RFCC The Game Contest Report - 06/01/16

A beautiful day in southern California was the backdrop for the first annual USA vs. The World Game, a world cup-style skating event. The best professional rollerbladers from all over the world gathered with hundreds of spectators to witness an intense Game of Skate.  Not just any Game of skate, but a new team version of Skate. Everyone had their own different opinion of how the Game would end up, but one thing everyone was sure of was that the competition would be fierce, as the winners would be branded World Champions.

The goal of the Game was to score points by matching and landing tricks. A skater scores two points for landing a trick on the first attempt and one point if he needs two attempts. The game consists of six rounds and the teams take turns in naming and matching the tricks. Check out www.RfccAllStars.com for a complete set of rules.

Throughout the comp, the World and the US ran neck to neck. The World team took the lead with Carlos (Hardcore Brazil) Pianowski doing a fakie backflip. None of the US team could match it, but Aaron Fienberg took the challenge. Having never done the trick, Aaron took one attempt and bailed. The second attempt was a success, but he fell after landing. The US didn't get the points, but Aaron took an unofficial third attempt and landed it perfectly. No points but big props.

Frankie Morales attempted a soyale to alleyoop topside soyale to 270 soyale 270 out, falling first go before landed it at the second attempt, scoring one point. Chaz Sands accepted the challenge and landed the trick perfectly first try, earning two points and sending shockwaves through the US camp. The score was 9:7 to the World and the Game was in the balance.

The tide turned after Haffey answered Chaz Sands with a first try 450 disaster front royale on the launch box. Next, Stockwell scored two points when he one upped Richie Eisler's backslide 270 farv with a backslide 270 farv to soul. Bailey did alleyoop topacid on the big box after Al Hooi took a huge spill trying that on the big down ledge, clinching victory for the US team. Murda impressed the crowds with a solid backslide backslide to topsoul to alleyoop soul down. Needless to say that this trick remained unmatched. So did Frankie's last trick an impressive backslide to 270 topsoul to switch soul 360 out. The game ended with a narrow 25 : 21 victory for the US.

Stockwell was the one that amazed the crowds the most and was named MVP for the US team, gaining a total of nine points, scoring in every single round except one.

Carlos was the top scorer for the World team with 6 points. A complete edit of the game will be available on www.RFCCAllStars.com later this month.

Look out for the next battle of the titans later this summer: East Coast vs. West Coast

- Apollo Baldez & Andy Wegener

The gallery will be posted soon, be on the lookout.

Photos: Mike Graffigna

	Nich Wood announcing << Aaron Feinberg: Sweatstance
Carlos: Backside
Mr Rachard Johnson