In some of the most intense action seen yet in the history of STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING,  Nyjah Huston came away victorious for the third time in a row taking home $150,000 dollars making his total winnings $450,000 for the 2011 season and keeping his perfect record intact in front of a crowd of over 16,000 fans. Ryan Sheckler took 2nd and Chris Cole took 3rd to round out the top 3 spots.

Nyjah Huston, 3-peat!

The California Skateparks designed-and-built course was the most challenging yet and the skaters pushed themselves to the limit, throwing down high-risk tricks. Sean Malto had to withdraw from the finals due to an injury he suffered during warm-ups and Eric Koston took his place. We are glad to report that Sean is okay after taking a heavy slam. The other 24 SLS pro riders unanimously voted to give Sean with the $7000 Zumiez 24-7 Award for his tenacity and skills.

During the first segment of the finals on the Tech Section of the course, Nyjah Huston came on late with a kickflip to back smith down the kinked rail scoring an impressive 8.9. Chris Cole was close behind with an 8.4 score for his 360 ollie to boardslide on the kinked rail. Luan Oliviera scored an 8.3 with a switch 360 flip up and over the gap to manual off. Ryan Sheckler and Shane O’Neill stayed in the hunt with tying 8.0 scores. Paul Rodriguez, Billy Marks, and Tommy Sandoval also advanced. At the end of the tech section, Eric Koston and Chaz Ortiz were eliminated.
The finals then moved on to the Line Section where Ryan Sheckler took over 2nd place and narrowed the gap between himself and Nyjah Huston, coming away with a combined score of 39.8 to Nyjah’s 41.6. Chris Cole dropped into 3rd with a combined score of 29.4. Paul Rodriguez, Billy Marks, and Shane O’Neill also advanced, while Tommy Sandoval and Luan Oliviera were narrowly edged out.

On the last section of the day the insanely huge stair set and hubba rails forced all of the skaters to dispense with any fear and attack with everything they had. Billy Marks took 6th with his highest scoring trick being a kickflip nose slide down the massive hubba rail. Shane O’Neill’s tech wizardry landed him in 5th including switch backside flip down the stair set. Paul Rodriguez nailed down the number 4 spot with the second highest scoring trick in the big section, a pinpoint perfect 360 kickflip down the big set. Chris Cole battled hard on the big section trying ridiculously difficult tricks. Chris came away with the highest scoring trick in the big section, a 360 kickflip to 50-50 down the hubba rail. Cole was awarded the Monster Energy Best Trick and $15,000 for that trick. Ryan Sheckler and Nyjah Huston were neck and neck until the final 2 tricks. In the end Ryan was narrowly edged out in spite of his frontside half cab kickflip down the big set. Nyjah set down a perfect kickflip 5-0 and a backside 180 nose grind down the big hubba to seal his win.

After the finals finished, The action got hot in the Wonka Free Ride Best Trick contest. Between Mikey Taylor, Nyjah Huston, Tommy Sandoval, and Chris Cole, it was nearly to close to call the winner. Mikey came through with a 270 to switch front boardslide down the big hubba, and Nyjah threw down a kickflip back tail slide big spin out. Tommy Sandoval had a bag full of tricks including a frontside 360 down the big set and backside 180 heelflip up and over the gap and rail block to flat. In the end Chris Cole took it with a backside noseblunt down the big hubba and came out $10,000 richer.
Next stop, New Jersey on August 28th for the STREET LEAGUE 2011 finals. The top ten pros have been selected and the stage is set for the most intense skateboarding competition ever! Stay tuned!

Full House

Sean Malto, Zumiez 24-7 Award winner

Eric Koston

Chaz Ortiz

Luan Oliviera

Tommy Sandoval

Billy Marks

Shane O’Neill

Paul Rodriguez

Chris Cole

Ryan Sheckler

Nyjah Huston

Chris Cole backside nose blunt for the Wonka best trick award.

Chris Cole, Joe C, and the Street League Dime Squad

The hard-fought battle in the Make Your Own Luck / Last Chance Qualifier saw Tommy Sandoval advance to the STREET LEAGUE 2011 Arizona finals with a high-scoring frontside flip up and over the gap block and rail to flat. Tommy held off Peter Ramondetta, Mikey Taylor, Mike Mo Capaldi, and Dylan Reider, to take the last remaining spot for the finals.

Tommy Sandoval

Dylan Reider

Mike Mo Capaldi

Peter Ramondetta

Mikey Taylor

It was no surprise that Street League 2011 tour stop winner Nyjah Huston qualified in the number one spot in today’s preliminary qualifier at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Nyjah’s consistency and the difficulty of his tricks put him on top. Sean Malto qualified 2nd and Chris Cole skated with a 90% consistency rate in the tech section to take the number 3 spot. By far, the California Skateparks designed-and-built course in Arizona is the most challenging to date, with all of the features being scaled up in both size and difficulty. These challenges raised the level of skating to unbelievable levels. The other skaters qualified for Sunday’s finals are: Chaz Ortiz, Luan Oliviera, Ryan Sheckler, Shane O’Neill, Paul Rodriguez, and Billy Marks.
Sunday’s last chance qualifier will feature Eric Koston, Mikey Taylor, Tommy Sandoval, Peter Ramondetta, and Mike Mo Capaldi battling it out for the 10th and last spot in Sunday’s finals. You can watch the finals action live at 5-7PM Eastern time on ESPN2.

