Tony Hawk`s Vert Alert at Salt Lake City

Location

Jon M. Huntsman Center, 1825 South Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah

New for 2024: Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert Open Qualifiers at Tampa Pro

• Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert Open Qualifiers are being held at Tampa Pro on April 4th and 5th. Register at Skatepark of Tampa
  • 1st through 6th get a spot in the Semi-Finals

Skaters Pre-Qualified for Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert at SLC

• Breakdown of how the 20 men and 20 women get into Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert
  • Top 10 men and top 10 women from 2023 Tony Hawk's Vert Alert are pre-qualified
  • 1st through 6th from Tampa Pro go to the Semi-Finals
    • We will continue to go down the 2023 Tony Hawk's Vert Alert Semi-Finals list if someone in top 6 is already pre-qualified or if anyone in the cut cannot attend
  • 4 wildcards
• We encourage everyone to go to Tampa Pro, but the following skaters who placed 1st through 10th in 2023 are already pre-seeded for Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2024 Semi-Finals:
  • Men: Edouard Damestoy, Moto Shibata, Jimmy Wilkins, Gui Khury, Augusto Akio, Tom Schaar, Rony Gomes, Paul Luc Ronchetti, Reef Orlando, Yuro Nagahara
  • Women: Asahi Kaihara, Arisa Trew, Reese Nelson, Juno Matsuoka, Raicca Ventura, Bryce Wettstein, Ruby Lilley, Dora Varella, Lilly Stoephasius, Jada Ward
• Confirmed wildcards:
  • Men: Ao Nishikawa
  • Women: Mia Kretzer

Schedule

• Thursday: Men’s and Women’s Practice
  • 9am - 11am: Women’s Practice Heat 1
  • 11am - 1pm: Women’s Practice Heat 2
  • Ramp mop
  • 1pm - 2:30pm: Men’s Practice Heat 1
  • 2:30pm - 4pm: Men’s Practice Heat 2
  • 4pm - 5pm: Legends Practice
  • Ramp mop

• Friday: Men’s and Women’s Semi-Finals and Legends Demo
  • 9am - 10am: Legends Practice
  • 10am - 11am: Women’s Practice Heat 1
  • 11am - 12pm: Women’s Practice Heat 2
  • 12pm - 1pm: Men’s Practice Heat 1
  • 1pm - 2pm: Men’s Practice Heat 2
  • Ramp mop
  • 2pm - 3pm: Women’s Warm Up
  • 3pm - 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
  • 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Men’s Warm Up
  • 5:30pm - 7pm: Men’s Semi-Finals
    • Format: Same as Women’s
  • 7pm: Legends Demo
  • Ramp mop

• Saturday: Finals, Best Trick, and Awards
  • 2:15pm - 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
  • 3:30pm - 4:15pm: Men’s Finals Practice
  • 4:15pm - 4:45pm: Men’s Finals
    • Same format as Women’s
  • 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

The Course