Red Bull Roller Coaster 2019: The Hellride Returns To Munich In June
The Red Bulle Roller Coaster is back for 2019 the event will be taking place in Munich on June 29, 2019, with an exciting downhill slopestyle course and an all-star line up of skaters from around the world including last years winner Jake Ilardi.
Press Release: Red Bull Roller Coaster 2019: The Hellride Returns
Good news for all skateboard enthusiasts: After a spectacular premiere at Munich Mash 2018, Red Bull Roller Coaster is set to return to the terraces of Munich‘s Olympiapark this year again on June 29th. Combining elements of transition and street skateboarding into a unique downhill slope-style course, Red Bull Roller Coaster will once again determine who really is the most versatile skateboarder and brings the best of both worlds. While staying true to the original course design that provided a challenging playground for the riders, the innovative design of Red Bull Roller Coaster will be carefully tweaked and extended in 2019 to create a smooth line with exciting new features and trick options.
Quick throwback to 2018: In the very last run of the finals, Jake Ilardi (USA) delivered what can only be described as a full-throttle assault. Hailing from Sarasota, Florida, the 22-year-old nailed an incredible line with a cab heelflip indy on the rainbow ramp, followed by a perfect bigspin frontside boardslide down the rail with only seconds to adjust his feet, went on to hammer a full-speed backside 360 tuckknee with massive airtime over the “Wipeout Watergap“ only to shut the place down seconds later with a huge bigspin flip indy on the “Highstriker Quarter“. While a visibly stoked Jake rolled away from his final banger, the other finalists already went completely nuts – just like the huge crowd of spectators that had covered the terraces of Munich’s Olympiapark to the very last square meter.
Sure enough, Jake Ilardi is going to return to Munich this year to defend his title of “Most Versatile Skateboarder“: “I love the concept of the Red Bull Roller Coaster. It’s a perfect mix of street, transition, and cruising down a snake run. Super fun! Winning the first edition in 2018 was unexpected and pretty crazy. I am looking forward to coming back to Munich this summer!“
He will be joined by last year’s finalists Danny Leon (ESP) and Alex Sorgente (USA) as well as female pro skaters Fabiana Delfino (USA) and Candy Jacobs (NLD) to compete against the soon-to-be-announced new entrants that include 16-year-old young gun and Toy Machine rider CJ Collins (USA) as well as Liam Pace (USA), who scored a wildcard to the event at this year‘s Simple Session in February. While staying true to the original concept that makes Red Bull Roller Coaster unique and fun, creative mastermind Oli Bürgin has taken his time to tweak the one-of-a-kind slope-style course he invented and built exclusively for Red Bull Roller Coaster: “I am thrilled to bring the Red Bull Roller Coaster back to Munich this summer. We updated and improved the original track, to offer a fun and exciting experience to some of the world’s best skateboarders.“
Stay tuned for the final roster to compete at Red Bull Roller Coaster 2019. For those who cannot make it to the entrance-free Munich Mash 2019 on Saturday, June 29th, Red Bull Roller Coaster will be broadcasted live on Red Bull TV
Schedule:
Thursday, June 27 National qualifiers
Friday, June 28 Qualification for Finals
Saturday, June 29 Finals
