Dew Tour athletes routinely perform jaw-dropping tricks because they love the sport. But as professionals, they also do it for the money.
Some of the 150 competitors in Portland for the past few days make a fabulous living, most of it coming through endorsements, exhibitions and business ownership.
The Dew Tour’s prize purse is $2.5 million, including year-end bonuses in 2009, and few are getting rich off the contest earnings. First prize in each discipline in Portland is $15,000, but most of the athletes will collect a check for less than $1,000.
At the top end of the earnings pile is skateboard sensation Ryan Sheckler, who earned …Â Details
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