Team Trouble Laax

The Team Trouble contest went down in Laax last weekend and let me tell you, it was a blast. We had teams up there from the UK, France and of course Switzerland. Including the likes of Sam Beckett, Martino Cattaneo, Julien Benoliel, Igor Fardin, Jake Collins, Alex Hallford and many more. Everybody who got up there gave us a super positive feedback, despite the super slippery ramp….

We were first kind of skeptical regarding the ‘team’ format we chose because, you know, skateboarding and team sports, they don’t really go along well, right? But it turned out that if four people skated together as a crew it actually ends up in them having great sessions where everybody pushes everybody a little higher. The fact that team combos were judged just as high as individual skating gave the whole thing that little foolish extra which can make skateboarding so entertaining.

In the end the Witchcraft / Car13 team had a slight advantage over the Lovenskate lads, right before the Warriors and the LGS Skate Squad. We had a knockout system with eight teams ending in a final and a ‘game’ for 3rd and 4th place, which meant that the first four teams had three sessions and they pushed the level every time a little bit more. Once you watch the clip it’s also obvious why Alex Hallford took the Skater of the Weekend award to the island.  – Alan Maag

Sam Beckett. Slob plant.  Photo: Vince Coupeau

Sam Beckett. Slob plant. Photo: Vince Coupeau

Aaron Wilmot. Frontside flip.

Aaron Wilmot. Frontside flip. Photo: Alan Maag

Rob Moss. Texas plant.

Rob Moss. Texas plant. Photo: Alan Maag

Greg Ruhoff. Invert.

Greg Ruhoff. Invert. Photo: Alan Maag

Fabio Martin. Madonna.

Fabio Martin. Madonna. Photo: Alan Maag

Ewen Bower. Seatbelt.

Ewen Bower. Seatbelt. Photo: Alan Maag

Chloe Bernard. Back smith

Chloe Bernard. Back smith. Photo: Alan Maag

Sam Beckett. Tailgrab.

Sam Beckett. Ollie tailgrab. Photo: Alan Maag

Pierre Collumbin. Frontside blunt.

Pierre Collumbin. Frontside blunt. Photo: Alan Maag

Martino Cattaneo. Invert.

Martino Cattaneo. Invert. Photo: Alan Maag

Team Trouble LGS Madness

Team Trouble LGS Madness. Photo: Alan Maag

Kevin Blaser. Tucknee.

Kevin Blaser. Tucknee. Photo: Alan Maag

Julien Benoliel. Backside transfer.

Julien Benoliel. Backside transfer. Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Julien Benoliel. Ollie frontside noesgrind.

Julien Benoliel. Ollie frontside noesgrind. Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Jake Collins. Backside boneless.

Jake Collins. Backside boneless. Photo: Alan Maag

George Poole. Frontside crail air.

George Poole. Frontside crail air. Photo: Alan Maag

Gaeten Ducellier boneless.  Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Gaeten Ducellier boneless. Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Fabio Martin. Frontside Judo. Photo: Alan Maag

Fabio Martin. Frontside Judo. Photo: Alan Maag

Ewen over Alex. Photo: Alan Maag

Ewen over Alex. Photo: Alan Maag

Cedric Oosterhoff. Lein air.

Cedric Oosterhoff. Lien air. Photo: Alan Maag

Cedrix Oosterhoff. Frontside ollie.

Cedrix Oosterhoff. Frontside ollie. Photo: Alan Maag

Julien Benoliel ollie over Paris.  Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Julien Benoliel ollie over Paris. Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Benoliel and Beckett. Backside nosepicks.  Photo: Alan Maag

Benoliel and Beckett. Backside nosepicks. Photo: Alan Maag

ALex Hallford. Wallbash.  Photo: Alan Maag

ALex Hallford. Wallbash. Photo: Alan Maag

Alex Hallford Nosebash. Photo: Alan Maag

Alex Hallford Nosebash. Photo: Alan Maag

Alex Hallford. Iceplant.  Photo: Vinvce Coupeau

Alex Hallford. Iceplant. Photo: Vinvce Coupeau

Alex Hallford. Backside air.  Photo: Alan Maag

Alex Hallford. Backside air. Photo: Alan Maag

Adam Paris. Invert. Photo: Alan Maag

Adam Paris. Invert. Photo: Alan Maag

Aaron Wilmot. Backside air. Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Aaron Wilmot. Backside air. Photo: Vincent Coupeau

Fabio Martin. Frontside nosebone.  Photo: Alan Maag

Fabio Martin. Frontside nosebone. Photo: Alan Maag