WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF SLALOM SKATEBOARDING, GOTHENBURG, 1-3

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF SLALOM SKATEBOARDING, GOTHENBURG, 1-3

Post by Emrik Larsson » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:33 pm

After our success with the World Cup races in June 2007, we just had to apply for the World champ’s next year.

The application form is sent to ISSA, the city of Gothenburg is behind us in promoting this huge event, and making this upcoming competition the best ever.

The races are going to be held in beautiful Slottsskogen, with the GS taking place on a different and steeper location.

If everything goes our way, you will be able to sign up in February 2008. We’re pretty sure to meet all of you in Gothenburg the 1st of august next year.

And remember, the current World Champ Henrik Wadsten has just begun his winter training, looking forward to beat all upcoming stars and old schoolers out there…

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ps, the website is going to get an update with films , photos etc..; I'll keep you posted...

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:42 pm

Sorry, I can't come. August 1st is Swederland's national day.


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Post by Steve Collins » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:44 am

Has Major status been received? Is Gothenberg going to be the Worlds this year? Will global warming turn Sweden into tropical paradise?

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Post by Donald Campbell » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:51 am

hey steve you gotta be there or you're totally square!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by Toby Warg » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:26 am

Steve Collins wrote:Will global warming turn Sweden into tropical paradise?
Sweden is pretty much a paradise that time of the year. Expect between 25C to 30C and blondes. And beer.

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Post by Pelle Gustafsson » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:34 pm

Toby Warg wrote:
Steve Collins wrote:Will global warming turn Sweden into tropical paradise?
Sweden is pretty much a paradise that time of the year. Expect between 25C to 30C and blondes. And beer.
and in riga... evan moor blonds and warmer... belive me!!! ask any one who being there

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Post by Dominik Kowalski » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:10 pm

sure....but sweden is blond enough, I think, + they know english very well, or is that a disadvantage?.....hehe.
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Post by Pelle Gustafsson » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:13 pm

yes all swedish girls talk english! and dominik i show you them!

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Post by Steve Collins » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:26 pm

Donald Campbell wrote:hey steve you gotta be there or you're totally square!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm working on it, talking to my Swedish friends in San Pedro for how they fly there reasonably .... oh yeah, all about the round!

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Post by Rick Floyd » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:31 am

When I was at the Worlds in Statesville, Peter Klock promised me FIVE Swedish women for every American man to come to Gothenburg next summer......anyone got a BETTER DEAL??

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Post by justin collins » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:21 am

expect 25C to 30C and blondes

i know what blondes are... but what's 25C to 30C?? Farenheit?

hope to see you all there,
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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:43 am

77°-86°F

Some of you might like to meet Ted...

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Post by Toby Warg » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:06 am

justin collins wrote:expect 25C to 30C and blondes

i know what blondes are... but what's 25C to 30C?? Farenheit?

hope to see you all there,
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http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+25c+to+f

Very easy way for you to convert things. Works with lbs, inches and other strange things you guys use too. ;)

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Post by Rick Floyd » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:45 pm

Toby Warg wrote:
justin collins wrote:expect 25C to 30C and blondes

i know what blondes are... but what's 25C to 30C?? Farenheit?

hope to see you all there,
Justin
http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+25c+to+f

Very easy way for you to convert things. Works with lbs, inches and other strange things you guys use too. ;)
Will it convert a Long Island accent to regular English?
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Post by Toby Warg » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:23 am

Rick Floyd wrote: Will it convert a Long Island accent to regular English?
Can that be done at all? :)

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Post by Marcus Rietema » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:57 am

Stoked to race in Gothenburg this summer!!!
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entry fees, please!

Post by Steve Hinzen » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:12 pm

can somebody give me informations about the entry fees?

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Post by Rick Floyd » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:34 pm

Rick Floyd wrote:When I was at the Worlds in Statesville, Peter Klock promised me FIVE Swedish women for every American man to come to Gothenburg next summer......anyone got a BETTER DEAL??

:-0
Hey PK - is the deal still on?
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Post by Robert Gaisek » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:53 pm

There will be more than 5!
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Post by Emrik Larsson » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:50 am

hI, JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE http://www.slalomskaters.com to sign UP.

peace and skate fast..

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:43 pm

Uhm...I'm looking for accommodation apart from Ted's place...what can you suggest?

Anyone going for the youth hostel?!

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:38 pm

Anyway, who's going to from Gothenburg directly to Praha (Policka)?

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Post by Donald Campbell » Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:59 pm

did you check with dom yet?

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:54 pm

sent him an e-mail. That was even before I made this post - If you're talkin about the trip, not the accommodation.

Dom's a good travel buddy :-D

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Post by Emrik Larsson » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:13 pm

ALMOST aLL GBG SWEDES ARE ALSO GOING TO POLICKA, AFTER THE GBG-COMP, WILL BE FUN!

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:23 pm

Well okay....can I join?

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Post by Emrik Larsson » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:28 pm

yeah sure, but we're not leaving until friday the 8th. there are some cheap connecting flights from göteborg to praha for about 85 euro, check cityairline,

then you can hang out with the swedish girls until then? ha ha..

about accomodation, check the slalomskaters site for the cheapest hostel, we're also having a deal with a hotel, but not 100% sure which one yet..
more info to come..

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PRICE GOTHENBURG-PRAG

Post by Emrik Larsson » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:32 pm

HERE ARE THE DETAILS OF THE FLIGHT ME AND MIKAEL ARE GOING WITH.. CITY AIRLINE

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Price details
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Price excl. tax: 640,00 SEK
Total tax: 144,00 SEK
Total price incl. tax: 784,00 SEK
Payment method: Visa

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Flight details
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Utrese: Göteborg - Prag, fredag den 8 augusti - 2008
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fredag den 8 augusti - 2008 07:40, Göteborg, Sverige (Göteborg Landvetter)
fredag den 8 augusti - 2008 09:05, Prag, Tjeckien (Prag)

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WOMENS' DIVISION, NO CASH PRIZES?

