ESPN's B3 Thunders Over Louisville
Crowds Gather at Waterfront Park to Watch Planes, Bikes & Fireworks

Louisville, KY---Competition continued today at the fifth annual B3 Bikes,
Boards and Blades at Waterfront Park in Louisville, KY. After more than
6,500 spectators came to witness the action yesterday, more than 29,500
spectators swarmed the downtown venue for a day of exciting action. More
than 250 alternative sport athletes from around the world will compete here
throughout the weekend in three sports divided into nine disciplines
including Aggressive In-line Skating; vert and street, skateboarding; vert
and street and Bicycle Stunt; vert, street and flatland.

Up for grabs is more than $100, 000 in cash prizes and an invitation to the
seventh annual
X Games to be held in Philadelphia, PA this August. Today athletes
qualified in preliminary rounds in the sport of Aggressive In-line Skating
park while medals were awarded in the categories of Aggressive In-line
Skating vert, Skateboarding park, and Bicycle Stunt vert. All events at B3
are FREE. Competition continues through Sunday.

Aggressive In-Line Skating
In the men's park preliminaries, a field of 25 skaters attacked the park
course for the top 10 slots going into the finals tomorrow. Pulling off
technical tricks and a consistent run to impress the judges, Jaren Grob of
Orem, UT set the standard as he used every part of the street course in his
run to finish ahead of the other contenders. Franky Morales of Miami Beach,
FL and Brian Murphy of Detroit, MI claimed 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
The final will be held tomorrow.

Bicycle Stunt
The vert final reiterated why Jamie Bestwick of Woodward, PA is widely
considered one of the best BMX Vert riders around. Bestwick held nothing
back as he battled the wind and the rest of the field on his way to B3 gold.
Kevin Robinson of East Providence, RI took the silver and made history after
successfully pulling a no-handed flair (one-half rotation upside-down) for
the first time in Bicycle Stunt vert competition. Simon Tabron of Bristol,
England took third place after completing two solid runs. The Bicycle Stunt
park contest will be held tomorrow.

Skateboarding
In the park finals, Chad Fernandez busted open a bag full of tricks which
included everything from kick flips to tail slides. The Huntington Beach, CA
native put together a run that was not only creative and powerful but had a
fluidity that set his run apart from the rest. In his final run, Kyle
Berard of Virginia Beach, VA landed a number of difficult flip tricks at
high speed to take Silver podium. Chris Senn of Grass, CA linked together a
fast powerful run to skate to the bronze.

ESPN's B3 was conceived in 1997 after the growth and success of the ESPN X
Games. The event which is in its' fifth year has grown to become a proving
ground for professional action sport athletes. This B3 is the third year
ESPN is teaming with the Kentucky Derby Festival in conjunction with Thunder
Over Louisville, the country's largest display of fireworks. ESPN and ESPN2
will combine to televise approximately 55 hours of programming, including
re-airs, encore presentations and 8 hours of original programming of B3.
For more event information, log on to www.expn.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 21 RESULTS
BICYCLE STUNT
Men's Vert Final

Athlete Hometown Score

1. Jamie Bestwick Woodward, PA 95.50
2. Kevin Robinson E. Providence RI 91.00
3. Simon Tabron Bristol, England 89.50
4. Dennis McCoy KC, MO 87.75
5. Jay Eggleston Denver, CO 87.50
6. John Parker Gilbert, AZ 86.50
7. Koji Kraft Addison, IL 85.00
8. Zack Shaw London, England 82.50
9. Stephan Geisler Nuurnberg, Germany 82.25
10. Jimmy Walker Chicago, IL 81.75


SATURDAY, APRIL 21 RESULTS
SKATEBOARDING
Men's Park Final

Athlete Hometown Score

1. Chad Fernandez Huntington, CA 100
2. Kyle Berard Virginia Beach, VA 90
3. Chris Senn Grass, CA 80
4. Donny Barley Groton, CT 75
5. Pat Channita Garden, CA 70
6. Toebee Parkhurst Hartford, CT 65
7. Andy Macdonald San Diego, CA 60
8. Fabrizio Santos Costa, CA 55
9. Willy Santos San Diego, CA 50
10. Dan Pageau Montreal, Canada 45


SATURDAY, APRIL 21 RESULTS
AGGRESSIVE IN-LINE
Men and Women's Vert Final


Athlete Hometown Score

1. Taig Khris Paris, France 77.25
2. Takeshi Yasutoko Osaka, Japan 75.75
3. Ito Yasutoko Osaka, Japan 73.25
4. Shane Yost Lauceston, Australia 73.00
5. Sam Fogarty Melbourne, Australia 68.75
6. Mike Budnik Irvine, CA 67.50
7. Fabiola da Silva Sao Paulo, Brazil 67.25
8. Andre Englehart Lansdale, PA 65.75
9. Marc Englehart Landale, PA 65.50
10. Matt Lindenmuth Kutztown, PA 61.00

ESPN's B3 Thunders Over Louisville Day 3