Catch "The Giant Hand" at X-Games15!

Among skateboarding, bmx, and moto-x; fingerboarding, a mini version of a skateboard where tricks are performed using fingers instead of feet, is providing full entertainment at this year's X Games 15. X Games Fingerboards, manufactured by Mattel, are based on the real X Games brand skateboard models. They feature a vast array of legit, quality graphics.

Story and photos sent by Mary Friberg of mmlpr.

WHAT: X-Games Fingerboarding and The Giant Hand

The X Games Fingerboards Booth at X Fest will feature:
• Pro Fingerboarders Eddy Vargas, Joe Climan and Colton Cleveland showing tricks on a pro skate park
• Announcements by veteran X Games Emcees Bonton Flores & Dave Duncan
• Demo course & tagging station for kids
• Giveaways of more than 10,000 fingerboards - just text for a chance to win.

WHEN: The booth will be open Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday, August 1 from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm and Sunday, August 2 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.

THE HAND’S SKATE TIMES:
The Hand will be skating the Skateboarding Street Course on:
• Saturday, August 1 from 1:50 pm to 1:53 pm
The Hand will be skating the interactive courses on:
• Friday, July 30 from 1:00-1:15 pm
• Saturday, August 1 from 3:00-3:15 pm
• Sunday, August 2 from 1:00-1:15 pm

WHERE: X Fest at the Home Depot Center, 18400 Avalon Blvd. in Carson, CA
... but you can always get a dose of X Games Fingerboards at www.xgamesfingersports.com

ABOUT the PRO FINGERBOARDERS:
Joe Climan
Joe Climan is a 16 year old phenomenal fingerboarder based out of Brentwood, CA. He began fingerboarding over 11 years ago after sustaining a back injury while skateboarding and hasn’t stopped since. Joe has been part of numerous Fingerboard “meet-ups” and hosted many demonstrations as well.

Edgar “Eddy” Vargas
Eddy Vargas has been fingerboarding for 11 years and he is one of the best fingerboarders in Southern California. Vargas has won several prominent fingerboarding contests on the West Coast such as RISE Best Trick 2008/2009. He has also helped judge events like the East Coast Homewood/NoComply Huck Jam.

Colton Cleveland
Colton Cleveland is 12 years old and this is his first time coming to X Games. He has been fingerboarding for 2 years and recently competed and won the X Games Fingerboards contest at Skate Lab!