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freestyle.ch Zurich, September 24/25, 2011 – Europe’s largest freestyle sports event

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August 23, 2011 – Zurich, Switzerland – Long a major crowd magnet in the US and never more popular among athletes, MegaRamp skateboarding and BMX will finally touch down in Europe. At freestyle.ch the weekend of 24-25 September, Zurich will celebrate the European premiere of a full mini-MegaRamp skate contest and BMX demo that promises to be a blowout event.

Skateboarders will soon be plunging the depths of the mammoth installation that runs a total 53m in length. Riders drop down the 9 meter high roll-in, cross an almost 8 meter gap and then ride up the 5.5 meter high quarter. The mini-MegaRamp structure is mini in name only! For the first time ever in Europe, a mini-MegaRamp contest will be held at Landiwiese Park in Zurich. «Our goal is to keep freestyle.ch original and innovative. By launching a European premiere in the skateboarding and BMX category we are doing just that through our collaboration with the American event developers MegaRamp Productions» says Erwin Flury, head of event at freestyle.ch. Almost all of the big name MegaRamp riders such as Andy McDonald (USA), Jake Brown (AUS), Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN), Sandro Dias (BRA) and Adam Taylor (USA) are coming and are certain to make this European premiere a big hit. Adam Taylor, who just grabbed silver in the X-Games, perfectly sums up the general mood as the event nears: «I am super excited to have mini-MegaRamp coming to freestyle.ch! It’s my favorite ramp to skate and it’s now at my favorite event in Europe. It’s going to be an amazing contest this year.»

DJs and BMXers Add to Crossover Session
For the first time ever in the event’s history, all three of freestyle.ch’s installations will feature a single jump. This will be most striking during Saturday evening’s interdisciplinary show contest called «Crossover Session». «Up to now, the skateboarders have always executed a whole run on the Vert Ramp, while the snowboarders, freeskiers and FMXers have performed a single jump only. Now that everyone is doing a single jump, comparisons between disciplines as well as the pace and level of tension will intensify,» says Julie Varghayian, head of program at freestyle.ch. Furthermore, each sports category will receive its own DJ, tailored sounds are sure to heighten the appeal of the Crossover Session for spectators. In addition, freestyle.ch will be calling back BMXers to Landiwiese Park for the European debut of BMX on the mini-MegaRamp: Vince Byron (AUS) (silver at this year’s X Games) and Morgan Wade (USA) (winner of the MegaRamp Open at Woodward West) will be competing in the Crossover Session as well as riding a demo on Saturday afternoon.

Podladtchikov, Ambühl and Rebeaud On the Hunt
Iouri Podladtchikov, Elias Ambühl and Mat Rebeaud – all hell-bent on a home victory – will ensure a strong Swiss presence at the snowboarding, freeski and FMX starting lineups. Breathing down Podladtchikov’s neck will be Mark McMorris (USA), Seppe Smits (BEL), Nils Arvidsson (SWE) and Halldor Helgason (ISL), the mighty newcomers who were nearly unbeatable this past winter. In the freeski category, Ambühl will have to battle with the likes of 2011 shooting star and two-time X-Games gold medalist, Alex Schlopy (USA), as well as Big Air expert Bobby Brown (USA), European X-Games gold medalist, JF Houle (CAN) and 15-year-old Kai Mahler, Switzerland’s promising new talent. FMXer Mat Rebeaud will have his hands full with last year’s winner, Dany Torres (ESP), who has already pulled off two victories this season in the Red Bull X-Fighters World Series, as well as Tom Pagès (FRA), who took 5th in the X-Games, and Jey Rouanet (FRA).

More info at: www.freestyle.ch and megaramp.com

About freestyle.ch: freestyle.ch was started in Zurich, Switzerland in 1993 by Erwin Flurry and has evolved into Europe’s largest freestyle sports event with 35,000 people attending. Freestyle.ch offers a broad platform for the freestyle sports culture with its combination of sports, music and lifestyle. Freestyle.ch’s program of contests has always reflected the latest trends and since 2003, the mix of snowboarding, freeskiing, FMX and skateboarding has proved itself to be a combination loved by many thousands of fans at the event and on TV. For more information visit: www.freestyle.ch

About MegaRamp: The MegaRamp structure is the brainchild of Danny Way and was unveiled to the world in The DC Shoes Video in 2004. The first MegaRamp skateboarding contest debuted at the X Games in 2004 with the BMX event following in 2006. The world’s best athletes ride MegaRamp structures and continually push the boundaries of athletic excellence. MegaRamp is a registered trademark of MegaRamp Events LLC who controls rights in all things MegaRamp. MegaRamp Productions produces MegaRamp live events. For more information visit: www.megaramp.com

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August 6th, 2011

Matt Wyatt beats out Vince Byron

Over the past few days the ASA Triples contest has been going down at an unsuspecting location inside the famous Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California. More than a handful of bangers have gone down on the massive jumps and vert quarter, and we were there for the contests the past two nights to catch the action after bouncing from the big Nike comp in Huntington Beach.

The format is pretty complicated, but we’ll try our best to put it in an understandable nutshell…Here goes:
Eight riders were selected to be the “main guys” that got a by to compete on Friday and Saturday, and will put on a “mock contest” demo on Sunday. Wednesday there were 12 riders that competed. The top four from Wednesday competed against the eight main guys on Friday. Thursday a different set of 12 riders competed. Then on Friday the top four riders from Thursday’s contest competed against the eight main dudes. Friday and Saturday were two separate contests with two sets of prize money.

Each contest uses a rider versus rider battle/bracket format. The losers from the first round brackets get to compete against each other in a second bracket. The winner from that group gets to go to the semifinals as the “lucky loser.” Then all the riders that are left in the brackets continue to battle until only one rider is left. Confused yet? We thought so.

Professional BMX riders energized the crowd Friday night at the OC Fair during the MegaRamp® ASA Triples contest in the Action Sports Arena. Twelve of the best riders from around the world showcased their big air skills on the 195-ft. course that featured a 25 ft. high roll-in ramp, two 25 ft. jumps and a massive course-ending quarter pipe. The final head-to-head battle came down to fellow Australians Vince Byron, who took silver at last week’s X Games, and Matt Wyatt, who worked his way to the finals from the open qualifiers. In the end, Wyatt’s front flip tailwhip and 360 double tailwhip to barspin earned him the win over Byron, who fell twice in the final round.

“It was a great contest with some of the new up-and-coming guys really standing out,” said Head Judge Dave Brumlow. “Matt came through the qualifiers and proved himself against these seasoned pros. He really set the bar for the rest of the weekend’s competition.”

Full Results – Friday, August 5
1st Matt Wyatt
2nd Vince Byron
3rd (tie) Ryan Guettler/Rob Armour
5th (tie) Kyle Baldock/Brett Banasiewicz
7th (three-way tie) Zack Warden/Pat Casey/Austin Coleman
10th (three-way tie) TJ Ellis/Brandon Dosch/Mike Clark

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