The Vancity Freestyle Sk8 crew held their second Wet Coast series open style contest – the “Spring Fling”, the first of two regional contests for 2025.
The contest took place on May 25th, 2025 with eight skaters competing. A few local Japanese skaters that competed last year were travelling in Japan and we had some skaters on nearby Vancouver Island that couldn’t make the date.
But that didn’t dampen the spirits of the competitors or fun for guests and spectators at Kevin Harris’s outdoor skate pad at his ranch in Delta BC.
We held two preliminary runs which decided the run order, then two runs for the finals. The higher of the scores would advance / rank the skaters.
Judges present were Kevin Harris, Lyle Chippeway, and Doug Haslett, old school local legends! At the judges meeting, it was discussed that the focus would be on a traditional freestyle run, with a focus on footwork and use of the surface.
Final results are as follows:
| Position | Riders | Category | Country | Final Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orson Merry | Am | Canada | 4 |
| 2 | Carter Atkinson | Am | Canada | 3.5 |
| 3 | Daniel Harrigan | Pro | Canada | 1.75 |
| 4 | Cameron Dyck | Am | Canada | 2 |
| 5 | Cheyenne Williams | Am | Canada | 1.5 |
| 6 | David Faber | Masters | Canada | 1 |
| 7 | Gary Fix | Masters | Canada | 0.5 |
| 8 | Laser Pacific | Am | Canada | 0 |
We also held a “Freestyle game of skate” where skaters form a circle and an 8 sided dice is rolled with trick categories. Skaters had to perform designated tricks per the dice roll with no repeats. Ultimately, David Faber won freestyle game of skate and won a custom painted skate deck with his choice of graphic.
Many thanks to Replay Board shop, Skeleton Mountie, Ultimate Distribution for prizes. Thanks to Cheyenne Williams for photos, David Faber for DJing, Terry Chui for organizing, trophies, filming, custom deck and merch.
Friends and family were in attendance and some younger kids were stoked to try skating freestyle after the contest. Hopefully we inspired them!
Everyone is looking forward to our next Wet Coast Open – “Showdown at the Ranch Round 2” on August 17th, 2025.
