Like, they're trying to take home some metals. That's right.
So we're gonna get started. Our very first skater Droppin in is
going to be Kanye assessor.
Huge shoutout to Kanye,
massive inspiration. I've been calling her on Instagram for
years now so I was excited to meet her today.
Let's give a Kanya some love everyone. What up? De Moines?
I saw a little bit of practice dude. Nice little air over
the bump to bump. Work away across the course. Little Maddie.
Working the back across the course.
See sooner going down the stairs? That's right, I saw
that in practice. Now I get to see it in the run. So six, so
good.
Kanye was telling me that
she is talented on, so many different boards. She serves
you learn to snowboard this year with adaptive Action
Sports. She also was in the Paralympics for trap.
That's amazing. Now that
I'm not to give her a follow on Instagram, I want to see all
this. Definitely check her out. That was a great solid run.
See what the judges think.
Reminder that she'll get a second run. All the competitors
will have two runs here and the best run counts.
That's right. That was a good. That was a good run. I want to
see what she's got for the second one. You know,
see if she's holding something for the next run. Get one under
the books.
Also, shout-out for being the first. That's right, that's right,
first Gator.
That's right. Look at that. Down, the double set.
That's so sick. I like that over overhead, but
the concentration on her face. Look at that. Exactly.
Man, that was good. That was so good. That's a nice solid score
62, 33.
You know what she's in first place right now, so there you
go, get up a second chance to improve that run. Next in, we
got Darian Haynes,
22 years old, Darian is currently living in a wahoo
Hawaii and also
is known to shred on the surfboard
hope. So, Hawaii
will be able to tell here, we can see in her skate Style. She
actually had started skateboarding were recently. So
she's a new, she's newer to skateboarding, and I can tell
the kind of surf, transition
coming into play.
There you go. That's like she was just carving away front
side and grabbing that board front side.
I like that surf style. If you got this surf style, you a good
skate style.
Yeah, so look at that. That that seriously going front side
on a wave right there. That's what I'm envisioning. She's
an original.
Darien was sharing with me that she has what she calls Lynn
difference. So that means that her left arm
doesn't quite up full range as we right arm. So she does said,
told me. She told me that it does affect her balance imagine
if you're skating like your arms, right? So
it's just so awesome that she's even out here because she just
started skateboarding recently and now she's out here
competing and do tour. That's awesome. So, psyched takes
a lot of confidence.
Yeah, it's a
lot of skill. I love that stuff. Although like pumping
the ground, you know, kind of remind me of like a Christian
Hosoi, get some speed pumping ground concrete
tests, surf the concrete,
look at the height,
dude. All smiles for Darien.
I'm psyched because she's psyched that brings a smile to
my face. Yeah. And she was telling me that before she met,
adaptive Action Sports. She actually had a lot of fear
around just like getting injured. Yeah, been meeting
people. That also
did it. She overcome the lot of that fear. And her advice to
folks, may be watching at home is just to kind of go for it.
Like until you try so that's right we all get hurt skating
I get hurt every day.
Alright next in we got Tia Pearl 32. Yeah Tia
years old and somewhat of a local she's from Illinois. So
just a few hours away out here. It's a family. Big shout out to
tea is family. I know they're
in the crowd. That was a nice solid front 180 going up,
the benches. I know stall that side.
Going swell. Which look like a fakie 360 show?
I can that course getting a flag are like that pop. Shuvit
off the bank? Yes, nice all run so far.
Going for the stairs.
It's sad. Yeah,
that was stairs and one last trick after time,
that was nice. Flawless run right there. It's a great
restaurant. I'm sure Tia will look to improve that in
the second run. I know she's got a kickflip in the bag. Really
want to do that kick but yeah, I want to see it now. Your
called it out.
Also T has given a big shout-out to some of the homies
back in Illinois.
She's got friends and family
stall, the finale's and the Dell priests. That was
the memo. Shout out to you guys watching at home.
Appreciate the love,
right? We're streaming on a lot of platforms right now. We're
that jumping in the first place with that run. I said she's
holding it back. He's got more tricks out the kickflip. All
right,
cliff talks about putting it down in the contest. I can't
wait.
Good start to the contest weekend.
Yeah, she's hyped.
She is sitting in first right now.
Always
brings the excitement and of course
some ripping.
Yeah. And this course you know it's it's probably one of
the more fun skatepark courses that we have seen
over the years ever, pretty much. I mean, this park is
incredible. It just goes on for days and days
and you know the Adaptive always impresses
so much stuff going down.
Yeah, we do have a award ceremony to celebrate some of
the skateboarding that we just saw. So let's give away some
Hardware.
We're going to start with the women's adaptive presented by
Toyota.
Love to hear a big round of applause from wherever you're
watching these young rippers out there.
They did business in third place. Let's hear for Darien
Hayes from Oahu Hawaii.
Congratulations to Darian
puppet in second. Place of Los Angeles, California. Katya
Assessor.
And your winner Purdue toward Des Moines 2022. Women's
adaptive, Street Fighter, lecture, 40, mm, Pearl.
More time for the skaters swimming. Crush it out there
all day long.
So Todd. Yes. Adaptive skateboarding has come
so far in such a quick time. We saw the
debut of dutour Gap of last year.
Natalia from last year to this year. I mean, it just gets
better and better.