California Free Former also used to sponsor skateboarding competitions, including the California Free Former World Skateboard Championships held at the
Long Beach Sports Arena. (Original and reenacted footage from the Free Former World Skateboard Championships was prominently featured in the feature film
Lords of Dogtown.) The California Free Former World Professional Skateboard Championships were held at the Long Beach Arena in
California. The first competition in the summer of 1976 was the largest skateboard competition ever held up until that time. Its significant cash prizes changed skateboarding history and created a professional tier in the sport.
1976 results • Men's Freestyle: 1-
Chris Chaput, 2-Ed Nadalin, 3-Mike Weed, 4-Gary Kocot, 5-
Russ Howell • Men's Slalom: 1-Henry Hester, 2-Bob Piercy, 3-Mike Williams • Women's Freestyle: 1-Ellen Berryman, 2-Laura Thornhill, 3-Ellen O’Neal • Women's Slalom: 1-Desiree Von Essen, 2-
Terry Brown, 3-Robin Logan • Consecutive 360s: 1-Bob Jarvis, 2-Chris Chaput, 3-Gary Kocot, 4- Steve Shipp, 5-Ed Nadalin
Sept 24-25, 1977 results • Men's Freestyle: 1-Bob Mohr, 2-Mike Weed, 3-
Ty Page, 4-Ed Nadalin • Men's Slalom: 1-John Hutson, 6.515 seconds 2-Bobby Piercy, 6.526 sec. 3-Randy Smith, 6.605 sec. 4-Greg Taie, 6.612 sec. • Women's Freestyle: 1-Ellen Berryman, 2-Ellen O’Neal, 3-Laura Thornhill • Women's Slalom: 1-
Terry Brown, 2-Kim Cespedes, 3-Desiree Von Essen • Consecutive 360s: 1-
Russ Howell, 2-Paul Hoffman, 3-Ed Nadalin, 4-Steve Shipp • High Jump: 1- Bryan Beardsley, 2-Jerry Pattison, 3-Brent McCullogh • Barrel Jump: 1-
Tony Alva (17 barrels), 2-Paul Hoffman, 3-Ed Nadalin, 4-Steve Shipp The poster for the 1977 event was done by artist / designer
Jim Evans. ==References==