ACTION SPORTS SUPERSTAR SHAUN WHITE TO COMPETE AT WEST 49 CANADIAN OPEN PRESENTED BY XBOX AT HAMILTON’S COPPS COLISEUM THIS FALL
Each fall, The West 49 Canadian Open presented by Xbox brings the world’s best professional skateboarders to Southern Ontario, and this year it will bring one of the biggest names in the world as Shaun White competes on the KD Quarter-Pipe in the ‘highest air’ competition when the event comes to Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum September 29-October 2.
Shaun White, the two-sport athlete (snowboarding and skateboarding) is quite simply the biggest name in the world of Action Sports. White took home gold medals in halfpipe at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and Winter X Games and recently won two ESPY Awards for “Best Olympian” and “Favourite Male Action Sports Athlete”.
Beginning this Saturday, August 5 at noon, fans will be able to purchase tickets to see White compete along with other fan favourites Bucky Lasek, Canadian Pierre-Luc Gagnon Ryan Sheckler, Chris Haslam, Eric Koston, Lacey Baker, Lyn-Z Adams and a full field of the best skateboarders in the world. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling (905) 546-7666 in Hamilton or (905) 481-4444 outside of Hamilton, or by visiting www.canadianopenskateboard.com or www.ticketmaster.ca.
New this year is a special Edge 102.1 ‘West 49 Canadian Open Edge Pass’ which includes weekend admission to the West 49 Canadian Open presented by Xbox, a limited edition West 49 CO t-shirt, exclusive access to a special autograph session on Friday, September 29th, and a slice of pizza all for $58.50 plus taxes. In addition, five lucky ‘Edge Pass’ holders will be randomly selected to win an exclusive back stage ‘meet and greet’ with Shaun White.
The annual professional skateboarding event, one of the premier stops on the World Cup Skateboarding Tour, features the sports top skateboarders competing for $75,000 US in prize money in the Billabong Street Course, Rail Rumble, and the KD Invitational Quarter-Pipe competitions.
“The West 49 Canadian Open gets bigger and better each year, and having Shaun White compete, along with the move to a bigger venue at Copps Coliseum, takes the event to a whole new level,” said Mark Taylor, vice president of IMG Canada event properties. “I know that all of the skaters are excited to show off their stuff for the fans in Southern Ontario this fall.”
