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Jani Soderhall

My own personal rule is as follows: National, European, World Championships should be agreed upon, either by official National, European, World organizations, and if there are none, by a some other means to assure that most people agree and that there will be only one such contest in a year. The wor...

Jani Soderhall

Send an email to me at Jani@SlalomSkateboarder.com or Adam@SlalomSkateboarder.com and I or he will put the image on the site, then send you a link. If you have a site yourself somewhere you can upload the image there and just link to it from here. <font size=-1>PS. Please post topic specific posts i...

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50 people have signed up so far and there should be more Swiss skaters coming, so looks like there will be a good crowd.

Jani Soderhall

Although the official authorization is still not available, the core group of organizers believe it hard enough to start spreading information about the event. It is mostly in French while they are working it out, but you can get a glimpse of it on the site: http://www.riderz.net/site-troca http://w...

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The French had a similar discussion a year ago if "short boards" should be allowed into "longboard contests" and it was decided that there should be no separation. Skateboard is skateboard, enter on whatever you like. If you race better on a long board, use a a longboard. If you're better on a short...

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Vlad, I thought it was all about racing, but apparently you're now going into fashion (an area once reserved only for Gilmour). I don't know what to do now, practice more or go with Monique to the shops?

PS. By the way, I hope that board was made only in one copy and the mold destroyed forever.

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I'm thinking about it, but would like more information. - Are "short" slalom boards allowed? - Is the hill 8% steep? Isn't that a lot? - How long is the road / course? - Is it dual racing? - What kind of timing equipment do you use? - Is there a list of participants so far? - Are there many locals i...

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Still no firm news, but my colleagues believe it will be a yes, as No's normally come faster that Yes's. A good sign is that the Police has been informed, so it is leaning in the right direction. We are all really sorry about this delay, but we knew Paris is a difficult place for getting the proper ...

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I was planning a contest calendar on this site, but on the "static" part, already a few months ago. However I was overworked and couldn't get around to it at that time. Since then I'm not really sure how to do it any longer. I feel like you. I'm not sure I know all that is going on. NCDSA Contest Ca...

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Apparently posting the link without an index.htm part in the link caused it to malfunction. Certain browsers added the index.htm and others index.html. I'm not sure how and why. But now it should be working OK.

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http://spazioinwind.libero.it/coniskate/index.htm

Updated again. Should be absolutely accurate now.

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Jani Soderhall

Interesting you should ask that question. What I heard yesterday from the main organizer is that most likely Monday they will get their go-ahead or not. Possible dates are May 24-25 or June 14-15, so your wish could come true. I think that May 24 is terribly close so maybe even I will start to hope ...

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Thomas, We'll be meeting on the next slalom session in Paris and I'll bring you another base plate. I haven't seen this problem before and I've unscrewed a few so far. Normally Dan is very quick to answer, it could be that he has been travelling, or taken a day off (but that would be unlikely as he ...

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Just saw that Jonas had his picture on the editorial page of Slalom! no 2.

Slalom! no 2, page 2

Pretty aggressive style.

...and John, no he probably doesn't want to sell his magnesium trucks. Those are collectors items nowadays...

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Anybody volonteers to write a race report and provide the complete results and I'd be happy to publish them on the front page of this site.

Hope you all had great fun!

Thank you!

/Jani

Jani Soderhall

Would it be possible that in this years FCR results you could differentiate all the skaters that end up 5:th, 9:th and 17:th so that they each get an individual placing such as 6:th, 7:th etc. That would help the ranking systems differentiate the skaters better. There's quite a difference being 17:t...

Jani Soderhall

After my recent trip to St Petersburg, Russia, with a mission to sponsor some slalomers with wheels provided by Howard Gordon of 3dm-sport.com, I have some news but not much about the best Russian slalomers. Anatoly Matsukevich is staying in shape as a snowboard trainer and in the summer runs a roll...

Jani Soderhall

I just made a post in the European contest forum saying that the contest is planned for May 24-25 but there is no authorization yet. Don't book your tickets just yet, but if it happens we hope you're all interested in coming! Trocadero is the historical place for skateboarding, especially slalom, in...

