Tony Hawk`s Vert Alert at Salt Lake City
June 21 - 24, 2023
A vert contest for men and women with invited skaters and an open qualifier.
Location
Vivint Arena, 301 South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Registration
Important Information
- Floor access will be limited to skaters only
- One parent or legal guardian can accompany skaters under 18
- Saturday floor access is granted only to Finalists
- X Games Qualification Info
- Men’s
- Jimmy Wilkins (1st 2022) and Edouard Damestoy (1st 2023 Japan) are pre-qualified
- The following top 6 will qualify for X Games 2023
- Women’s
- Top 8 will qualify for X Games 2023
- Men’s
- Skaters in the contest enter through the Loading Dock area
Schedule
- Wednesday, June 21: Practice
- 3pm: Registration
- 4pm - 5:15pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice
- 5:15pm - 6:30pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice
- 6:30pm: Riders Meeting
- 7pm - 8:15pm: Women’s Semi-Finals Practice
- 8:15pm - 9:30pm: Men’s Semi-Finals Practice
- Thursday, June 22: Practice
- 10am: Registration
- 10am - 11:15am: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 2
- 11:15am - 12:30pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 1
- 12:30pm - 1:45pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 2
- 1:45pm - 3pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 1
- 3pm - 5:30pm: Women’s Semi-Finals Practice
- 5:30pm - 8pm: Men’s Semi-Finals Practice
- 8pm: Start Lists Posted
- Friday, June 23: Men’s and Women’s Qualifiers, Semi-Finals, and Legends Demo
- 9am - 10am: Legends Practice
- 10am - 10:30am: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 2
- 10:30am - 11am: Women’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 1
- 11am - 12pm: Women’s Open Qualifiers
- Format
- 5 minute practice before each heat
- 10 skater heats, 3 runs each
- 40 seconds max
- Organized, in order, one at a time
- Skate until you fall
- Top 8 advance to Semi-Finals to meet pre-seeded skaters
- Pre-seeded skaters consist of top 8 from 2022 Finals
- Men's results
- Womens's results
- Format
- 12pm - 12:30pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 2
- 12:30pm - 1pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers Practice Group 1
- 1pm - 2pm: Men’s Open Qualifiers
- Format: Same as Women’s
- 2pm - 3:30pm: Women’s Semi-Finals Practice
- 3:30pm - 4:30pm: Women's Semi-Finals
- Format
- 5 minute practice before each heat
- 10 skater heats, 4 runs each
- Organized, in order, one at a time
- No time limit on runs
- Skate until you fall
- Top 8 advance to Finals
- Format
- 4:30pm - 6pm: Men’s Semi-Finals Practice
- 6pm - 7pm: Men’s Semi-Finals
- Format: Same as Women’s
- 7pm: Legends Demo
- Saturday, June 24: Finals, Best Trick, and Awards
- 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 heat time: 30 mins
- Each skater will receive equal amount of runs
- Format
- 3:30pm - 4:15pm: Men’s Finals Practice
- 4:15pm - 5pm: Men’s Finals
- Same format as Women’s, but heat is 40 mins
- 5pm - 5:20pm: Women’s Best Trick
- Open to all Finalists and select wildcards
- 5:20pm - 5:40pm: Men’s Best Trick
- Open to all Finalists and select wildcards
- 6pm: Awards
Purse

Judging Criteria
- Performance is judged on overall impression of skater in heat
- 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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