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"\"&lt;p&gt;Foundation came out on top, with Angel Ramirez and Nick Merlino skating hard all night. Angel skated every obstacle as Foundation&amp;#8217;s only pro. That hard work payed off with a nice little payday for Angel. Nick Merlino wound up with Top Am honors and\\u00a0 Jani Laitiala killed it for Blind and took Top Pro Performance. &lt;a href=\\\"\\/features\\/2009-vans-downtown-showdown-photos\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;You can see Sam Muller&amp;#8217;s photos from the night here&lt;\\/a&gt;.\\u00a0 Click on the thumbnails below to see videos from each obstacle.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overall Team Winner:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Foundation ($30,000)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Blind ($ 15,00)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Toy Machine ($5,000)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Am Performance:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNick Merlino, Foundation ($5,000)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Pro Performance:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJani Laitiala, Blind ($10,000)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Girl&amp;#8217;s Little China Girl:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Zered Bassett, Zoo York&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Angel Ramirez, Foundation&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Ron Deily, Zoo York&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;a href=\\\"\\/features\\/vans-downtown-showdown-video-highlights\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000091295\\\" title=\\\"picture-32\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-32.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"picture-32\\\" width=\\\"257\\\" height=\\\"132\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flip&amp;#8217;s Extremely Sorry:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Jani Laitiala, Blind&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Nick Trapasso, Toy Machine&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Louie Lopez, Flip&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;a href=\\\"\\/features\\/2009-vans-downton-showdown-flips-extremely-sorry-video\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000091296\\\" title=\\\"picture-42\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-42.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"picture-42\\\" width=\\\"250\\\" height=\\\"165\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/skateboarding.transworld.net\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/440\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-42.jpg 703w, http:\\/\\/skateboarding.transworld.net\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/440\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-42-90x60.jpg 90w, http:\\/\\/skateboarding.transworld.net\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/440\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-42-225x150.jpg 225w, http:\\/\\/skateboarding.transworld.net\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/440\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-42-600x397.jpg 600w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creature&amp;#8217;s Hesh Cross:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Vince Del Valle, Black Label&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Angel Ramirez, Foundation&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Jani Laitiala, Blind&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/features\\/2009-vans-downtown-showdown-creatures-hesh-cross\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000091297\\\" title=\\\"picture-52\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-52.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"picture-52\\\" width=\\\"250\\\" height=\\\"135\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Black Label&amp;#8217;s Drunk Tank:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Nick Merlino, Foundation&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Billy Marks, Toy Machine&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Felipe Ortiz, Blind&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/features\\/2009-vans-downtown-showdown-black-labels-drunk-tank\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000091298\\\" title=\\\"picture-61\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/09\\/picture-61.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"picture-61\\\" width=\\\"246\\\" height=\\\"144\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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