Tags: gabriel adriani, ibc, italien blader connection, italy, jason adriani, modena, pietro firrincieli, skipass, skipass 2012
Skipass is the oldest contest still alive in Italy. It's a five days fair for winter sport with blading, skateboarding, ski and snowboard contests and Moto-X demos with thousands of visitors. Their main sponsor is Nissan. This year, the park was built by Vans and was not too street-like with not many lines, a bank to 3 different ledges, a manual pad with a curb in the middle and a couple ledges. At first the bladders were disappointed by the small size of this "fingerboard park". But in the end everybody had fun enjoying this indoor street session.
Photgraphy by Pietro Firrincieli
Write-up by Pietro Firrincieli
Jason Adriani won the contest riding around with consistency on every inch of the park. Gabriel Adriani, Jasons brother, took second and Marco Valera came in third. All three went back home with some cash. Nicola Fiorenza, Italian Champion of 2011, killed the course with the most tech stuff until he injured himself badly. It was then easy for Jason to also win the best trick contest with a full cab switch savannah on the stair ledge. After the contest we had fun flipping cans at the Redbull stand.
Skipass is and will remain a classic for the Italian blading scene. With proper organization, and an appropriate ramp setup, next years Skipass could be the perfect place for the final of the IBC, the Italian Championships.
-Pietro Firrincieli
Links:
Pietro Firrincieli
Italian Blader Connection
Skipass
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