Organizer: World Cup Skateboarding

Street
Location: City Hall, Downtown Philadelphia

With the addition of a true street competition this year, the skateboard portion of the X Games is complete. Ten riders will hit the streets around City Hall, making use of all the ledges, rails and lines there are. A jam session best trick competition will also commence in the same area. This event will add another element to the X Games and raise the bar for the rest of the Games.

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Park:
Location: First Union Complex- Outdoors

Twenty competitors on a course that's every skateboarder's dream. It's filled with such street obstacles as jersey barriers, handrails, and stairs for street oriented skaters. Big transitions round out the course and provide a place for ramp-oriented skaters to play around on. Design and construction is managed by VPI industries, a company on the cutting edge of skatepark design. Formerly known as street, this discipline has been in the X Games since it's inception in Providence, RI in 1995. The skaters are judged on creativity, amplitude, and ability to use the entire course.

2000 Results
Gold: Eric Koston (USA)
Silver: Rodil de Araujo Jr (BRA)
Bronze: Kerry Getz (USA)

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Vert:
Location: First Union Complex- Indoors

Consisting of 20 competitors, Vert is an event that has become a cornerstone of X Games competition and the sport of skateboarding itself. It's a matter of man against monster, a competition where only two elements are present; the skater and a 14ft tall halfpipe constructed of wood, screws, and skatelite. Skaters have 45 seconds to put together a run that's not only judged on amplitude out of the pipe but also by what kind of technical tricks the skater can put together on and above the coping or "lip" of the pipe. One may notice that vert skaters in general are a few years older than their street companions. The age difference is largely due to the years of practice and discipline required to command the vert ramp.

Tony Hawk, a man who has recently become synonymous with skateboarding has retired from skateboarding and has traded in his board for a microphone to become an ESPN announcer. Be on the look out for Bob Burnquist "the master of switch skateboarding", Andy Macdonald, and last year's champion Bucky Lasek (who Tony has labeled as number 1).

2000 Results
Gold: Bucky Lasek (USA)
Silver: Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN)
Bronze: Colin McKay (CAN)

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Vert Best Trick:
Location: First Union Complex- Indoors

Sometimes, in order to pull off a new trick it takes days, maybe weeks of practice. (It took Tony Hawk 10 years to finally complete a 900 spin in the 1999 best trick competition). Consistency comes with time and practice. Best trick is an open jam format enabling skaters to try the hardest and most spectacular tricks they know, without being penalized for not "sticking" a landing. Once a skater pulls his trick he has the opportunity of taking a seat or trying an even harder one.

2000 results:
Gold: Bob Burnquist (BRA)
Silver: Colin McKay (CAN)
Bronze: Andy Macdonald (USA)

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Vert Doubles:
Vert doubles has long been an informal phenomenon in the skateboarding world. Two friends in a half pipe or a swimming pool grinding in unison and airing over one another. To the delight of skate fans around the world, Vert doubles was introduced to the X Games in 1998. Skaters pick their own partners and many work on their routines months in advance.

2000 results:
Gold: Andy Macdonald/ Tony Hawk (USA)
Silver: Pierre-Luc Gagnon/ Max Dufour (CAN)
Bronze: Sandro Dias/ Cristiano Mateus (BRA)

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