Jani Soderhall

Unfortunately it cannot be confirmed yet, but we are planning an event at the Trocadero for May 24-25. Tight slalom (dual) Giant slalom (not dual) + Longboard slide contest The application is in all the appropriate places, but no green light has been given yet. We'll do our best and we keep our fing...

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Chris, Maybe you've missed part of the discussion. The town is considering creating a slalom hill on this spot. They did not know what to do with it and asked the skaters if they wanted it. They were a bit confused as to how they could use it, until Corky came in and told them all about slalom and h...

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Very few American racers came to Europe in the 80's. Of the top guys I only remember Jim Korten & Shirley, Keith Hollien, Chris Yandall and John Gilmour . Only John dared to return again and again, and enjoyed it! At the same time the number of Europeans competing in the US during that period was ve...

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Tway, I'm looking into buying a new system to replace my 20 year old system. Just got some catalogs from Tag Heuer Timing systems and of course they do everything we want, but at a rather high price. Hope you're progressing well with your stuff so that I can buy one equipment in the month to come. /...

Jani Soderhall

This place is so cool. It could become the best slalom spot. The hill is just the right kind of slope, it's wide enough to do parallel races. With banks on the sides it could be even more ultimate as it would allow all kinds of riders to cruise down the hill. This is a great way to revive slalom rac...

Jani Soderhall

This place is sooo cool. Imagine a sunny summer day, smooth concrete all the way down. You've just accomplished a few good runs and you can just sit and enjoy the view from the top of the hill, accumulating energy for yet another run. Actually the best about this place is probably that it will resem...

Jani Soderhall

Det jag hoppas på är att det blir svensk representation på åtminstone tre tävlingar i år: * Paris i 24-25 Maj (väntar på godkännande) * Gruningen i 21-22 Juni (säkert årets största tävling) * Antibes (Nice) i 20-21 September (EM 2003) Jag har tänkt åka till minst en tävling i England och kanske ocks...

Jani Soderhall

Tänk på att det finns vissa svenskar som lever i varmare klimat. Här är det ingen snö och krokus och andra vårblommor blommar. Det var lite kallt när vi körde i onsdags, men det börjar bli dags att sätta på sig alla skydden så att man få upp farten. De lokala fransmännen är otroligt motiverade så de...

Jani Soderhall

This is just a note to say thank's to Howard for helping me out with the Russian sponsorship deal that we have been working on over the last couple of weeks. Howard has generously supplied equipment that I will bring to the Russian skaters, primarily in St Petersburg, but also in other Russian citie...

Jani Soderhall

This session is getting more and more popular now that the weather is improving (but slowly). It was difficult to skate with temperatures around freezing.

There's a good bunch of skaters in the 20's attending every Wednesday.

I'd better pack my bag and get going for tonight session!

Jani Soderhall

These ramps were built in Saratov around 1990 (as far as I know). They are high and give good speed on flat ground. Once again, these ramps are heavy and would not move when you pull off. The slope is S-shaped and quite gentle, but with the height of the ramp, beginners might be frightened the first...

Jani Soderhall

Here are a few pictures of an old ramp we had built in 1978. It was used for quite a few local races until the early 80's. It's primary advantage was the heavy weight so that it would not lift when two racers pulled off at the same time. It also had a convenient transition, although straight, and a ...

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These ramps were originally built for the 1993 Pyrenean Adventure Games, where Gilmour, Dunn, Brown and Hickey represented the USA, and Luca Giammarco took top honors in slalom and Hickey was unbeatable in the downhill. The ramps solid construction made them pretty ideal. I'm not sure you can make r...

Jani Soderhall

These ramps were pretty ideal in my opinion. Maybe some ramp beginners will find the slope a bit too steep, but the speed generated was great. Where they are right now is not sure. I believe Dieter Fleischer, responsible for the French longboarding section within the French skate association, still ...

Jani Soderhall

Here are a few photos of the ramps used in the Swiss tunnel race Nov 2002. Although they pretty well served their purpose and nobody complained about them, these ramps should be considered the absolute minimum acceptable. Extremely easy and cheap to build, they end up being too light for good racing...

