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03-11-2009, 07:09 AM
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Looks like the Maloff Money Cup is definitely going to happen again this summer. The list of skater's isn't finalized, but with $500,000 in cash and prizes, i'm sure most of the pro's will come out to skate! Maybe we'll have a less controversial winner this year, seeing the majority here felt Nyjah Huston won and not Paul Rodriguez. Look forward to seeing this again!
Here's the article:
From the Associated Press
Maloof Money Cup to grind on again for top skaters
The biggest payday in skateboarding will be back this summer despite the poor economy.
Joe Maloof, who owns the NBA's Sacramento Kings along with his brother, Gavin, said Tuesday that plans are under way for the second Maloof Money Cup at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa from July 10-12.
The second edition is expected to be much like the first, with many of the top stars in skateboarding competing for nearly $500,000 in cash and prizes.
Although the list of skaters hasn't been finalized, promoters expect stars such as Shaun White, Jake Brown, Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Ryan Scheckler and Paul Rodriguez to compete.
Rodriguez won the street competition last year, beating teen sensation Nyjah Huston to claim the $100,000 top prize. Gagnon beat White — the Olympic snowboard gold medalist and X Games star — in the vert, earning $75,000 and a tricked-up SUV.
Maloof said he had so much fun at the first Maloof Money Cup that he wants to do it again, despite losing an estimated $1 million.
"That's all right. I'm not worried about it, because I wanted to do it right and I wanted it to be the premier event in skateboarding," Maloof said by phone from Las Vegas, where his family runs the Palms.
"We overdelivered on every promise we made," Maloof said "I think people never expected it to be the event that it was. I hate to brag about it, but if it was a lousy event, believe me, I would let you know that. But I think the skaters loved the course. They accepted us. The public loved it."
Maloof said major sponsors are returning, and with more money.
"We're going to do a lot better this year financially," he said. "This is a success story. We're not laying people off, we're going full blast with it."
That's good news to Rodriguez.
"It's a blessing because some people aren't able to even have a job and I'm able to have my job and we're able to skate in such a cool event and have such a great time in these hard times and hopefully fire kids up to follow their dreams," he said.
While the pairing of the Maloofs and skateboarders might seem odd, it certainly fits the brothers' fun-loving personalities.
Rodriguez said the Maloofs are "wonderful dudes" who earned credibility by listening to skateboarders' ideas for the competition.
"I give them all the respect for that," Rodriguez said. "Last year when it was going on, I saw so many skaters who are so popular within the culture of skateboarding but who you never see in like X Games and Dew Tour. You only see them in the street videos and magazines doing their stuff. They were here and enjoying themselves at this contest, which says it all right there."
Organizers spent approximately $250,000 to build a composite half pipe and a street course made from 230 cubic yards of colored concrete and marble.
The street course resembled a city plaza with a fake bank building, ramps, stairs and handrails. It had to be torn out within days of the event.
"That was such a heartbreaker for all the skaters, you know, this beautiful course that is legitimate concrete, real rails, all kind of obstacles, had to be torn down," Rodriguez said. "They're probably going to do it again this year, you know, build the course and it'll be amazing, and they'll have to tear it down. But I guess the fairgrounds has to use that space."
Organizers were able to recycle parts of the street course, and plan to build some obstacles this year so that they can be reused.
"It was sad, man," Maloof said. "The next day I went by the place and it looked like a horse arena again."
Maloof, 53, launched the event after noticing how popular skateboarding is.
"I want it to be the premier event for skateboarders. This is their event, this is their world championship. They don't have to share the stage with motorcross, they don't have to share the stage with other events.
"The No. 1 thing I like is how fun it is to be around," Maloof said. "There's like a brotherhood with these skateboarders. They never say anything negative about each other. They stick together like nothing I've ever seen."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i3tkhb1ao7maN9N-QJK0NXjb5JQQD96RGK580
Looks like the Maloff Money Cup is definitely going to happen again this summer. The list of skater's isn't finalized, but with $500,000 in cash and prizes, i'm sure most of the pro's will come out to skate! Maybe we'll have a less controversial winner this year, seeing the majority here felt Nyjah Huston won and not Paul Rodriguez. Look forward to seeing this again!
Here's the article:
From the Associated Press
Maloof Money Cup to grind on again for top skaters
The biggest payday in skateboarding will be back this summer despite the poor economy.
Joe Maloof, who owns the NBA's Sacramento Kings along with his brother, Gavin, said Tuesday that plans are under way for the second Maloof Money Cup at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa from July 10-12.
The second edition is expected to be much like the first, with many of the top stars in skateboarding competing for nearly $500,000 in cash and prizes.
Although the list of skaters hasn't been finalized, promoters expect stars such as Shaun White, Jake Brown, Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Ryan Scheckler and Paul Rodriguez to compete.
Rodriguez won the street competition last year, beating teen sensation Nyjah Huston to claim the $100,000 top prize. Gagnon beat White — the Olympic snowboard gold medalist and X Games star — in the vert, earning $75,000 and a tricked-up SUV.
Maloof said he had so much fun at the first Maloof Money Cup that he wants to do it again, despite losing an estimated $1 million.
"That's all right. I'm not worried about it, because I wanted to do it right and I wanted it to be the premier event in skateboarding," Maloof said by phone from Las Vegas, where his family runs the Palms.
"We overdelivered on every promise we made," Maloof said "I think people never expected it to be the event that it was. I hate to brag about it, but if it was a lousy event, believe me, I would let you know that. But I think the skaters loved the course. They accepted us. The public loved it."
Maloof said major sponsors are returning, and with more money.
"We're going to do a lot better this year financially," he said. "This is a success story. We're not laying people off, we're going full blast with it."
That's good news to Rodriguez.
"It's a blessing because some people aren't able to even have a job and I'm able to have my job and we're able to skate in such a cool event and have such a great time in these hard times and hopefully fire kids up to follow their dreams," he said.
While the pairing of the Maloofs and skateboarders might seem odd, it certainly fits the brothers' fun-loving personalities.
Rodriguez said the Maloofs are "wonderful dudes" who earned credibility by listening to skateboarders' ideas for the competition.
"I give them all the respect for that," Rodriguez said. "Last year when it was going on, I saw so many skaters who are so popular within the culture of skateboarding but who you never see in like X Games and Dew Tour. You only see them in the street videos and magazines doing their stuff. They were here and enjoying themselves at this contest, which says it all right there."
Organizers spent approximately $250,000 to build a composite half pipe and a street course made from 230 cubic yards of colored concrete and marble.
The street course resembled a city plaza with a fake bank building, ramps, stairs and handrails. It had to be torn out within days of the event.
"That was such a heartbreaker for all the skaters, you know, this beautiful course that is legitimate concrete, real rails, all kind of obstacles, had to be torn down," Rodriguez said. "They're probably going to do it again this year, you know, build the course and it'll be amazing, and they'll have to tear it down. But I guess the fairgrounds has to use that space."
Organizers were able to recycle parts of the street course, and plan to build some obstacles this year so that they can be reused.
"It was sad, man," Maloof said. "The next day I went by the place and it looked like a horse arena again."
Maloof, 53, launched the event after noticing how popular skateboarding is.
"I want it to be the premier event for skateboarders. This is their event, this is their world championship. They don't have to share the stage with motorcross, they don't have to share the stage with other events.
"The No. 1 thing I like is how fun it is to be around," Maloof said. "There's like a brotherhood with these skateboarders. They never say anything negative about each other. They stick together like nothing I've ever seen."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i3tkhb1ao7maN9N-QJK0NXjb5JQQD96RGK580