Top three things I did in 2008...and three goals for 2009

[Jack Smith]

Ok, 2008 is almost gone...tell everyone the top three things you accomplished this year. And then fill us in on your plans for 2009.

[Adam]

1) I got my first longboard
2) ate it for the first time (slid 4 feet on bare concreate)
3) learned how to slide

[Chris Iversen]

My top 3 things (mostly skate related anyways):

1. Participate in a major slalom race (Hood River)
2. Get a skatepark in my town... not single handedly of course, but was involved with the process, a LONG one though it was.
3. Started my Master's degree

2009?

1. Continue my Master's
2. Race in more races
3. Move up the world ranking

[Sarah]

1. transferred to a university
2. have lived peacefully (so far) with my roommate.
3. finally got my first loaded board. pintail.

plans for 2009:
1. study
2. skate
3. continue horse riding lessons.
4. study some more, just because i'm sick in the head
5. get my summer job back

[Joyce Wheldrake]

Joyce 2008 Review
Top 3 Things
1. DESAXE WORLD CUP
13-14 septembre 2008
Woman
2 eme Slalom Special
2 eme Slalom Tight
The contest went as planned. One day was rained out. Saturday was indoor straight 50-70-80 cones. I was slow both days but can skated good. No falls, few cones This skateboarding is fun. The pro men are so fast. Sunday was the outdoor festival. I slept in with jet lag and was late. Skating with Sandrine was the best time for me this year. She is great fun, a super fast skater. We would always slap hands after she beats me. Big smiles. How did I get 2 medals from France? I heard other women were better and faster skaters and would easily win this, or already have many times, but they were not there.
2. I drove Wentzl to Hood River.
3. I hit my first car while in the race, at Hood River, OR the North American Championships of skateboard slalom. Good thing for DC Shoes and rector knee pads. The car was reversing, one foot above the cones. How could I miss? I was not hitting the ground for that car.
Plans/Goals for 2009
Go To Worlds
Get a Kitchen Table
Texas?
Antrim!
Training

[Juan Ignacio Sarmieto]

three things I did:
1) Get my Loaded Dervish
2) Re-hab my Gravity Mini Carve
3) Go on a surf trip on the north of my country to Lobitos

three goals:
1) Downhill Ticlio - Peru
2) Get a Loaded Ceviche!! (with Peruvian recipe)
3) make my Old School 52" longboard

Jah bless 4 all!!!

2 friends in my dervish & mini carve

[John Roubal]

2008
1) Skated my first longboard
2) taught my daughter to drive
3) slipped on ice and damaged my rotator cuff

2009
1) compete in a long board
2) teach my other daughter to drive
3) repair my rotator cuff in time for softball season

Live hard, Skate hard

[sector9er90]

In 2008
1) started longboarding
2) made it all the way down an 8 stair parking garage first time trying one
3) broke 40 mph within 4 months of starting

In 2009
1) getting a dervish
2) nose manual 5 parking spaces
3) witness Jesus Christ to someone through longboarding

[The Spuffin]

Accomplished in 2008:

1.) Got a helmet
2.) Bombed a parking garage without eating it
3.) Hit 45mph downhill (and ate it without dying)

The above 3 occurred in reverse order, unfortunately.

GOALS for 2009

1.) Ride Safer
2.) Learn to Slide
3.) Ride with more people

[DuckyQuaxx]

Skate Related
I did
1) Learned to slide( stand ups, coleman, pendy, etc.)
2) Hit 45 mph
3) Learned to dance on my board!

Goals
1) Skate safe
2) Get involed in colorado longboarding scene
3) Have fun!!!!!

[nat]

1. Skateboarded 2500km across New Zealand.
2. Skated 150 miles in 24 hours.
3. Met the love of my life in NZ and got engaged.

Hopes for 2009.

1. Getting maried to the most beautiful person in the world.
2. Moving to NZ?
3. Getting faster at skating further.

[nat]

1. got sorted. 24th May.
2. Final interview this Tuesday. Flights getting booked New Year's eve.
3. Not so much. Got 2ns in the British Salom Championships, BUT I do have a new baby boy. Noah Jo. Born September 15th.

Stoked.

[ROBO]

Participated in the World´s Slalom in Gothenburg and didn´t end last.
Top three in the Legend´s Class. ( must be something wrong with that )
Had the best skate-times in my life (except having kids).

Much more compeeting around the globe.
Loose some belly.
Get more skatestuff.