Location: Long Beach Arena, California.
Event Information
This was the first major worldwide freestyle contest, offering a substantial prize fund and paving the way for future professional skateboard contests. This event took place in the Summer of 1976 and would take place again in September the following year.
Results (Men’s Freestyle)
1. Chris Chaput
2. Ed Nadalin
3. Mike Weed
4. Gary Kocot
5. Russ Howell
Results (Men’s Slalom)
1. Henry Hester
2. Bob Piercy
3. Mike Williams
Results (Women’s Freestyle)
1. Ellen Berryman
2. Laura Thornhill
3. Ellen Oneal
Results (Women’s Slalom)
1. Desiree Von Essen
2. T. Brown
3. Robin Logan
Results (360 Spins)
1. Bob Jarvis
2. Chris Chaput
3. Gary Kocot
4. Steve Shipp
5. Ed Nadalin
Articles
Event Program and Rider Information
Results from Freeformer Articles on CKY-Sk8 blog
Results on Wikipedia (anonymous source)
Results from Jim Goodrich’s History of Skateboarding on Facebook