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Dew Tour Hits Portland August 12-15

SHAUN WHITE, RYAN SHECKLER, DAVE MIRRA AND BRETT BANASIEWICZ SET TO COMPETE AT DEW TOUR’S WENDY’S INVITATIONAL, AUGUST 12-15 AT PORTLAND’S ROSE QUARTER

Event to Feature Live Performance by Neon Trees and Paper Tongues on Friday

Burr Ridge, Ill. - August 9, 2010 - The Dew Tour returns to Portland, Ore. for the sixth consecutive year for the Wendy’s Invitational, August 12-15 at the Rose Quarter. Neon Trees and Paper Tongues will co-headline the MTV2 Rock N Jock Concert Series at the Rose Quarter on Friday, August 13 from 9:00-11:00pm. Grounds Pass tickets are now available for just $15.

The Wendy’s Invitational will kick-off this Friday with BMX Dirt Finals followed by a concert with Neon Trees and Paper Tongues. Saturday will feature Skate Park Finals and BMX Vert Finals. The weekend will conclude on Sunday with Shaun White and the Skate Vert Finals, BMX Park Finals and freestyle motocross will complete the day with a step-up and best whip competition.

The star-studded field of athletes competing in this weekend’s Dew Tour Wendy’s Invitational includes reigning Dew Cup champions, Olympic gold medalists and X Games 16 gold medalists. Among them are:

• Shaun White (skate vert): two-time Olympic gold medalist, summer and winter Dew Cup champion, X Games gold medalist
• Pierre-Luc Gagnon (skate vert): ‘08 Dew Cup champion, X Games 16 gold medalist
• Ryan Sheckler (skate park): Three-time Dew Cup champion and X Games 16 gold medalist
• Garrett Reynolds (bmx park): Defending Dew Cup champion and recent X Games gold medalist
• Dave Mirra (bmx park): BMX legend and second in last season’s Dew Cup standings
• Brett Banasiewicz (bmx park and dirt): BMX rising star and 1st place BMX Dirt finisher at last month’s Nike 6.0 BMX Open

In skate vert, Shaun White will battle it out with Pierre-Luc Gagnon, along with vert veterans Bucky Lasek, Bob Burnquist, Sandro Dias and Andy Macdonald. Ryan Sheckler will look to secure a win in skateboard park against the likes of Greg Lutzka, Paul Rodriguez and Chaz Ortiz.

Garrett Reynolds hopes to take home the Dew Cup again in 2010 and will compete against comeback-kid Mike Spinner, veteran Dave Mirra and fellow X Games 16 gold medalist (BMX park) Daniel Dhers. Out on the dirt course, 2009 BMX Dirt Dew Cup Champion Ryan Nyquist is set to face Dennis Enarson, TJ Ellis, and 15-year-old rising star, Brett Banasiewicz. Banasiewicz has been dominating the BMX scene in both park and dirt since his debut in 2009. Jamie Bestwick is ready for a six-peat in BMX Vert, holding onto the longest winning streak in Dew Tour history.

Athletes are pre-qualified based on their 2010 Dew Tour rankings. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:

Skateboard Park Skateboard Vert
Chad Bartie* Pedro Barros
Aquil Brathwaite Marcelo Bastos
Kurtis Colamonico Sam Beckett
Carlos De Andrade Bob Burnquist
Ryan Decenzo Sandro Dias
Danilo Do Rosario Anthony Furlong
Jake Duncombe* Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Adam Dyet* Rune Glifberg*
Sierra Fellers Ronaldo Gomes
Tyler Hendley* Neal Hendrix
Jordan Hoffart Juergen Horrwarth
Timmy Knuth Bucky Lasek
Jani Laitiala Rob Lorifice
Greg Lutzka Andy Macdonald
Alex Mizurov Danny Mayer
Robert Lopez Mont Renton Millar
Chaz Ortiz Alex Perelson*
Andrew Pott Josh Stafford
Rodolfo Ramos Adam Taylor
Eli Reed Shaun White*
Paul Rodriguez
Jereme Rogers
Mario Saenz
Bastien Salabanzi
Fabrizio Santos
Austen Seaholm
Ryan Sheckler
Anthony Shetler
Chris Troy*
Kody Wright

