Spinner faced stiff competition for the PlayStation® Pro Moment Award. The complete list of Pro Moment nominees includes:
· Cameron White (BMX Dirt), distanced himself from the competition when he landed his signature barspin backflip to tailwhip to secure the win.
· Shaun White (Skateboard Vert), completed a frontside rodeo board varial to stalefish, which earned him his first win of the season.
· Paul Rodriguez (Skateboard Park), performed a switch kickflip backside tailslide which catapulted him to a first-place finish in the Finals.
· Simon Tabron (BMX Vert), landed an impressive no-handed 540 to barspin, but stiff competition gave him a fourth-place finish.
· Mike Spinner (BMX Park), pulled the first-ever quadruple tailwhip in BMX competition, marking a milestone in trick progression. He finished second to Daniel Dhers.
Spinner wins $5,000, a PLAYSTATION®3 and a library of games to reward his skills. Online polls open on the Monday following each event.
Further, Spinner will select his favorite amateur trick from the PlayStation Rising Stars presented by Woodward. The talented amateur selected will win a PSP® and library of games. But that’s not all; their video will also be displayed next to the pro’s at AST.com and on the PlayStation Network.
Fans Choose Mike Spinner as Winner for Quad Whip in Competition at Tour’s Right Guard Open
Aug 18, 2008
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The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, today announced the winner of the PlayStation Pro Moment Award from the Right Guard Open. Voting began on Monday, July 21, the day after competitions ended. Fans could view the videos at AST.com or on V CAST Videos from Verizon Wireless and vote online at AST.com or via text on Verizon Wireless until Friday, August 15. Fans selected Mike Spinner as the winner after he performed a quadruple tailwhip in competition during the BMX Park Finals. Spinner placed second in the competition. “I’m really psyched on winning the PlayStation® Pro Moment from Cleveland. I’ve been thinking of the quad whip for a long time,” said Spinner. “The Dew Tour is awesome for us riders, because it gives you five month to progress your riding and show off new tricks. PlayStation® has a big part in that progression because they reward people for doing tricks for the first time. It’s really cool to get credit from the fans for a trick you’ve worked really hard on.”
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