional category will receive many thousands of dollars in cash prizes.
Notable competitors will include two-time Overall World Professional Champion and Louisville resident Jason Mitchell; 2006 U.S. Hybrid Slalom Champion Chris Barker (a Longmont resident); Richy, "the Brown Bomber" Carrasco; Chris Chaput of Huntington Beach, California; Marion "Hammerhead" Karr of the infamous Downhillbillies in North Carolina; as well as several previous U.S. and World Championship title holders in individual slalom disciplines, both professional and amateur. Also expected to compete are skateboard celebrities Steve Olson and David Hackett, featured in the landmark skateboard history documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys".
Detailed Schedule
Thursday, August 23, 7 p.m.
Park Slalom, Sandstone Ranch Skatepark, Longmont, CO
Park slalom race in the newly-constructed Sandstone Ranch Skatepark in Longmont. Under the lights starting at 7 p.m. This exciting new race format has competitors flying through the park carving the fastest line they can find.
Click here for a map to the skatepark.
Friday, August 24, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dual Giant Slalom, Water Valley, Windsor, CO
At speeds of up to 35 mph or beyond, this event will showcase skateboard racing at its finest. Competitors will take two timed runs to establish qualifying order. The top 12-16 riders in each division will advance to the dual, head-to-head bracket rounds, approximately 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Click here for a map to the Giant Slalom venue in rural Windsor, on E. Crossroads Blvd. near Hwy. 287. Park at the bottom of the hill at E. Crossroads and New Liberty.
Saturday, August 25, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dual Hybrid Slalom, Bross Street at 3rd Avenue, Longmont, CO
The top 12-16 qualifiers in each division will advance to the head-to-head bracket rounds, approximately 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Gate spacing will range from 6' to 12' (midway between GS and tight slalom), with offsets, stingers, curves, and every other challenge that the course designers can fit in.
Click here for a map to the Hybrid Slalom venue in downtown Longmont.
Sunday, August 26, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dual Tight Slalom, 3rd Avenue & Coffman Street, Longmont, CO
With racers weaving through up to four cones per second, Tight Slalom is an incredibly exciting spectator event. The top 12-16 qualifiers in each division will advance to head-to-head racing on a Colorado-style Tight Slalom course - fast and devious on quality pavement with plenty of pitch. The head-to-head finals will run approximately 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Click here for a map to the Tight Slalom venue in downtown Longmont.
Contact Info
For more information, please contact usnationals@coloradoslalom.org, or visit http://usnationals.coloradoslalom.org
Silverfish Longboarding.com supports all forms of skateboard racing and we encourage you to check out what's going on in Colorado! The COSS crew are fast and stoked, eager to bring brand new people into slalom skating and our own Malakai Kingston rates the Denver area slide scene highly. Check out the Slalom Forum for any questions you have and, whether you head up to Longmont or not, Go Skate!
