In previous years, the exhibition made nods to skate history. In 2015, for example, riders were asked to jump a long distance onto a narrow ledge in homage to Joe Valdez, the mostly-forgotten skateboarder from the ’90s who was known for that skill.

Other challenges are originals, like the 2017 “American Gladiator” parody in which competitors on skateboards wrestled on a pedestal above a pit filled with foam. There have even been times when skaters were presented with ramps that breathed fire.

This year, however, the show kept things simple: All the organizers added to the venue was a white picnic table, a jump ramp (the regular kind) and a couple of Styrofoam cutouts (for a Human Tetris race).