Post by Joyce Wheldrake » Sat May 03, 2008 10:25 pm

Why do you not have a cash purse for women? You have $6000 Euro for men, and nothing for women. These are the Worlds, this is an unacceptable situation, please correct and publicize your inclusion of Women receiving cash prizes, not hoodies, t shirts and gear they cant or wont use.
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Post by Cat Young » Sat May 03, 2008 11:29 pm

Joyce,

The prize money is for pro racers. There is no pro women's division, as of yet... there's just not enough of us.
If you race with the pros, you will be eligible for prize money.
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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Sun May 04, 2008 9:23 pm

Well, what I have to tell you ladies, is that at last year's race in gothenburg there was about 1000 or 2000 Euros of prize money only for the women.

You know how many were there?

None. Zero. Nobody. Not a single woman. The prize money could not have benn given away.

think about that....


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Nastasja

Post by Lynn Kramer » Wed May 07, 2008 5:15 am

Hey Ramon,
Isn't Nastasja your teammate? Throw her in the boot! Ryan Air Frankfurt to Gothenburg is like 25 Euros.
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Post by Cat Young » Wed May 07, 2008 6:01 am

This is from http://www.slalomskaters.com/
We have also decided that if the women entrants exceed 8 participants or more, there are also going to be prize-money for the women category.
600 euro, split between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, overall-winners.
So all ladies , please sign up!


There are 4 signed up, we need 4 more!

Ella Roggero Uk, Pavel.
Cat Young Pavel/GOG/Khiro
Ferreira Sandrine
Lynn Kramer Sk8kings Axe Army

C'mon Kathrin Sehl.... We need you!
Joyce... are you going to Sweden??
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Re: Nastasja

Post by Ramón Königshausen » Wed May 07, 2008 10:00 am

Lynn Kramer wrote:Hey Ramon,
Isn't Nastasja your teammate? Throw her in the boot! Ryan Air Frankfurt to Gothenburg is like 25 Euros.

I'll talk to her.

But we live in Switzerland, Ryanair does not fly into Switzerland and Frankfurt is like 450km away....

cu there

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Post by Robert Gaisek » Fri May 09, 2008 5:26 pm

AND THE LADYS ARE NOW.......5!
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Post by Robert Gaisek » Mon May 12, 2008 6:24 pm

......and there is number 6!
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Post by Pelle Gustafsson » Mon May 12, 2008 6:58 pm

soon they bee more,hopfuly angie come i hope

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Post by Robert Gaisek » Mon May 12, 2008 7:09 pm

I hope so too!
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Post by Cat Young » Tue May 13, 2008 1:37 am

2 more---- YEHAWWWWWW!!!!!

C'mon girls...... we can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Robert Gaisek » Wed May 14, 2008 7:34 pm

7!
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Post by Cat Young » Wed May 14, 2008 7:41 pm

Cool!!
Need only 1 more sign up.

Now............ we need 8 women to actually show up to race!!!!
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Post by Robert Gaisek » Wed May 14, 2008 7:49 pm

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Post by Jani Soderhall » Wed May 14, 2008 8:08 pm

Cat Young wrote:Need only 1 more sign up.
I would expect Nastasja Wolfensberger to be motivated. There wasn't enough competition for her in Paris. I hope she'll be racing in Gothenburg.

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Post by Pelle Gustafsson » Wed May 14, 2008 8:35 pm

angie is in!

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Post by Robert Gaisek » Wed May 14, 2008 8:49 pm

This is gonna be a great comp!!!
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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Thu May 15, 2008 8:31 pm

For the Juniors, is it possible to enter both, AM and Juniors?

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Post by Pat Chewning » Thu May 15, 2008 9:03 pm

ISSA RULES wrote:10.1. RACER CLASSIFICATIONS
The following racer classifications are recognized. Not every contest will award points, prizes, and
medals to every one of these classifications. A racer must race in one and only one classification for each race.
· Open: Every racer may race in the “open” classification.
· Skill level (self declared grouping):
o Pro / Amateur
· Gender
o Female / Male
· Age:
o Juniors: (17 and under) racers who’s age will not reach 18 in the current year.
o Teens: (14 and under) those racers who’s age will not reach 15 in the current year.
o Kids: (11 and under) those racers who’s age will not reach 12 in the current year.
o Masters: Those racers who’s age is 45 years or older.
Unless the World Championships are deviating from the rules, a racer must race in only one classification.

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Thu May 15, 2008 9:55 pm

I think for Juniors it is very important to acquire racing experience and therefore they should be allowed to race both, Amateur AND Juniors category, if the want to.

Like this they get used to the racing rhytm and it won't be that much of a big step to race Amateur or Pro because they already know how it goes.

Furthermore I think that at races you always make the greatest progress and learn many things concerning mental strength...

That's just my opionion and I'd like to make this a suggestion for a Rules revision in 2009.

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Post by Robert Gaisek » Thu May 15, 2008 10:12 pm

We got some juniors that I don´t want to meet head to head. They will whip my old ass.
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Post by Martin Drayton » Mon May 26, 2008 11:00 pm

I can't afford it, I shouldn't be going AND I'll get my old ass whipped....But, a friend advanced me the airfare...I'M COMING!!!!
By my count there are 95 skaters signed up - Incredible, guess everyone has heard that the Swedes know how to run a race!
There are too many people registered who I either haven't seen for a long time or only know on the internet, plus once I move to Utah, God knows when I'll be back in Europe...so, I had to do it!
Be there or be square!

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