Category: Contests

Difficult conditions persisted at this years Southside contest and Florida’s Jackson Tenney stepped up to the challenge and won the very first event he competed in this year.  In doing so he launched himself to 11th place on the tour, poised to climb higher.  Austin Keen gave him a run for his money landing in second place and climbing to third place on the tour.  Perry Pruitt snagged third place and following his strong showing in Cabo is now ranked second on this years tour.  Dave Scott took fourth and in doing so made his way up to tenth place

Teddy Vlasis stepped up this year to take 1st at the 2013 Cabo Clasico with endless backside wrap barrels.  East coaster Perry Pruitt stepped up big earning the second place spot followed by Juan Carlos Nazario in third and Brandon Sears in fourth.  The contest results mixed up the current UST standings substantially.  Teddy Vlasis rocketed up to 4th place overall while Perry Pruitt landed in 2nd overall.  Blair Conklin twisted an ankle in his heat and wound up dropping to third overall.  Reigning champ Sam Stinnett got fifth in the event which was enough to open up a significant

The video from stop #1 on the UST tour is now up on youtube.  It is eight minutes of the best contest footage to date.

The Sununga World Cup started the 2013 UST season off with a bang in some of the best contest conditions of all time.  An epic semi-final showdown between 1st and 2nd ranked Sam Stinnett and Blair Conklin with unranked Brazilian phenoms Renato Lima and Leandro Azevedo was the highlight of the event.  The level of competition was insanely high but in the end Sam and Blair were able to squeak by in epic right hand sidewash conditions.  The top eight were as follows: Sam Stinnett Blair Conklin Renato Lima Leandro Azevedo Austin Keen Morgan Just Pablo Marreco Tim Fulton Detailed

The 2012 United Skim Tour season came to a close last weekend in Newport Beach CA.  Going into the event, 1st and 2nd place were already locked up by Sam Stinnett and Blair Conklin following early contest season domination.  It was a good thing too since both riders tweaked their knees in the week of epic swell before the event.  Sam chose to sit Oktoberfest out while Blair skimmed, but not at his usual level of aggressiveness.  The UST wishes both a speedy recovery. So the battle was set for the remaining spots.  Austin Keen picked up the win at

After a rookie season win in Outer Banks, young shredder Perry Pruitt not only jumped into the top ten, he jumped all the way into the top five in the after drop point standings.  Sam Stinnett snagged second place in the event solidifying his lead in the tour standings.  Dave Scott made his first final of the year and is now flirting with the top ten in the UST Tour.  He will have a home court advantage in the next event and the pressure will be on to make something happen!.  Jason Wilson landed in fourth place at OBX picking

Sam Stinnett did it again last weekend winning the first ever Portuguese UST event and racking up his third win in only four events so far this season.  Sam could be on his way to the best UST season of all time as he has already tied last years record three wins in a single season, and we are just at the half way mark. Portuguese legend Hugo Santos snagged the second place spot proving once again that he is one of the best in the world.  After winning a local Portuguese event the weekend before Blair Conklin landed in

Last minute registrations are still available for the Portugal event this week/weekend!

Sam Stinnett walked away with 1st at the Aliso competition last weekend expanding his lead over the rest of the pack in tour points.  Blair Conklin is firmly in second but a few more points behind Sam after placing third at the event.  At this early stage Sam and Blair have a significant lead in points over the rest of the pack, but it is still early.  Morgan just boosted into third place on the tour after finishing second at the event and is no doubt looking to improve upon that in the coming events.  He is followed by Teddy

Blair Conklin won his first east coast event at Southside and in the process moved into a close second in the tour rankings last weekend.  Brad Domke is not far behind in third after a second place finish at the event.  Teddy Vlasis placed fifth in the contest and and landed in fourth in the UST.  Meanwhile Morgan Just placed fourth in the contest which brought him up to fifth in the UST. All eyes will be on the West Coast Championships the first weekend of July as the competition is bound to heat up!