Slalom champions

Gustavs Gailitis · Post by **Gustavs Gailitis** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:46 pm

If someone has got such a information,please post ALL the World and European champion names in slalom history (year,racer name and discipline)!

I think that such a statistics would be useful not only for racers,but also for journalists to know which are the most titled racers in this sport!

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Updated: 15 Feb 2010

I'm posting the following listings here, for easy reference.
The lists were ultimately compiled by Josef Stefka with the
help of forum members.

European Champions 1981 - 2009 (.pdf)
World Champions 1986 - 2009 (.pdf)

/Jani
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Gary Fluitt · Post by **Gary Fluitt** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:27 am

We might as well start the thread here, working backwards in time. We can probably stick with World Champs and National Champs yes? I don't know all the champs, so reply to this thread with your additions and I'll edit my thread to include

2009
Overall -
Worlds GS - Martin Reaves
Worlds HS -
Worlds TS -
Worlds in Hood River, OR, USA

US Champ
Overall - Reaves & Pappas (tie)
US GS - George Pappas
US HS - Jason Mitchell
US TS - George Pappas
US Nationals in Lafayette, Colorado, USA

Euro Champs
Euro Champs in Policka, Czech

2008------------------------
Overall - Dominik Kowalski
Worlds GS - Dominik Kowalski
Worlds HS - Dominik Kowalski
Worlds TS - Marcus Seyfarth
Worlds in Gotenburg, Sweden

US Champ
Overall - Gary Fluitt
US GS - Richy Carassco
US HS - George Pappas
US TS - Gary Fluitt

Euro Champs
Overall - Ramon Konigshausen (please confirm)
Euro GS - Ramon Konigshausen
Euro HS - Ramon Konigshausen
Euro TS - Janis Kuzmins
Euro Champs in Amsterdam, Netherlands

2007--------------------------
Overall - Henrik Wadsten
Worlds GS - Mitchell
Worlds HS - Pirnack
Worlds TS -Kuzmins
Worlds in Statesville, NC

US Champ
Overall -Jason Mitchell
US GS - Jason Mitchell
US HS - Jason Mitchell?
US TS - Chris Barker?
US Nationals in Longmont, CO

Euro Champs
Euro GS -
Euro HS/Special -
Euro TS -

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:40 pm

Sory, Ramon!
I make mistakes. Dom is champion in Hybrid.
I work for all EM champs and I hope Jani or something else control all results.

European Champions in giant slalom

1981 (no GS)
1982 Antoine Massy Switzerland
1984 Antoine Massy Switzerland
1985 Antoine Massy Switzerland
1986 Pierre Andre Senizerques France
1987 Daniel Ridoli Switzerland
1988 Luca Giammarco Italy
1989 Luca Giammarco Italy
1990 (no GS)
1991 Josef Stefka Czech Republic
1995 Luca Giammarco Italy
2003 Maurus Strobel Switzerland
2004 Maurus Strobel Switzerland
2005 Kenny Mollica USA, best European: Chris Hart, Switzerland
2006 Luca Giammarco Italy
2007 Dominik Kowalski Germany
2008 Ramon Königshausen Switzerland
2009 Martin Reaves USA, best European: Fabian Björnstjerna, Sweden

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Ramón Königshausen · Post by **Ramón Königshausen** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:26 am

Gints Gailitis wrote:European Champions in giant slalom

...
2008 Dominik Kowalsky Germany
...

Sorry, I was European Champion in GS in 2008.

rmn

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:40 am

Does any have the all slalom results in EM 1990?

I have only winners and latvians result.

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Fabian Bjornstjerna · Post by **Fabian Bjornstjerna** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:03 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:European Champions in giant slalom

2009 Martin Reaves USA

Martin won the race 2009. But who's the best European?

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:45 pm

Fabian,

Unfortunately I didn't see your Gold medal or Diploma.
Of course, you are the best European in EM 2009!

And Chris Hart was the best in Stockholm in 2005 in Pro group.

Fabian Bjornstjerna · Post by **Fabian Bjornstjerna** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:05 pm

Just got me wondering about why we call it the european championships if it has nothing to do about determin european best riders...

Never the less, Martin was in a class of his own

(always some young gun in my way

)

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:48 pm

Fabian!

You are Swenska champion 1979 and be happy!
Martin was not even born!

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Fabian Bjornstjerna · Post by **Fabian Bjornstjerna** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:23 pm

Oh I´m happy!
Don´t think that was the topic...

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:39 pm

I'm happy, too!

I was the Latvian champion in 1995.

Do you know - who is the Finnish champion in 2009?

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:11 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:Does any have the all slalom results in EM 1990?

