Tony Hawk`s Vert Alert at Salt Lake City
June 13 - 15, 2024
A vert contest for men and women with invited and pre-qualified skaters.
Location
Jon M. Huntsman Center, 1825 South Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah
New for 2024: Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert Open Qualifiers at Tampa Pro
- Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert Open Qualifiers are being held at Tampa Pro on April 4th and 5th. Register at Skatepark of Tampa
- 1st through 6th get a spot in the Semi-Finals
Skaters Pre-Qualified for Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert at SLC
- Breakdown of how the 20 men and 20 women get into Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert
- Top 10 men and top 10 women from 2023 Tony Hawk's Vert Alert are pre-qualified
- 1st through 6th from Tampa Pro go to the Semi-Finals
- We will continue to go down the 2023 Tony Hawk's Vert Alert Semi-Finals list if someone in top 6 is already pre-qualified or if anyone in the cut cannot attend
- 4 wildcards
- We encourage everyone to go to Tampa Pro, but the following skaters who placed 1st through 10th in 2023 are already pre-seeded for Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2024 Semi-Finals:
- Men: Edouard Damestoy, Moto Shibata, Jimmy Wilkins, Gui Khury, Augusto Akio, Tom Schaar, Rony Gomes, Paul Luc Ronchetti, Reef Orlando, Yuro Nagahara
- Women: Asahi Kaihara, Arisa Trew, Reese Nelson, Juno Matsuoka, Raicca Ventura, Bryce Wettstein, Ruby Lilley, Dora Varella, Lilly Stoephasius, Jada Ward
- Confirmed wildcards:
- Men: Ao Nishikawa
- Women: Mia Kretzer
Schedule
- Thursday: Men’s and Women’s Practice
- 9am - 11am: Women’s Practice Heat 1
- 11am - 1pm: Women’s Practice Heat 2
- Ramp mop
- 1pm - 2:30pm: Men’s Practice Heat 1
- 2:30pm - 4pm: Men’s Practice Heat 2
- 4pm - 5pm: Legends Practice
- Ramp mop
- Friday: Men’s and Women’s Semi-Finals and Legends Demo
- 9am - 10am: Legends Practice
- 10am - 11am: Women’s Practice Heat 1
- 11am - 12pm: Women’s Practice Heat 2
- 12pm - 1pm: Men’s Practice Heat 1
- 1pm - 2pm: Men’s Practice Heat 2
- Ramp mop
- 2pm - 3pm: Women’s Warm Up
- 3pm - 4:30pm: Women's Semi-Finals
- Format
- 5 minute practice before each heat
- 10 skater heats, 4 runs each
- Organized, in order, one at a time
- No time limit on runs
- Skate until you fall
- Top 8 advance to Finals
- Format
- 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Men’s Warm Up
- 5:30pm - 7pm: Men’s Semi-Finals
- Format: Same as Women’s
- 7pm: Legends Demo
- Ramp mop
- Saturday: Finals, Best Trick, and Awards
- 2:15pm - 3pm: Women's Finals Practice
- 3pm - 3:30pm: Women’s Finals
- Format
- Organized, in order, one at a time
- Skate until you fall
- Total heat time: 30 mins
- Each skater will receive equal amount of runs
- Format
- 3:30pm - 4:15pm: Men’s Finals Practice
- 4:15pm - 4:45pm: Men’s Finals
- Same format as Women’s
- 5pm - 5:20pm: Women’s Best Trick
- Open to all Finalists and select wildcards
- 5:20pm - 5:40pm: Men’s Best Trick
- Open to all Finalists and select wildcards
- 6pm: Awards
Purse
Judging Criteria
- Performance is judged on overall impression of skater in heat
- Judges analyze the following elements when scoring:
- Commitment, creativity, and use of entire ramp and features
- Distance traveled through air, slides, or grinds
- Speed, style, flow, and power
- Lines carry weight, but innovation and difficulty are rewarded
- Bails after a 30 second run is completed will not factor into the skater's score
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