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The 4th Annual Pat Wachter Bowl Contest

Intro

Saturday

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Open AM Finals

After the Masters division wrapped up, we were straight into the finals for the Open AM division. The skaters in the finals were the top finishers from the earlier jam. This is when showtime REALLY began. For the most part, it was a showdown between the Campbell brothers and the Pineiro brothers. There was some incredible skating by everyone, but by far, seeing Steven Pineiro do the first McTwist ever in that bowl (and a lot of pros have visited, tried and failed!) blew everything else away!

crowd for the finals

locals Birdwell and Solomon checking the finals(photo by Bob Brussack)

Kai Campbell

pint sized GA phenom Niko Howard

Kaden Campbell

Steven Pineiro

Kai Campbell

Steven Pineiro tries to impress Waldo

Andrew Black

Andrew Black layback air

Niko Howard

Juan Pineiro

Kaden Campbell

unknown

Kai Campbell

Steven Pineiro

Steven Pineiro floats

unknown floater

Kai Campbell effortless

Kai Campbell stalefish

Niko Howard

Juan Pineiro boneless

Kaden Campbell

Steven Pineiro big stalefish

Steven Pineiro miliseconds before tail smacking

Steven Pineiro

Juan Pineiro

Steven Pineiro

Steven Pineiro bluntslide 180

Andrew Black smith

Niko Howard

Juan Pineiro

Kaden Campbell lien-to-tail

unknown high air

Steven Pineiro MctWists (photo by Jay Salilias)

Best Trick

backside 180 flip

nollie down the 8

Cameron Daniels switch frontside lipslide

Keaton Ernst frontside feeble

This hard flip did not end well.(haha)

� After the bowl contest wrapped up, there was a last minute bonus contest put together while the scores were being added up for the day. The idea was simple. Best trick on the 8-stair rail by vote of the people would win. I think the prize was $50, but it's the bragging rights that skaters wanted most. Some pretty burly tricks were put down in a very short time. About 15 skaters jockied for position and tricks, and after the 30 minute time limit, it was over.