[2012] EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14 & 15 July [Main]

[Gustavs Gailitis]

European championships 2012 - 14 & 15 July.

The courses:

Saturday - GS in Priekuli (same hill we used last year for ''Gints Gailitis memorial cup''' (We will have a shuttle bus for international riders because the place is 90km from Riga), The hill is quite steep. The course will be 50-60 cones, 2-4,5m apart. The course will be set in the morning of competition or the day before by riders from abroad with the help of one local rider. Every rider will get two timed runs (if everything goes as planned, small ''fun downhill'' competition or old-school high jump will happen too). We are planning to arrive at the place at 10am, start at 11am. You can see the hill in this Frank Sommer video from last years event - http://vimeo.com/29687305

Sunday - single line HS & dual line TS in Riga, Mezaparks (same park, but different location - I will post pics this evening). Small slope, but not wide enough for dual line HS. We are planning to start asap, probably 9am. The courses will be around 50 cones. In HS the cones will be 1,7-2,5m apart, but in TS probably something around 1,8m (same course for everybody), The course will be set in the morning of competition or the day before by riders from abroad with the help of one local rider. In HS every rider will get two timed runs, in TS 2 qualification runs and then if everything goes ok, there will be finals for 4 or 8 best women and junior riders + 16 or 32 open riders (depends on how smooth everything goes and number of riders). Sunday event might end quite late (probably 5-6pm)- I could post approximate schedule but as we all now, it never goes as planned ;)


Entry fees:

OPEN - 60 euros
Women, juniors - 30 euros
Registration will start in next few days (I will post the link)!


Prizes:

As it is written on sanction application form - Minimum 1000 Euros (Combined money prize + value of other prizes), but it all depends on number of riders!


Accommodation:

We have special deal with http://www.dayshotelriga.com/ ( it is on main street of Riga, located 10min from city center).
Price for skateboarders is 37Euro SGL un 42Euro TWIN (with breakfast included). To book for this price you must write directly to
our contact person - his e-mail sm@dayshotelriga.com and say that you are coming for ''European championships in slalom skateboarding 2012''!
I would highly recommend to stay in this hotel, we haven't yet choosed afterparty place for saturday evening but maybe it will be in this hotels bar + this hotel will be the stop for the shuttle bus to GS hill (maybe the shuttle bus will have other stops too - it depends where you guys will stay ;) !

The race poster will be finished next week (still negotiating with some sponsors).
If you have any questions, write me PM, e-mail me gustavsgailitis@inbox.lv or write me on Facebook.
My phone number:
+371 28201459

Stay tuned for more info & see you in Riga ;)

[Jani Soderhall]

Tickets booked, we're ready to come. Looking forward visit Latvia again!

/Jani

[Paul Price]

Thanks Gustavs - I have a flight booked and have emailed the Hotel you suggest - see you in Riga!

[Anton Nikulin]

Hello!

Can anybody of organizers help us with invitations for Latvian consulate for 4 riders from Russia? We have to make visas every time we visit Europe and taking into consideration upcoming Shtuttgart and Grenoble it will be desirable to make one long-lasting visa to cover all events. I asked Gustavs but have no answer yet..

Оригинал письменного приглашения от принимающей организации: компетентного учреждения, Латвийской Спортивной федерации или Латвийского Национального Олимпийского комитета. Сведения, которые должно содержать оригинальное письменное приглашения, оговорены в Соглашении между Российской Федерацией и Европейским сообществом об упрощении выдачи виз гражданам Российской Федерации и Европейского союза http://www.am.gov.lv/data/file/r/visa_f ... ion_ru.doc
или
Номер приглашения, оформленного и заверенного в Управлении по делам гражданства и миграции МВД Латвии. (http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/ru/).

p.s. may translate, if needed.. %)

[Guillaume Saint-Criq]

i can make official invitations for Grenoble (with French Skateboard Federation)
it worked well for russian guys who came to Lyon and Paris

mail me at scguillaume[AT]yahoo[DOT]com

[Anton Nikulin]

Yes, in 2011 we made the visas with your invitation for a year, it was good

But I have already received email from Gustavs so I hope there is no need in your invitation..

Thank you =)

[Gustavs Gailitis]

Registration for European championships 2012 - http://skateboardinfo.lv/?mod=80

Entry fees


OPEN - 60 euros
Women, juniors - 30 euros

Pay when you arrive :)

[Gustavs Gailitis]

Those who are coming to Euros - please, register asap, so we could start printing T-shirts & we will close registration :)

We will have 4 out of top 5 slalom skateboarders in World ranking racing in Riga - it is going to be awesome weekend ! ! !

Registration - http://www.skateboardinfo.lv/?mod=80

[Jani Soderhall]

[Gustavs Gailitis]

Fastest of our continent are coming - Mika, Viking, Dominik, Jaroslav, Ferdinand, Janis and many others!
We will have strong field of ladies too - 3 European champions - Kathrin, Lienite, Elena Sinodalova !

It is going to be awesome racing weekend in Latvia!


Registration ends tonight - 23:59 -
http://skateboardinfo.lv/?mod=80

[Gustavs Gailitis]

Bus from Stockmann center (in the center of the city) will leave to GS place in Priekuli at 8:00 (don't be late!)


Then it will go to Days Hotel and at around 8:15 will pick up those who are staying there!


In you have any problems call - me: + 371 28201459
or Valdis Sermols: + 371 29129202

C U @ the hill ;)

[Gustavs Gailitis]

Kowalski and Sehl triumphs in Euros 2012 or PAVEL ÜBER ALLES ! ! !

First day results:

http://postimage.org/image/4ziamneaz/2f6294c4/

Second day results:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... HFmTTkxYkE

[Donald Campbell]

big congrats to the latvian organizers to pull something off where the weather gods said:impossible

somehow you made it happen

dominik-coming back with almost no practice and recovering from a severe throat infection still on medication
all i can say is:wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kathrin had a bit more practice for sure-but still not enough then again she makes it to the euro title again.

i'm stoked and proud to have such a good team
ferdi ,paul and all the other yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


PAVEL ÜBER ALLES

[Sj Kalliokoski]

TS Men 2nd round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKK5QaI2uH8
HS Men 2nd round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4wxnOihWqY
Ladies TS round 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddRFKjMZegA

[Jonathan Harms]

Does anyone have any good photos from this event? (I haven't seen any links.)

[Jani Soderhall]

I do, but haven't had the time to go through them. Anyone else?

/Jani

[Gustavs Gailitis]

Short clip from Euros 2012 ( because of the rain we decided to go indoors and to have a super-short slalom course, so at least we would be able to skate ;) - http://vimeo.com/46359567 )