Vert Alert at Tony Hawk`s Weekend Jam New Dates are August 24 - 27 at Salt Lake City

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Vert Alert at Tony Hawk`s Weekend Jam New Dates are August 24 - 27 at Salt Lake City

May 10 - 14, 2022

Vert contests, demos, clinics, and live music hosted by Tony Hawk in Vegas.

New Dates: August 24 - 27, 2022 at Salt Lake City, Utah

Full details and new schedule.

Location

Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 South 3rd Street, Las Vegas, Nevada

Registration

This event has been canceled. Refunds will be issued by The Boardr for all contest registration fees.

NOTE:

  • Entering the Qualifiers contest does not get you access to the concerts and other events.
  • All contestants get one guest or chaperone.
  • If you do not advance from the Qualifiers, your credentials will not be valid for the remainder of the event.
  • Semi-Finalists can stay for the remainder of the day.

Schedule

  • Tuesday, May 10th
    • 12pm - 6pm: Registration
    • 12pm - 3pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice
    • 2pm - 3pm: Women's Semi-Finalists welcome to join Practice
    • 3pm - 6pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice
    • 5pm - 6pm: Men's Semi-Finalists welcome to join Practice
  • Wednesday, May 11th
    • 10am - 6pm: Registration
    • 10am - 2pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice
    • 1pm - 2pm: Women's Semi-Finalists welcome to join Practice
    • 2pm: Men’s and Women’s Open Qualifiers Riders Meeting
    • 2pm - 6pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice
    • 5pm - 6pm: Women's Semi-Finalists welcome to join Practice
  • Thursday, May 12th: Men’s and Women’s Open Qualifiers
    • 10am - 2pm: Registration
    • 10am - 12pm: Women’s Semi-Finals Practice
    • 12pm: Semi-Finalists' Riders Meeting
    • 12pm - 2pm: Men’s Semi-Finals Practice
    • 1pm - 6pm: Street skatepark open, obstacles provided by OC Ramps
    • 2pm - 2:30pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice
    • 2:30pm - 3:30pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers
      • Format
        • 8 skater jams, 4 runs each
        • 45 seconds max
        • Organized, in order, one at a time
        • Skate until you fall
        • Top 4 advance to Semi-Finals to meet pre-seeded skaters
    • 3:30pm - 4pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice
    • 4pm - 5:45pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers
      • Format: Same as Women’s
    • 6pm: Music: Warish, Cold Cave, DEVO
  • Friday, May 13th: Men’s and Women’s Semi-Finals and Legends Demo
    • 10am - 2pm: Registration
    • 10am - 12pm: Men’s Semi-Finals Practice
    • 12pm - 2:30pm: Women’s Semi-Finals Practice
    • 1pm - 6pm: Street skatepark open, obstacles provided by OC Ramps
    • 2:30pm - 3:30pm: Women's Semi-Finals
      • Format
        • 10 skater jams, 4 runs each
        • Organized, in order, one at a time
        • No time limit on runs
        • Skate until you fall
        • Top 8 advance to Finals
    • 3:30pm - 4pm: Men’s Semi-Finals Practice
    • 4pm - 5pm: Men’s Semi-Finals
      • Format: Same as Women’s
    • 5:15pm: Music: Punk Rock Karaoke, Rough Francis
    • 7:45pm - 8:45pm: Legends Demo
      • Skaters: Kevin Staab, Andy Macdonald, Christian Hosoi, Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Steve Caballero, Sandro Dias, Lizzie Armanto, and Eddie Elguera
      • Music: Downhill Jam
  • Saturday, May 14th: Finals, Best Trick, and Awards
    • 1pm - 6:15pm: Street skatepark open, obstacles provided by OC Ramps
    • 2pm - 3pm: Women's Finals Practice
    • 3pm - 3:30pm: Women’s Finals
      • Format
        • Organized, in order, one at a time
        • Skate until you fall
        • Total jam time: 30 mins
        • Each skater will receive equal amount of runs
    • 3:30pm - 4:15pm: Men’s Finals Practice
    • 4:15pm - 5pm: Men’s Finals
      • Same format as Women’s, but jam is 40 mins
    • 5:15pm – 5:45pm: Men’s and Women’s Best Trick
    • 6:15pm: Music: Vandals
    • 7:15pm: Tony Hawk Speech and Awards
    • 7:45pm: Music: X, Modest Mouse

Judging Criteria

  • Performance is judged on overall impression of skater in jam
  • Judges analyze the following elements when scoring:
    • Commitment, creativity, and use of entire ramp and features
    • Distance traveled through air, slides, or grinds
    • Speed, style, flow, and power
    • Lines carry weight, but innovation and difficulty are rewarded
  • Bails after a 30 second run is completed will not factor into the skater's score

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