“I came out here to make a statement,” Sheckler said. “I didn’t take it for granted. I wanted to come out here and let people know how strong a skater I am. I’m excited about next year. I just hope it’s as much fun as this year.”
Woodland Hills, Calif. native, Jereme Rogers, 20, took top honors in today’s PlayStation® Pro Skateboard Park contest, earning a score of 89.42. Rogers’ winning run was highlighted with a kickflip backside lipslide. This is Rogers’ first win on the Dew Action Sports Tour.
Greg Lutzka, 20, of Milwaukee, Wis. took second place in Skateboard Park with a score of 88.00. Lutzka, who took first place at the Vans Invitational in Portland, Ore. in August, ends the 2005 Dew Action Sports Tour season with 247 points and third in the standings. Chad Fernandez, 28, of Los Angeles, Calif. sits in second place in the Dew Action Sports Tour Skateboard Park standings with 290 points for the season.
The inaugural season of the Dew Action Sports Tour concluded with the PlayStation® Pro at Orlando’s TD Waterhouse Centre. Kenny Bartram (Freestyle Motocross), Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan Guettler (BMX Dirt and Park), Bucky Lasek (Skateboard Vert), and Sheckler (Skateboard Park) were awarded the season-championship Dew Cup. Each Dew Cup winner received a $75,000 year-end bonus and a 2006 Toyota Tacoma.
Skateboard icon Lasek, 32, of Baltimore, Md. finished fourth in the PlayStation® Pro’s Skateboard Vert competition to clinch the Dew Cup in that discipline. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, 25, of Montreal, CAN won the PlayStation® Pro title, but fell short of winning the Tour’s season crown with 369 points to Lasek’s 371. Andy Macdonald, 32, Boston, Mass., finished the inaugural season with third place in the season standings.
The PlayStation® Pro also featured Best Trick events in Inline Skating and Skateboard Vert. Japanese brothers Takeshi and Eito Yasutoko took first and second place, respectively, with Brazil’s Marco De Santi placing third. Max DuFour of Quebec, CAN won the Skateboard Vert best trick contest with a kickflip tailgrab 360. Lasek finished second and Gagnon third.
Orlando’s TD Waterhouse Centre hosted the Dew Action Sports Tour’s PlayStation® Pro, October 13-16. FUEL TV’s 54321 Special Edition Dew Action Sports Tour highlights show airs on October 22 at 4:30 PM; October 23, at 8:00 PM; and October 24-28 at 3:30 PM. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Confirm times with your local listings.
