Photos by: Carena Phillips
Portland, Ore. – August 15, 2009 – Defending Dew Cup champion Chaz Ortiz of Chicago, Ill. won the skate park finals, putting him at the top of the leader board in season-long Dew Tour rankings.
Chaz Ortiz
Ortiz sat in first place going into the final jam session, with Philadelphia-native Chris Cole trailing closely behind. Ortiz’s run was highlighted by a nollie heel backlip and a double kickflip frontboard, earning him a final score of 91.88. Cole pulled out a miller flip on the quarterpipe and a backside 360 kickflips for his second-place score of 90.38. Paul Rodriguez of Tarzana, Calif. bumped into the third-place podium spot with a score of 88.58 and a run including a switch kickflip frontboard.
Chris Cole
Paul Rodriguez
Ryan Decenzo - Best Trick Winner
“Everyone skated really hard today, and I’m glad it worked out where I came out on top,” said Ortiz. “There are so many talented guys out here, and we have fun pushing each other.”
Skateboard Park Finals
1. Chris Ortiz, Chicago, Ill., 91.88.
2. Chris Cole, Philadelphia, Penn., 90.38.
3. Paul Rodriguez, Tarzana, Calif., 88.58.
4. Carlos De Andrade, Brazil, 86.48.
5. Ryan Decenzo, Canada, 82.18.
6. Fabrizio Santos, Brazil, 79.68.
7. Milton Martinez, Argentina, 77.75.
8. Timmy Knuth, Melbourne, Fla., 75.95.
9. Kurtis Colamonico, Long Beach, Calif., 73.95.
10. Greg Lutzka, Milwaukee, Wis., 73.45.
11. Rodolfo Ramos, Brazil, 71.20.
12. Dave Bachinsky, St. Louis, Mo., 69.65.
Dew Tour Rankings – Skateboard Park
1. Chaz Ortiz, Chicago, Ill., 176.
2. Chris Cole, Philadelphia, Penn., 172.
3. Ryan Decenzo, Canada, 162.
4. Paul Rodriguez, Tarzana, Calif., 154.
5. Carlos De Andrade, Brazil, 136.
6. Greg Lutzka, Milwaukee, Wis., 120.
7. Rodolfo Ramos, Brazil, 112.
8. Ryan Sheckler, San Clemente, Calif., 100.
9. Dave Bachinsky, St. Louis, Mo., 100.
10. Milton Martinez, Argentina, 97.
Defending Dew Cup champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon, who hails from Canada, won the skate vert final on Friday at the Dew Tour’s Wendy’s Invitational. Gagnon’s switch heelflip 360 and his flawless 720 earned him a first-place finish of 90.00. Boston-native Andy Macdonald threw out a variety of flip tricks for an 84.75 second-place finish, and Brazilian-born Sandro Dias had a consistently smooth run that included a gnar jar and landed in third place with a score of 83.75.
“I was going to pull even bigger and better tricks in my third run, but I clipped the deck and fell. Thankfully it was still enough to win so I’m stoked,” Gagnon said. “I plan to carry that third run into the next Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City.”
Skateboard Vert Finals
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canada, 90.00.
2. Andy Macdonald, Boston, Mass., 84.75.
3. Sandro Dias, Brazil, 83.75.
4. Bob Burnquist, Brazil, 83.75.
5. Adam Taylor, Cocoa Beach, Fla., 83.50.
6. Bucky Lasek, Baltimore, Md., 81.50.
7. Rob Lorifice, Carlsbad, Calif., 79.00.
8. Alex Perelson, San Diego, Calif., 66.50.
9. Anthony Furlong, Tampa, Fla., 63.00.
10. Danny Mayer, Omaha, Neb., 25.50.
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