Hello all, I wanted to share with you that we are planning to Premiere 'Drop: My Life Downhill' on March 18th at The RickshawTheatre in Vancouver B.C. Myself and the whole Orangefiist.com team are super excited to party for a night with the incredibly stoked riders, fans and families of Vancouver.
Petaluma, California, USA - The 2010 IGSA World Cup Schedule for Downhill Skateboarding, Street Luge and Classic Luge is the largest in the ten year history of the Series. Select events will also feature classes for Downhill Inline Skating, Gravity Bikes and Inline Boards.
For our 10th anniversary season, the number of World Cup events is being expanded to nine. With the expanded schedule, there have been a number of date changes from previous years. Click through to take an indepth look at each event...
Mischo Erban is the 2009 IGSA World Cup Series Champion. File Photo by Nathan Lang
Kogelberg, South Africa- Mischo Erban has clinched the 2009 IGSA World Cup Series Downhill Skateboarding Championship by winning Hot Heels Africa. His dominating win put an exclimation mark on his year where he showed he could consistently qualify fast and finish on or near the top of the podium at almost every event.
After severely spraining his ankle last weekend at the Howteq National event, it was questionable all week if Mischo would even be able to compete at Kogelberg. Mischo showed the true make up of a Champion by overcoming adversity and not simply just competing, but by going out and winning the Downhill Skateboarding race at Hot Heels Africa.
Mischo Qualifies 1st in Downhill Skateboard!
Scoot is Second.
Mischo qualified #1 in Downhill Skateboarding despite a severely sprained ankle. Photo Pierre Van Der Spuy
Kogelberg, South Africa-Mischo Erban pulled off what seemed to be the impossible today when he uncorked the fastest run of the day during his 2nd attempt to qualify first for tomorrow's Hot Heels Africa, IGSA World Cup Series Downhill Skateboarding Finale. Scoot Smith, the only rider with a mathematical chance of beating Erban for the 2009 IGSA World Cup Series Downhill Skateboarding title will start second. In order for Scoot to win the title, he must win tomorrow's race and Mischo must finish third or worse. Last weekend, Erban suffered a severe ankle sprain at the National event in Howteq and it has been questionable all week if he would even compete this weekend. By qualifying number one, he is now back in the drivers seat to win his first IGSA World Cup Series Downhill Skateboarding Championship.
Mischo's Condition Improving for Downhill Skateboarding Showdown!
Mischo's ankle has improved and he was riding at Kogelberg today. Photo Pierre Van Der Spuy
Kogelberg, South Africa - The first day of the IGSA World Cup Series finale, Hot Heels Africa began at Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve today. The downhill skateboarders were taking it easy for the first few runs just feeling out the course. During the morning session there was a headwind going into Lloyd’s Left that helped to keep the speeds down. By the afternoon, the wind shifted to a tailwind and the riders began pushing themselves. As the speeds increased, so did the number of crashes.