BMX Park BMX Dirt BMX Vert
Rob Armour Brett Banasiewicz Jamie Bestwick
Brett Banasiewicz Nate Berkheimer Jason Branham*
Alessandro Barbero Corey Bohan Vince Byron
Drew Bezanson* Andrew Buckworth Jonathan Chin*
Andrew Buckworth Diogo Canina Austin Coleman
Vince Byron Scotty Cranmer* Jay Eggleston
Diogo Canina Rob Darden* Brian Hunt
Patrick Casey Dave Dillewaard Jorge Jovel*
Austin Coleman* Brandon Dosch Chad Kagy
Scotty Cranmer Chris Doyle Bob Kohl
Dean Cueson TJ Ellis Mike Mancuso
Rob Darden Dennis Enarson Steven McCann
Daniel Dhers James Foster Dennis McCoy
Dave Dillewaard Chris Gerber Zachary Newman
Brandon Dosch David Girsch Kevin Robinson
Dennis Enarson Ryan Guettler Ben Snowden
Dean Foley Josh Hult Simon Tabron
James Foster Seth Klinger Jimmy Walker
Ryan Guettler* TJ Lavin Zachery Warden
Josh Harrington* Anthony Napolitan* Francisco Zurita
Chris Hughes Cory Nastazio*
Brian Hunt Ryan Nyquist
Craig Mast Luke Parslow
Steven McCann Kevin Porter
Dave Mirra Colton Satterfield
Ronnie Napolitan Jaie Toohey
Ryan Nyquist Morgan Wade*
Garrett Reynolds Ben Wallace
Jeremiah Smith Cameron White
Mike Spinner Gary Young
Marcus Tooker*
Morgan Wade
Ben Wallace
Mark Webb
Gary Young

*Indicates wild cards

14 countries from around the world will be represented at the Dew Tour’s Wendy’s Invitational. The complete list of countries includes:

Australia Germany
Belize Great Britain
Brazil Italy
Canada Mexico
China Puerto Rico
Denmark Venezuela
Finland United States

The Wendy’s Invitational schedule of events is as follows:

Thursday, August 12th - Gates Open at 2:00PM
3:30PM - 5:00PM SKB Vert Prelims
5:30PM - 7:30PM SKB Park Prelims
7:00PM - 9:00PM BMX Dirt Prelims

Friday, August 13th - Gates Open at 3:00PM
3:00PM - 4:30PM BMX Vert Prelims
7:30PM - 9:00PM BMX Dirt Final
9:00PM - 11:00PM Neon Trees and Paper Tongues Concert at Rose Quarter

Saturday, August 14th - Gates Open at 12:00PM
1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Park Final
4:00PM - 6:30PM BMX Park Prelims
7:00PM - 8:00PM BMX Vert Final

Sunday, August 15th - Gates Open at 12:00PM
1:00PM - 3:00PM SKB Vert Final
3:30PM - 4:30PM BMX Park Final
5:00PM - 6:00PM FMX

***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

For those not able to attend the Wendy’s Invitational in Portland, you can catch in on NBC and USA all weekend long.

NBC Saturday, Aug. 14 4-6pm EDT Skate Park Finals
NBC Sunday, Aug. 15 4-6pm EDT Skate Vert Finals

USA Saturday, Aug. 14 Midnight-1am EDT
USA Sunday, Aug. 15 2-3am EDT
USA Monday, Aug. 16 7-8am EDT
Schedule is subject to change, so please check your local listings.

In addition to world-class competitions, the four -day event will include an interactive Festival Village featuring Mountain Dew and FUEL TV’s Green Label Experience, the Nike iD program where fans can customize their own pair of shoes, the NERF Dart Tag World Championships, free product giveaways, demos of the latest Sony and PlayStation games and electronics and athlete autograph signings.

