World-Class Action Sports Athletes to Participate in Orlando Season Finale, Oct. 16-19
More than 150 of the best action sports athletes in the world will be in Orlando to compete in the four-day competition, including MTV "Life of Ryan" superstar Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park), and veteran vert skater Bucky Lasek. Both athletes head into Orlando as points leaders in their disciplines. Dew Cup winners in each of the six disciplines besides BMX park, will be decided in Orlando. The remaining points leaders include Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Cameron White (BMX dirt), Adam Jones (FMX) and Daniel Dhers, who clinched the Dew Cup in BMX Park with one stop remaining in competition.
"The reward for an entire season of hard work comes down to the last stop in Orlando," said Wade Martin, AST President. "The race for the Dew Cup culminates at the PlayStationâ Pro, and the fans onsite and those tuning in to the live broadcast will be able to witness the amazing wins and the challenging defeats."
The list of athletes expected to compete in Orlando is as follows:
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Skateboard Park |
Skateboard Vert |
BMX Park |
BMX Vert |
BMX Dirt |
FMX |
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Rodil Araujo, Jr. |
Marcelo Bastos |
Alessandro Barbero |
Jamie Bestwick |
Mike Aitken |
Nate Adams |
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Jason Barr |
Bob Burnquist |
Drew Bezanson |
Jason Branham |
Adam Aloise |
Beau Bamburg |
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Chad Bartie |
Sandro Dias |
Diogo Canina |
Vince Byron |
Nate Berkheimer |
Ronnie Faisst |
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Dayne Brummet |
Anthony Furlong |
Austin Coleman |
Tyler Chamberlain |
Corey Bohan |
Jeff Fehr |
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Kurtis Colamonico |
Pierre-Luc Gagnon |
Allan Cooke |
Austin Coleman |
Charlie Bowers |
Wiley Fullmer |
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Danny Corrigan |
Rune Glifberg |
Scotty Cranmer |
Jay Eggleston |
Diogo Canina |
Derek Garland |
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Carlos De Andrade |
Buster Halterman |
Rob Darden |
Jorge Jovel |
Allan Cooke |
Adam Jones |
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Danilo Do Rosario |
Neal Hendrix |
Daniel Dhers |
Chad Kagy |
Rob Darden |
Jeff Kargola |
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Adam Dyet |
Bucky Lasek |
Dave Dillewaard |
Koji Kraft |
Dave Dillewaard |
Jeremy Lusk |
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Chad Fernandez |
Rob Lorifice |
Brandon Dosch |
Mike Mancuso |
Brandon Dosch |
Robbie Maddison |
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Danny Fuenzalida |
Andy Macdonald |
Dennis Enarson |
Steven McCann |
Chris Doyle |
Mike Mason |
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Rodney Jones |
Danny Mayer |
James Foster |
Dennis McCoy |
TJ Ellis |
Jim Mcneil |
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Timmy Knuth |
Rodrigo Menezes |
Ryan Guettler |
John Parker |
Dennis Enarson |
Sean Nielson |
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Greg Lutzka |
Renton Millar |
Josh Harrington |
Kevin Robinson |
James Foster |
Myles Richmond |
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Chris Mendes |
Alex Perelson |
Brian Hunt |
Ben Snowden |
Chris Gerber |
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Tulio Oliveira |
Paul-Luc Ronchetti |
Kevin Kiraly |
Tom Stober |
Brad Gethard |
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Chaz Ortiz |
Elliot Sloan |
Seth Klinger |
Simon Tabron |
Ryan Guettler |
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Thomas Parent |
Josh Stafford |
Mike Laird |
Jimmy Walker |
Josh Hult |
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Mike Peterson |
Adam Taylor |
Colin Mackay |
Zackery Warden |
Brian Hunt |
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Rodolfo Ramos |
Lincoln Ueda |
Craig Mast |
Danny Williams |
Colin Mackay |
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Wagner Ramos |
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Steven McCann |
Francisco Zurita |
Steven McCann |
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Paul Rodriguez |
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Dave Mirra |
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Anthony Napolitan |
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Jereme Rogers |
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Anthony Napolitan |
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Corey Nastazio |
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Fabrizio Santos |
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Ryan Nyquist |
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Ryan Nyquist |
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Austen Seaholm |
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Joshua Perry |
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Kyle O'hara |
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Christian Sereika |
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Garrett Reynolds |
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Luke Parslow |
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Ryan Sheckler |
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Glenn Salyers |
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Jaie Toohey |
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Mathieu Therres |
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Dan Sieg |
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Morgan Wade |
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Mike Spinner |
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Cameron White |
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William Thompson |
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Scott Wirch |
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Jaie Toohey |
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Marcus Tooker |
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Morgan Wade |
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Alistair Whitton |
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Scott Wirch |
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Gary Young |
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The complete 2008 AST Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
Event Date Location
Panasonic Open June 19-22 Baltimore, Md.-Camden Yards Sports Complex
Right Guard Open July 17-20 Cleveland, OH-North Coast Harbor
Wendy's Invitational Aug. 21-24 Portland, Ore.-Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge Sept. 11-14 Salt Lake City, UT-EnergySolutions Arena
PlayStation® Pro Oct. 16-19 Orlando, Fla.-Amway Arena
Currently in its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled 280,000 and an average of 41 million viewers tuned in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year's Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season's end to champions in each of the six disciplines. The 2007 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan Nyquist (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Shaun White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park).
AST
The Action Sports Tour (AST), owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks, is the recently created umbrella brand and organization of the world's most prestigious action sports events. Currently the AST consists of two national tours, one international event and an amateur series: AST Dew Tour (debuted in 2005), AST Winter Dew Tour (debuting in 2008), AST China (debuting in 2008), and Free Flow Tour (debuted in 2005). The AST properties are home to 280,000 spectators each year and broadcast in 100 countries and 280 million homes worldwide. The AST Dew Tour consists of five major, multi-sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse - the largest in action sports - and an additional $1 million bonus pool. Each event features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and freestyle motocross. At seasons end, the overall point's leaders in the six disciplines are crowned year-end champions and awarded the prestigious Dew Cup. Key lifestyle elements at each Tour event include the Festival village, specialty competitions, and live cutting edge music. The AST Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor); and Panasonic, Right Guard Xtreme, Wendy's, Toyota and PlayStation® (event title sponsors). Associate partners include Ball Park, Mongoose®, Nike 6.0 and Verizon Wireless. More information can be found at www.ast.com.
NBC Universal
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