Chaz Ortiz Wins Skate Park in Salt Lake City; Sets Up Showdown for the Dew Cup in Orlando
September 13, 2008 – 11:15 pm PT by GregTags: AST, Chaz Ortiz, P-Rod, Ryan Sheckler, Toyota Challenge —
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 the Dew Cup in Orlando next month, with Ryan Sheckler, Ortiz and Paul Rodriguez all in the running for the crown.
The scenario is simple: If Ortiz or Sheckler win, the the Cup is theirs. If P-Rod wins and Sheckler comes in second, they will be tied and a tie-breaker would have to be used. If P-Rod wins and Sheckler comes in third or lower, P-Rod has the title.
After finishing first or second in each AST Dew Tour event this season, P-Rod finished in a surprising eighth. Sheckler, who finished eighth in the Right Guard Open in Cleveland, stayed close to Ortiz despite skating with two damaged elbows. Sheckler was definitely a crowd favorite for girls young and old alike. He was also sporting some new tattoos saying “Fear” and “God” (read more here about that) and “Skate Life” (see that one in the video here).
The possible Brazillian invasion set-up by their domination of the Skate Park prelims didn’t pan out, though Rodolfo Ramos finished in third while Carlos DeAndrade took fifth.
Chaz Ortiz, who flows like water and nails all his tricks, does a rail dance. cr. John Swenson
Sheckler’s right elbow was tightly wrapped in a sling-like bandage to keep it bent. His permanently swollen left elbow, shown here, isn’t pretty. He will have both elbows surgically repaired after Orlando. cr. John Swenson
Check out the full results below.
Skate Park Final Results - Toyota Challenge
September 13, 2008 - Salt Lake City, UT
1st - Ortiz, Chaz - 93.05
2nd - Sheckler, Ryan - 90.99
3rd - Ramos, Rodolfo - 85.99
4th - Lutzka, Greg - 84.75
5th - De Andrade, Carlos - 82.99
6th - Seaholm, Austen - 81.69
7th - do Rosario, Danilo - 79.75
8th - Rodriguez, Paul - 79.59
9th - Oliveira, Tulio - 79.25
10th - Colamonico, Kurtis - 78.75
11th - Dyet, Adam - 77.25
12th - Santos, Fabrizio - 72.25
AST Dew Tour: Dew Cup Current Standings
Skate Park Points
1. Ryan Sheckler, 338
2. Chaz Ortiz, 330
3. Paul Rodriguez, 323
4. Greg Lutzka, 285
5. Austen Seaholm, 240
6. Rodolfo Ramos, 217
7. Carlos De Andrade, 206
8. Danilo Do Rosario, 162
9. Fabrizio Santos, 161
10. Chad Bartie, 152
Skate Park Prelim Results - Toyota Challenge
September 11, 2008 - Salt Lake City, UT
1st - do Rosario, Danilo - 83.75
2nd - De Andrade, Carlos - 83.50
3rd - Seaholm, Austen - 81.75
4th - Ramos, Rodolfo - 81.25
5th - Dyet, Adam - 81.00
6th - Lutzka, Greg - 77.25
7th - Colamonico, Kurtis - 76.25
8th - Santos, Fabrizio - 75.50
9th - Oliveira, Tulio - 75.00
10th - Mendes, Chris - 73.50
11th - Brummet, Dayne - 72.50
12th - Corrigan, Danny - 71.75
13th - Parent, Thomas - 71.50
14th - Ramos, Wagner - 70.75
15th - Barr, Jason - 70.25
16th - Cudlipp, Chris - 70.25
17th - Bartie, Chad - 70.00
18th - Hendley, Tyler - 70.00
19th - Oliveira, Ricardo - 69.50
20th - Jones, Rodney - 68.50
21st - Fuenzalida, Danny - 64.75
22nd - Sereika, Christian - 63.50
23rd - Rogers, Jereme - 62.75