Nyjah Huston

Sean Malto

Chris Cole

Chaz Ortiz

Luan Oliviera

Ryan Sheckler

Shane O’Neill

Paul Rodriguez

Billy Marks

Peter Ramondetta

Tommy Sandoval

Dylan Reider

Street League Tour Stop #3 Glendale, Arizona Qualifying Results:
1. Nyjah Huston – 90.2
2. Sean Malto – 82.6
3. Chris Cole – 79.4
4. Chaz Ortiz – 74.7
5. Luan Oliviera – 69.2
6. Ryan Sheckler – 68.2
7. Shane O’Neill – 67.1
8. Paul Rodriguez – 62.1
9. Billy Marks – 50.4

Street League 2011 Stop #3 is going to be the most intense event to date, with highly-challenging features as well as some of the largest hubba rails ever constructed. The California Skateparks designed-and-built course is now complete and the practice sessions are getting hot at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale Arizona. The skaters are adapting quickly to the unique set-up and it’s sure to be a weekend of powerful skating. Rob Dyrdeck wanted to challenge the most elite street pros in the world, and they are definitely answering. Stay tuned for updates and photo’s of this weekend’s action.

Chaz Ortiz

Chris Cole

Nyjah Huston

Paul Rodriguez

Ryan Sheckler

Tommy Sandoval

Sean Malto

The CA Skateparks crew have been working non-stop to put the finishing touches on the STREET LEAGUE Arizona course for this weekend’s 3rd tour stop at the Jobing.Com Arena. As you can see from the construction shots, this is going to be one of the most challenging courses yet, the rails in the big section are absolutely huge! Some of the obstacles are highly innovative and should provide for amazing skating. Stay tuned for final course overviews and details and coverage of tomorrow’s practice sessions.

On July 13th, the grand opening of the new Safe Spot Skate Spot in Phoenix was held at Cesar Chavez Park. This new park was designed by California Skateparks’ chief designer and Tempe resident Colby Carter, and built by California Skateparks. The park features a wide variety of street elements laid out to cater to an endless number of lines. The park was made possible by donations from California Skateparks in the form of Street League 2010 course components and an additional donation from the Rob Dyrdek Foundation. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon presided over the opening celebration and Rob Dyrdek performed the ribbon-cutting. Here are some photos from the opening day festivities:

Overview

Chief designer Colby Carter with Joe C

Rob Dyrdeck, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, and Joe C

The Ribbon

Rob getting ready to cut the ribbon

The fans!

Local rippers kicked it off with a bang

For this Stop: III in Glendale, Arizona at jobing.com Arena, the design was heavily influence by modern Arizona architecture and the red, black, grey, tan and cream colors in the Street League Arizona graphic. Drawing from the angular line work of the letters A and Z, the decorative paving pattern was designed in harmony with the artistic elements in each section of the plaza. The design team gathered inspiration for their vision from indoor malls, entry plazas and industrial complexes to create the setting for jobing.com Arena. Implementing an angular theme, the design includes floating stairs, stacked ledges and planters, cantilevered detailing and an interesting paving patterns, giving this year’s AZ design a unique style with a modern southwest flavor.

Head to Street League online to gather more information and to purchase your tickets.

Join the CA Skateparks Crew at the 1st Annual  | Music In the Street Festival | in Encinitas, California this Saturday from 11-5. Come hang out and take pictures with the Worlds Largest Skateboard and raise funds to renew the skate park!

Phoenix, Arizona get ready for your new skate spot coming on Wednesday, July13th! This new Safe Spot Skate Spot in Phoenix, Arizona at Cesar Chavez Park will hold a grand opening ceremony at 10:00 AM at the park. Rob Dyrdek Foundation and California Skateparks teamed up to donate the Street League Skateboarding course along with an additional donation from the Rob Dyrdek Foundation to built it.  Our crew has been battling the Arizona heat and working through the night to bring the skaters in Arizona this new skate spot, in high demand.  Lead designer and Tempe resident, Colby Carter, designed this park with the influences  and inspirations of the Arizona environment.  The donated features are from the 2010 stop in Street League Glendale, Arizona. This opening will happen just three days before Street League 2011 hits Glendale, Arizona for the second time.

Address: 7858 S. 35th Avenue,  35th Avenue and Baseline Road  | Phoenix, Arizona

Park Hours: 5:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Stayed turned for a sneak peek of the new Street League course for next weekend coming soon.

| The cradle is almost complete  |

It measures 16 feet in diameter and is going to be a great addition in the expansion of the skatepark.