Sheckler & Lasek Win Dew Tour Boston

Blair Alley

July 26 2009
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Three-time Dew Cup champion Ryan Sheckler won the skate park finals and vert legend Bucky Lasek won the skate vert finals on Saturday at the Dew Tour’s Skate Open.

Both were also crowned the first ever ISF Skateboarding World Champions of their respective disciplines

With a score of 91.03, Sheckler beat out an all-star list of skaters in the park finals including first-time Dew Tour competitors Ryan Decenzo (second place) and Dennis Busenitz as well as Dew Tour podium regulars Chaz Ortiz, Paul Rodriguez and Greg Lutzka. Sheckler’s first-place finish included back-to-back frontside lips, boardslides and 5-0’s.

“It’s crazy that I’m the World Champion,’ said Sheckler. ‘These guys out here are absolutely amazing and it could have been anyone’s day. Today was my day, and I’m excited to see what happens on the rest of the Dew Tour stops.”

Lasek took home the world title at the skateboard vert finals, with a run that included a heelflip stalefish and a nollie heel stale, earning him a score of 92.50. Lasek’s last first-place podium finish on the Dew Tour was at the first stop of the 2008 season.

“The first Dew Tour stop this season kind of crept up on me but I had a lot of fun out there,’ said Lasek. ‘I usually ride on a bowl so I wasn’t used to wall-to-wall, but it was great and feels good to be the world champion.”

Skateboard Park Finals

Ryan Sheckler, San Clemente, Calif., 91.03.
Ryan Decenzo, Canada., 89.50.
Chris Cole, Philadelphia, Pa., 87.93.
Chaz Ortiz, Chicago, Ill., 86.70.
Paul Rodriguez, Tarzana, Calif., 85.98.
Greg Lutzka, Milwaukee, Wis., 80.75.
Rodolfo Ramos, Brazil, 81.30.
Carlos De Andrade, Brazil, 79.50.
Dave Bachinsky, St. Louis, Mo., 78.95.
Dennis Busenitz, Germany, 77.05.
Peter Ramondetta, Tulsa, Okla., 72.05.
Chris Mendes, Moreno Valley, Calif., 70.15.

Skateboard Vert Finals

Bucky Lasek, Baltimore, Md., 92.50.
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canada, 90.75.
Andy Macdonald, Boston, Mass., 87.75.
Sandro Dias, Brazil, 86.75.
Bob Burnquist, Brazil, 82.50.
Renton Millar, Australia, 81.75.
Adam Taylor, Cocoa Beach, Fla., 81.50.
Rob Lorifice, Carlsbad, Calif., 81.50.
Anthony Furlong, Tampa, Fla., 76.75.
Alex Perelson, San Diego, Calif., 60.00.

5 Comments For This Post

Tamadoa Says:
July 28th, 2009 at 2:19 am

Who cares about Scheckler did you see the inverted 720 Bucky Lasek fell on, get Sheckler to do that and i'll watch him skate little quarterpipes and simple gaps and a few small rails doesn't represent real street skating. I know that, you know that everyone know's that.
Vert Skating is the only skating that can be judged properly. street contests can be judged correctly but it is very judgemental on WHO is doing the same difficult trick. Sheckler gets scored high because he is Sheckler. TNT gets judged lowly because he is a real skater and not an MTV sell out like Dydrek or Sheckler. Forget your own security guards and crying on international TV. let you skating do the talking.

Alana Says:
July 29th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

okay obviously Sheckler is good or he wouldn't be winning all the Dew Tour stops, i mean yes he's pretty cocky and kinda prissy but still he's a good skater!

STRONGER THAN YOU Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 am

HELL TO THE NO IF YOU INSULT ROB DYRDYK YOU CAN COME FIGHT ME CAUSE HAVE BALLS TALKING BOUT THEM YOU IMMATER BBITCH
LETS SEE YOU DO MOST OF THE FFUCKING TRICK SHECKLER DOES ON HIS BOARD YOU ARE BROB A 9 YEAR OLD KID WHO IS A POSER AND IS TRYIN TO TSALK SLICK BOUT MY HOME BOIZ SO GET IT I WILL BESATR YOUR ASS . O YA TELL YOUR MOM TO STOP CALLIN SHE LEFT HER THONG HERE TO SHE GAVE ME HEAD THAT NITE THSTS WHY HER HAIR WAS MESSED UP IF YOUR WONDERING.