Skater of the Year Winner

With the initial event being postponed due to snow, the Seize Promotions Skater of the Year 2009 took place this past weekend at Haven Skate Park in North Haven, CT. HEAL was lucky enough to be a part of this event and would like to thank Seize Promotions, Artifact Skate Shop, and Haven for having HEAL up for the event.

There was an amazing turn out of competitors with an even more amazing level of talent displayed at the event. From the intermediate to advanced groups both were equally as entertaining and the skaters really had to work to win their rounds.

The advanced class was packed with some crazy young kids giving the veterans a run for their money (literally with a $200 cash prize for the winner). There is no doubt next year, or in this case due to the weather this years, SOTY event will be even more promising with the younger talent being able to throw down and make the top 5 again if not win it next time.

Here is a small video recap from Artifact Skate Shop on youtube.

With the Winter X Games just around the corner everyone is starting to feel the excitement for what will surely be another amazing set of competitions with the greatest winter action sports athletes in the world. This year will be the first time the Winter X Games will have 2 adaptive competitions for medal results. Not only do the athletes compete for X Games medal they will be broadcasted live on TV.

New this year to the line up is the Adaptive Snocross race. This will feature athletes that have suffered injuries in the past but are competing again to show the true spirit of an action sport athlete. HEAL is incredibly proud to have both Doug Henry and Mike Schultz competing in this event. Both are past X Games medalist and are the top competitors for this event. Doug will also be competing in the Mono-Ski event at the X Games this year.

ESPN has just put up an article about the addition of the Snocross adaptive race and talks about both Doug and Mike for this years exciting new addition to the X Games program.

Go check out the great article to learn more about the event and the athletes that HEAL is lucky enough to be supporting in this event. Winter X Snocross write up on ESPN

Both Doug Henry and Mike Schultz have signature shirts either in our online store or coming very soon to it. So go check out the online store http://shop.healclothing.com and show your support for these athletes as well.