THE 5TH ANNUAL HH FINALS AT GvR WAS NUTS...AGAIN...

FIRST WE HAD 160 SKATERS ENTER THE LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER ON THURSDAY TO GET A SPOT IN THE FINALS...

THEN OUR BOY JULIAN CHRISTIANSON FROM DENVER WON FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW...

THEN JULIAN GOT PICKED BY SLAP MAG TO SKATE FOR THE REGULAR TEAM AND GOT 3RD...

BETWEEN THE HH FINALS, THE ZUMIEZ BEST TRICK, & GvR, HE WON $7,500...NOT BAD...

WE ALSO HAD A BUNCH OF PAST HH SKATERS IN GvR AGAIN THIS YEAR, TYLER HENDLEY, JUSTIN FIGUEROA, STEVEN REEVES, FELIPE GUSTAVO, CHRIS MENDES, DUSTIN BLAUVELT, DAVID LOY, LOUIE LOPEZ, CURRAN CAPLES, ANDREW LANGI, CODY DAVIS TO NAME A FEW...

HERE ARE THE 2008 RESULTS:

1. Julian Christianson
2. Chase Webb
3. Tommy Werner
4. Carlos Lastra
5. Ethan Fitzpatrick
6. Matt Berger
7. Willie Woo
8. Tyson Bowerbank
9. Matt DiPaola
10. Alex Longcamp
11. Chris Gregson
12. Andrew Elliot
13. Ryan Reyes
14. Weston Sparks
15. Matt Lemond
16. Corey Hendricks
17. Travis Glover
18. Kyle Walker
19. Anthony Grant
20. Jake Hill
21. Aaron Johnson
22. Clint Walker
23. John Gardner
24. Charles Blair
25. Danny Greene
26. Andy Sisomboune
27. Damian Loud
28. Travis Myers
29. Ben Cabreana
30. Zac Ferrell
31. David
32. Josh Thompson
33. Keegan Kim
34. Dylan Witkin
35. Jeff Bohuslavsky
36. Kolby Petrus
37. Drew Etzkorn
38. Jose Ruiz
39. Jacques Robinson
40. Solomon Mosley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlsGiGXhqoo

THE COMP WAS NUTS...
EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME...
JUST LIKE WE PLANNED IT...

NAME HH FINALS QUALIFYING ROUTE
1 JULIAN CHRISTIANSON- DENVER
2 JON DICKSON- CHICAGO
3 MATT BERGER- SOLE TECH INVITEE
4 DUSTIN BLAUVELT- DETROIT
5 LOUIE LOPEZ- LAKE FOREST
6 STEVEN REEVES- LAKE FOREST
7 MARIO MATABELE- SAN FRANCISCO
8 CODY DAVIS- MINNEAPOLIS
9 SOLOMON MOSELEY- CINCINNATI
10 JAKE HILL- LAKE FOREST
11 KYLE WALKER- DALLAS
12 JOSH THOMPSON- KANSAS CITY
13 CHRIS MENDES- 2006 HH FINALS CHAMP
14 FELIPE GUSTAVO- LAKE FOREST
15 DANIEL LUTHERAN- PHOENIX
16 DIEGO CORREA- SOLE TECH INVITEE
17 PETER RALFIN- BLACK LABEL INVITEE
18 TJ BOHACH- MILWAUKEE
18 CAEDYN CURTO- LAKE FOREST
18 JACOB EVANS- LAKE FOREST
18 CURRAN CAPLES- LAKE FOREST
22 SCOTT CLELAND- DES MOINES
23 DYLAN WITKON- LAKE FOREST
24 AJAX- LAKE FOREST
24 JOSH WHITE- KANSAS CITY
26 MATT SHARER- NASHVILLE
26 ALEX LONGCAMP- INDIANAPOLIS
28 TRAVIS GLOVER- ATLANTA
29 JOSH SCHMALSTIG- KETTERING PLAZA
30 JARED STOOTS- ZUMIEZ BFF QUALIFIER
31 DAN CORRIGAN- PHILADELPHIA
32 MIKE ALEXANDER- NEW YORK
33 CHRIS GREGSON- 2006 HH FINALS FINALIST
34 TOM RYEN- ZUMIEZ BFF QUALIFIER
35 CLINT WALKER- OKLAHOMA CITY
36 JAKE DONNELLY- SLAP ONE-IN-A-MILLION QUALIFIER
37 JACQUES ROBINSON- LAS VEGAS
38 CAMERON HARPER- SLAP ONE-IN-A-MILLION QUALIFIER
39 HOLLAND REDD- SALT LAKE CITY
40 DAVID RICKETT- SLAP ONE-IN-A-MILLION QUALIFIER
41 MICHAEL PATTERSON- ZUMIEZ BFF QUALIFIER
DNS DAVID CHAYKO- SOLE TECH INVITEE
DNS JAMES LINK- SLAP ONE-IN-A-MILLION QUALIFIER
DNS TYRONE PORTER- LOUISVILLE
DNS MARQUES DEVAUGHN- MILWAUKEE

CHECK THE SITE SOON FOR PICS & VIDEO
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR...HH SKATE 2008 "PUTTING THE HATE IN 2008"!!!

