Skateboard Street Finals
Koston pulls out all stops for Gold
By the extremeathletes.com staff

Channita rolls at the Games

The Skateboard Street Finals took place in the middle of the afternoon on the last day of competitions and Eric Koston took home the Gold Medal. The sun scorched down at a temperature above 90 and the athletes felt the heat coming on as many of them had their best performance during the first runs before it got really hot. Improving on his Bronze Medal of last year, Koston scored a 94.33 in his first run and nobody matched his performance the rest of the afternoon. Brian Anderson of nearby Groton, Massachusetts took the Silver Medal with a solid 92.00 score and Kerry Getz came out in his last run to earn 90.00 points and collect the Bronze. With three runs each, many athletes went for it in their first run to establish solid points before the heat took it's tool.

The Street course met the athletes with mixed reviews depending on whom you were talking to. Some athletes liked the condensed, tight course. However the general feel was that it was too tight, not enabling many athletes time to set up for their next trick. 1999 WST Street Champion, Pat Channita scored a disappointing 82.00 points in his second run to garner 12th overall and had it with the course after two frustrating runs. "The course is too tight to maneuver, I'm over it", said a disgruntle Channita on his way from the venue. The King of San Francisco, Chris Senn finished up 20th after three dismissal runs and couldn't believe his performance, "I need to go home now"! Were his thoughts on the afternoon. Freshly off his Gold Medal performance in Vert, Andy Macdonald had his whole family on hand as he tried to enjoy the circuit in route to a 9th place finish.

Final Results Skateboard Street