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Brett Banasiewicz mid-flip. He landed three of these
to win the competition.

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The Big Air Triples event certainly lived up to its
name.

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15-year-old Banasiewicz celebrates the win.

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Crowd pleaser Andy Mac soars through the air.AUGUSTA, GA (June 19, 2010) James Brown Arena fans were witness to action sports history tonight when Brett Banasiewicz (South Bend, Ind.), nailed not only one, but three double front flips to win ASA Entertainment s second ASA Big Air Triples event of the 2010 season. The 15-year old topped dirt jumper James Foster (Redlands, Calif.), who took second place, and Vince Byron (Brisbane, Aus.), who tied with T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, Calif.) for third, on his way to the title.

[Before the competition] I thought I had a shot at winning, but I didn t know I would, said Banasiewicz. This is great.

Banasiewicz took a circuitous route to the top when he lost his head-to-head match-up against Kyle Baldock (Queensland, Aus) in the event s quarter-finals and found himself facing Colton Satterfield (Salt Lake City, Utah) in the Battle Back Round. The Battle Back Round gives all of the riders who are defeated in Round 1 and the quarter-finals one more chance to make it to the event s semi-final round as the Lucky Loser. Knowing he had only one run to beat Satterfield, Banasiewicz attempted for the first time in his life a double front flip over the first jump and landed it with ease. It was more than enough to advance him to the next bracket of the Battle Back Round against Austin Coleman (Lake Forest, Calif.) and Mike Spinner (Miami, Fla.)

Mere hours before the competition, Coleman had returned from the emergency room where he received stitches in his tongue from a cut he sustained during practice earlier that day. He crashed during his Battle Back Round run, leaving Banasiewicz to contend with Spinner for the last event semi-finals spot. Wanting the choice to be clear, Banasiewicz attempted another double front flip, this time following it up with a tail-whip over the second jump and a double tail-whip off the quarter-pipe. The run advanced him past Spinner and brought him back into the main competition s semi-finals round against Byron.

Executing a third run with a double front flip over the first jump, Banasiewicz rode into the finals along with Foster. Even though he saw Foster go down with a hard landing in his first finals run, which ultimately took him out of the competition, Banasiewicz attempted a fourth double front-flip. It was unsuccessful, but he threw down a clean, skillfully executed second run which won him the title.

Tonight was the first time I had ever tried the double-front, revealed Banasiewicz. I was with Napolitan recently and I watched him do it. And, I wanted to do something big for the fans and the ASA, so I thought, why not ? Napolitan executed the first-ever double front flip at X Games 15.

What s next for Banasiewicz? A couple of runs with combination doubles, was his response.

After the BMX competition, the ASA Big Air Triples course was adjusted slightly for skateboarders who took to the 195-foot long course, with two 25-foot jumps and a 12-foot quarter-pipe. Andy Macdonald (Boston, Mass.), Adam Taylor (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), Benji Galloway (North Augusta, GA), Brian Patch (Bloomington, Ind.) and Phil Hajal (Trinidad and Tobago) rode for the fans, jamming for the Best Run of the evening. It was the first time skateboarders had ever ridden the ASA Big Air Triples ramps. Macdonald thrilled fans with old school and new school tricks, while Taylor showed everyone why he s called the Adam Bomb , and Galloway displayed the skills that made him one of the best all-terrain pros.

ASA Entertainment s events are brought to millions of fans worldwide via both domestic and international television networks. This fall, the ASA Big Air Triples Augusta event will be featured on Fox Sports Net. Stay tuned to www.bigairtriples.com or www.actionsportstour.com for dates and times.