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by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:45 am
Forum: Pavel
Topic: KATHRIN SEHL PRO MODEL
Replies: 12
Views: 13217

Congratulations ;)

I guess, she's only the 2nd women with her own PRO model (1st was Lynn), am I right?
by Gustavs Gailitis
Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:41 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2010] DéSaXé World Ride, June 25-27
Replies: 29
Views: 30916

Pity that I must miss this event after racing in Grenoble for last 3 years - it has always been a well organized event and I hope that it will be the same also this year (I had a serious thumb fracture so I will have an operation on Tuesday... ) Good luck to everybody - have fun ! ! ! Please, post r...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:29 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: European Championships - June 4-6 2010 - Richterswil, SUI
Replies: 85
Views: 81456

Podium in my first race racing with PROS ! ! !

It was nice to meet and race with everbody - Silvio (get well soon ;)), Dupont family, Sam, Czech guys (with their beer :D), Berlin crew with their leader Schutz, ‘’Pavel’’ crew, Di Giorgio, locals and all the others and of course Thiago – slalom monster from far away Brasil! It’s hard to remember t...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:13 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: UK Outlaw Championships: 30th & 31st May 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 18654

For me looks more like 20.87 for Louis in 4th run ;)

Anyway looks like it was a great event - congrats to all the winners!
by Gustavs Gailitis
Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:51 pm
Forum: Random Slalom Topics
Topic: Slalom champions
Replies: 64
Views: 101295

Great statistics - thank you Jani and Josef ;)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: ISSA World Ranking
Topic: Pro class - getting more racers in
Replies: 46
Views: 46390

I started to write my reply, I had a 30min phone conversation and then only I pressed ‘’submit’’, so I didn’t saw/missed your last post, Rick – of course I understood that 20 AM’s was just an idea, nothing personal ;)! I agree that this discussion might go nowhere, but one thing if the riders who ac...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:40 pm
Forum: ISSA World Ranking
Topic: Pro class - getting more racers in
Replies: 46
Views: 46390

Re: ranking

I like Ricks idea of having the top 20 ams each year automatically move up to the pro class for the following season. It's simple, fair, gives amateurs something to compete for, and adds some sort of prestige to being a 'pro'. It's not a secret that a lot of AM's (also from the top) DON'T WANT to m...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:55 pm
Forum: ISSA World Ranking
Topic: Pro class - getting more racers in
Replies: 46
Views: 46390

Top PRO Rookies 2008: Bjornstjerna, Klock,Reaves, St. Claire Top PRO Rookies 2007: Wadsten , Kowalski, Pappas (World champions 2007,2008,2009!!!), M.Hadestrand, Gothberg, Schwippert, Allan My point: There is always a difference in the level of AM’s moving to PRO – one year it’s great but another maj...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sat Jan 02, 2010 11:45 am
Forum: ISSA World Ranking
Topic: 2009 Rankings have been posted
Replies: 7
Views: 9847

CORKY FOR PRESIDENT ! ! !

Huge THANK YOU to everybody involved in pulling the ranking together and of course biggest THANK YOU goes to CORKY!!! Shame that PRO’s were almost 10 (!!!) times less than Am’s and only 43 women… Well, I can’t race in women, so I’ll move up to PRO this year :D (trepidation over me when I wrote that ...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU SLALOMSKATERS OUT THERE!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 7920

From Latvia

MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE !!!

VISIEM PRIECĪGUS ZIEMASSVĒTKUS !!!
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:35 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

Latvian ''Skater of the year 2009'' ! ! !

