Perhaps the only thing more difficult this weekend than landing perfect technical tricks at Red Bull Manny Mania is predicting the weather. But no matter if it’s sun or clouds, the Red Bull Manny Mania World Final on Saturday and Red Bull Manny Mania Pro on Sunday will take place - the skaters from 31 counties are eager to get on their boards and show the New Yorkers what a good manual looks like!
On their first day in town the skaters made sure to get warmed up for the big day. “Just a few weeks ago the very first skate park in my town opened, until then I’ve only known street skating, but NYC is a skaters’ paradise for me!” said Konstantinos Mavridis from Athens, Greece. After skating spots from the Court House Square to the Brooklyn Bridge and encounters with some young New York ladies, Marten Rapp from Sweden had a big smile on his face, “this is probably the best weekend of my life!”
After a fully packed day of skating the Big Apple the guys got cleaned up at a local laundry salon, to make sure they look their best on their boards for the World Final event.The Red Bull Manny Mania World Final will showcase the top amateur skater from 31 nations. Skaters from diverse lands like Serbia, South Africa, Kazakhstan and Brazil will be fighting for a prize in the spotlight, with the winner gaining a spot in the 5th annual Red Bull Manny Mania Pro contest on Sunday. The invite-only contest has drawn thousands to Manhattan’s Coleman Park for what always proves to be a great time for skaters and fans alike. This year will be especially memorable for two skaters as it will mark their pro debut on Sunday – Walker Ryan and Joe Tookmanian.
Both Red Bull Manny Mania events are free and open to the public, taking place on Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st at 3pm at Coleman Park, Pike & Monroe, Manhattan.
Red Bull Manny Mania World Final:
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
Argentina – Gonzalo Saravia
Australia – Dean Palmer
Belgium – Maarten De Ryck
Bolivia – Juan Pablo Imaná Ruiz
Bosnia-Herzegovina* - Miroslav Knezevic
Brazil - Alexandre Vieira
Bulgaria - Lozio Dimitrov
Canada –Brandon Beaster
Chile – Manuel Rivera
Colombia – Sebastian Gonzalez
Denmark – Mads Christensen
France – Manuel Etchegoyen
Greece - Konstantinos Mavridis
Hungary –Péter Forray
Ireland - Paddy Maguire
Italy –Francesco Marconato
Kazakhstan - Evgeniy Fedchuk
Mexico – Carlos Alfredo Padilla Ruvalcaba
Netherlands - Sewa Kroetkov
Peru – Luis Guillermo Vascones Lizarzaburu
Portugal -Nuno Cardoso
Romania - Stefan Dragomir
Russia – Dmitrii Rodionov
Serbia - Danilo Pisanjuk
Slovenia – Robert Kocjan
South Africa – Gavin Adams
Spain- Sergio Muñoz
Sweden – Marten Rapp
Switzerland – Sa-Phep Tang
United Kingdom – Lloyd Mcleggon-Watkinson
United States – Sebastian Walker
Red Bull Manny Mania Pro Final:
Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Kenny Anderson
Zered Bassett
Brandon Biebel
Aquil Brathwaite
Joey Brezinski
Dennis Busenitz
Ronnie Creager
Andrew Cannon
Ron Deily
Danny Falla
David Gonzalez
Forest Kirby
Daniel Lebron
Raymond Molinar
Marty Murawski
Eli Reed
Billy Rohan
Walker Ryan
Jack Sabback
Joe Tookmanian
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