Gatorade Free Flow Tour – Sixth Avenue Skatepark Results
Out of a field of 68 skaters, Fletcher Renegar won the skate park competition Saturday at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour’s stop in Nashville, Tenn.
Fifteen-year-old Renegar from Nashville earned the skate park victory at Sixth Avenue Skatepark after executing a nollie 360 heelflip and a kickflip front feeble on the handrail during the final jam session. Andrew LaPenna was second and Gage Smith finished in third place.
Renegar is a two-time finalist on the Gatorade Free Flow Tour, also winning the Florence, Ky. event in 2008.
“I’m very excited to win on the Gatorade Free Flow Tour again,” Renegar said. “Thank you for putting on the contest!”
“It’s great having Gatorade getting into skateboarding and supporting the next generation of skaters,” Sixth Avenue owner, Kyle Sloan, said. “Offering kids a chance to get their name out there is worth so much with all the young talent in skateboarding today.”
With the win, Renegar earns an automatic bid into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals that will take place at the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge, September 17-20, 2009.
Skate Park Results:
1. Fletcher Renegar, Nashville, Tenn. 2. Andrew LaPenna, Chapmansboro, Tenn. 3. Gage Smith, Columbus, Ohio. 4. Casey Stokes, Nashville, Tenn. 5. Calvin Henderson, Franklin, Tenn.
Gatorade Free Flow Tour – Skaters’ Edge Result
Out of a field of 74 skaters, Jake Dooley won the skate park competition Sunday at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour’s stop in Taunton, Mass.
Fifteen-year-old Dooley from Taunton earned the skate park victory at Skaters’ Edge after executing a full cab flip and a backside bigspin tailstall during the final jam session. Giorgio Villone was second and Andrew Guilemette finished in third place.
“This is so cool!” Dooley said. “Salt Lake and the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals are going to be so fun. I’m hyped!”
“Everything went really well and very smoothly,” Skaters’ Edge owner, David Audlee, said. “All the kids had fun, and it’s cool that Gatorade is getting involved like they are.”
With the win, Dooley earns an automatic bid into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals that will take place at the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge, September 17-20, 2009.
Skate Park Results:
1. Jake Dooley, Taunton, Mass. 2. Giorgio Villone, Long Island, N.Y. 3. Andrew Guilemette, Warwick, R.I.
