Date of Birth: October 10, 1976

Local Spot: My backyard

My Setup: Depends on the terrain. Vert: 8.5 board, don't really know what size trucks, Ricta 60s. Street: 8 board, don't really know truck size, Ricta 54s. Mega: 8.5 board/Big Wheel base, 215 Independent Trucks, Ricta 60s.

What inspires you to skate? Learning something new.

Who do you skate with? Lincoln Ueda, Danny Way, PLG...a lot of guys are fun and some push you to progress. No one pushes me like Danny Way does.

If you could go on a skate trip anywhere in the world, where would you go? China is pretty amazing, Shanghai to be specific. The huge skatepark over there and there's rad street spots. Always easy to travel with Bruno Passos to film and skate with. Brian Flick for photos and skating with, and my wife Veronica to help me with her physical therapy skills and her love. Anyone else who's open to new terrain. Rune Glifberg is one of those guys.

Name two things that are lame: Skating when you're injured and skating all day and not making anything.

Name two things that you love: My family and learning something new.

Things you wish you could do on skateboard: A kickflip ollie 540 would be nice.

Last Words: I hope these aren't my last words.

Photos from the place where extreme happens. Video: Bruno Passos and PK. Photos: PK

Unfortunately for Bob, Mega Ramp innovator Danny Way proved to be a factor in the Rail Jam with his own arsenal of both regular and switch stance tricks. Danny Way was determined to perform despite a badly injured ankle and after several attempts at multiple tricks, Danny set down a switch stance 50-50 that would earn him the Gold in the Big Air Rail Jam event. Bob was now moving into the Vertical Ramp event with one last chance to at Gold but PLG — who decided to skip both the Big Air and Big Air Rail Jam events — was poised and focused on the Gold and proved to be victorious in the Vertical Ramp event.

On the Street course, Hurley Brazil's Rodolfo Ramos ripped his way through the qualifier round earning himself a shot at the podium and possible Gold Medal. AKA Gugu ripped in the finals and threw down big tricks but unfortunately the competition of Paul Rodriguez, Nijah Houston and Adam Dyet would hold Rodolfo off of the podium in the street skating competition.

Some of the top amateur skaters from across the nation were also on hand for the finals of two major amateur contest series. The Home Town Heroes contest series covers the entire nation bringing some of the best amateur skaters to LA to skate the the world class street course during the X Games. Hurley team riders Curren Caples and Nick Fiorini represented their home towns of Ventura and Phoenix in this year's final. Phoenix ripper Nick Fiorini tore his way through the qualifier round into the finals of this years HTH's event.

The second series with their finals being held on the killer street course at this year's X Games was the National High School Skate Association's Futures Am Series. 13 yr old Hurley team rider Caedyn Curto of Hermosa Beach ripped his way into 2nd place for a Silver Medal prize package provided by Powell Skateboards, Bones wheels and bearings and Hurley.

This year's annual shop team challenge contest at X Games 15 saw Hurley team rider David Loy help bring home the Gold for the Active ride shop crew.

In the Skate Park competition, Bruno Passos looked strong on the course and put down some of the best tricks of the contest over the massive cradle gap. Blast master Sergie Ventura aldso drew some clean lines and boosted some huge airs in the qualifier rounds. The competition was stiff and when the dust settled it would be Rune Glifberg, Andy Mac Donald, and Chad Bartie taking the podium positions and the medal home.

In the Skate Park, Legends event Lester Kasai, Steve Alba, and Pat Ngoho ripped up the park course with clean lines and some classic style by some of the riders the made skateboarding what it is today. Skateboard Legends Christian Hosoi, Chris Miller, and Lance Mountain would claim the top three stops making one of the most memorable podiums in skateboarding history.

Congratulations to all our riders who participated and ripped at X Games 15 in Los Angeles and we'll see you next year! — AA

Bruno Passos gives us a run through the biggest week in skate

Thursday July 30th:
This year's skate action will start off Thursday with the Home Town Heroes street skating eliminator with 13yr old Curren Caples representing his hometown of Ventura, Ca. All the way from Phoenix Az is the latest addition to the Hurley Amateur squad Nick Fiorini. The Home Town Heroes contest kicks off at 10:00 am - 12:00pm at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.

Hurley team rider Bob Burnquist will be putting it all on the line on the Mega Ramp in this years Big Air competition held at the Staples Center from 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Friday July 31st:
Hurley rider and Grand For Life organization founder Mike Rogers will be rolling around the Park Course with some talented amputee riders who will be participating in X Games 15 from 11:00 - 11:15 at the Home Depot Center.

Be sure to catch Hurley's Bruno Passos in the Skate Park final at Home Depot Center at 12:15 - 12:30.

Home Town Heroes street skating finalists will go for the gold from 11am-12:00pm at the Home Depot Center. See if Hurley team riders Curren Caples and Nick Fiorini can make the cut and put their home towns and Hurley on the podium.

Hurley Brazil's Rodolfo Ramos will also be skating in the Street Skating eliminators at the Home Depot Center for 1:00-3:00pm.

Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam finals go off at 5:00-5:30 pm at the Staples Center. Check out Hurley rider Bob Burnquist as he goes for full Mega domination.

Saturday August 1st:
See if Hurley Brazil's Rodolfo Ramos has what it takes to make it to the Men's Street Finals at the Home Depot Center 2:00-3:00pm.

See if Hurley Brazil's Bruno Passos has hat it takes to get the gold in the men's skate park eliminator at Home Depot Center 3:30-5:00pm.

See if Bob Burnquist can make a clean sweep at X Games 15 as he competes in the Men's Vertical Final from 6:30-7:30 at the Home Depot Center.

Sunday August 2nd:
Check out the tops skaters from the NHSSA's 2009 Futures Am Series as they compete for top honors in a best trick competition on the X Games 15 street course. Hurley team rider Caedyn Curto will be putting it all on the line at the Home Depot Center from 11am-12pm.

Skate Park finals go off from 12:30-1:30pm at the Home Depot Center, look for Hurley Bruno Passos to be in the finals.

Hurley legends Steve Alba, Lester Kasia, and Pat Ngoho battle for skate park supremacy in the skate park finals from 2-3pm at the Home Depot Center.