# The Contest Thread

**URL:** https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160
**Category:** General
**Created:** [March 9, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160 "2019-03-09T20:57:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 123

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Chrin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Chrin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Chrin)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2628 "2025-10-20T10:18:52Z")

</div>

Antonio Durao is influencing those darned kids with his one-foot tricker.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/les_zeppelin/32/26016_2.png) [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2629 "2025-10-20T11:41:29Z")

</div>

Just seen the winning run. Bllllluuuurgh. _Horrible_.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2630 "2025-10-20T17:36:20Z")

</div>

> [@Dent\_Face](#):
>
> Feel like it’s penalising Rocco for not going on a victory lap after his run ended.

Swiss neutrality, eh? His run was 200 times better than that other stinker’s… Switch back 270 lip? That’s some Ronnie Bertino 3.0 shit. Oh well. Second at Tampa ain’t bad. Nice one Rocco.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Dent\_Face](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/dent_face/32/38_2.png) [@Dent\_Face](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Dent_Face)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2631 "2025-12-07T17:23:16Z")

</div>

Last SLS of the season:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1U9jL3lNVt8/maxresdefault.jpg "SLS Super Crown 2025 | Men's & Women's Final") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9jL3lNVt8)

Who’s watching? Let me get a hell yeah! Also Everton featured in the ad break:

 ![IMG_1450](https://uksf-media.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/4/0/40957d95a1152c2c7f979af22e5ea9d80d9728c4.jpeg)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![anonymity](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/anonymity/32/65_2.png) [@anonymity](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anonymity)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2632 "2025-12-07T17:30:37Z")

</div>

> [@Dent\_Face](#):
>
> Who’s watching

Not me. Bun that shite.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![sk8arrog8](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/sk8arrog8/32/4619_2.png) [@sk8arrog8](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/sk8arrog8)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2633 "2025-12-07T19:30:10Z")

</div>

I watched it. Well I watched GH stream it. Was a really good comp actually.

Big up Ginwoo last attempt banger

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jimo/32/19796_2.png) [@jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2634 "2025-12-07T21:29:39Z")

</div>

You can have any one of Mike Carroll’s tricks or all of Ginwoo’s tricks on lock for the rest of your life. Which do you choose?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/parmoviolets/32/20446_2.png) [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2635 "2025-12-07T21:33:36Z")

</div>

Carroll’s frontside flip, or maybe smith

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/mike/32/15747_2.png) [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2636 "2025-12-07T22:07:41Z")

</div>

Carrolls ledge feeble. Either way.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![sk8arrog8](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/sk8arrog8/32/4619_2.png) [@sk8arrog8](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/sk8arrog8)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2637 "2025-12-07T22:27:03Z")

</div>

I’ll take Ginwoo’s, win some comps wearing some jeans and then spend my winnings working on perfecting a switch fs bigspin like Carroll’s in the opening line from Modus

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nav/32/30170_2.png) [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2638 "2025-12-08T00:16:52Z")

</div>

Ginwoo seemed to be wearing Ginsters pasties on his feet.

Novel cross branding I didn’t see coming.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/nav/32/30170_2.png) [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2639 "2025-12-08T00:21:27Z")

</div>

Nyjah’s fit was surprisingly one of the least offensive.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/franc/32/1752_2.png) [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2640 "2025-12-08T07:54:22Z")

</div>

> [@nav](#):
>
> Nyjah’s fit was surprisingly one of the least offensive.

As competitive as he is, Nyjah always hyped when people land bangers, even if it means he’s losing the lead, which is rad. High skate rat energy. And he’s definitely the guy with the best trick selection among all those Street League athletes.

Ginwoo’s foot placement for flip tricks is very similar to Nyjah’s when he was a kid. Totally stinking. It’s gonna go with time, when he’ll be physically grown up. His trick bag is still limited but he could well be the next Nyjah if he starts skating switch and works on a wider variety of maneuvers.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/jimo/32/19796_2.png) [@jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimo)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2641 "2025-12-08T08:12:02Z")

</div>

That is a very convoluted way of saying ‘I’ll take Mike Carroll’s switch fs bigspins’ 😅

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Dent\_Face](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/dent_face/32/38_2.png) [@Dent\_Face](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Dent_Face)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2642 "2025-12-08T09:27:44Z")

</div>

Ginwoo did fs blunt bigflip out and then bs tail bigflip out, scoring 9s for both. Couldn’t work out if that was good strategy or atrocious judging.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/hugo/32/789_2.png) [@hugo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/hugo)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2643 "2025-12-08T11:58:43Z")

</div>

Ginwoo might be the stinkiest stinker ever. Did he win?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Garlicnaan](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/garlicnaan/32/150_2.png) [@Garlicnaan](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Garlicnaan)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2644 "2025-12-08T12:21:50Z")

</div>

Remember when Bastien got clowned for years for self cheering.

His was mild in comparison to this.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![anonymity](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/anonymity/32/65_2.png) [@anonymity](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anonymity)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2645 "2025-12-08T12:34:09Z")

</div>

He did yes. He did a really good (ish) flip backtail but everything else was very predictable and pretty honking. Insane talent but lack of humility and steez is making me not care.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![ForwardMotion](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/forwardmotion/32/34735_2.png) [@ForwardMotion](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ForwardMotion)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2646 "2025-12-08T13:19:02Z")

</div>

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B4JyLNomgts/hqdefault.jpg "Bastien Salabanzi Paris 2009 Quiksilver Contest Raw Clips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JyLNomgts)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![anonymity](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/anonymity/32/65_2.png) [@anonymity](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anonymity)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160/2647 "2025-12-08T13:46:25Z")

</div>

I was there for that. Grove got kicked out for stealing booze from a free bar 🤣🤣

[Previous page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160.md?page=122)

[Next page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/the-contest-thread/160.md?page=124)
