 ＫＩＡ Motors提供の２００６年Asian X Gamesがマレーシアで５月１２日〜１４日に開催されます。開催場所はthe Sunway Lagoon Theme Park in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpurという事です。 競技種目はB3の Aggressive In-line Skating, Skateboarding and Moto X に Sport Climbing を加えた４種目。当然ですが日本から安床エイト・タケシ兄弟が参加、その他にも何人か出場が決まっていると思いますが、まだ判りません。
| Malaysia to host Asian X Games Mar. 20, 2006 | After a lapse of a year, the Asian X Games will be returning to Kuala Lumpur, with the eighth edition of the event to be held at Sunway Lagoon Theme Park in Petaling Jaya from May 12 to 14.
Malaysia will be organising the event for the fourth occasion after having played host between 2002 and 2004.
The event was introduced in Phuket in 1998. Last year, the event took place in Seoul, South Korea.
“We are excited about the event returning to Kuala Lumpur. In the past, the city has proven to be an ideal venue. We are impressed with the huge crowd that turned up to cheer the athletes, encouraging them to achieve better feats. We are anticipating another great weekend here in May,” said ESPN Star Sports managing director Jamie Davis.
Recently, Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai graced the launching ceremony held at Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel.
This season's event is presented by Kia Motors and supported by the Youth and Sports Ministry under the Rakan Muda programme.
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Liow (right) receiving a souvenir from Jamie (2nd from left) as Harvey (left) and Lee look on. |
It is expected to attract more than 200 extreme sports athletes from 20 countries.
Foreign countries that are likely to take part include Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Australia, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Argentine, Netherlands, France, and Canada.
“This partnership is an indication of the ministry’s seriousness in bringing top-class events to the Malaysian audience as extreme sports has a strong following among our youth. It also serves as an opportunity for the Malaysian athletes to gauge their standard against top-class international athletes,” said Liow.
Participants will be vying for honours in three events – aggressive in-line skating (street, vert and street best trick), skateboard (street, vert and street best trick) and sport climbing (bouldering and speed for men and women).
In addition, the freestyle and step up Moto X will also be introduced as demonstration events.
ESPN Star Sports group event management senior director Harvey Davis and Kia Motors Asia & Pacific regional headquarters representative Lee Soon-Nam were also present at the ceremony.
During the launch, a group of BMX riders and break-dancers entertained the crowd with their antics.
“We achieved our objective in creating a strong brand recognition among the younger generation through our association with the event. Last year, the event provided the brand with an enormous advertising and marketing exposure,” said Lee.
Admission to the three-day event is free.
All Malaysia.info : Malaysia to host Asian X Games
ESPN STAR Sports : ASIAN X GAMES 2006 Presented By KIA Returns To Malaysia! |
| Look Who's Coming to the Event! Apr. 17 2006, | It was announced today that international professional X Games athletes Fabiola da Silva of Brazil and Japan's Yasutoko brothers will delight Malaysians and regional fans with an exhilarating showcase of thrills and spills during the upcoming X Games Asia 2006 presented by KIA from May 12-14 at Sunway Lagoon in Kuala Lumpur. Supported by Malaysia's Ministry of Youth and Sports, the event marks the eighth X Games competition to be held in Asia since 1998.
Coming to Malaysia for the first time ever, Fabiola has competed in eight of the nine X Games. She has eight X Games medals, seven of which are gold. The most decorated female athlete at the X Games, Fabiola is the only female skater who can pull a flat spin 540 and a fakie 900. Fabiola's female lead in Disney's Brink was based on her life which starred Fab as herself. In the 2004 X Games, she was the only woman competing against a field of men. | 
Takeshi Yasutoko (Inline Vert) |
Defending champions and second ranked skaters in the Pro Tour, the Yasutoko brothers Eito and Takeshi return to Malaysia with a greater bang! Having finished first and second in major competitions, including the Summer X Games and the Gravity Games in the United States, the "first skating family of Japan" will be back in Malaysia to thrill their fans again with their amazing show of talent and skills.
Competition Arena
Vert Ramp - Aggressive In-Line, Skateboard
Park Course - Aggressive In-Line, Skateboard
Climbing Walls - Bouldering
Countries Participating
Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Middle East including Lebanon, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, China, Hong Kong, Japan and international wildcards.
