Quiksilver's 40th Anniversary Bash Gave Parisians an Over-The-Top Weekend of Skateboarding, Music and Art
02 Diciembre 2009 - 2:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
The Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show Brought An Unforgettable Night of
Skateboarding to the Grand Palais HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Dec. 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show was the
grand finale in a weekend of events celebrating Quiksilver's 40th
Anniversary in Paris, November 20-21 at the legendary Grand Palais.
The weekend also included an epic street contest along with music
and art exhibitions that were attended by over 30 global Quiksilver
surf, skate and snow athletes and 14,000 very enthusiastic
Parisians. Saturday night began with a live art performance by
French graffiti artist Andre on the main stage that also doubled as
the largest vert ramp constructed in Europe. This was followed by a
fashion show featuring 30 Quiksilver athletes including Kelly
Slater, Travis Rice, Todd Richards, Robby Naish, Candide Thovex,
Jeremy Flores, Mathieu Crepel, Serge Vitelli, Mark Richards, Tom
Carroll, Alex Olsen, Danny Garcia, Reece Forbes and Roxy's Kassia
Meador, Lisa Andersen and Torah Bright. The evening's main event,
The Tony Hawk Show, included Tony Hawk with special guests Sandro
Dias, Kevin Staab, Andy MacDonald, Jean Postec, Jesse Fritsch,
Sergie Ventura and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, who made skateboarding
history. Highlights of the night included Tony landing his first
900 degree in almost a decade and Lyn-Z landing the first McTwist
ever completed by a female. Lyn-Z, who had been trying the move all
night under pressure from over 5,000 screaming fans, was also
cheered on by both Tony Hawk and Kelly Slater--who offered her
$1,000 if she could land it successfully. The evening ended with a
live concert by Dead by Sunrise, the new band formed by Chester
Bennington of Linkin Park, and a DJ set by Beastie Boys' Mix Master
Mike. Quiksilver also hosted an invitational street competition
over the weekend, which was held on a street course proportional to
the dimensions of the Grand Palais. Paris' own Bastien Salabanzi
won the street contest with what one observer called "A session
that had more great tricks than a lot of people's video parts."
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