This event was held in Riga’s Olympic sports centre and was sponsored by ‘’Latvian skateboard federation’’, ‘’Nike 6.0’’, ‘’Rockstar Energy drink’’, ‘’ConeRacing.com’’. The ‘’Skater of the year 2009’’ awards were given in two categories – street skateboarding and slalom skateboarding. In slalom ther...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:35 pm
Forum: ISSA - Old topics
Topic: time to say goodbye
Replies: 15
Views: 15663

Jonathan Harms wrote:Donald, your resignation is not accepted. I expect you to be back at your job pissing people off first thing Monday morning. Achtung!
Ditto!
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:59 pm
Forum: ISSA - Old topics
Topic: [2009] What do you want the ISSA to do or be like?
Replies: 14
Views: 14469

ISSA should promote National championships/ local race series, because without them, it will be hard to get any new racers and popularity of slalom won’t increase. Also there must be World cup races worldwide and continental championships (who will organize Euros 2010?!). All those races could give ...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: ISSA - Old topics
Topic: World Ranking - update for 2009?
Replies: 6
Views: 7521

I also hope that the ranking will be updated asap (at least unofficial), because last two big races of the year are finished (DIXIE CUP in USA,''Brno slalom open'' in Czech Republic, Europe), so it would be great (and logical) to see the ranking soon ;) I'm just an AM racer who definately won't be 1...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:46 am
Forum: ISSA - Old topics
Topic: World Ranking - update for 2009?
Replies: 6
Views: 7521

Rick Floyd wrote in WORLD RANKING topic 2 months ago : ''Corky just put out a call to event organizers to send in results''

so no worries that the ranking will be updated!

Corky is doing a great job for years and I'm sure that the ranking will be updated at the end of the year ;)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:13 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: BRNO SKATE SLALOM OPEN 09 Czech hall contest 7.11-8.11.2009
Replies: 33
Views: 42496

Really nice picutres , thanks ;)

Is it possible to get full results? :)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:57 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: BRNO SKATE SLALOM OPEN 09 Czech hall contest 7.11-8.11.2009
Replies: 33
Views: 42496

Yeah,good luck to everybody ;)

Who won special? Any unofficial results?
by Gustavs Gailitis
Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:05 am
Forum: Teams
Topic: WHEELBITE RACING
Replies: 8
Views: 11724

Thanks,Thiago!

I agree, that the website,the riders and the whole team are fantastic,we just need a much more experience and skill to become great champions!!!


It's great to see, how quick slalom develops in Brasil and I hope to meet (race) some brazilians in the Worlds ;)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: France
Topic: Pirates Slalom 2009/2010
Replies: 26
Views: 26349

Looks like you had a great race!!!
Nice to see Estonian board for Alexei ;)

Who won - Duponts, right?
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:46 am
Forum: Canada
Topic: Canadians In International Competition
Replies: 8
Views: 11145

And Louis Ricard!!!
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Movies
Topic: [2009] Chill on a Swiss Hill video shooting
Replies: 1
Views: 3230

Great vid!!!

Can I borrow few hills, please? :D
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:48 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: September 27 2009, Over 80 Cones, Zürich, Switzerland
Replies: 35
Views: 46050

Zurich 80 cones rocks!!!

Thanks to Jadranko and everybody else involved in ''Zurich 80cones'' organization!!! It was a great event with a lot of riders and countries represented and I really hope to race there also in 2010 ;) Congratulations to top3 - 1st-Ramon, 2nd-Janis, 3rd-Marcus (World champions in tight 2006; 2007; 20...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] KING VOM RHEIN RELOADED SEP 19/20
Replies: 20
Views: 21411

''Worldrecord Run 50Cones, before the 2nd
experiment in the hall turned out to trackmate

Dominik Kowalski 9.82sec.'' - Congratulations ;)

PS - still curious about 50cone secret ramp...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] KING VOM RHEIN RELOADED SEP 19/20
Replies: 20
Views: 21411

Donald Campbell wrote:we built a special ramp for the 50 cone record attempt too.
Is it the 3m Monster ramp??? :D
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:25 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] Swedish Championship September 12
Replies: 11
Views: 13080

Congratulations to Henrik and Hadestrands - 3 Hadestrands in top 5 that's too much :D !!! Looks like Emrik and Antonio are also catching up the leaders! PS - I found few pics where Stockholm guys - Antonio and Anders - had a cup and diploma,so looks like that they managed to be rewarded after all ;)...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:11 pm
Forum: Teams
Topic: WHEELBITE RACING
Replies: 8
Views: 11724

Thanks for encouragement ;)
I will try to do as much as I can to help this sport to develop!!!

