Meet Alex Perelson, son of a San Diego heart surgeon and new star of a vert-skateboarding universe long dominated by aging veterans.
He’s 18, humble and polite, not powerfully built, and on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at the Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, he became only the fourth person ever to land a 900-degree rotation at a major competition.
The 900, which is 2 1/2 spins above a vertical wall with skateboard underfoot, was one of many tricks Perelson stuck while en route to an unlikely triumph over established superstars Pierre Luc-Gagnon (second) and Bob Burnquist (third)…Â Details
Video Skateboard – Sample from the upcoming documentary, Skatopia! – “Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy is a feature documentary that follows one of skateboardings most infamous underground figures. Pro-skater Brewce Martin is the self-declared dictator of a rural Appalachian skate scene so extreme that MTVs bad-boy Bam Margera fled the property on his first visit. The movie follows Brewce for a tumultuous year as he struggles to keep Skatopia afloat. Though he declares skating his prime directive, the film reveals a fiercely driven entrepreneur determined to achieve success on his own terms”
While other skaters ripped beyond belief, Chris Cole clearly stood above the rest to win $100,000 dollars. Not only did he win the street contest but he kept going in the 15 minute best trick jam and even kept skating when that was over; he still had gas in his tank. Chula Vista’s best, Tommy Sandoval placed a very respectable 2nd and mini Rasta Nyjah Huston followed in third.
After a few days of very heavy skating it all culminated in two heats of 6 getting 10 minutes to skate each of three sections. It was hot as hell, almost surprised no one was taken out by heat stroke. The skating? Well, someone said it would take a year and a half to collect all the tricks that went down today in 1 hour of skateboarding, it was that metal. The best of the best feeding off each other with oh yea …Â Details & Pictures