At one point, as the last heat rolled through the hubba section of the 2010 Maloof Money Cup Street finals it appeared that the four skaters in the heat where perfectly in tune with the universe. Chris Cole, David Gonzalez, Torey Pudwill, and Jake Duncombe landed trick after trick. It was like watching a “best of Maloof” video. Every time Cole landed something the crowd would roar. And for a while we all thought they’d run the whole section without anyone missing anything.
Then there was Nyjah Huston. In one of his sections with Garret Hill, Tommy Sandavol, and Ryan Decenzo, he knocked out 16 tricks in a row without bailing on one. Sean Malto, Justin Brock, Billy Marks, and Bastien Salabanzi were nearly running into each other during each of their sections. It seemed each skater was putting the down the best performances of their careers.
But when the scores were totaled Chris Cole was on top again to win his third Maloof Money Cup street final in a row. Not to say there wasn’t some booing from the crowd and a bit of emotion from the second place finisher. A kid standing next to us couldn’t believe it. “Are they seriously booing Chris Cole?” he said. “How is that even possible?”
Cole has now won $300,000 in Maloof prize money in just two years. Just think if the Maloof’s hold 10 events a year?
For the full results follow the jump. For photos click here.
Results
1. Chris Cole 286.33 points $100,000
2. Nyjah Huston 281.67 points $40,000
3. Sean Malto 281.33 points $25,000
4. Torey Pudwill 274.67 points $15,000
5. Tommy Sandoval 260.67 points $6,000
6. Bastien Salabanzi 258.67 points $5,000
7. Ryan Decenzo 255.33 points $4,000
8. Justin Brock 250.33 points $3,000
9. David Gonzalez 246.67 points $2,500
10. Billy Marks 239.67 points $2,000
11. Jake Duncombe 237.33 points $1,500
12. Garrett Hill 233.67 points $1,500