PS - I hope you had a great Birthday, Jonathan :)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:48 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] Swedish Championship September 12
Replies: 11
Views: 13080

Good luck to everybody who will compete there!!!


Gothenburg vs Stockholm - neverending fight I guess ;)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:19 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] Finland - wtf is that? June 27, 2009
Replies: 10
Views: 14561

Latvians visiting Finland!!!

Video made by my brother (with his digital camera) while visiting Espoo,Finland -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Lwz4kv1MI
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:59 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: AMSTERDAM SLALOM SERIES 4-5-6 September [MAIN]
Replies: 79
Views: 106536

Looks like you had a great time! Shame that I couldn't come this time :(

Congrats to all the medalists - ''PAVEL'' ÜBER ALLES again :D

Please post some pics ! ! !
by Gustavs Gailitis
Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:34 pm
Forum: Movies
Topic: Drop Teaser
Replies: 8
Views: 8527

Few weeks ago I run across this video on airflow homepage - I watched it about 100 times and IT IS AWSOME !!!!

PS - maybe someone will make also similar slalom video? :)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:10 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

WHEELBITE RACING

New homepage ( www.slalomskaters.lv ) and new team ( Wheelbite Racing) in Latvia (find out more on ''Teams'' section on slalomskateboarder.com! ! !

The next race in Latvia already this weekend in Padure!
Program: special and GS ! ! !

PS - Beware of Wheelbites ;)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:07 am
Forum: Media Resources
Topic: New slalom homepage - www.slalomskaters.lv ! ! !
Replies: 0
Views: 3792

New slalom homepage - www.slalomskaters.lv ! ! !

Internet is the biggest media nowadays besides TV and a group of young and fast Latvian slalomers (find out more about them - http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6982 ) decided to make their own homepage - www.slalomskaters.lv - to introduce Latvians with our sport and with most ...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:54 am
Forum: Teams
Topic: WHEELBITE RACING
Replies: 8
Views: 11724

WHEELBITE RACING

The team consists of fastest Latvian young riders who think about slalom skateboarding 24/7 and they already are capturing podium places in Latvia and also abroad!!! The official homepage – http://www.slalomskaters.lv – is aimed to popularize slalom skateboarding among Latvians, that is why the home...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: September 27 2009, Over 80 Cones, Zürich, Switzerland
Replies: 35
Views: 46050

Yeah - everybody must come to Zurich to have a great end of the season and of course beat my 50cone record !!!

I hope to see there our Usein Bolt in slalom - Marcus Seyffarth ;)

Video from 80cones 2007 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dg0S2JPcOA
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:56 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/events/2009/Latvia/RE_KASTE.jpg ''Riga extreme'' slalom cup on 22nd August was organized by Riga city Sports department, where my father Gints now works. The sun was shining, band ''PND'' was playing - we had a great day of racing!!! This race was also the official...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
Replies: 42
Views: 42755

Karl Floitgraf wrote: The Amateur class is where you get the race experience to move up.
I think the same way, amateur class should exist and after gaining some really good racing experience racer should move to PRO and get money for his good results, showing the difference between AM's and PRO's.!
by Gustavs Gailitis
Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:21 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
Replies: 42
Views: 42755

I will move to PRO (I decided already 2 years ago that before turning PRO I must win medals in Euros and/or Worlds (finally I did it last week in Policka)! The idea that you need to win some races before moving up to PRO is good,but for example, if all the medalists of Worlds should turn PRO obligat...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:29 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] European Slalom Championships POLICKA Aug 7-9 [MAJOR]
Replies: 93
Views: 111272

We were 19 Latvians in Policka ( 15 riders ) and we got 16 (!!!) podium places ! ! ! Personally me, I want to say huge THANK YOU to all the organizers (it was my 4th European championship and 10th for my father (first for him was in 1988!)), to my friend Aivars who lend me his new ETTSEXETT trucks s...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] European Slalom Championships POLICKA Aug 7-9 [MAJOR]
Replies: 93
Views: 111272

