Rune Wins ProTec... Again! He's World Champion Too!
by: Brink | Sunday, May 18, 2008 | 28 comments
So yesterday, at the fourth annual ProTec Pool Party, Rune Glifberg won for the second year in a row and his third out of four Pool Parties. Yes indeed... three. Rune won the first year in 2005, got second place against Omar Hassan in 2006 and came back to win '07 and '08. Let is be known that vert legend and dude who's skating and style never seem to be inhibited by age, Chris Miller, has won all four years in the Masters division... yeah, he doesn't ride for us or anything, but much respect due.
I was a tad distracted by all the chaos going on, and trying to get a decent photo or two because I forgot my flash like an amateur, but a few of the bangers I saw Rune throw down included a backside nosegrinds, switch backside flips, the most stylish backlips in the biz and a back tail shove out in the tight corner that had the entire place going apeshit.
Earlier in the day, before the finals, World Cup Skateboarding held an awards ceremony for the past year of competition and Rune was also pronounced World Champion! I'd say it was a pretty good day for Mr. Glifberg.
Dayummmm Rune! Slow your roll, homey! You're makin' it all look too easy! No man, seriously, congratulations, you're always ripping.
etniesforlife
May 18, 2008go rune !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Etnies be proud!
May 18, 2008RUNE IS THE BEST POOL SK8ter ever...
Jimmy
May 18, 2008Go rune go rune go rune!!!!!
the king of skateboarding
DENMARK
May 18, 2008Rune Glifberg du er så sej mand. Du gør danmark stolt...
TILYKKE FRA HELE DANMARK
Jamie AUS
May 18, 2008well deserved
lol cat
May 18, 2008World champ and he gets an Epi?
Soeren SWEDEN
May 18, 2008so sick man. Rune is just the best poolskater
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May 18, 2008More coverage? Congrats Runa
Elissa
May 18, 2008World Champ again!!! :-)
Future Tony Hawk skateboardingproskategameguy
May 18, 2008Results
1. Rune Glifberg = The best skater ever
2. Omar Hassan
3 Bucky Lasek
4. Bob Burnquist
Rune won again..so sick
May 18, 2008Rockstar Rune!
Flexan
May 18, 2008He is the man. Best style ever so muvh flow...!
gonz
May 19, 2008Omar is the man.. most consistent runs with such style in those old bones. they should have split it three ways.. the top three could have easily been placed any which way!!!! and Def shouts to Miller.. he should be made to enter the pro division. alioop 270 backwards 5-0 on lock!!!
maa
May 19, 2008yeah rune
new_sk8r
May 19, 2008hey rune congrats. oh n hey this is 4 anybody to answer, im a new sk8r n i just learned how 2 ollie n im not sure wut i should learn next n e suggestions?
LittlePaw NYC
May 19, 2008Rune - congrats on the win!!!
No name no name
May 19, 2008CONGRATS TO THE BEST SKATEBOARDER IN THE WORLD......!!!!!!!!!
DK
May 20, 2008Rune du er alt for dope, stort tillykke herfra..
jeg håber så sandelig Geoff & fox fra FLIP giver dig lidt mere i løn hehe.. du må gøre dem alle stolte.
alt godt fremover herfra:)
scott
May 20, 2008Sick air in that first pic! ;)
Mike
May 20, 2008This proves once and for all that hard work and sticking to those long hours skating pays off. Congratulations Rune keep those crazy switch kickflip fakie lines coming for years to come.
Anyone who saw Rune at the Bondi Bowl Masters knew That this win was coming as he destroyed the shallow end dropping in and carving three walls then into the deep end followed by a crazy tailslide around the corner! That in itself was just awesome to see from such a consistent skater who is always trying the hardest tricks in the most diificult situations possible.
gustavo&gabriel
May 21, 2008yeahhh!!
Congrats Rune =))
Johnny F.
May 21, 2008RUNE ROCKS!!! CONGRATS TO THE BEST POOL SK8TBOARDER!!!
Madsen
May 26, 2008Rune,, du er den sejeste "poolskater" .! ;}
it's good to be dane!
May 29, 2008Rune, du er for nice!!
Vi er stolte over dine præstationer
Francisco Gagliardo
May 31, 2008Great Rune congratulations, go. The Skateboarding is a wonderfull sport and you are the bigest on ramp champ.
I wish what your team Flip come´s to Ecuador is a bautiful Country............................
Go man Go.................................
Ricky [mf] Kirwan
Jun 11, 2008Hey new_sk8r. Try gettin your kickflips down, after that everything gets easier, from there go to heelflips, varials, 360 shuvs, tres, so on and so forth dude, keep skating man
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Daron Schwert
Jun 14, 2008wow rune aint gonna give up any time soon p.s RUNE IS THE FUCKIN AWESOMEST SKATA!!!
SKATEboard kid
Jun 25, 2008wtf why does he have a les paul hahahah
oh well good job Rune...