Interio Stunt Cup 2015

The annual Interio Stunt Cup tournament in St. Petersburg became the biggest stunt event of the year. At the end of the season many riders came together to hang out, and some to fight for prizes. Most represented European Russia, but there were guys from Khabarovsk and Belarus. We haven't had a competition like this for a long time!

The well-known pro rider Rafał Pasierbek (Stunter13) from Poland was invited as a special guest; he judged and put on a show!

The start of the competition day was tiring, since the organizers mixed amateurs and pro riders. As a result, the judges and spectators had to sit through lots of amateur freestyle runs. Only the TOP 10, made up of experienced riders, went through to the final, so the real competition only began at the end of the day. Most tried to ride in a modern style, but everyone's set of tricks was different, so the judges had to rack their brains. The judges also had different views of the sport, so the placings raised questions.

Vitaly Pasevich — 1st place

On the total of two runs, the win went to experienced Belarusian rider Vitaly Pasevich, who had a well-practiced routine with a decent set of tricks in all categories. Vetal consistently adds new tricks every season, making his freestyle harder, and this year he did:

• Wheelie: seated coaster, tsunami, high chair scrape, figure eight in positions off the tank, power circles with a spin without a ride-out, jump into a special K.
• Acrobatics: headstand, switchback elevator, coffin zero, acid drop, steered cross
• Stoppie: kangaroo, unconvincing one-hand and special K
• Drift: figure eight releasing one hand
• Flat: whip, bunny hop

Nikita Pokusai — 2nd place

Nikita Pokusai from Khabarovsk not only gave Vetal serious competition but also clearly outrode him in speed in drifting and flat. But stunt riding isn't just drifting. It would be interesting to see Nikita in Europe: he is the fastest and most aggressive Russian rider, with a modern European style. In the final he did:

• Wheelie: straight-line jump sequence with a spread, circle combo in positions off the tank, tsunami, special K circle, whip 360
• Acrobatics: headstand into coffin zero
• Stoppie: unconvincing straight-line stoppie
• Drift: figure eight into a side position, special K, wide circle on the rev limiter
• Flat: whip, whip 360

Anton Volkov — 3rd place

Anton Volkov from Moscow rode a true freestyle with his signature tricks. As always, very cool power circles and acrobatics.

• Wheelie: wide power circles, crouched spin, figure eight releasing one hand, spin
• Acrobatics: steered switchback cross, switchback burnout
• Stoppie: stoppie 160 into a wheelie
• Drift: circle
• Flat: bunny hop

We were lucky with the weather, everything was well organized, and the suspense lasted until the final, so the tournament was a success! Big thanks to St. Petersburg for not leaving Russian stunt riding without tournaments this year and for the chance to see a top world rider live!