2010 KING OF THE GROMS PROGRESSIVE SKATEPARK
GROM LIFE
The 8th Annual King of the Groms - 12 & Under Only Skateboard Contest Series.
5 Qualifiers around the country and 1 Championship Event at the 3rd Lair Skatepark.
Regional Kings crowned at each qualifier stop and the National Champion King of the Groms crowned at the 3rd Lair SkatePark on the weekend of February 19th - 21st, 2010
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Mrod starts off our 'Grom Life' slideshow handling biz in the KotG office for check-in on day 1. I like to refer to Mrod as the brains behind the whole operation. He has one laptop for each hand (not pictured here though)Of course the ShaneWreck was gonna be in the Grom Life slideshowThe man of the hour - no scratch that - make it the man of the weekend! - its Mike Deluca the proprietor (sp?) of this fine Progressive establishmentThe Tornado doesn't look to happy here for some reason...One of the favorite locals - its Lachlan Johnson caught in a poseWhen Mrod talks - Groms listenArcher and Malachi say wut upMalachi didn't want anybody stealin his boardPatiently waiting for their heat to start on the mini-rampDiggin the t-shirt this grom is wearinI'm not a genius - but all of our judges are! - these guys were the best judging trio I have ever had at a KotG - their judges sheets were like reading a book of every run, made trick and bail of each skater that was in the contestThese guys had the hardest job of the weekendSoloman says wut you lookin - get outta hereJack Stone, Zion Wright, & Lucas Campbell say helloThe official World Industries jugding zoneLuvin the signageThe Tornado volunteered to be Trog's mike stand for the event - so wherever Trog went he could rest his elbowTrog prefers to MC the contest from within the crowdCHILL TIME!! - The judges should have been paid - with hazard pay due to the brutal conditions out at the bowl!! temps were in the mid-30's no lie - I barely heard ANY complaints from the groms! - the parents on the other hand... (haha-j/k!)of course Mrod comes out with just a shirt on - feelin right at homethe spectators had to huddle together to keep from getting hypothermiawho cut off Lachlan's hands??Hannah Chumley came prepared and had no complaintstheres something rad about this pic - blue sky, sun beaming thru, 3rd Lair hoodie - hmmmm i dont know...Cam looks like a football player with those big jackets on the sidelines, poor Lyon from Hawaii is going into shock at this pointi told these Grom-rents (hey thats a new one!) to smile before i shot this picZion and his pops found a warm little nook under the extensionhere's the Saturday night party gettin started - we played last years video from the KotG seriesok now time for the milk chugging contest!!!!!yours truly (mulla) goes over the rules and regulations for the big eventsuggestion #1 - shake up your milk to even distribute the chocolatesuggestion #2 - pace yourselfand they are off!Alex jumps into an early leaddouble hand slam techniqueZion had a coach for the milk chugging contest and that is within the guidlines - you can have 1 coach and 1 wiperTitus was doing good in the beginningdown the hatcheye of the tiger TitusMark and Zion have their game face oni didn't think this Grom even had a chance in the beginning - its Evan Elrod - he was picked by Blaine Deluca to enterchug chug chug...i think somebody is throwing up in this picEvan is commited!keep chuggin...its harder than it looksAlex tries to compose himselfEvan ejectsbut then goes back for more!and the winner is...Evan 'the Eldorado' Elrod!!!to the victor the spoilsthe aftermathcheckin on Sunday - ShaneWreck was a contender for Best Grip Tape JobCharlie and Bong weren't about to miss the finals! - who's Charlie gonna put on the World team next ?!?!?...this is what 3 days of jugding does to your eyesfront row seating for the finalsCharlie, Andrew, Mr. Leete & Zionthese guys....