Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Gatorade is continuing its push into action sports by signing on as the title sponsor of the the amateur Free Flow Tour, part of Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports. The deal, which was announced earlier this week, expands the FFT beyond the skate/BMX summer tour that has existed since ...
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
After flipping through the pages of Teen Hunkz Magazine, I read that the CHAZ ORTIZ’s string of lucky events is not coming to an end anytime soon. Although I wouldn’t call it luck, but rather skillz. Skateboarding skillz. (You like how I used skillz? I replaced the ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
It’s been an amazing few months for Chaz Ortiz. After winning the Dew Cup a couple of months ago, he’s gotten some big recognition within the skate industry. Now, he has a deal with Gatorade, the only legitimate energy drink, and looks to be getting some international recognition. Who would ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
After a long hot day’s worth of extreme Rollerblading, it’s 99.999% certain that you will need to re-hydrate your body (the .001% looks like this GUY). It’s no mistake either that most of you probably won’t go anywhere near a water fountain. You’re conditioned after years of watching KOOL-AID commercials ...
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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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