By the age of 17, Team Toyota athlete Evan Strong was a sponsored skateboarder on the rise, focusing on becoming a pro athlete. While growing up on the island of Maui, Evan’s life completely changed after a drunk driver struck him on his motorcycle, which caused the amputation of his left leg below the knee. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, Evan used his gnawing need to skateboard again as motivation and reset his focus on new goals. Now, Evan only grows stronger and continues to push forward.
Follow Evan on his journey in a two-part series presented by Toyota USA.
Watch MTN Dew rider Chris Colbourn AKA Cookie return to his hometown of Burlington, Vermont, to Unlock The Spot at Hula Lakeside. Local skateboarders get the chance to session the otherwise off-limits ledge with Cookie and get an opportunity to walk away with some cash. Watch a few of the best moves that were landed in the highlight video above.
In this edition of Setups, Dew Tour caught up with Lizzie Armanto in Des Moines, Iowa, during some downtime between rain showers. Known for her expertise on vert ramps and bowls alike, Lizzie has a unique style and a deep bag of tricks that make her video parts and contest runs award-winning. Get the details from Lizzie as she explains features of her pro model Birdhouse skateboard, Independent trucks, Bones wheels, and as a bonus, covers some traveling tips on keeping your board dry and top sheet color corks.
Dew Tour hangs with Colombia charger David Gonzalez. Famously known for sizing up massive handrails, gaps, stair sets, and while navigating through the rugged street terrain of his home country, David encompasses the pedal-to-the-metal side of skateboarding. We get a closer look at how David plows through it all as he explains his skateboard setup and specs!
During a time when the roster of women competing in park was a handful and skill levels among participants were vast, Allysha Le was one of few to be at the forefront of progression. Growing up in Los Angeles, California, Allysha frequented the Vans skatepark in Orange County, where she established a solid foundation on transition. Setting her focus on contest skating, Allysha won her first event at the 2011 Vans Girl Combi Pool Classic. Fast forward a decade, what once was a small demographic of women in park contests has exponentiated worldwide, with skateboarders appearing from all corners of the world. Before skateboarding’s debut at the Tokyo Summer Games, Allysha had decided to take a step aside from participating in qualifying events taking a different path down her skateboard career. Now residing in Oceanside, California, Allysha can be found skating with the likes of street chomper Dane Burman, taking up new terrain to skate, and looking forward to stacking clips for a future video part. Follow Allysha along for the day as we met up for coffee, skated around, and toured a few of her favorite spots around town in her latest Aimless video above.
Having your hand-painted work of art printed on your pro model is an opportunity and talent for few skateboarders. As for Chris “Cookie” Colbourn showed us he has the skills to accomplish both on and off his skateboard. Sit down with Cookie as he puts together a Christmas complete that features his latest Worble graphic, new pair of independent trucks, a fresh set of Spitfire wheels, and more.
With the closure of the 2021 Summer season, Dew Tour brings you another On The Spot video montage featuring all the skateboard video clips captured from the long days under the sun. Volume six features a star-stuffed lineup of Tristan Rennie, Liam Pace, Pedro Carvalho, CJ Collins, Luiz Francisco, Heimana Reynolds, Mariah Duran, and Sky Brown.
Jake Ilardi has come a long way since first stepping foot at Dew Tour in 2019 in Long Beach, California. From that time, Jake has gone pro for Blind Skateboards, earned his way onto the 2021 USA National Skateboard Team, and qualified to compete at skateboarding’s inaugural debut at the Tokyo Summer Games. Just before taking the flight to Japan for The Big Games, Dew Tour sat down with the Floridian to get a closer look at his skateboard gear.
In Dew Tour’s latest installment of What’s In The Box, we hang out with Canadian pro skateboarder TJ Rogers as he ruffles through packages from sponsors he has stocked up in his Los Angeles home. As surprised as we are, TJ opens up packages that include fresh new watches from Swatch, a new skatepark set and finger skateboarders from Tech Deck, his favorite style of shoes from Es Footwear, new skateboard decks from Blind Skateboards, Bones Wheels, and so much more!
Welcome back to another installment of Sightseeing, Dew Tour’s all-action-based montage series. This time around, we link up with rippers Gavin Bottger, Tristan Rennie, Jake Wooten, and a cameo clip from Cory Juneau as they flex their skills across pristine skateparks transition to backyard pool terrain.
The last time we heard from MTN Dew athlete Sean Malto on his skateboard setup was back in 2018. Since then, Sean has made some significant changes to his gear, specifically to his pro model Girl Skateboard as he got to design his own shape and tailored it with technical specs to his personal liking. Get down to the details with Sean in his Setups video above as he goes through his Thunder Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Bones Bearings, and more.
After navigating skateboarding’s first Olympic qualifying trials, surviving through a global pandemic, and not to mention battling through an ankle injury, Maurio McCoy has gone through all this and more by keeping his focus clear with a positive mental attitude and coming back stronger than before. While skateboarding wrapped up its postponed debut at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games this past August in 20201, it ensured an eased travel schedule for Maurio. Recently, Dew Tour caught up with the relentless skater as he showed us how he keeps his momentum moving forward at his local park and in the streets with the help of filmer and friend Nick Hansen, along with Santa Cruz teammate Tom Asta.
