{"id":22629,"date":"2011-04-08T10:19:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T17:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=22629"},"modified":"2011-04-08T11:22:11","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T18:22:11","slug":"ultimate-boarders-survives-stormy-surf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=22629","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Boarders Survives Stormy Surf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"3Solocompetitorfinalistskyleknoxnathanzollerjoshmorsebranden<\/a>On what was probably the worst day to go surfing this spring competitors in the Ultimate Boarder Championships<\/a><\/strong> weather the storm at Cardiff, California’s Seaside Reef to complete stage two of the boardsports triathlon.<\/p>\n

Surfer Nathan Zoller<\/strong> won the solo surf event, but his 27th place in snow relegated him to 9th place over all. With a 10th place finish snowboarder Shayne Pospisil<\/strong> cemented his lead in the overall competition. Go snow!<\/p>\n

Todd Richards<\/strong>, who did not surf, is currently in last position in the overall. Stage three continues on Saturday with skateboarding in the Seaside Reef parking lot. Event starts at 10 AM. Bring chairs. Follow the jump for full results.\"Ub<\/a><\/p>\n

NATHAN ZOLLER SURFS HIS WAY TO VICTORY IN STORMY CONDITIONS AT STAGE 2 OF ULTIMATE BOARDER\u00ae CHAMPIONSHIP
\nProfessional Snowboarder Shayne Pospisil Takes Overall Blue Leader\u2019s Jersey Heading into Saturday\u2019s Skateboard Finale<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n

Santa Barbara, California (April 7, 2011) \u2013 Stormy waves with sets about head high at Seaside Reef in Cardiff, Calif. provided challenging conditions for all the 36 surfers, skaters and snowboarders who competed at Stage 2, the surfing leg, of the Ultimate Boarder\u00ae Championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just hoping to catch a few waves,\u201d said professional snowboarder Trevor Jacob who took second in the snow at Mammoth and 23rd in the surf today putting him in 4th place overall going into Saturday\u2019s skateboard finale.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the thing about Ultimate Boarder\u00ae, though\u201d said Jacob. \u201cYou have to be good at all three board sports to win this thing; you can\u2019t just be good at two disciplines and bomb one,\u201d he added of the board sport triathlon.<\/p>\n

The athletes, many who made the trek down from last Saturday\u2019s snowboard contest at Mammoth Mountain, Calif. produced some stellar rides given the tough conditions. In the end, Laguna Beach\u2019s Nathan Zoller stood atop the podium, while Imperial Beach\u2019s Kyle Knox and Ocean Beach\u2019s Josh Morse took second and third place, respectively.<\/p>\n

In the Pro\/Am team division, Kilian Garland of P3 took first in surf while the Val Surf Team grabbed the overall lead. In the Youth division, Kadin Panesi of Team P3 also took the podium bringing his team from third to first place overall going into skate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a whirlwind day and I was just excited to make the finals,\u201d said solo contest winner, Zoller who despite having low scores in his first heat, scored an 8.8 during his second heat to advance to the finals.<\/p>\n

While the top three competitors in the surf all have strong surfing backgrounds, there were a few skaters and snowboarders who finished within the top 20, putting them in solid position to take home the entire Ultimate Boarder\u00ae crown, going into Saturday\u2019s skate competition.<\/p>\n

Two-time Ultimate Boarder\u00ae Champion Chad Shetler (Capo Beach, Calif.) took seventeenth in the surf today, putting him in eighth place overall going into skateboarding, his primary sport, while veteran UB competitor Shayne Pospisil (Manasquan, NJ), who finished in tenth in the surf stands in the number one spot going into Saturday\u2019s skateboarding contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far I am stoked on my snow results and since I did better than I did last year in the surf, I am in a good spot going into skate,\u201d said Shetler.<\/p>\n

Skateboarding, the final stage of the boardsports triathlon, will take place this Saturday, April 9th at the Seaside Reef parking lot. The event will start at 10am, depending on weather.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe skateboarding leg is going to be the great equalizer of this competition,\u201d said today\u2019s surf webcast host and Transworld Surf Editor Chris Cote. \u201cThat\u2019s where people will lay it all down and where you will see the biggest slams and the most entertaining part of Ultimate Boarder\u00ae,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The vert\/mini ramp will be located at the south end of the Seaside Reef parking lot. It is the first time there has ever been a skate contest held at a California State Park.<\/p>\n

The event is free and open to the public. Fans and spectators are urged to bring beach chairs and blankets.<\/p>\n

Fans from abroad can also check out the action from today or watch it live Saturday online at www.ultimateboarder.com,<\/p>\n

Ultimate Boarder\u00ae is sponsored by San Disk, Flexfit, Kona Brewing Company and Mammoth Mountain. The event benefits Free Wheelchair Mission http:\/\/www.freewheelchairmission.org, a non-profit that transforms lives through the gift of mobility.<\/p>\n

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PICTURES, OFFICIAL RESULTS, AND ATHLETE BIOS:<\/p>\n

Please visit www.ultimateboarder.com. You can also check out our Facebook fan page at UBFanPage and follow us on Twitter @UltimateBoarder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On what was probably the worst day to go surfing this spring competitors in the Ultimate Boarder Championships weather the storm at Cardiff, California’s Seaside Reef to complete stage two of the boardsports triathlon. Surfer Nathan Zoller won the solo surf event, but his 27th place in snow relegated him to 9th place over all. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22629"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22629"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22641,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22629\/revisions\/22641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}