BOWLZILLA storming in for the win on the Gold Coast

The entry numbers were up again this year and more interstate and international friends and competitors flew in to the Gold Coast for the fourth year of BOWLZILLA Gold Coast and its first year as the ASF National Park Skating Championships. Every single one of them wanted nothing less than a full running of the competition to not only have their shot but support and cheer on their mates. Skateboarding is more about community than the individual win and that was well and truly on display all week.

Yeah Girl worked with BOWLZILLA again to ensure the highest paid Equality-in-Skateboarding event in Australia for the second year running. The growing interest in skating in the Olympics is all well and good but wider community benefits away from the rings is where the real benefits are being seen from this new platform for skateboarding.

The week started with a Women’s learn to ride clinic, then a welcoming party with video part premieres by Shaun Boucher and Zane Hetherington at Beach Burrito Company. The comp on Saturday  saw torrential rain which meant only the Open and Women’s divisions could run, with the Masters and Juniors holding out for Sunday’s sun. The Dive In the official after party at Beach Burrito company hosted by Yeah Girl saw an art exhibition with work created at the Yeah Girl Skate Collage Night, while the 3-piece female band Blussh put on one hell of a show.

Women’s division results – sponsored by Yeah Girl with an equal cash prize purse with Opens

1 Taniah Meyers – ASF Australian Park Skating Champion 2019
2 Gracie Cochrane
3 Charlotte Heath
4 Indiana Barnard
5 Mistie Mildenhall
6 Zahra Johns
7 Aimee Massie
8 Chloe Covell
9 Tora Waldren
10 Ashlee Valle
11 Kayla Matthews