I was so disappointed with the whole organization so I left before it started!
I couldn't stand riding in another parking lot outside of the competition area, I just got into my car and kept driving! For me that was the definitive end of joint events between all skateboarding disciplines.

/Jani

Sj Kalliokoski · Post by **Sj Kalliokoski** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:22 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:I'm happy, too!

I was the Latvian champion in 1995.

Do you know - who is the Finnish champion in 2009?

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Unfortunately not same guy as 1979

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:40 pm

European Champions in special slalom

1981 José de Matos France
1982 Vincent Langlade France
1984 Antoine Massy Switzerland
1985 Jani Soderhall Sweden
1986 Pierre André Senizerques France
1987 Jani Soderhall Sweden
1988 Luca Giammarco Italy
1989 Josef Stefka Czech Republic
1990 Luca Giammarco Italy
(1991 Luca Giammarco Italy, no EC)
1992 Paolo Gatti Italy
1995 Luca Giammarco Italy
2003 Maurus Strobel Switzerland
2004 Maurus Strobel Switzerland
2005 Luca Giammarco Italy
2006 Luca Giammarco Italy
2007 Janis Kuzmins Latvia
2008 Janis Kuzmins Latvia
2009 Dominik Kowalski Germany

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Marcus Seyffarth · Post by **Marcus Seyffarth** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:38 pm

Gary -
2003 worlds
Overall Mollica
GS Mollica?
Hybrid Mollica?
TS Luca

2004 worlds
Overall Mitchell
GS Mitchell
Hybrid Fluitt
TS Strobel

2005 worlds
Overall Mitchell
GS Mitchell
Hybrid Maysey?
TS Strobel (or was it the other way around?)

2006 worlds
Overall Luca
GS Mitchell
Hybrid Luca
TS Ramon

2007 worlds
Overall Wadsten
GS Mitchell
Hybrid Pirnack
TS Kuzmins

Pat Chewning · Post by **Pat Chewning** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:46 pm

Overall: George Pappas

Giant Slalom: Martin Reaves
Hybrid Slalom: George Pappas
Tight Slalom: George Pappas

Overall: Lynn Kramer

Giant Slalom: Lynn Kramer
Hybrid Slalom: Lynn Kramer
Tight Slalom: Lynn Kramer

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:40 am

European Champs 1989 September - Madrid Spain : Parallel - Forsberg SWE, Special - Stefka CZE, Without Giant.
Where was Euro 1988?

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:53 am

Josef!

Maybe you remeber how many particpants was in Spain?
Do you have results?

Gints

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:23 am

I remember that organizer prefered street and free style. Slalom racers was a little. But was it Euro Champs. I have first three results - still third in special and parallel Alavoine FRA. (4 racers from CSSR).

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:01 am

Josef Stefka wrote:Where was Euro 1988?

In YOUR country!

/Jani

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:12 am

Thanks Jani !
And remember you who won parallel slalom on Euro 88 in Prag?

Jani Soderhall from SWE
Special Luca Giammarco ITA

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:23 pm

European Champions in parallel (straight) slalom

1981 Martin Eggeling Switzerland
1982 José de Matos France
1984 Martin Eggeling Switzerland
1985 Mattias Ernst Germany
1986 Jani Soderhall Sweden
1987 José de Matos France
1988 Jani Soderhall Sweden
1989 Mats Forsberg Sweden
1990 Luca Giammarco Italy
(1991 Andi Sidler Switzerland, not EC)
1992 Luca Giammarco Italy
1995 Luca Giammarco Italy
2003 (no straight)
2004 (no straight)
2005 David Hackett USA, best European: Luca Giammarco Italy
2006 (no straight)
2007 Janis Kuzmins Latvia
2008 (no straight)
2009 Janis Kuzmins Latvia

/Jani

Marcus Seyffarth · Post by **Marcus Seyffarth** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:51 pm

Jani Soderhall wrote:European Champions in parallel (straight) slalom
...2005 David Hackett USA, best European: Luca Giammarco Italy
...

This was not parallel, not really straight and had individual start where the lifting of front wheels was introduced I believe.

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:19 pm

European champions in parallel slalom:

1989 - European Speed slalom racing championship ‘89 in Turin (Italy) winner in parallel slalom - Luca Giammarco
1990 Luca Giammarco Italy
1992 Luca Giammarco Italy
1995 Luca Giammarco Italy

Where was official EM in 1989?

I have official C.O.N.I. - F.I.H.P. results of contest in Italy "European Speed slalom racing championship ‘89".
Participants from Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, Sweden (Mats Forsberg), Great Britain (Martin Sweeney) and Italy.

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:03 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:Where was official EM in 1989?

