Blog YUKI NIKKI によると、１０月６日、中国・上海に誕生した「SMP Skate Park」で招待選手、安床エイト・タケシ兄弟、シェーン、ファビオラの４名で「ジャムセッション」が行われたと云う事です。詳しくはYUKI NIKKIの１０月７日を読んでください。それにしてもSMP Skate Parkはデカイ！とにかく世界最大だそうです。
SMP Skate Park in Shanghai Jiangwan
Located in the northeastern outskirts of Shanghai city, the 100 million yuan (US$12.35 million) Shanghai Jiangwan Skatepark is said to be the biggest of its kind in the world. Primary construction was completed yesterday, and an international skateboarding tournament will be held at the 12,000-square-meter facility early Oct. 2005.
SMP Skate Park (Narrowband !!)
SMP Shanghai Showdown Oct. 6-7 2005
The worlds largest skateboard park, Jingwan Skatepark in Shanghai, has recently opened it´s gates. Some of the international top skaters were the first to enter the park when they met for the SMP Gravity Shanghai Showdown, 6th bis 7th September 2005. The top competition was supported by the Shanghai Sports Bureau, the Shanghai Municipal Government and Shanghai SMP Aomei. Together the event makers managed to bring extreme sport to Shanghai. 70 Million RMB has been invested in the 27.000 sqm big park which is three times as big as the greatest park in the USA, American Sports Parks. One of the most spectacular elements in the park is the six metre wide Full Pipe. Already after the first event the Gravity Games belongs to the top events ever in China, what will come next?
| Shanghai's new skate park is REALLY big | | Posted: October 7, 2005 | Over the past two days, Shanghaiist spent time exploring Shanghai’s New Jiangwan City SMP Skate Park. A two-day event hosted the world’s elite skateboarders, inline skaters, BMX freestyle and motocross riders (Shanghaiist is not one of the elite ... yet). The SMP Gravity Games Showdown incorporated vertical ramp and street competitions -- held on each day.
Unfortunately, we were unable to secure a press pass on Thursday, and spent half of the day convincing guards that Shanghaiist actually is an organization of professional skaters. This line worked until a Beijing Public Security Bureau official challenged us -- many thanks to Dean Qi of Real One Sports for talking us out of this mess. |  | Today proved more fruitful. We were given all-access to the event, and exclusive use of all facilities. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we brought along a pair of Roces Aggressive Skates. Also, Shanghaiist spent time talking with the X-Games' youngest medalist and 2002 Vert Champion, Takeshi Yasutoko (aka "The Japanese Bullet"). We also interviewed Brazil’s top skateboarder Lincoln Ueda. We will post these interviews over the next few days.
Highlights of today’s events included skating with Takeshi, witnessing the motocross jump events and watching many local spectators “strolling” inside the monstrous half pipe -- that does indeed span 40 meters in length, reaching heights of 15 feet.
At the day’s end, we were informed the SMP skate park will not be open to the general public until the end of November. The good news is that admission over the first year of operation will be free of charge -- Shanghaiist agrees that a 50 yuan taxi ride from downtown is a sufficient investment.
Overall, we are really impressed with the aesthetics of the facility, and more importantly, the design and function of the world-class ramps, street course and magnitude of enormous bowls. Many of the athletes present shared this view and found the bowls particularly challenging. Stated Ueda: “I saw the park plans on the internet. But being here personally, you can really appreciate the facility. The deepest bowl is so big, even bigger than the standard 13-14 foot (competition) high ramps."
The real challenge will be encouraging local children to give action sports a shot. Hopefully, the park’s biggest asset (inherent bigness) will not become its telling shortcoming. At this point, it’s anybody’s guess.
Shanghaiist will try to be the first to keep you updated as results and other information are announced. Unfortunately, English-based resources still remain scarce.
Also on Shanghaiist:
Lords of Bogtown |
2005 Gravity SMP Skaeteboad, BMX and Inline Jam Session (Narrowband !!)
The Jiangwan Skatepark measure beyond 150m of length for 85m of width, will be bowls, street, full pipe, vert ramp, all enormous and will open already to first of October 2005. The skatepark the northeast of Shanghai is found in the part. The Ministry of the Chinese Extreme Sports (too much ahead!) it has ordered to the Convic Skateparks in Melbourne the construction of the skatepark larger of the world, in homage to the Chinese grandiosità (too much convinced!). In a press conference the minister has said “If we build to good Park to here, American skaters and events will like”
World Cup Skateboarding 2005 : Shanghai Showdown
Chinese Extreme Sports Association
 
The second annual SMP Shanghai Showdown exploded out of the SMP Skatepark Thursday 6th October 2006. Coinciding with the National public holiday and "Moon" Festival, the event had a great holiday vibe to it. Thousands of spectators crammed the bleachers and standing areas.
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