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqXQli-fwMM ha ha ha I watched the video 5 times - now I'm scared :D Maybe we can just give to Gotehnburg guys 5-6 medals and not race at all ;)? Good luck to everybody who will compete in Policka - Latvians will make the biggest number of foreigners (13 I think) :D
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:26 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

PUMP TOWARDS VICTORY :D

Robert,congratulations about your fantastic results in Worlds (2nd year in a row :D)!!! I will turn PRO just after you, don't worry ;) (most probably,next year) This Saturday, 01.08.2009. we will have Latvian championships 2009 (poster above with guy in a FULLBAG shirt) sponsored by ConeRacing.com, ...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:22 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] European Slalom Championships POLICKA Aug 7-9 [MAJOR]
Replies: 93
Views: 111272

Paul, check the first post in this topic - there are some homepages for accommodation in English too!
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:57 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

Special slalom results in Liepaja cup: 1 Jānis Kuzmins13,54 2 Ainārs Jermačenko13,68 3 Armands Sausiņš 14,00 4 Gustavs Gailītis 14,23 5 Mārtiņš Vidzenieks14,57 6 Edzus Konošonoks14,69 7 Didzis Jasukaitis 14,76 8 Remigius Petrauskas14,77 9 Marks Kiseļovs14,84 10 Gints Zommers15,12 11 Gints Gailītis 1...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:37 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
Replies: 42
Views: 42755

I hope that I will turn PRO next year, but I think that we should have a lot of PRO riders in every competition and the first thing to do is to encourage fastest Masters and Amaterurs to turn PRO (like with PRO Rookie of the year trophy etc) I want that slalom develops and becomes more professional !
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:18 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
Replies: 42
Views: 42755

Sorry, Martin, I think you misunderstood me - I totaly agree that there should be competitiors from all ages,because that is particular for our sport - it is hard to imagine more sports where there are good competitiors from 5 to 50+ years, and who all can compete in a high level (like in slalom)! I...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:12 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
Replies: 42
Views: 42755

I agree that there are a lot Amateurs who should go PRO (just an example - Robert Thiele - amateur top3 racer in Worlds TWO years in a row) because it is sad that we have MAIN and MAJOR races where we have only around 10 PRO's. A lot of Master class racers could get really good results also in PRO g...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:02 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

...and once again thank you for that!!! Actually,the next race will happen this weekend in Liepaja (as you can see in the poster above) ,then after 2 weeks Latvian championships will happen on 1st of August (sponsored by ConeRacing.com ;) ) and then,after one week best Latvian slalomers will represe...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:46 pm
Forum: Random Slalom Topics
Topic: Slalom champions
Replies: 64
Views: 101295

Slalom champions

If someone has got such a information,please post ALL the World and European champion names in slalom history (year,racer name and discipline)! I think that such a statistics would be useful not only for racers,but also for journalists to know which are the most titled racers in this sport! --------...
by Gustavs Gailitis
Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:08 pm
Forum: Teams
Topic: TEAM CONERACING
Replies: 20
Views: 41167

Well done Louis in Hog Hill GS - hope to race against you soon ;)
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:44 pm
Forum: Teams
Topic: TEAM CONERACING
Replies: 20
Views: 41167

I won't let you down guys!!!

I don't like to glorify myself, but I am current Latvia champion and 50-cone World record holder ;)!

Gustavs Gailitis - LATVIA
2009 AM ranking: #1 :D
by Gustavs Gailitis
Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:59 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: Slalom contests in Latvia 2009
Replies: 73
Views: 79125

As you can see,Antonio,in the picture above (with me and Marks Kiselovs - another up coming slalom star and my training mate in one person (he was 4th in Policka GS last year,after first run even in front of Viking and Robert!!!), now I'm trying Fullbag Louis Ricard model - great board and I hope to...