I'm pretty sure it was in Madrid. For the Italian event, Gianluca just picked a cool name, which happened to be close to the "EM" name. We should check the Slalom! mags (this issue was never uploaded to the site).

/Jani

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:12 am

1991

Giant slalom Josef Stefka
Parallel slalom Luca Gianmarco
Slalom 1.40 m Luca Gianmarco

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:53 am

Was this the European Championships 1991? I don't recall where it was.
Maybe we can do a complete list as well, for the record.

/Jani

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:25 am

The name of slalom competition in Hombrechtikon was

"Skateboard European Open 1991"

Luca Giammarco - giant
Luca Giammarco - special
Santiago Diaz - parallel

Participants from Swizerland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, USSR, USA, Sweden.

Guillaume Saint-Criq · Post by **Guillaume Saint-Criq** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:18 am

it would be great if someone sum up all these records in a cleaned post, for history.

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:16 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:The name of slalom competition in Hombrechtikon was

"Skateboard European Open 1991"

Luca Giammarco - giant
Luca Giammarco - special
Santiago Diaz - parallel

Participants from Swizerland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Germany, USSR, USA, Sweden.

Hi Gints

only this Hombrechtikon Switzerland 31 aug - sep1
in Contests calender 91 had - European Open

but small mistake:
giant - Josef Stefka !

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:22 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:1991

Giant slalom Josef Stefka
Parallel slalom Luca Gianmarco
Slalom 1.40 m Luca Gianmarco

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Parallel slalom - Andi Sidler CH!

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:06 pm

still...

Giant slalom

1988 Prag CZE no GS
1989 Madrid ESP no GS
1990 no GS
1991 Hombrechtikon SUI Josef Stefka Czech Republic
1992 Hombrechtikon SUI Luca Giammarco Italy

Good job Gints!!!

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:09 pm

Sory, Josef!

I have many old list of results, Slalom! mag and some video.
Hombrechticon 1991 I have mistake.

1991 was European Open not European championship.

www.skateboardinfo.lv

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:11 pm

I have a suggestion to make Euro slalom skate meeting in Brno and write

European slalom history together.

Josef Stefka · Post by **Josef Stefka** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:18 pm

Gints Gailitis wrote:I have a suggestion to make Euro slalom skate meeting in Brno and write

European slalom history together.

OooH! Very good idea.
See you in Brno. Maybe Friday evening?

Gints Gailitis · Post by **Gints Gailitis** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:40 pm

The best results of major competition in Latvia http://www.skateboardinfo.lv/?mod=77

Jonathan Harms · Post by **Jonathan Harms** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:34 pm

Marcus Seyffarth wrote:Gary -
2003 worlds
Overall Mollica
GS Mollica?
Hybrid Mollica?
TS Luca

There was no Worlds GS in 2003. They had a dual slalomcross instead. Pro champ was Tay Hunt, Open champ was Richie De Losada.

2005 worlds
Overall Mitchell
GS Mitchell
Hybrid Maysey?
TS Strobel (or was it the other way around?)

It was the other way around.
2005 TS: Mike Maysey
2005 Hybrid: Maurus Strobel

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:38 pm

Listings available as PDFs in the first post in this thread. Compiled by Josef Stefka.

/Jani

Gustavs Gailitis · Post by **Gustavs Gailitis** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:51 pm

Great statistics - thank you Jani and Josef

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:33 am

We still need to clarify who won the Pro class in Vancouver 1986. I don't recall if it was Skoldberg or Hester, but José won the AM class with a time faster than the winner in the Pro class, so can leave him alone in that position until we find out.

Claude, weren't you in Vancouver 86? Anybody else has the results, ideally the complete list!?

/Jani

Claude Regnier · Post by **Claude Regnier** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:00 pm

Canadian Slalom Champions

There were no National or Slalom Championships run in Canada between ‘82 (except ’86) & ’90. Then again nothing until 2006.

I will look into some old photo’s and try to determine the female winner in ’81 as I believe I may have a photo somewhere..

Not sure prior to ’81

- Jim Minty (Ottawa) or Mark Anthony (Montreal) were 1st & 2nd at the Nationals held in Ottawa in 77 or 78. It was a 16 & under only Canadian Championship. I do not know who won the Slalom event.

