Photos: Portland’s Waterfront Park transforms into a skate park this weekend for the Rockstar Energy Open

Pro skaters, Olympians and amateurs brought their decks to downtown Portland for the first three-day Rockstar Energy Open Skateboarding competition.

The free event begins Friday and runs through Sunday and will showcase the skills of Parisian gold medalist Keegan Palmer and silver medalist Tom Schaar, as well as top-ranked American skateboarders Bryce Wettstein and Mariah Dunn and locals Sebo Walker of Salem and Alex Lobasyuk of Portland.

Check out photos from the first day’s events in the gallery below.

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Rockstar Energy Open for Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday, August 24

• Rockstar Energy Venue Opening Hours 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
• Rockstar Energy Open Cultural Village 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Street Shop Challenge 11:00-11:30 am
• Park Shop Challenge 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
• Semifinals, Men, Road 12:15–14:30
• Women’s Park Final 3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
• Park Best Trick Jam 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• Street Best Trick Jam 18:30–19:15
• Don Diablo 19:30 – 21:00

Sunday, August 25

• Rockstar Energy Venue Opening Hours 11:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
• Rockstar Energy Open Cultural Village 11:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
• Men’s Park Final 12:45–13:45
• Women’s road final 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Men’s road final 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

For more information, including a live stream via ThePlatfrm.com, visit the Rockstar Energy Open website.

—Sean Meagher, The Oregonian | @seanspix on Instagram