Bucky Lasek Edges PLG to Win Skate Vert at Panasonic Open
June 21, 2008 – 9:29 pm PT by GregTags: AST, Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Panasonic Open, PLG —
Bucky Lasek - Baltimore 2008 - cr. AST
The second time was the charm for Baltimore-native Bucky Lasek, who last year was unable to find the podium last year in his hometown at the Panasonic Open. This year, he was healthy and ready and took a thrilling final over Pierre-Luc Gagnon, winning by just .25 points. Of course, last year’s Panasonic Open champ Shaun White wasn’t on hand this time around, but Lasek’s 93.75 would have been hard to beat.
Following PLG was Bob Burnquist and Andy Macdonald, with young Adam Taylor rounding out the top five.
What, you weren’t there? You didn’t see it live? Didn’t see it on USA? Well, here are some highlights for you…
2008 Panasonic Open
Skate Vert Finals
June 21, 2008 / Baltimore, MD
1st - Lasek, Bucky - 93.75
2nd - Gagnon, Pierre-Luc - 93.5
3rd - Burnquist, Bob - 84.75
4th - Macdonald, Andy - 83.75
5th - Taylor, Adam - 80.50
6th - Millar, Renton - 78.75
7th - Mayer, Danny - 76.50
8th - Hendrix, Neal - 75.75
9th - Dias, Sandro - 70.00
10th - Lorifice, Rob - 69.00
