The finals of the European Halfpipe Championship were held the second weekend of September. This event takes place in Mallorca, Montana, and Rotterdam; all European cities. Particpants are from all around the globe, among them big names like Fabiola da Silva and Eito Yasutoko. As to be expected the level of skating was phenomenal. Nowdays all the vert pros do their tricks in “double-mode.” Double backflip, double flatspin, double-anything! I also saw some complicated grind combinations, and of course the original crazy spins from mister Yasutoko. Marco de Santi from Brazil performed a perfect run, with loads of air time and hard spins high above the coping. This capture of a Cross Rocket Air was one the many tricks he pulled to impress the judges and win the whole event. (Technical data: 50mm, F2.2, 1/1600, 200 iso) — Thomas Vahe