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Stage is Set for Winner-Take-All at Dew Tour Championships in Vegas Between Greg Lutzka, Chaz Ortiz, Ryan Sheckler and Paul Rodriguez.
Salt Lake City, Utah – Saturday, September 18, 2010 – Chicago’s Chaz Ortiz, 16, won the skate park final at the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge, marking his second win in Salt Lake City over the last three years. The victory puts Ortiz in second in the overall Dew Tour rankings behind Greg Lutzka of Milwaukee, Wisc., with Ryan Sheckler and Paul Rodriguez close behind in third and fourth respectively.
The skate park super final came down to … Details
Bob Burnquist remembers the handball tournament his team won well.
“I was the asthmatic goalie that never got to play,” said the 33-year-old legendary skateboarder who will compete in this weekend’s Dew Tour vert competition at the EnergySolutions Arena.
So when his handball team stood to accept a medal from tournament officials, he refused to let them hang one around his neck.
“I took it and put it in my pocket,” he said. “I didn’t want it. I didn’t do anything to earn it.”
Unlike the team sports he tried to play as a boy growing up in Brazil, Burnquist found satisfaction in skateboarding … Details