The Longford skate park heated up on Sunday with riders from around Tasmania and an international rider taking on the jumps and nailing gnarly tricks to impress judges at the Skate Park Leagues' competition.
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The scooter riders were up first, and in the 15-and-over bracket Californian rider Caeden Maggiora took home a gold medal, Rocky Barron a silver medal and Nicholas Ungerhofer a bronze medal.
On scooters in the 14-and-under category Jack Wing took first place, followed by Charlie Artis in second and Zeke Richardson in third.
The BMX riders were next with Gian Gudge taking home gold in the 15-and-over age group.
The day featured skateboard, scooter and BMX heats for competitors of all ages, with scores contributing to a state-based ladder for each discipline.
This was the second SPL competition in Longford, despite there being talks to relocate the skate park in 2017, due to a recommendation to the Northern Midlands Council to move it before a refurbishment of the velodrome.
The first SPL competition this year at the park was held back in March.
Previous state events this year have been held in Cygnet, Launceston, Kangaroo Bay, Blackmans Bay, George Town and one will be held in North Hobart in December.
The final event of the day was for the largest and most popular discipline of the event, the skateboarders.
Skater Mia Sice finished first in the 12-and-under age group, followed by Lewis Curnin and Jake Smith.
In the 16-and-under age group Logan Reardon took top place on the skating podium and Brandan Austen finished second.
Followed by Jay Casey winning the open male skate competition, with Joel Holten placing second and Ashlee Holton finishing third. There are seven more rounds of the Tasmanian SPL before the state's overall top three are decided in each category.
SPL competitions are grassroots events organised by the YMCA which focus on embracing the culture around the parks and bringing the surrounding communities together with positive use of the space.
The SPL was launched in partnership with the Victorian Skateboarding Association in 2007 and expanded nationally in 2017.
The NMC, Skate Australia, YMCA of Hobart, Bad Boy Australia, Element, Know Your Odds, Goliath Skate, Skater Maps, Scooter Hut and Root Industries partnered with SPL to deliver the competition to Longford.
