1. Tyler Hendley (USA) – 87.33
2. Rodolfo Ramos (BRA) – 84.67
3. Austen Seaholm (USA) – 83.67
4. Juergen Horrwarth (GER) – 81.00
5. Lee Ji Hun (KOR) – 68.67

Tyler Hendley put one over his close pal, Austen Seaholm to win the Skateboard Street gold medal at the 2010 KIA X Games Asia held in Shanghai, China.
Defending champion, Seaholm was in peak condition as he breezed through the heats as the top dog, with all signs pointing to him retaining his throne. Along with the two American skaters, Brazilian boy Rodolfo Ramos and Juergen Horrwath made it into the Finals as well. Korea youngster Lee Ji Hun kept the Asian flag flying when he qualified for the Finals in what was his Asian X debut.

Seaholm went toe-to-toe with Brazilian skater, Rodolfo Ramos in the first few runs, with the lead changing hands on numerous occasions.
It looked as if the gold medal was a straight fight between Seaholm and Ramos, as the two battled for supremacy, with the lead changing hands on numerous occasions.
Out of the sudden, Hendley went on a faultless run to put out a score of 87.33 to relegate the two frontrunners into second and third.

“It feels a lot better than second place, that’s for sure. Basically, I was falling all over the place because my friends on the course were just landing everything, one after another and I just kept falling. So I figured, I’ll just try a really hard run and somehow, I landed everything.” said Hendley after his win.

As for the beautiful city of Shanghai, the champion had nothing but good words to say.
He added: “I’ve been here a couple of times. The people are super nice, the skateboarding scene is progressing a lot so I’m really happy to see that everyone is getting better and how things are happening for them. I’ll be back next year to defend my title and I’ll have a new mask along with it I promise!”

For skateboard enthusiasts, make your way down to the KIC Jiangwan Sports Center to catch the Skateboard Vert Finals on Sunday!

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