Skills Park Rookie Fest 2024 in Winterthur

8 – 9 June 2024 | Street and Park, Skills Park in Winterthur

During the weekend of 8 and 9 June 2024, the 2024 Swiss Skateboard Championships will crown the national champions in the Street and Park disciplines. Both disciplines will take place this year in the Skills Park in Winterthur. On the same day, the Skills Park Rookie Fest will also be held in the same skatepark: the only Swiss qualifying stage for the World Rookie Skateboard Tour.Skills Park Rookie Fest

Registration for the Skills Park Rookie Fest takes place online

The Swiss Skateboard Championship 2024 is also part of the worldwide amateur and junior competition series World Rookie Tour. By taking part in the Swiss Skateboard Championship Street, you can qualify for the World Rookie Finals in Prague (CZE) from September 27th to 29th. At the WRT Tour, the qualification places and points are awarded according to the age categories Groms (born 2008 and younger) and Rookies (born 2004 to 2007):

  • Best 3 at the event qualify directly for the World Rookie Finals
  • Top 10 according to the tour ranking qualify for the World Rookie Finals (Rookies Girls, Rookies Boys and Grom Boys)
  • Top 1 Boys and Girls across all age categories receive the participation fee and accommodation (Friday to Sunday) including breakfast and dinner financed

Skills Park Rookie Fest

Program

Saturday 08.06.24, Street:

  • 11.00 Open Practice
  • 12.40 Riders Meeting
  • 12.50 Warp up U16
  • 13.00 Qualifications Street U16
  • 14.00 Warm up Elite
  • 14.15 Open Practice
  • 15.50 Warm up U16
  • 16.00- 18.00 Finals
  • 18.30 Price Giving

Sunday 09.06.24, Park

  • 14.00 Open Practice
  • 14.40 Riders Meeting
  • 14.50 Warm Up U16
  • 15.00 Qualifications U16
  • 16.00 Warm Up Elite
  • 16.10 Qualification Park Elite
  • 17.00 Open Practice
  • 16.30- 18.30 Finals
  • 19.00- 19.30 Price Giving

Partecipation fees

  • U16 categories CHF 15.- including entry to the Skills Park
  • Elite categories CHF 25.- including entry to the Skills Park

Spectators pay CHF 3.- entry and receive a voucher for consumption (areas for spectator standing in and around the skate park are marked on the ground)

Directions: The Skills Park is located at Lagerplatz 17, 8400 Winterthur (location on Google Maps)

Participants and spectators are advised to travel by public transport via Winterthur train station. This is about a 10-minute walk from the Skills Park. There are various public parking garages within a 5-minute walk. We recommend using the Halle53 parking garage at Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 4, 8400 Winterthur. This is located directly opposite the small Portier bistro.

Skills Park Rookie Fest

Partecipation in the event is open to everyone. Anyone can register for the event and take part in the qualification. Further information can be found in the Swiss Skateboard Championships 2024 guidelines. The event zones are closed to competition from the practice up to and including the awards ceremony.