The 2012 Blading Cup when down over the weekend in Santa Ana. Pretty action packed weekend featuring all the professional and amateur aggressive rollerbladers. With the combination of the Strange Creatures premiere and the Electro dance party it was a pretty wild weekend. This year team Australia dominated the course with some superb shredding. Check out some of the photos our homie Sean Keane took below.
Your 2012 Blading Cup announcers Erick Garcia and Kennan Scott
We decided to close down Roller Warehouse on Friday so we could get a head start towards Santa Ana, we hit the 99 south right after work on Thursday. We decided to head to Fresno to pick up Roller Warehouse team rider Joey Ihara. We crashed at his house Thursday night and headed out Friday morning. We got into Santa Ana and first thing we checked out the new Themgoods Shop, we had to have only be in there for 5 minutes and boom, we have a parking ticket for not paying the meter. Big ice about 10 minutes into Santa Ana, but it would be much better as the weekend went on. Next we checked out the course and it was looking like a big pull, lots more obstacles than last year. We partied with the whole Nor-Cal crew that night and crashed out at the Embassy Suites preparing ourselves for the comp tomorrow. Woke up bright and early and headed down to the course to setup our booth. We brought a bunch of Undercover Wheels, RW Tees, and other swag to sell and give away. Then comp got going with no problems and the Amateur competition began. Tons of awesome bladers were there competing, aswell as a few RW Riders. In the end it came down to Gavin Drumm, Kevin Yee, and Michael Garlinghouse. Gavin Drumm ended up winning the Am titles and advanced on towards the Pro section of the comp. A few carne asada tacos later and the Pro division began. All the big name dudes were there trying to go big and take home first place. It was narrowed down to Cj Wellsmore, Chris Haffey, and Jeff Stockwell and in the end CJ took home 1st. Congratulations to Australia for crushing the comp this year, big ups. After the comp they had a swagged out electro dance party across the street. Lots of laser lights, drum and bass later we make it back to the La Quinta Inn and kick it tough with the JSF crew for the rest of the night. Awakened Sunday morning on the floor almost time to checkout of the Hotel. We dip out, hit up Carrows and i got a amazing country fried steak. This years Blading Cup was alota fun, can’t wait for next year. Thanks to Jon Julio for making this happen.
West Side.
The Judges
Kevin Yee – Negative Top Mistrial in his Custom Xsjado Skates
Gavin Drumm – 360 Wallride reppin Australia mate
Gavin Drumm – 540 Wallride
Yee summoning positive energy
Juiced
Kevin Yee – A/O Topsoul
Jeff Stockwell – Wallride in his Xsjado Stockwell 4 blades
Jeff Stockwell – True Topsoul
Jeff Stockwell – Super Sweatstance
Jeff Stockwell – Philips rocking some Kizer Fluid 4 Frames
Swan icing Peter D
David Sizemore – Transfer
David Sizemore – Topacid 360 Out in his Rollerblade Trooper Skates
Brian Shima – True Makio in the new SSM Bloodline skates, coming soon……
The homies getting pumped
Roman Abrate – 360 Rocket in his Razor Silhan skates.
Rob G getting wild reppin Rollerblade inline skates.
Ice, Ice, Baby
Matt Mickey getting real live
OG Andy Kruse shredding
Kennan Scott straight juiced in his One Mag swag
Jon Julio with the 1st place trophey
Brian Bina tossing out some of the new Haitian Mags, coming soon…….
Chris Haffey – Flatspin Transfer to the Spine
Gavin Drumm – Wallcess To Back Royale
Gavin Drumm – 360 Stale That Grab to Royale
Juiced Sucka Foos
Erik Bailey – 360 Fishbrain in his Valo BS1 Light Blades
The Crowd
Billy O’Neil – Dark Alleyoop Topsoul
Brandon Smith
Blading Cup 2012 Results
Pro:
1. CJ Wellsmore
2. Chris Haffey
3. Erik Bailey
4. Jeff Stockwell
5. Robert Guerrero
6. Kevin Yee
7. Alex Broskow
8. Montre Livingston
9. Ben Schwab
10. Billy Oneill
AM:
1. Gavin Drumm
2. Kevin Yee
3. Michael Froemling
4. Michael Garlinghouse
5. Howie Bennet
6. Paul John
7. Wake Schepman
8. Marcus Benevides
9. Chris Calkins
10. Anthony Williams
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