Location: Langley Events Centre, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Event Information
The 7 Generations Cup, the name for which is taken from the Kwantlen First Nations’ seven laws of life (health, happiness, humbleness, generations, generosity, forgiveness and understanding) was the first mainstream skateboarding contest to incorporate a freestyle division since the Munster Mastership contests in Germany circa 30 years prior. The contest took place on 10th – 12th June 2022.
The event was conceived and launched by Kevin Harris, with Terry Chui leading the management of the freestyle contest. Other divisions at the event included a miniramp contest, which featured a replica of a famous Powell Peralta ramp, as well as an all-terrain contest. The freestyle contest was invite-only, with non-attending skaters invited including Marius Constantin, Tony Gale, Robert Wagner, Pete Betti, Isamu Yamamoto, Yuzuki Kawasaki and Rhianna Grigore, amongst many others.
Judges for the event included Kilian Martin, Ray Meyer and Alex Foster, all of whom were announced prior to the event, alongside Kevin Harris and Glen Billwiller, who joined the panel on the first day of qualifying. The event featured live scoring, using the Boardr app, which was displayed throughout the contest. In addition to the main contest, a best trick contest was scheduled to take place; however, due to time constraints, the event was cancelled and the prize money was distributed amongst the skaters.
An issue with the judging system on the day of the contest resulted in all five judges’ scores being counted, rather than the usual three (with the highest and lowest scores being removed). Whilst the results remained largely the same, had the correct system been used, Jotaro Oba would have risen to third place by circa 0.04 points. The decision was made to keep the original placings for official records, owing to the small scale of the issue and with consideration for other issues that could have been brought about through the use of the system.
Results (Qualifiers)
1. Andy Anderson
2. Nick Beaulieu
3. Mike Osterman
4. Guenter Mokulys
5. Jotaro Oba
6. Dan Garb
7. Ikkei Nagao
8. Denham Hill
9. Josh Dunstone
10. John Sawyer
Results (Finals)
1. Andy Anderson
2. Nick Beaulieu
3. Guenter Mokulys
4. Jotaro Oba
5. Mike Osterman
6. Dan Garb
7. Josh Dunstone
8. Ikkei Nagao
9. Denham Hill
10. John Sawyer
Articles
Official Event Website
Event Information and Schedule on The Boardr Website
Qualifier Results and Information on The Boardr Website
Finals Results and Information on The Boardr Website
Article on Independent Sports News Website
Event Information on Boardriding.com
Event Information and Results on the World Round Up Website
Pre-event Information on CBC News Website
Event Information on Koobit.com
Pre-event Information on Miss 604 Website
Pre-event Information and History on Foodgressing Vancouver Website
Pre-event Information on Aldergrove Star Website
Event Insight and Interviews with Kevin Harris, Josh Dunstone and Shotaro and Jotaro Oba on the Aldergrove Star Website
Media
Andy Anderson’s 1st place run
Nick Beaulieu’s 2nd place run
Guenter Mokulys’s 3rd place run
Playlist of all Qualifier and Final runs on the World Round Up YouTube Page
Event Gallery on Langley Advance Times Website