2004 ASA Amateur World Championships
Am Recap
September 25, 2004

The Am Championships took place at the State Fair in Pomona, on the same battlefield the pros used two weeks before. There was funnel cake and Hot Dog On a Stick, haunted houses and Ferris wheel vomitoriums. And best of all, there was a whole lot of great rollerblading.

The park comp started with a field of sixty-eight skaters, the best ams in the world from as far away as Australia, Japan and France. Right away, there were a few surprises as Asian X Games champion, Rian Arnold and Sacramento Am Series champion David Lang didn’t qualify for finals. It wasn’t that they didn’t skate well either; the talent was just that good.
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An Epic Climax for Inline Vert
Inline Vert Recap
September 11, 2004

Inline vert was a who’s who of rollerblading champions. Fabiola da Silva showed up, fresh off yesterday’s park victory. Marco de Santi came in with the heat barely cooled from his X Games silver medal, and, of course, the Yasutokos were all over the ramp as soon as the half pipe opened. To make it even more exciting, rumors were circulating that Marc Englehart and Shane Yost Shane Yost had new double flat spins that they were looking to unleash. » continued

True Street Star Conquers Inline Park
Inline Park Recap
September 10, 2004

Temperatures hovered around 100 degrees today at the LA County Fairgrounds in Pomona as the best rollerbladers in the world dropped into the park course. Notably absent was Brian Aragon, who swept the park comp in 2003, but missed the entire 2004 season. It wasn’t a problem however as Blake Dennis, Stephane Alfano, Chris Haffey. Sven Boekhorst, Richie Velasquez and many others brought a new level of innovation to the park. » continued

The Fabulous One Dominates Women's Park
Women's Inline Park Recap
September 10, 2004

When Martina Svobodova twisted her knee and had to pull from the women’s park comp, she opened the competition to any possibility. Katie Ketchum showed up with a consistent 900. Fallon Heffernan spent the last year building a reputation as the toughest girl on the circuit, willing to throw herself into situations that most guys would think twice about. The rookie, Kaya Turski and the Englishwoman Jenna Downing showed up at practice with solid lines as well.
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