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Stop #3 of Volcom WITP European Tour 2014 - Bregenz, Austria
http://www.volcom.eu/news/results-stop-3-of-volcom-witp-european-tour-2014-bregenz-austria "Best fun ever" is a description of the Volcom Wild In The Parks last week end in Bregenz, Austria; Nevertheless, "genius", "state of art" could be a description of the skatepark, and "shitty", "bone cracking cold" and "rainy" are the words which best describe the weather condition during the event. Upon arrival it was everything but certain whether the event could actually take place. Heavy rains and winds initially hindered the crew to set up. However, after three hours of anxious waiting and contemplating, the sun busted out from clouds and a clear blue sky welcomed the audience. Fortunately, the park dried within a few minutes and ever since there was no holding back for the locals anymore who were eager to rip the park into pieces. The new Skatepark Remise, built and designed by Anker Ramps and Alex Kramer, is one of its kind in the region. Inspired by the huge DIY scene in Scandinavia, the park shares similarities with the Sibab-Skatepark in Malmö: A super smooth park with funky obstacles and a unique overall composition. As the park lies near Lake Constance, the WITP attracted many skaters from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, who certainly knew how to rip the unique mix of transition and street obstacles. The Under 14 division showed some serious commitment and pleased the crowd with huge treflips over the table and boardslides on the roof top rail. One of the many highlights was the attempt from Balsa Marcovic who tried to clear the massive grass gap and despite a bloody elbow, gave it two more tries. The 15-21 division did not give a damn either and pulled some "never seen" trick variations on the bank to quarter obstacle. The "Open" Division was the most popular division of the event. Many big names such as "Daniel Spiegel (Vienna), Octavio Trindade (Erfurt, Germany), Alex Schulz (Stuttgar
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