Mens
1981 – Claude Regnier
1982 – Claude Regnier
1986 – Claude Regnier
1990 – Claude Regnier
2006 – Mike Cividino
2007 – Mike Cividino
2008 – Louis Ricard & Sebastien Leger
2009 – Louis Ricard

Boys 12 & Under
2006 – Gabriel Duquet
2007 – Gabriel Duquet
2008 – Daniel Duquet
2009 – Daniel Duquet

Jr. Men’s 17 & under
2006 – Luke Melo
2007 – Luke Melo
2008 – Gabriel Duquet
2009 – Kelian Duplain

Women’s
2006 – Julie Boulanger
2007 – Raylene Hill
2008 – Raylene Hill – Julie Boulanger
2009 – Julie Boulanger

Expo ‘86
Ams – 1st Jose Dematos, 2nd Dave Crab, 3rd should be in the TWS mag and will try to find it
Pro’s – 1st. Bob Skolberg, 2nd Claude Regnier, 3rd Pierre Andre
As per Times – 1st. Jose, 2nd Bob, 3rd Dave, 4th Claude, 5th Pierre, 6th Henry

Jani Soderhall · Post by **Jani Soderhall** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:18 pm

I have added some clarification for the 1986 winner and added 2001: Gary Cross.

Thanks Claude and JBH for adding those corrections.

/Jani

Wesley Tucker · Post by **Wesley Tucker** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:20 pm

I don't see any of the 2002 results here. From memory:

Overall Pro: Barrett Deck
Overall Open: Paul Price
Overall Women: Terry Brown

Pro Men's GS: Charlie Ransom
Pro Men's Hybrid: Barrett Deck

Open Men's GS: Siale Siali
Open Men's Hybrid: Paul Price

Women's GS: Terry Brown
Women's Hybrid: Terry Brown

If I remember Dylan and Lauren Gordon won the boys and girls title.

Jonathan Harms · Post by **Jonathan Harms** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:43 pm

Good eye, Wesley. I'm pretty sure I sent Jani the 2002 Men's champion (Chicken) but not the others. FWIW, I'm pretty sure it's Barret (one t), not Barrett.

Maria Carrasco · Post by **Maria Carrasco** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:58 am

This is a good idea guys.

Gary -- please add:
2004 - TS US National Champ - Richy Carrasco
2006 - TS US National Champ - Richy Carrasco
2006 - Overall Pro US National - tie Jason Mitchell & Richy Carrasco

Getting Lynn's stats together and any others I can to provide coming up.

Maybe this thread should be given it's own heading rather than be under "random"? Probably others will get involved in adding stats if it's easier to spot.

Cheers!

Ramón Königshausen · Post by **Ramón Königshausen** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:06 pm

Jani Soderhall wrote:European Champions in parallel (straight) slalom

1981 Martin Eggeling Switzerland
1982 José de Matos France
1984 Martin Eggeling Switzerland
1985 Mattias Ernst Germany
1986 Jani Soderhall Sweden
1987 José de Matos France
1988 Jani Soderhall Sweden
1989 Mats Forsberg Sweden
1990 Luca Giammarco Italy
(1991 Andi Sidler Switzerland, not EC)
1992 Luca Giammarco Italy
1995 Luca Giammarco Italy
2003 (no straight)
2004 (no straight)
2005 David Hackett USA, best European: Luca Giammarco Italy
2006 (no straight)
2007 Janis Kuzmins Latvia
2008 (no straight)
2009 Janis Kuzmins Latvia

/Jani

There was a Straight in 2006 in Riga, Latvia. I won it against Maurus Strobel.

rmn

Ramón Königshausen · Post by **Ramón Königshausen** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:08 pm

Euro Champs 2010 in Richterswil, Switzerland

TS: Ramón Königshausen
HS: Ramón Königshausen
GS: Dominik Kowalski
Overall Dominik Kowalski

rmn

Maria Carrasco · Post by **Maria Carrasco** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:31 pm

2010 US Nationals - CO
Pro
US National Champ - Joe McLaren (TS, HS, GS)
Overall - Joe McLaren

Pro Women
US National -- Lynn Kramer (TS, HS, GS)
Overall - Lynn Kramer

2010 World Championship - CZ
Pro Men
GS - Joe McLaren
TS - Joe McLaren
HS - Viking Hadestrand
Overall - Joe McLaren

Pro Women
GS - Lynn Kramer
TS - Lienite Skaraine
HS - Lynn Kramer
Overall - Lynn Kramer

Jr. Men
GS - Kyle McLaren
TS - Edijs Jermačenko
HS - Kyle McLaren
Overall - Kyle McLaren

Wesley Tucker · Post by **Wesley Tucker** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:40 pm

Oh, and don't forget:

2002 International Longboard Slalom Association World Champion:

John Gilmour.

Jonathan Harms · Post by **Jonathan Harms** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:53 pm

Just noticed this list is virtually all XY chromosomes. Maria, how many world titles in various disciplines has Lynn won? I'm having trouble remembering all of them!

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