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— Powell-Peralta (@PowellPeralta) May 20, 2019

 

FOR the first time in world freestyle history, 15-year old Isamu Yamamoto of Japan performed a run using two skateboards that earned first place and $3,000 in prize money at Cloverdale’s World Freestyle Round-Up.

“It’s the first time ever in skateboard history that the winner did tricks using two skateboards at the same time,” said contest producer and Canadian professional skateboarder Kevin Harris.“I dropped the microphone and went over and gave him a hug. No one has ever seen it before in a world competition. It’s a game changer.”
Ten-year-old Yuzuki Kawasaki from Japan nearly made history himself, finishing second overall in the professional division, taking home $2,000. Had he won; he would have been the youngest ever professional winner in international competition.

Other notable accomplishments include Mirei Tsuchida of Japan, the only female competitor who finished fourth in the amateur finals, and father and son team of Masahiro Fujii, 46, and Yuta Fujii, 13, of Japan. Yuta narrowly beat his father to finish 8th in the professional finals.
Eleven-time world champion Guenter Mokulys, 55, finished fifth in the professional finals.
“He could be a grandfather to some of these kids and he’s still out there competing professionally with them,” said Harris. “What other sport does this kind of generational competition happen in? Not many.”

• 1^st Isamu Yamamoto, Japan – 291
• 2^nd Yuzuki Kawasaki, Japan – 282
• 3^rd Mike Osterman, USA – 279
• 4^th Jacob Whitt, USA – 271
• 5^th Guenter Mokulys, Germany – 268
• 6^th Ikkei Nagao, Japan – 267
• 7^th Stefan “Lillis” Akesson, Sweden – 264
• 8^th Yuta Fujii, Japan – 262
• 9^th Masahiro Fujii, Japan – 258
• 9^th Pete Betti, USA – 258
• 10^th Felix Jonsson, Sweden – 253
• 10^th Denham Hill, England – 253

• 1^st Cristobal Bahamonde, Chile – 271
• 2^nd Josh Dunstone, Australia – 269
• 3^rd Nick Beaulieu, USA – 256
• 4^th Mirei Tsuchida, Japan – 248
• 5^th John Sawyer, USA – 227
• 6^th Jordan Sterling, Canada – 226
• 7^th Andreas Tsougrianis, Canada – 224
• 8^th Eric Lowery, USA – 216
• 9^th Daniel Greschner, Germany/England – 214
• 10^th Allen Handley, Canada – 212
• 11^th Connor McCaughtrie, Canada – 203
• 12^th Matthew Phillips, Canada – 201
• 13^th Phil Larin, Canada – 195.