Fuenzalida Top Qualifier on Street Course in Portland
August 22, 2008 – 12:06 am PT by GregTags: Danny Fuenzalida, Eric Koston, Fabrizio Santos, Greg Lutzka, Wendy's Invitational —
The AST Dew Tour rolled out a special street plaza course this month at the Wendy’s Invitational and made a big deal about bringing in legend Eric Koston to take part in the contest, which normally lacks many street-focused skaters. But Koston wasn’t anywhere near the top when the skating was done — he finished in 22nd. Instead, it was Danny Fuenzalida who edged Brazilian Fabrizio Santos to take the top stop. Greg Lutzka and Austen Seaholm followed with Danilo do Rosario taking fifth. In addition to Koston, a number of familiar faces missed the cut, including Carlos De Andrade, Jereme Rogers and Rodolfo Ramos, last month’s top qualifier at the Right Guard Open.
“It’s all street style for us this time, all dedicated to street skateboarding, and that’s a good thing,” Fuenzalida said. “I like that they’re trying to emulate real street skating with the Jersey barriers and cement ledges. It’s giving the skate park a street look and it’s giving us a chance to do the kind of skateboarding we love most.”
Already prequalified for the final on Friday are AST Dew Cup points leader Paul Rodruguez, followed by Chaz Ortiz and X Games gold medalist Ryan Sheckler. The finals will air Friday night on USA starting at midnight.
Here’s the lineup for Friday’s final (in order)
12. Tulio Oliveira
11. Kurtis Colamonico
10. Chris Mendes
9. Dayne Brummet
8. Danilo do Rosario
7. Austen Seaholm
6. Greg Lutzka
5. Fabrizio Santos
4. Danny Fuenzalida
3. Ryan Sheckler
2. Chaz Ortiz
1. Paul Rodriguez
Skate Park Prelim Results - Wendy’s Invitational
August 21, 2008 - Top Nine Advance
1st - Fuenzalida, Danny - 83.00
2nd - Santos, Fabrizio - 82.00
3rd - Lutzka, Greg - 81.75
4th - Seaholm, Austen - 81.75
5th - do Rosario, Danilo - 79.25
6th - Brummet, Dayne - 78.75
7th - Mendes, Chris - 78.75
8th - Colamonico, Kurtis - 78.25
9th - Oliveira, Tulio - 78.00
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10th - De Andrade, Carlos - 77.50
11th - Rogers, Jereme - 76.75
12th - Ramos, Rodolfo - 76.00
13th - Bartie, Chad - 75.75
14th - Therres, Mathieu - 74.00
15th - Fernandez, Chad - 73.50
16th - Hyppolito, Fabio Sleiman - 72.00
17th - Jones, Rodney - 72.00
18th - Peterson, Mike - 71.75
20th - Sereika, Christian - 68.25
21st - Barr, Jason - 67.75
22nd - Koston, Eric - 60.25
23rd - Parent, Thomas - 59.25
24th - Ramos, Wagner - 50.25
25th - Cudlipp, Chris - 36.25