HH DINNER FOR ALL FINALS QUALIFIERS AT FUDDRUCKER'S 6PM SATURDAY NIGHT OCTOBER 6TH!!!

MEET ALL YOUR FELLOW HH FINALS QUALIFIERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY!!!
GET YOUR FOOD ON!!!
PICK UP YOUR EXCLUSIVE HH NEW ERA HATS & HH DAKINE BACKPACKS!!!

WIN THE EA SKATE VIDEO GAME RAFFLE!!!

THEN GO ACROSS THE STREET TO THE ETNIES PARTY ALL NIGHT LONG...

THEN WAKE UP NICE AND EARLY FOR THE CONTEST...
FIRST PLACE GETS
$1,500 CASH,
FREE CHIPOTLE CARDS,
FREE BOOST MOBILE PHONE,
AIRLINE TRAVEL VOUCHERS

CASH & OTHER PRIZES FOR SECOND AND THIRD ALSO...

GET MORE DINNER DETAILS AT CHECK-IN TABLE...

1. NJ Greg - innocent days
2. Chicago Greg - the original
3. AZ Greg - fried
4. Denver Greg - extra crispy
5. Louisville Greg - with the rents


which one?!?!??

AS USUAL, THE HH VAN IS A MAGNET FOR RIF-RAF.
WE STARTED OUT WITH RYAN LOVELL ON THE LENS AND MAX CHILEN AND JOSEPH LOPEZ TOO.
THEN ROD HARPER JUMPED ON IN KANSAS CITY.
JOSH WHITE JUMPED ON IN PHILLY.
BRAD BISHOP & ALEX PENNACCHIA IN CHICAGO.
GREG PILOTO IN DENVER...WHO'S NEXT???

THE CREW IS ON THE ROAD RUNNING THE ZUMIEZ BEST FOOT FORWARD AM CONTEST SERIES presented by BOOST MOBILE...DURING THE ZUMIEZ COUCH TOUR 07.

WE ARE HITTING UP 12 CITIES THIS JUNE FOR AN INVITE-ONLY SERIES WHERE THE WINNERS GET $500 IN PRODUCT (FROM THE RESPECTIVE STOPS SPONSOR) AND A TRIP TO THE FINALS IN SAN BRUNO/SAN FRANCISCO.
FROM THERE, THE TOP 3 ADVANCE TO THE HH FINALS IN CALIFORNIA DURING ETNIES GOOFY VS. REGULAR WEEKEND.
TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING IS COVERING THE ENTIRE TOUR AND SERIES, GIVING A LITTLE EXTRA LOVE TO THE WINNERS.

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE:
JUNE 2ND - SEATTLE - VOLCOM
JUNE 3RD - PORTLAND - VOLCOM
JUNE 6TH - PHOENIX- LAKAI
JUNE 9TH - DALLAS - ELEMENT
JUNE 12TH - PHILADELPHIA - ES
JUNE 14TH - NEW JERSEY - CIRCA
JUNE 16TH - ROCHESTER, NY - VANS
JUNE 20TH - CHICAGO - ADIO
JUNE 23RD - MINNEAPOLIS - ADIO
JUNE 26TH - DENVER - FLIP
JUNE 28TH - SALT LAKE CITY - FLIP
JUNE 30TH - SAN BRUNO - EMERICA

ON THE ROAD IS A KANSAS CITY CREW OF:
RYAN LOVELL - FILMER
MAX CHILEN
JOSEPH LOPEZ
JOSH WHITE
& ROD HARPER (HAVING THE BEST TIME OF HIS LIFE!)

CHECK OUT
ZUMIEZCOUCHTOUR.COM
HHSKATE.COM

STAY TUNED FOR HOMETOWN HEROES GOING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TWICE THIS SUMMER!!!

JOSH WHITE
ANDY SISOMBOUNE
DAVIS TORGESON
AND MORE...

BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS YEARS HH TOUR!!!

LOST ENERGY DRINK
SKF BEARINGS
ETNIES
GOOFY vs. REGULAR
QUIKSILVER
CRIMSON SKATEBOARDS
CREATION SKATEBOARDS
SATORI WHEELS
ZERO SKATEBOARDS
ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS
DAKINE BACKPACKS
NEW ERA
SKULL CANDY HEADPHONES
CHIPOTLE
STUCK MAG

check out the new web site up in about a week...

www.hhskate.com

videos, pics, news, tour updates, sponsor links etc...

HH07 IS IN THE PLANNING STAGES RIGHT NOW...29 STOPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY...LOOK FOR US!!!

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE 100 PICS...CHECK THEM OUT...

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