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Christian Hosoi wins Skateboard Park Legends title

August 2, 2009 | 4:27 pm

Christian Hosoi or Tony Hawk?

It’s like asking who is better – Prince or Michael Jackson?

Certainly the King of Pop would receive more votes now following his untimely death late June. But before that, music enthusiasts would have debated the question endlessly.

For those looking for ammunition: Hosoi competed Sunday in the Skateboard Park Legends Final in Home Depot Center. Hawk did not.

Not only that, Hosoi, 41, won the gold medal in a competition that featured 10 of the most recognized faces in skateboarding – minus Hawk, of course.

For that reason, Hosoi looked for another target and found it in the form of Chris Miller, who proved to be a formidable competitor throughout the heats.

But when it came time to distance himself from Miller, Hosoi dazzled the crowd with the smooth style that made him a skateboarding fixture in the 1980s.