Partners and Sponsors
The X Games Asia 2006 presented by KIA is hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports and enjoys high-level sponsorship support from Presenting Sponsor KIA Motors, Gold sponsor DIGI, official sponsors 720 Clothing Co. and Red Bull in association with official venue Sunway Lagoon, official hotel Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel and official terrestrial broadcaster RTM with support from Rakan Muda and ASTRO.
Background on the X Games
The Asian X Games was first held in 1998 and is the most prestigious multi-event competition for action sports in Asia. Between 1998 and 2001 the event took place on Phuket Island, Thailand. From 2002 to 2004, the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur was home to the Asian X Games while Seoul, Korea hosted the event in 2005. Considered the pinnacle of global action sports competition, the event will showcase 200 of Asia's and the world's best action sport athletes as they compete in aggressive in-line skating, skateboarding and sport climbing. In addition to the competition, Malaysia will also enjoy a Moto X demonstration by some of the best riders in the world.
ESPN will televise the X Games Asia 2006 presented by KIA to more than 140 countries and territories around the globe. In addition, www.asianxgames.com will serve as the official website of the event and offer extensive coverage of the Games.
For media accreditation or more information, please contact:
For International Media:
Fauziah Hanim, ESPN STAR Sports, tel. + 65 6488 6129. Email: fauziah@espnstar.com
For Malaysia Media:
Alice George at tel. +603 2169 6286, email:alice.agcomm@gmail.com
Fara Maria at tel : 603 2169 6286, email: fara.agcomm@gmail.com
ESPN STAR Sports : Asian X Games News Detail |
| Asian X games 2006 in Malaysia | | ブラジル、マレーシアで披露された安床エイトの新技「Double Flat-Spine 720」は "Twister" と呼ばれる事になったようです。まだ競技中のメイク率が低いようですが、新技を見た観客の熱狂的声援がすごいそうです。Vert の上位９位まで日本の ｇood スケートローカルが独占するという快挙でした。 | | Aggressive Inline Park Best Trick | 
Chris Haffey from the United States won the gold medal with a total score of 93.33. Jeerasak Tassorn from Thailand won the silver and. Soichiro Kanashima from Japan takes home the bronze.
PARK BEST TRICK RESULTS
1 Chris Haffey (USA) 93.33
2 Jeerasak Tassorn 90
3 Soichiro Kanashima (JPN) 88.33
4 Rian Arnold 86.67
5 Carl Hills 83.33
6 Steven Aleil (France) 76.67
7 Worapoj Boonnim 75
8 Gav Drumm 70
9 Craig Brocklehurst 60
10 Nick Schopfer 53.33 |
| Aggressive Inline Vert | It was another one-two finish for Eito and Takeshi Yasutoko. Eito Yasutoko won the gold medal with a score of 87.75 and then proceeded to land his new trick, "The Twister", after competition. The trick required Yasutoko to complete a backflip and then a 360-backflip.
"I am really happy to have landed my new trick in Malaysia. The conditions were very challenging today and I feel very fortunate to win," said Yasutoko.
Tomohiko Nakamura, of Japan, joined the Yasutoko brothers on the podium with the bronze medal. Finishing in fourth with an impressive all-round performance was top woman pro-skater Ayumi Kawasaki, also of Japan | 
Ayumi Kawasaki. The most beautiful rollerblader ever. |
| INLINE VERT FINAL RESULTS
1 Eito Yasutoko (JPN) 87.75
2 Takeshi Yasutoko (JPN) 85.5
3 Tomohiko Nakamura (JPN) 81.75
4 Ayumi Kawasaki (JPN) 78.5
5 Takayuki Nakamura (JPN) 77.5
6 Taiki Kimua (JPN) 75.25
7 Kanta Ogino (JPN) 75.25
8 Yukuke Aihara (JPN) 72
9 Michihito Kawauchi (JPN) 65.75
10 Carl Hills 62.25
Eito makes this an X Games to remember with his high-flying acrobatics on the half-pipe.
(Simon Yap / espnstar.com) |  |
| Aggressive Inline Park | INLINE PARK FINAL RESULTS
1 Soichiro Kanashima (JPN) 93.5 VIDEO
2 Chris Haffey (USA) 89.25
3 Worapoj Boonnim 88.5
5 Steven Aleil (France) 81.25
6 Nick Schopfer 80.75
7 Jeerasak Tassom 75
8 Jaren Grob (USA) 72.75
9 Katie Ketchum (USA) 72.75
10 Craig Brocklehurst 71.25 |
George's FotoPage : Asian X-Games 2006; KL, Malaysia.
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