Tickets for the Wendy’s Invitational are available through Rose Quarter Box Office, participating Safeway/TicketsWest locations, online at ComcastTIX.com and by phone at 877.789.ROSE (7673). Visit www.Allisports.com <http://www.Allisports.com> for more information.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday Action Zone tickets cost $100 for adults and children and provide access to priority reserved seating for all finals. Additionally, Action Zone ticket-holders receive Dew Tour merchandise, a behind-the-scenes tour, athlete autograph session, merchandise discount coupon, Fast Pass access into all venues and interactive areas and cold Mountain Dew. Reserved seating tickets are $35 for children and adults and guarantees seating for all finals competitions. Grounds Pass tickets cost $15 for adults and $7.50 for children. Receive a FREE Thursday grounds pass ticket with every Friday-Sunday ticket purchased.4 day ticket packages are also available.

The complete 2010 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Skate Open, June 25-26 Boston, Mass. - TD Garden
ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Nike 6.0 BMX Open July 23-24 Chicago, Ill. - Soldier Field South Festival Lot
Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 12-15 Portland, Ore. - Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 16-19 Salt Lake City, Utah - Energy Solutions Arena
Dew Tour Championships Oct. 14-17 Las Vegas, Nev. - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

In its sixth year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2010 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season’s end to champions in each of the five disciplines, culminating at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 Dew Cup champions include Chris Cole (skateboard park), Bucky Lasek (skate vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX dirt).

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Greg Lutzka Returns to Top at Skate Open

Greg Lutzka won the Skate Open skate park title, becoming the ISF Skateboarding World Champion in the process and returning to the top of the Dew Tour podium for the first time since 2007.

Ryan Sheckler also made his return to the podium, and to the Dew Tour after losing a year due to injury, and he claimed second. Newly minted Zoo York pro Chaz Ortiz rounded out the top three.

Skate park podium

A total of 12 skaters were separated into two six-man heats to start the park finals with only the top six advancing to the super final jam. In the final jam, Ortiz had a lead, but was closely followed by Lutzka and Sheckler. The trio of Dew Tour newcomers in the final included Eli Reed and Sierra Fellers along with Bastien Salabanzi, who dominated both rounds of qualifying.

Both the old guard and the new guys battled it out in the final seven-minute jam session making it hard on the judges to pick the top three.

But when the dust settled and the scores were tabulated, Lutzka’s solid, consistent and progressive skating won the day, and he claimed the first park win of the 2010 Dew Tour season.

Results

1. Greg Lutzka, 88.05
2. Ryan Sheckler, 86.30
3. Chaz Ortiz, 83.35
4. Bastien Salabanzi, 81.18
5. Eli Reed, 78.38
6. Sierra Fellers, 76.15

For the breakdown of all the scores from skate park finals, and the rest of the Skate Open, click here.

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Dew Tour 2010: Boston Skate Open Finals

The first park finals at the 2010 Dew Tour went down on Saturday night, and despite some new faces out there—Bastien Salabanzi, Eli Reed, and, of course, how could we not mention Jereme Rogers?—Greg Lutzka still came through with the consistency and went home in first place with Ryan Sheckler and Chaz Ortiz following behind in second and third. Check out the video, and for a breakdown and full results at the Boston Skate Open, click HERE.

FINAL RESULTS:
1. Greg Lutzka, 88.05
2. Ryan Sheckler, 86.30
3. Chaz Ortiz, 83.35
4. Bastien Salabanzi, 81.18
5. Eli Reed, 78.38
6. Sierra Fellers, 76.15

Filmed and edited by Alex Pelletier

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Dew Tour Skate Open Finals Live Webcast June 26

The final portion of the Dew Tour’s Skate Open will be streamed live on Allisports.com starting at 7:45 p.m., Saturday, June 26, from Boston’s TD Garden. Defending Skate Park world champion and three-time Dew Cup champion Ryan Sheckler will try to regain his title for 2010, going up against Paul Rodriguez, Chaz Ortiz and Ryan Decenzo, Nick Dompierre, Jake Duncombe, Greg Lutzka and Boston-native Jereme Rogers. More information follows:

Burr Ridge, Ill. – June 23, 2010 –The Dew Tour returns to Boston for the second consecutive year for the Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships, June 25 and 26 at TD Garden. Kicking off the 2010 season, Neon Trees and Paper Tongues will perform a FREE concert at City Hall Plaza on Thursday, June 24 at 8pm. The five-city tour will continue on to Chicago, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, and conclude with the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas this October.

