7 Maloof Money Cup Misses
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This one's strictly dry land, however.
Skateboarder Chris Cole, who needed a score of 93 going into his final run Sunday, put up at 97 to win his third consecutive Maloof's Money Cup at the Orange County Fairgrounds.
San Marcos-based Cole--who finished with a total score of 286.33 to Nyjah Huston's 281.67 and third-place finisher Sean Malto's 281.33--took home $100,000 (unless he hit the fair on the way to his ride).
Here are the six other things we missed out there this weekend:
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| A Lakers hero and Maloof who is not Buster are in this photo. |
- Pierre-Luc Gagnon hoisting his $75,000 check after winning the Carl's Jr Pro Vert Challenge, the X Games champion's second big win in the past two weeks.
- Leticia Bufoni, a 17-year-old from Brazil, winning the $25,000 girls' skateboard street contest.
EchaudIshod Wair taking the skateboard street amateur final.
- Dave Gravette pulling away with $10,000 after pulling off the best trick, a rail grind that ended with his flipping his board for what he calls a 50-50 kick flip. It took him 20 tries to perfect it for judges.
- Mitchie Brusco getting the OC amateur Vert Challenge crown.
- Rubbing shoulders with Sacramento Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof, LA Lakers NBA Finals hero Ron Artest and Buster Maloof--one of whose shoulders may have left me with fleas. (Buster's a dog.)
We can see what we missed on Fox Sports Net, which is scheduled to repeat its televised coverage at noon Aug. 28.





























