Let me start off by saying, if you’re looking for high res in-depth coverage, this is not the post for you. But if you’re looking for pretty minimal, completely unprofessional, and totally “hip” coverage, look no further!! There’s barely even any actual competition photos! It’s crazy!
Unlike last year (when Michelle and I shot the event for Balance), I just wanted to attend. I didn’t want to be weighed down by my camera gear and constantly worrying about the shots I was getting which makes it a lot harder to truly enjoy the event. So this year I just wanted to be in the bleachers with my friends while we all grommed out over our favorite pros. Of course though, I still had to shoot a little :). I just chose to pack super light and brought my Canonet and some Kodak tri-x film. Definitely not a camera suited for adequately covering an indoor blading competition, but I’m pretty happy with the results.
Last weekend Alex Broskow won his second Bitter Cold Showdown. His first win came in 2008 at The Flow in Columbus, Ohio. In the four years since that first victory Alex has been busy touring the world and constantly upping the level of what is possible on blades. Backside pudslides on ledges? Check. Illusion spins to disaster grinds? Check. Mastering your vocabulary switch? Old news for Alex. From his earliest days of beating the biggest and meanest stunts into submission, AB is now finessing the most technical and defined tricks into effortless maneuvers. The impact he has had on blading is impossible to ignore.
We thought it was a good time to touch base with the BCSD champ to get his thoughts on the comp, some words about “Pariah,” and to see if he knows anything about what happens in the deep, dark corners of the rollerblading interwebs.
Alex, hey, congrats on the win. During the finals I was running through the back room for a fresh battery pack and saw AJ. He asked what was going on. I said “Alex is doing some fucked up shit!” to which he replied, “He told me he was just gonna fuck around?!” Ha ha. So, how did all that work in your head?
Thanks. I told everyone I was just going to fart around, ha ha. I was just trying to have fun out there and see what happens. It’s tough competing at the same park on the same stuff while still trying to do new things. So I just wanted to have fun and not take it too seriously.
RT @infamous_BeMag: New BCSD 2012 Edit up on Be-mag / Rollerblading Magazine feat. Chris Haffey, Alex Broskow, Brian Shima, Brian... htt ... // 1 month ago
