Woodward Beijing Grand Opening

The grand opening of the new Wooward in Beijing, China was last weekend. Among many festivities was the opening of the new Street Plaza, which was designed and built by CA Skateparks. Some of the pros, included, Ryan Sheckler, Ryan Decenzo, and the one and only Tony Hawk, who performed a Vert demo for everyone. Both Ryan Sheckler and Tony Hawk gave their approvals of the new Woodward. Below is a video of the Best Trick Contest, covered by Transworld Skateboarding Mag.

Woodward China
Tony Hawk



Ryan Sheckler on the new Woodward China




Best Trick Contest by Transworld Skateboarding



source:
California Ramp Works

Woodward Pictures

Alli Best Trick Results At Woodward Beijing

To celebrate the opening of the Woodward Facility in Beijing, China, AlliSports hosted a best trick contest. Some of the top skaters flew across the world, including Ryan Sheckler. Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson was on site to hand out the awards. Sheckler came out on top of this best trick contest winning the most overall.

Check out the results from the entire event!
Zone 1
Tom Asta - $1,500
Ryan Sheckler - $1,000
Dane Burman - $750
Billy Rohan - $500
Aaron “Jaws” Homoki - $250


Zone 2
David Loy - $1,500
Aaron “Jaws” Homoki - $1,000
Jimmy Carlin - $750
Ryan Sheckler - $500
Curren Caples - $250


Zone 3
Tom Asta - $1,500
Ryan Sheckler - $1,000
Jimmy Carlin - $750
Dane Burman - $500
Aaron “Jaws” Homoki - $250


Overall
Ryan Sheckler - $3,000 and Epiphone guitar




source:
Alli Sports

Woodward Beijing Arrives In China

Woodward Beijing hosted skaters and industry legends Saturday, May 15, for the new facility’s grand opening celebrations, which included skate demos from some of the most recognized athletes, fireworks and the Alli Best Trick contest, which was won by Ryan Sheckler.

“Beijing, China (May 17, 2010)-Woodward Beijing hosted skateboarders and bmx riders from all over the world this past weekend to celebrate its grand opening with a giant party that included skateboarding and BMX demos, the Alli Best Trick, fireworks and more. The VIP-invited guest list grew daily as new arrivals joined the festivities, including Tony Hawk, Sandro Dias, Ryan Sheckler, Neal Hendrix, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Zach Miller, Dan Murphy, Ryan Decenzo, Juergen Horwarth, Curren Caples, Tom Asta, Renton Millar, David Loy, Jaws, Jimmy Carlin, Josh Harrington, Trey Jones, Ty Morrow, Anthony Napolitan, Josh Betley and Dakota Roche.

The crew spent three days touring Chinese landmarks such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall of China, finding spots to skate everywhere in a city that is legendary for concrete plazas and flat terrain. And each night, the skate and BMX
sessions back at camp at the 40,000 square foot indoor park and 32,000 square foot outdoor park lasted late into the night.

Also joining the grand opening ceremonies and sightseeing was Olympic Gold Medalist and “Dancing With The Stars” winner Shawn Johnson, who received a private tour of the Olympic National Stadium–accompanied by 100 action sports skaters, executives and a
throng of Chinese media–where she won gold in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

“Launching Woodward Beijing this week represents a great step forward in growing action sports in China,” says Gary Ream, Managing Owner and President of Camp Woodward. “We are excited that so many international athletes made the trip to China for the Grand Opening. Hopefully they help inspire the young Chinese skaters and BMX’ers to drive the progression of these sports here in China.”

Highlights from Saturday’s main grand opening event included a massive fireworks display and the Alli Best Trick, sponsored by Alli and Woodward, which airs on NBC Sports later this summer. Check out contest results and photos from the Alli Best Trick contest.

Woodward Beijing is the first international location in the U.S-based action sports company that has brought state-of-the-art facilities and programs to many of the world’s top action sports and gymnastics athletes for the past four decades.

About Camp Woodward
Founded in 1970 in rural central Pennsylvania, Camp Woodward facilities host thousands of aspiring and professional action sports, gymnastics and cheer athletes from around the world, including current and future Olympians. The company recently expanded its properties to include training facilities for surfing, snowboarding and skiing, including Woodward at Copper Mountain, Colorado which offers snowboard and free ski
training; summer camps in Tehachapi, California and Lake Owen in Cable, Wisconsin; Woodward Surf in Ventura California, opening June 2010; and the first international facility, Woodward Beijing, opening May 2010. In addition, Camp Woodward, Woodward West and Woodward Beijing offer digital media arts and music education programs. For more information on Camp Woodward, please visit
www.campwoodward.com.“

source:

Transworld