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Buffalo 2003

Buffalo
Location: LaSalle Park, Buffalo
July 24 - July 28, 2003

All events are FREE to the public. There will be food, prizes and give-aways throughout the days.

There will be seven distinct competition elements featured during the five-day MSS festival. The schedule and a brief description follows :

July 24 and 28, Open Skatepark: Enthusiasts from all over Western New York and Canada will have the chance to skate with their heroes on the pros street course and half-pipe. The ramps are designed and created by the same folks that build the X Games courses. This is the only event in the world that allows local skaters to use the ramps with the pros.

July 24 - 25, ASA Amateur Circuit Contest: Amateur inline skaters will compete for a chance to qualify for the World Amateur Championships and the opportunity to turn pro in 2004. This is an open contest to any amateur skater who lives in the Northeastern US.

July 25 - 26, ASA Pro Tour: The ASA Pro Tour is the global competition series for all of the top pro aggressive skaters. More than 50 pros from as many as 15 different countries will compete in both street skating and vert skating competition. The competition is one of only six qualifier events for coveted spots in the X Games, the Gravity Games and the World Championships.

July 26, Pro Freestyle BMX Demo and Best Trick Contest: More than 20 of the world's top pro freestyle BMXers will perform four 40-minute street and vert riding demos and compete in two Best Trick contests. Both of these events will allow the top pros to show off their most darling stunts in a session-style format that allows the pros to compete at their own pace.

July 27, Pro Skateboarding Street Demo and Sick Trick Contest: More than 10 of the world's top pro street skateboarders will perform street skating demos and compete in a Sick Trick contest. These events will allow the top pros to show off their cutting-edge stunts in a session-style format that allows the pros to compete at their own pace.

July 27, Pro MSS Team Challenge: Twelve top pros from skateboarding, BMX and inline skating will compete in a team challenge that puts athletes from the three sports together on one team in a format totally unique to the Mobile Skatepark Series. The teams will go head-to-head in sessioning, high air, best trick and tag-team doubles.

July 27, Amateur Skateboarding Contest: 60 of the top amateur skateboarders from all over the Northeast will have the chance to compete in a World Cup Skateboarding Amateur Series contest. The event will be judged by top pro skateboarders and will offer local and regional amateurs the chance to 'audition' for a spot on the World Cup Skateboarding pro tour.

The event will be televised on Fox Sports Net in the form of 7 hours of programming covering different MSS elements and will be seen in 180 countries around the world. The programs will air every Friday from September 12 - October 4 from 4:00 - 5:00 PM and from 1:00 - 2:00 AM.