GATORADE FREE FLOW TOUR BMX WINNER SMITH TO SLC!

Aug 10, 2010

Written by Bart de Jong

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This past weekend, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour held contests at two new locations, where winners came out of the woodwork to throw down for a spot in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, set to take place this September in Salt Lake City. Tyler Smith (BMX park) came through from the Tour's first-ever stop in Seattle. In Sunday's BMX park competition, 20-year-old Smith from Gretchem, Ore. topped the event, winning the contest with his backflip, 720,

slow stylish tailwhip over the box jump, and sick 360 barspin over the down gap during the final jam session.

"I don't get to ride here too often anymore, so it was great to come back and be able to win this contest," Smith said.

"It was a great day for us having the Gatorade Free Flow Tour here at Skatebarn," Skatebarn manager, Dave Lee, said. "I think it is important that Gatorade is supporting the BMX scene in this new market."

With the win, Smith earns an automatic bid into the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals that will take place at the Dew Tour's Toyota Challenge, September 16-19, 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah at EnergySolutions Arena.

Gatorade Free Flow Tour - Skatebarn Results Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8, 2010 Seattle, Wash.

BMX Park
1. Tyler Smith, Gretchem, Ore.
2. Ethan Williams, Buckley, Wash.
3. Fran Bornhoeft, Port Orchard, Wash.

The 2010 Gatorade Free Flow Tour includes a total of 30 skateboarding competitions (seven skate vert and 23 skate park) and 17 BMX contests (three BMX dirt and 14 BMX park) at 30 parks across the United States. The winners in each of the 45 competitions will be flown to the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place in conjunction with the Dew Tour's Toyota Challenge, September 16-19. Encompassing the "Flow to Pro" theme that is the cornerstone of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour, the two overall skate champions and the two BMX champions will earn a spot to compete against the pros at the final stop of the 2010 Dew Tour season, October 14-17 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

2010 Registration
All competitions are open to both male and female amateur competitors 21 and younger for all skate and BMX disciplines. There is a $15 entry fee, and all participants under the age of 18 must bring a parent or guardian to the event to sign a liability waiver. Contest registration forms, waivers and detailed information are available ahead of time at gatoradefreeflowtour.com.