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Gagnon leads Burnquist after Maloof vert prelims

The Columbian
Published: August 6, 2010, 12:00am

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Luc Gagnon has taken a slim lead over Bob Burnquist after the vert preliminaries at the Maloof Money Cup, the richest contest in skateboarding.

Gagnon, a Canadian who lives in northern San Diego County, won the inaugural Maloof Money Cup title in 2008 and is coming off his third straight gold in Skateboard Vert at the X Games.

Defending champion Alex Perelson of San Diego finished 14th out of 18 competitors Friday and was eliminated. The 19-year-old Perelson won last year after becoming the fourth person to land a 900 at a major competition.

The top nine advance to Saturday’s final, with the winner getting $75,000.

Andy Macdonald is third and Bucky Lasek fourth.

The competition is hosted by Joe and Gavin Maloof, the brothers who own the NBA’s Sacramento Kings.

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