Bostonist checked out the skate park finals at the World Skateboarding Championships today. Despite our own inability to stay on a skateboard for more than 30 seconds without freaking out or falling off, the championships were an impressive opportunity to see some excellent athletes achieve amazing feats on four wheels. The event allowed each of the twelve finalists one minute to skate freestyle, then five minutes to "jam" with five other participants (six total) on the course. The women with the top six scores after the initial two rounds of skating and jamming advanced to a final jam, which counted for 50% of the final score (the individual round was 20%, while the first jam was worth 30%).
The 2009 Women's Park World Skateboarding Champion was ever-talented Vanessa Torres, who scored an 86.5 total with some killer moves on the course. The runner-up was crowd favorite Lacey Baker, earning 82.63 points, and relative newcomer Alexis Sablone (of Connecticut) came in third with a score of 80.95. See the rest of the top six after the jump. We'll have the men's park results and pictures up in a moment; the Vert championships are finishing up as we type, and we'll be adding them soon as well.
2009 World Skateboarding Championships, Women's Park
1. Vanessa Torres, 86.5
2. Lacey Baker, 82.63
3. Alexis Sablone, 80.95
4. Leticia Bufoni, 80.62
5. Amy Caron, 73.38
6. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, 70.95
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