Tagline: An Exciting, feature-length adventure from Expo's Transworld Skateboard Championship. The TransWORLD Skateboarding Championships were held in 1986 at Expo 86 in Vancouver, the last Worl... View more

Tagline: An Exciting, feature-length adventure from Expo's Transworld Skateboard Championship. The TransWORLD Skateboarding Championships were held in 1986 at Expo 86 in Vancouver, the last World’s Fair in North America. The event was organized and sanctioned by the Canadian Pro-Am Skateboard Association (CPASA), which invited skateboard associations worldwide to send five-person amateur teams. Each team was required to include at least one female skater. In total, 22 teams from 17 countries competed, along with many of the top professional skateboarders of the time. The contest is widely regarded as the first World Skateboarding Championships. It reflected Expo 86’s theme, “World in Motion,” and featured multiple skateboarding disciplines, including vert, freestyle, slalom, bowl riding, and 360 events. Rodney Mullen won freestyle, Steve Caballero won bowl riding, and Tony Hawk won vert. With appearances by skaters such as Jeff Phillips and Claus Grabke, large crowds, and extensive footage, it became one of the largest and most important skateboarding contests ever filmed. Ad Copy For The Video: Look out for RADICAL MOVES A True Adventure from EXPO’s TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dear Mom and Dad: There is something I’ve wanted to tell you for the past two weeks, but I knew if I told you. you wouldn’t let me go. I’m going to Canada, to the Expo in Vancouver, for the Transworld Skateboard Championships. Now don’t have a mental breakdown! I’ll be fine! I’ve got everything I Need — money, food and clothes. I’m 18 and I can take care of myself. Please try to understand how I feel. This is going to be the biggest skating event ever! Pros and amateurs from all over the world are going to be there… I’ll only be gone two weeks. This really means a lot to me. Please don’t think this is just another one of my radical moves! I love You. Steve PS. Please feed Ollie and Grind while I’m gone. 87 Minutes – Rated PG Coming to Your Dealer November I on VHS Produced by Western Arts 7 Entertainment P.O. BOX 2198 Sandy, Utah 84091 Show less