Video by Tristan Jewell // Photos by Dean Trirkot //
Last weekend, Bowl-A-Rama hit Sydney once more, bringing the world’s best in skating to Bondi.
While there were veterans like Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek flaunting their skills under the relentless Australian sun, it was 14-year-old Keegan Palmer who stole the show – and he eventually took out the top prize in the Pro Division. Despite his tender age, the Gold Coast talent has been skateboarding for a decade, and didn’t seem at all intimidated by his senior competitors. His poetic display wowed all in attendance and he won first place to a roaring audience, and more importantly, he received a bloody championship belt. Huge:
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We teamed up with Boost Mobile to create this little video summary of Keegan’s best moments from Bowl-A-Rama. With Keegan’s ambitions to represent Australia in the 2020 Olympics as skateboarding makes its debut, we won’t be surprised if we see him on an even bigger global stage soon. Watch it all above, and see some images from the weekend event below:
