Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Chaz Ortiz wasn't exactly an underdog going into the PlayStation Pro, but Ryan Sheckler had won three Dew Cups in a row and only had to win to get #4. How hard could that be?
Well, Ortiz didn't kid around, winning the contest and the Dew Cup, with P-Rod and Greg ...
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Chaz Ortiz practicing in Orlando - cr. AST
One year ago, Chaz Ortiz was making his first appearance on the AST Dew Tour at Orlando's PlayStation Pro having qualified for a wildcard thanks to taking the Free Flow Tour title. At only 13, he was competiting as an amateur. This year, ...
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
If you can get past the electro-new wave soundtrack to the video below, you will catch some pretty sick skating from Chaz Ortiz on his way to winning the Skate Park finals in Salt Lake City's Toyota Challenge. You also get to see one of Ryan Sheckler's (at least) three ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Chaz Ortiz before the finals. cr. John Swenson
A year after breaking onto the AST Dew Tour by winning the Free Flow tour Skate Park event at the Toyota Challenge, 14-year-old Chaz Ortiz has come full circle by winning the pro event this year. Ortiz's win sets up a showdown for ...
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
If there is any doubt that Paul Rodriguez is taking his skating seriously this season, it was gone Saturday after he clinched the Skate Park finals at the AST Dew Tour's Right Guard Open. The win follows his Maloof Money Cup victory of last week.
While P-Rod's win was huge, two ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Ryan Sheckler - Baltimore 2008 - cr. AST
Three-time AST Dew Cup champ Ryan Sheckler is on his way to number four after winning the season-opener of the AST Dew Tour in Baltimore. Paul Rodriguez was a surprising second while rookie Chaz Ortiz lived up to the hype and finished ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Austen Seaholm had moments of brilliance on the AST Dew Tour in Skate Park last year but usually stumbled in the jam session portion of the contest. Now he's started off strong in 2008 taking the top spot in the qualifers in Baltimore's Panasonic Open Thursday.
He was helped, of ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The AST Dew Tour has announced the athletes who have pre-qualified for the 2008 tour. Most of the names are not a surprise, as at least the top 10 riders from each discpline, based on their final AST Dew Tour rankings from 2007, were automatically qualified. ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Zoo York has moved Chaz Ortiz up from its flow team to its Am team. Check out the announcement below plus be sure to click on the sequence to see it in all its glory.
By the way, the announcement goes out of its way to make sure everyone know it's ...
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