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Sebastien,

I have some slalom stuff for sale. If you come to the Wednesday session at the Charlety stadium in Paris, for example tomorrow, you can see and try some of the equipment.

/Jani

Jani Soderhall

My next post will be about the Swiss ramps used in the Tunnel race. Pictures are ready and I'll post it next week. I'm travelling now.

Jani Soderhall

These are ramp drawings that were once published in Slalom! magazine. http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/images/Ramps/Ramp_Drawing_S.jpg The S-shaped ramps gives a nicer descent and makes it easier to enter onto the flat surface below. These ramps were used as early as 1982, so they've been around so...

Jani Soderhall

Over the last 6 months I have been asked repeatedly for drawings of ramps and information on what constitutes a good start ramp for slalom. As there isn't such a thing as the official ramp. I'm now starting a series of posts presenting ramps that are currently used or have been used in slalom racing...

Jani Soderhall

Glenn, Unfortunately I don't know much about the situation in Japan right now. But I'll try to get in contact with my Japanese slalom friends and see if they respond. I went to Japan in 1995 and participated in the Shonan Warm Up Cup as you can see in the results: http://www.SlalomSkateboarder.com/R...

Jani Soderhall

Wow, Tway!

You have a potential customer in me. I'm most interested in a system with tone start and handling of false starts - now I know where to look for one!

Publish all the specs etc (as you've done before) and I'll buy one!

Jani Soderhall

The article is available in full length, with additional (not original) illustrations on this site.

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Thank you Attila and Michael Brooke of Concrete Wave. We're looking forward to even more slalom coverage in future issues of Concrete Wave!

Jani Soderhall

In Vol. 1 No. 4 Spring 2003 of Concrete Wave magazine, Attila Aszodi has written an article on last years World Championships. The article is available in full length, with additional (not original) illustrations on this site. Display article... Thank you Attila and Michael Brooke of Concrete Wave. ...

Jani Soderhall

Just because I am not the main organizer of any events happening in 2003 doesn't mean that there will be no slalom in France this year. I have recently been in contact with both Pierre Samray for the event in Antibes in September and the Association of Riderz responsible for the http://www.Riderz.ne...

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Kaupo Kukli - Estonia Kaupo Kukli was Estonias fastest slalomer back in the 1990's. He's been away from slaloming for years now, but don't be surprised if he's up on his board once the sun starts melting the ice up north. Kaupo now lives most of the time in Finland but he's engaged at both Universi...

Jani Soderhall

The third issue of Slalom! is now up. 1987 was quite a busy year for slaloming. With the Czech summer camp taking over from the Swedish and the European Championships being held in Täby, Sweden, organized by Jani Söderhäll, Hans Corky Koraeus and Martin Willners slalom was getting a bit more attenti...

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These are the original Sky Hooks made in Hawaii back in the 1970's.

Jani Soderhall

Here's an enlarged view of the SkyHook. http://www.SlalomSkateboarder.com/Boards/Other/3760_Boards_Skyhooks.jpg I don't mind if other people would like to use them. I will not. I have a pair of "original" sky hooks from the 70's and I remember I fell a few times badly when trying to get my front foo...

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Here's an enlarged view of the SkyHook.

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Jonas Wikström - Sweden Ladies and Gentlemen, Please welcome Jonas "Yoda" Wikström as a new member to our community. Jonas was one of those I was training hard to beat back in 1980. I haven't seen or raced Jonas for the last 15 years or so, but I'm very pleased to see him back again. At the last co...

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Spelling correction: Martin Sweeney

Last know whereabouts: London, UK

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[2003] Munich, Germany, April 27th, 2003

[FCR 2003] Lake Elsinore: Let us know the results!

[FCR 2003] Results/ranking: less 5:ths, 9:ths and 17:ths

[2003][Pre-announcement] Paris, France: May 24 - 25, 2003

Russia - Saratov ramps

Sweden - wooden ramp in Täby

France - Pyrenean Adventure Games ramps

France - Verrières Open ramps

Switzerland - Tunnel ramps

Ramp drawing

USA - FCR ramps

Kukli, Kaupo - Estonia

Slalom! archive: issues n° 3 and n° 4 posted

Wikström, Jonas - Sweden