Over 120 of the best skateboard athletes from 22 different countries will compete in Boston at the Skate Open in both vert and park. Highlighting the vert roster includes defending Dew Cup Champion and Skate Vert World Champion, Bucky Lasek, Boston-native Andy Macdonald, up-and-comer Alex Perelson, 2008 Dew Cup Champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon and vert legend Bob Burnquist.

The defending Skate Park World Champion and three-time Dew Cup Champion, Ryan Sheckler will look to repeat his World Champion status again in 2010. However, he will have to contend with the likes of Paul Rodriguez, Chaz Ortiz, Ryan Decenzo, Nick Dompierre, Jake Duncombe, Greg Lutzka and Boston-native Jereme Rogers. Fans can catch the skate park final streaming live on www.Allisports.com <http://www.allisports.com/> , Saturday, June 26 beginning at 7:45pm EST.

The defending women’s Skate Vert World Champion, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins, will compete against young up-and-comers Allysha Bergado, age 13, and Lea Taylor, age 14, to regain her title again in 2010. Vanessa Torres will look to defend her title of women’s Skate Park World Champion.

Athletes are pre-qualified based on their rankings at the end of the 2009 Dew Tour season. Athletes who are not pre-qualified may compete as International Qualifiers at the Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships to earn a spot in the preliminary rounds. The full list of pre-qualified athletes is as follows:

Skateboard Park Men Skateboard Vert Men
Chaz Ortiz Andy Macdonald
Paul Rodriguez Bob Burnquist
Ryan Sheckler Bucky Lasek
Greg Lutzka Adam Taylor
Austen Seaholm Sandro Dias
Rodolfo Ramos Renton Millar
Carlos De Andrade Anthony Furlong
Danilo Do Rosario Alex Perelson
Fabrizio Santos Rob Lorifice
Kurtis Colamonico Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Tyler Hendley Paul-luc Ronchetti*
Milton Martinez Josh Stafford*
Dave Bachinsky
Ryan Decenzo
Timmy Kunth

Skateboard Park Women Skateboard Vert Women
Vanessa Torres Lyn-z Adams Hawkins
Abisha Alshebaiki Allysha Bergado
Lacey Baker Amelia Brodka
Amelia Brodka Elise Dabby
Leticia Bufoni Mimi Knoop
Amy Caron Gaby Ponce
Mayra Gallegos Franziska Stolz
Candy Jacobs Lea Taylor
Miho Kazama Nora Vasconcellos
Lorena Lima
Marta Nery
Elizabeth Nitu
Lauren Perkins
Rachel Reinhard
Alexis Sablone
Chihiro Uchida

*Indicates wild cards

Twenty-two countries from around the world will be represented at the Dew Tour’s Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships. The complete list of countries includes:

Australia Italy
Belgium Japan
Belize Malaysia
Brazil Mexico
Canada Netherlands
Chile Poland
Czech Republic Puerto Rico
Finland Portugal
France Switzerland
Germany Thailand
Great Britain United States

The Skate Open schedule of events is as follows:

Thursday, June 24th – Venue Opens at 7:00PM
8:00PM – 10:00PM FREE Neon Trees and Paper Tongues Concert at City Hall Plaza

Friday, June 25th – Gates Open at 3:00PM
5:30PM – 7:00PM SKB Park Prelims, Group 1 (Men)
7:30PM – 9:00PM SKB Park Prelims, Group 2 (Men)

