Vert and Park
-Last year's X Games gold medalist
-Top previously unqualified from: Globe Shoes World Cup 99; Muenster Germany, ESPN B3 Oceanside, CA, ESPN B3 Portland; OR, Vans Triple Crown; Huntington Beach, CA, Brazil World Cup; Sao Paulo Brazil
-Top 10 skaters from the WCS 99 overall rankings will automatically qualify. If a skater in the top 10 has qualified previously from one of the above competitions, the next skater from overall WCS rankings will qualify.
-The top skater outside of those who have already qualified from the following contests will be invited: ESPN B3 Lake Havasu, AZ, B3 Louisville, KY, Slam City Jam; Vancouver, BC, ESPN X Trials; St Petersburg, FL, Vans Triple Crown #2; Cleveland, OH, ESPN X Trials; Nashville, TN, ALP Challenge; Innsbruck Austria, Mastership; Dortmund, Germany.

Vert Doubles
-The top 5 skaters from the overall WCS 99 vert rankings will be invited to participate in the vert doubles competition. They are able to pick partners from the skaters that qualify for the vert competition.

Best Trick Competition
-Top 5 from 99 WCS rankings

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World Cup Skateboarding Biography

The sport of skateboarding has seen many changes over the years. Starting out as a way for surfers to keep in shape when there were no waves, it wasn't long before skateboarding developed it's own identity. From steel wheels to urethane wheels, loose ball bearings to modern sealed bearings, flat pieces of oak to laminated concaved kicked tail and kicked noses, wheelies to heel flips, from the streets to skateparks, local contest to World Cup events, Skateboarding has stood the test of 40 years of change and is here to stay.

World Cup Skateboarding is a result of the changes. WCS grew out the existence of the once thriving National Skateboard Association. Learning from the mistakes that the Skateboard Industry made during the NSA years, former NSA President and Directors, Don & Danielle Bostick have made a commitment to the skaters in developing and directing skateboard competitions around the globe. Focusing on the professional skateboarder, WCS has grown the pro tour since 1994 from 3 events to over 18 events that encompasses the United States, Canada, England, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Switzerland, Austria and Brazil.

In 1993, the idea for WCS came to Don Bostick as a result of having spent four years helping with the Munster Monster Mastership World Cup in Munster, Germany. Even though the skate Industry was at a low, he saw the need for an Organization that encompassed more than just North America and one that worked for the skaters best interests. After a few conversations with Titus Dittman and Danielle Bostick, a vision was born and WCS kicked off its first event in Vancouver, Canada with Slam City Jam in May of 1994.

In 1995, WCS started a ranking system for the pro skaters using what is now come to be called the World Cup Skateboarding Tour. Ed Templeton was crowned the first World Cup Street Champion and Mike Frazier took the honors for Vert. This same year ESPN came to WCS and skateboarding went into the living rooms of millions via the X Games. Tony Hawk came out of retirement.

Between 1996 and 1998, skating was confused about all the attention being received and perceived by television. WCS kept a good mix between the hype, with core events like SPOT, Ventura's Skate Street and the Mystic World Cup. The Vans Triple Crown of Skateboarding events becomes a part of the WCS Tour. Europe goes off and Germany steps up after the skater's boycott of '96. WCS supports the skater's union, it fades fast as skaters realize they can turn to WCS with their concerns. WCS does more to help with Immigration matters for skaters moving to the USA from Europe, Australia, Canada and South America. In 1998, WCS goes to Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first World Cup event in South America. The WCS Web Site: www.wcsk8.com continues to grow in coverage and hits. More and more pro skaters use our web site to stay informed and check their rankings.

In 1999 at the Transworld Skateboarding Industry Conference, the new WCS Competition Guide and RuleBook is passed out to the Industry. As a result of input from many skaters and years of research, rules are defined and formats confirmed. The Book lists the WCS Pool of Judges, Rider Representatives, Event Promoters and Ramp Builders. The book has been sent around the USA and several countries to help local organizations in running competitions. In Canada the book was an aid to the newly sanctioned Amateur series, the Canadian Cup as well as competitions in New Zealand.

New for 2000, WCS is maintaining a Ranking System for North America, Europe and South America as well as a World Ranking (Each year the top skaters are honored at the Transworld Skateboarding Awards). The NBC Gravity Games, Alp Challenge, Skateboarding Grand Prix and GlissExpo join the WCS Tour as point's events. Head Judge, Steve Ruge aka Shrewgy, forms the WCS Judging Pool, thus organizing and scheduling judges for all events. The main criteria being, you have to skate the street and the vert ramp.

Also new for 2000, is new division of WCS, WCS Event Scoring, lead by our Web Site Master and Computer Scoring person, Jason Toutolmin. Jason has created a WCS Scoring Program that is now available upon request as well as a scoring staff for skateboarding or snowboarding events.

Recognized World Wide as the Sanctioning Body for Skateboarding, WCS looks into the future as plans to are being made to include Spain, Australia, Japan, China and Denmark to the WCS Calendar.

Located in Soda Springs, CA. Don and Danielle Bostick are the President and Director. Steve Ruge is the Head Judge and the director of the WCS Judging Pool. Jason Toutolmin is the Web Site Master, and director of WCS Event Scoring. Dave Duncan and Aaron Astorga, announcers. Rider's representatives include Brian Patch, Salman Agah, Neal Hendrix and Kareem Campbell. European Representative is Ralph Middendorf of Germany.

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