THE 2009 MALOOF MONEY CUP IS OVER! IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND OF SKATING. EVERYBODY IN THE CONTEST RIPPED THEIR HEARTS OUT!! CURREN CAPLES AND LOUIE LOPEZ SKATED IN THE AM STREET, LOUIE FINISHED 7TH PLACE, LUAN OLIVIERA COULDN'T MAKE THE EVENT DUE TO AN ILLNESS, GET BETTER LUAN. MARK APPLEYARD AND DAVID GONZALEZ BOTH MADE IT TO PRO STREET FINALS WITH FLYING COLORS, ENDING 8TH PLACE AND 10TH PLACE RESPECTIVELY. STREET COURSE DESIGNER GEOFF ROWLEY MADE IT TO THE SEMIS AND THEN BOWED OUT GRACEFULLY, DUE TO AN ANKLE INJURY. BOB BURNQUIST WAS 3RD PLACE IN THE PRO VERT. THE LEVEL AT THIS CONTEST WAS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING.

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