Saturday, June 26th – Gates Open at 2:30PM
4:00PM – 4:45PM SKB Vert Final (Women)
5:00PM – 6:00PM SKB Vert Final (Men)
6:30PM – 7:15PM SKB Park Final (Women)
7:45PM – 9:30PM SKB Park Final (Men)

**Schedule is subject to change**

In addition to world-class competitions, the two-day event will also include a FREE concert by break-out bands Neon Trees and Paper Tongues– taking place at City Hall Plaza on Thursday, June 24 at 8:00pm – and an interactive Festival Village. The Festival Village will feature Mountain Dew and FUEL TV’s Green Label Experience, the Nike iD program where fans can customize their own pair of shoes, the NERF Dart Tag World Championships, free product giveaways, demos of the latest Sony and PlayStation games and electronics, and athlete autograph signings.

Tickets to the Dew Tour’s Skate Open, ISF Skateboarding World Championships are available through Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com, and select Ticketmaster retail outlets, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

For Saturday’s finals, Action Zone tickets cost $100 a day for adults and children and provide access to priority reserved seating for all finals contests on Saturday, in addition to official Dew Tour merchandise, a behind-the-scenes tour, athlete autograph session, merchandise discount coupon, Fast Pass access into all venues and interactive areas and cold Mountain Dew. Reserved seating tickets will be $35 for children and adults and guarantees seating for all finals competitions. Grounds Pass tickets cost $15 for adults and children.

Friday’s event tickets are on sale for $15 for all ages. The ticket will include admission to all preliminary round competitions held at TD Garden.

The complete 2010 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Skate Open, June 25-26 Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
ISF Skateboarding World Championships
Nike 6.0 BMX Open July 23-24 Chicago, Ill. – Soldier Field South Festival Lot
Wendy’s Invitational Aug. 12-15 Portland, Ore. – Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 16-19 Salt Lake City, Utah – EnergySolutions Arena
Dew Tour Championships Oct. 14-17 Las Vegas, Nev. – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Entering its sixth year, the top athletes in the world will take part in the 2010 Dew Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded at season’s end to champions in each of the five disciplines, culminating at the Dew Tour Championships at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 2009 Dew Cup champions include Chris Cole (skateboard park), Bucky Lasek (skate vert), Garrett Reynolds (BMX park), Jamie Bestwick (BMX vert) and Ryan Nyquist (BMX dirt).

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Ryan Sheckler: Dew Tour Dude

Ryan Sheckler will be showcasing his moves on the 2010 Dew Tour and caught up with J-14 mag to tell them all about it.

The 20-year-old athlete shared, “It’s going to be exciting. Last year I only got to skate one of the contests, and then I blew up my foot so I was out the rest of the season. God-willing, I’m 100 percent now, and I’ll be able to make it through this season.”

Ryan continued, “I’m not worried about winning. I know my skills are there, and I feel comfortable on my skateboard, so I’m just going to go have fun and see what happens.”

Ryan will be on the Dew Tour in Boston on June 25 & 26, Portland (Oregon) from August 12-15, in Salt Lake City (Utah) from September 16-19, and Las Vegas from October 14-17.

ARE YOU GOING to see Ryan?

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Shaun White, Ryan Sheckler to Compete in Skateboard Event at TD Garden in June

by John Beattie on May 10, 2010 12:35:15 PM

Two-time snowboarding Olympic gold medalist Shaun White is taking his act to Boston.

Also known as "The Flying Tomato," White will compete at the Dew Tour's Skate Open from June 25-26 at the TD Garden.

White owns several X Games medals in skateboarding and plans to compete in the skate vert event at the Skate Open.

"Winning my second gold medal at the Olympics was unbelievable, and I’m excited to get back to skateboarding," White said in a press release from Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, which is promoting the event. "After taking a year off, the Dew Tour’s Skate Open is the perfect place for me to kick off my summer of skating."

Other skateboarders competing in the event include Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez, and Andy Macdonald, who grew up in Boston.

Tickets for the event went on sale Monday.

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