Esperance skatepark competition – round 18 freestyle now western Australian skatepark competition series

Round 18 of the Freestyle Now Western Australian Skatepark Series took place at the new Esperance skatepark. It was the opening celebrations and the skatepark was full of participants and spectators. Freestyle Now headed to Esperance with squad members Shaun Jarvis, Ben Thomas, Matt Adkins and Kieran Ramsay. The day before the competition Freestyle Now hosted a bmx and scooter coaching jam session with lots and lots of great participation. Freestyle Now was in Esperance to host a skatepark competition, this was to be the last round , round 18 of the Freestyle Now Western Australian skatepark competition series. The competition turnout was great with lots of new competitors who were entering their first competition. the spectators were everywhere and supported the competitors with great applause and cheer. At all of the Freestyle Now skatepark competitions there are three classes for competitors to enter, beginners (younger and still learning), intermediates (competitors with some good skills) and the open class (consistent and dials tricks) in the three disciplines scooter, skateboard and bmx. There is also a girl’s class to help encourage more girls to enter. At the Esperance competition there were no open class riders but we think with such a rad skatepark at their disposal it won’t take long before the level of skill increases rapidly. We would like to thank the Shire of Esperance for putting on such a rad weekend and taking care of the Freestyle Now squad. also thanks to our supporters, Colony bmx, Sacrifice scooters. Round 1 of the 2017 series takes place at the new Wanneroo skatepark on the 13^th January. Be sure to check our coming events page for all the latest information.

Clockwise from top left – Zacyyah Smith took out the 1^st place in the girls class, it was great to see so many girls competing in Esperance – Talyn Galic took out the 1^st place in the intermediate scooter class with some great skills over the volcano – Nic Woods flippin out on his way to 1^st place in open bmx – Charlie Howard was unsure if he should enter into the beginner bmx class as he said he could not do any tricks. It’s not about tricks it’s about participating and having a good time.

More photos from the competition can be found on the facebook page here.

Esperance skatepark competition – 4^th December 2016 – Round 18 Freestyle Now Western Australian Skatepark Series – Official results

Girls – 1^st Zacyyah Smith, 2^nd Mercy Rain Griffiths, 3^rd Addison Frahm, 4^th Evie Edhouse, 5^th Nakita Pirangi-White, 6^th Topsea Vanlaws.

Scooter beginner – 1^st Jimmy LeeSteere, 2^nd Cody Mack, 3^rd Elliott Hunt, 4^th Flnn Haslam, 5^th Kyron Czaplinski, 6^th Harley Abdullah, 7^th Ethan Dawe, 8^th Fraser O’Neill, 9^th Tyron Van Der Walt, 10^th Hunter Griffiths, 11^th Zaine Smith, 12^th Taj Liddelow, 13^th Deklan Furniss.

Scooter intermediate – 1st Talyn Galic, 2nd Johann Councilor, 3rd Oscar Griffiths, 4th Byron Holst, 5^th Jayden Lawrence, 6th Cale Baxter, 7^th Ryan McBride, 8th Brody Ogle.

Bmx beginners – 1^st Charlie Howard, 2^nd Hazza Grant.

Bmx intermediates – 1^st Nic Woods, 2^nd Dave Berry, 3^rd Aaron Israel, 4^th Phil Grayson.

Freestyle Now squad member Ben Thomas put together this rad video featuring some great drone footage of the new Esperance skatepark