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10.19.09
In what was almost certainly the most intense competitive showdown in skimboarding history, Bill Bryan seized the 2009 UST title for the second year in a row at last weekend's Oktoberfest event.

Brad Domke, the points leader going into the event, was upset by Paulo Prietto and Sam Stinnett in a particularly tough second round heat on day one.  After his exit, all eyes turned to Bill Bryan who would now walk away with the title unless Sam Stinnett, Morgan Just, Brandon Sears, Paulo Prietto or James Lovett could stop him. 

Bill Bryan squared off against James Lovett, Jake Stinnett and Tim Fulton an all out battle to make it out of the quarter final round.  In the end, James Lovett won the heat handily while Bill took second beating Jake by only .5 points on a single score sheet.

During the same round, top runner Paulo Prietto was upset by Brandon Sears and Sam Stinnett in a grueling 12 minute heat.

Complicated math led most to believe that Morgan Just could still take the title from Bill with a 1st place finish.  But in reality, by making it to the semi-final round with Paulo and Brad out of the picture, Bill had secured the title.

The battle was on, however, for spots two through seven, and the riders didn't have time to crunch any numbers.  The final approached fast and after twelve minutes of intense competition, Sam Stinnett emerged the victor for the first time in professional competition and launched himself from sixth place in the standings to second. 

Morgan Just earned third place at the event and hung onto his third place UST ranking while Brandon Sears climbed from 7th to 4th in the rankings with a second place finish.  James Lovett had the misfortune of being beat by exactly the wrong people after skimming amazingly all weekend, earning fourth in the event and dropping to 7th in the UST standings.

It was an amazing finish to the most competitive year of skimboarding ever.  Congratulations to all competitors.

FINAL 2009 UST RESULTS

09.29.09
After a victory in Santa Cruz, Bill Bryan jumps ahead in the standings with only Brad Domke remaining in front by the slimmest of margins.  The race is closer than ever and any of the top seven could walk away with the 2009 Crown, depending of course on their performance at the final event.
Current 2009 Standings
UST - Santa Cruz Video


09.11.09
Vilano UST Event video posted to the site.

08.28.09
James Lovett comes up with a huge win in Vilano during some of the best contest conditions of the season, and some of the best FL contest conditions ever.  Brad Domke continues to hang on to the top UST spot with a strong second place finish while Sam Stinnett and Paulo Prietto round out the top 4.  The UST Standings have been updated and now include a new column which shows competitors points after the lowest two events have been dropped.  As you can see, Brad Domke has a little lead in the top spot while Paulo Prietto, James Lovett, Morgan Just and Bill Bryan are all neck and neck.  Anything can and happen in the final two events as the most competitive UST season ever draws to a close.

Video Coverage Coming Soon.

07.19.09
Corey Hanks takes first place in Outer Banks launching himself into the top ten UST.  Brad Domke retakes the #1 UST spot with a strong second place finish at the event.  Morgan Just added to a string of strong finishes in third while Michael Brickle makes his second final of the year.
Current 2009 Standings

07.07.09
Videos for the LBI and Laguna events are now available on the website and on youtube.

07.06.09
The Aliso contest went off without a hitch last weekend in solid conditions with an even more solid turnout.  With a first place finish at what is likely to be the largest pro event of the year, Brandon Sears jumps to second place in the UST standings while Paulo Prietto re-takes the top UST spot with a second place result at the event.  Sixteen year old Sam Stinnett wowed everyone with a solid third place finish and the ever present Bill Bryan beat 44 other competitors to earn a very respectable fourth place.  The top eight at the Aliso event were as follows:
  1. Brandon Sears
  2. Paulo Prietto
  3. Sam Stinnett
  4. Bill Bryan
  5. Morgan Just
  6. James Lovett
  7. Teddy Vlasis
  8. Brad Domke

06.26.09
Congratulations to Brad Domke who jumped into the top spot on the tour after his victory in New Jersey last weekend.

06.06.09
Congratulations to Paulo Prietto for winning the first UST event of the season last weekend in Delaware.
Southside Video Coverage

05.22.09
The 2008 UST DVD has arrived.  Now enjoy all the 2008 contest videos at full resolution.  All proceeds go toward the funding of the non-profit United Skim Tour.  Retailers may purchase copies from Zap, Victoria or Exile.  $20.00 RETAIL

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