Red Bull Cornerstone 2021 - Full Series Recap

RED BULL CORNERSTONE SKATE SERIES WRAPS ITS BIGGEST YEAR YET
Qualifying Events in Seven States Culminated in an Epic Final in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Crowned the best Amateur skaters in the Midwest
Across all seven stops there were 382 skaters, men and women from throughout the region were represented, as well as skaters from across the country (some skaters travelled in from as far away as Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Antonio). We saw heavy skating at each stop, truly showcasing the top amateur talent from the Midwest and beyond. The contests also drew large crowds at each park, and the energy from spectators and competitors alike was palpable.
In addition to securing cash prizes at the qualifying events, the top six finishers (six men and six women) at each qualifier were invited to the Red Bull Cornerstone Final, held this year at The Bay in Lincoln, Nebraska. Not every skater who qualified was able to travel to the Final, but we had a healthy roster of 21 men and 11 women skating in the series final.
The format of the Final gave each skater three one-minute solo runs, and they were judged and assigned points based on their best run. The skaters in the Final put their whole hearts into their three runs, and they really put on a show. The walls of The Bay echoed with the roar from the onlookers as the men and women landed big and technical tricks.
The overall contest winners for the 2021 Red Bull Cornerstone Contest are:
Men
First Place - Jonathon Reese (Minneapolis, MN)
Second Place - Gabriel Vigliotti (Youngstown, OH)
Third Place - Felix Meyers (Milwaukee, WI)
Women
First Place - Lillian Gallagher (Minneapolis, MN)
Second Place - Taylor Silverman (Kalamazoo, MI)
Third Place - Alex Herring (Chicago, IL)
The third-place winners took home $750. Second place earned $1500. And the two first-place winners each won $3000 cash.
The skaters at the Series Finals also had a chance to compete in Best Trick competitions on three separate park features at The Bay. The three best trick winners are:
Dustin Blauvelt (Detroit, MI) landed a nollie heel back lip, switch 270 front blunt and switch heel board slide down a rail.
Lilian Gallagher (Minneapolis, MN) landed a nollie back bigspin off the loading dock.
Felix Meyers (Milwaukee, WI) landed a front smith Ollie late shuv it on a bank to ledge transition.
The three winners each won $1,000 cash, and a three-thousand-dollar grant for a Red Bull Cornerstone Skate Feature at the local skate park they qualified from.
Red Bull Cornerstone continues to unite the skaters and skate communities of the Midwest, showing love and support for the local parks and local scenes.
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