[ B3:// bikes_boards_blades ] - [ March 23-25, 2001 ] - [ Edison Field, Anaheim, CA ]
Event Info
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Mar. 15, 2001

 
The B3 in Anaheim will take place in the "Home Plate Gate" area of the Edison Field parking lot. There is athlete parking available, you can pick up your pass at registration. Security will let athletes park while they go to pick up their pass.

Edison Field 2000 Gene Autry Way Anaheim, CA 92806

Directions to Edison Field
From John Wayne Airport:
Take CA-55 North I-5 exit towards Los Angeles State College Blvd exit toward The City Drive Right onto State College Blvd.

From LAX:
I-105 East Bellflower Blvd. Right on Imperial Highway I-5 South towards Santa Ana Disney Way exit toward Anaheim Blvd. Left on Disney Way Right on S Anaheim Blvd. Left on E. Katella Ave. Right onto S State College Blvd.

BMX Organizer:
Hoffman Promotions was born when a 16-year-old bicycle pro from Oklahoma City, OK, having already conquered the amateur division at 13 and redefined vert riding at 15, became the youngest pro rider the sport had ever seen. Mat Hoffman, better known as the "Condor", decided to be his own boss and left his primary sponsor and began his own promotion company. In the past 9 years, Hoffman?s two businesses, Hoffman Bikes and Hoffman Promotions, have grown into extremely successful endeavors. In addition to the X Games, Hoffman Promotions, or the Bicycle Stunt Series (BSS), will organize 17 professional events this year.

BMX Judging for B3:
5 judges for all 3 disciplines: Street, Vert and Flatland. The Street and Vert competitions are judged based on an overall impression of each run. Competitors have two, two-run rounds and are ranked according to their final average score. The Flatland competition consists of two, two-run rounds and a three-run final. Competitors are also judged on difficulty, originality, creativity and execution.

Skateboarding Organizer:
World Cup Skateboarding was created when National Skateboarding Association president, Don Bostick, ventured out and started his own company. Along with his wife, Danielle, the Bosticks have established themselves as the premiere skateboarding competition organizer in the country. The Bosticks coordinate what many consider the three biggest skateboarding competitions in existence: The ESPN X Games, the Munster Mash in Germany, and the Slam City Jam in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to the X Games, World Cup Skateboarding will organize 15 professional events this year.

Skateboarding Judging for B3:
6 judges for 2 disciplines; Street and Vert. The street and vert competitions are judged on originality, difficulty, flow, use of ramp (for vert), combination tricks and amplitude.

Steve Ruge, Head Judge for Skateboarding, has an extensive background in the skateboarding industry. He is currently team manager for Dwindle Distributions and many other skateboard companies.

Aggressive In-line Skating
Organizer: Aggressive Skaters Association (ASA), developed in 1994 by several top pro skaters and organized under the leadership and expertise of Todd Shays, has sanctioned the sport of aggressive in-line skating and it?s involvement in the X Games since 1995. In addition to the ASA Pro Tour, the ASA organizes over 80 events (professional and amateur) in 19 countries as part of the ASA?s European, Asian and North American circuit. Among the sports of the B3, aggressive in-line skating is the only one that opens the professional competition to both male and female athletes. At the 2000 Winter X Games in Mount Snow, VT, the ASA made its debut as the organizer for the sport of skiboarding. In addition to the X Games, the Aggressive Skaters Association will organize 19 professional events this year.

In-line Judging for B3:
5 Judges for 2 disciplines (men & women): Street and Vert. The Street and Vert competitions are judged based on the following criteria by an individual judge: style, difficulty, consistency and line. In the prelims, the street and vert competitions take two runs and are ranked according to their average score.

The top 10 skaters advance to the finals. The finals are judged same as the prelims, but the better score counts as the final score. Head judge for aggressive in-line skating is Jason Roy.

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