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Jesse Fabrizio of Fairfield, Connecticut, is totally focused during his session and was awarded the Central Mass 10 MVP all-around champion title.
Bobby Hommel and his shadow get inverted with his signature hand stand during the mini ramp open skate.
Neena (Beena) Schueller from Gainesville, Florida, rocks the coping during the women’s mini ramp session.
Junior slider Jose Aparicio from Puerto Rico takes flight during the biggest air competition. (Photo by Kent Boynton)
Jacob Jensen of Rochester goes for the big grab with a frontside boneless.
Inline skater Sascha Simms of Keene, New Hampshire, and Thuro Skate Shop of Brookline, thrills the crowd with his high-flying flips off the kicker ramp.
Twelve-year-old Jacsen Kutik of Syracuse, New York, drops in on the big boys’ session. Kutik’s performance won him a podium spot in the junior mini ramp jam.
Max Chadran of Harvard airs out the kicker ramp during the longest-jump contest. (Photo by Rob Williams)
Pro team rider from “All I need” Skateboards Evan Mansolillo of Narragansett, Rhode Island, went off piste for his last trick as he exited the mini ramp over the barrier into the parking lot beyond and was crowned the winner of the Open Mini Ramp Jam.
Laura Nocka of Harvard (left) was the winner of the women’s slide jam and placed second in the downhill. From left: Nocka, Becca Dahm, and Morrah Haeny from Toronto. The women kick hard at the start of their first heat.
A wide variety of (or lack of) protective clothing is seen on the downhill riders. Brian Monk is bare chested while Danny Larocco prefers a full leather kit.
The “kids at play” on Old Littleton Road hit speeds between 30 and 40 miles per hour.
A wide variety of (or lack of) protective clothing is seen on the downhill riders. Brian Monk is bare chested while Danny Larocco prefers a full leather kit.
CMASS staffer and volunteer Simon Weiler of Dorchester takes his last run on the downhill course.
Right: “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” leader Jack “Ponga” Collins from Pennsylvania and his posse of skaters brandish squirt guns, taking aim at unsuspecting photographers.
Colorado Downhill OG legend “Jakoop” wins his downhill heat.
Hammocks from Eagles Nest Outfitters are seen in all the trees around the slide jam hill.
Tyler Desmaris of Salem, New Hampshire, does a layback Coleman slide. Desmaris rides for the NOTB Skate Shop of Salem.
After an emotional tribute, SkateFest founder and host Mike Girard gets a farewell hug on the last day of the festival from longtime participant Steve Kong of Brooklyn, New York. Girard has announced that this is the last year for the festival in Harvard.
