A massive crowd of fans gathered in front of the street course to witness some of the best women in skateboarding throwdown at the 2022 Dew Tour. This summer’s competition featured eight women finalists from around the world, including Aori Nishimura, Georgia Martin, Mariah Duran, Funa Nakayama, Rayssa Leal, Chloe Covell, Pamela Rosa, and Momiji Nishiya. Watch the best moves that the ladies put down at Lauridsen skatepark in the highlight video above.
Dew Tour Setups: Pedro Barros’ Project Skateboard Company Privê and Gear
Tucked away in the south region of Brazil is a magical island known as Florianóplis, where Pedro Barros refines his skateboarding skills, jams out with friends in rock sessions, and more recently started his own board company. We were fortunate enough to catch Pedro on a recent trip in California, where he and fellow Brazilian teammates took over the CATF for some practice days before heading into Dew Tour Des Moines. Before Pedro got fired up for a practice session, we sat him down to get a shakedown on his new board company, Privê, and the ins and outs of his skateboard gear. Get the full scoop from Pedro in the video above, and check out an itemized list of all his skateboard parts below.
Dew Tour Setups: Alec Majerus’ Preferred Skateboard Gear
In Dew Tour’s latest Setups video, we speak with skateboarder Alec Majerus as he gives us all the details of his current whip. Alec describes the exact shape and profile he likes his Flip skateboard while also explaining a few new changes he’s trying in the truck, bushing, and wheel department.
LIVE: Dew Tour Des Moines 2021 – Women’s Street and Men’s Park Skateboarding Semifinals | Day 4
Watch the Women’s Street and Men’s Park skateboarding semifinals live from Dew Tour Des Moines 2021! For the best live stream experience, go to dewtour.com/live for real-time scoring.
The Women’s Street Semifinal will feature a total of 32 skateboarders, 20 from the qualifying round and the top 12 pre-seeded from the World Skate Rankings. Heat one will consist of 11 skateboarders from the qualifier round, heat two will have nine skateboarders from the qualifier and two pre-seeded semifinalists, and heat three will finish the semifinals with ten pre-seeded competitors. All skateboarders in each heat will compete in a two 45-second run and five best trick formats. Both run and best trick attempts are out of a possible ten points. The total score is based on the highest four scores out of the seven scores (two runs and five trick attempts). Only the top eight skateboarders will move onto Sunday’s final.
The Men’s Park Semifinal features 32 skateboarders, 20 from the qualifying round and the top 12 pre-seeded from the World Skate Rankings. Heats one and two will consist of 11 skateboarders from the qualifier round, and heat three will finish semifinals with ten pre-seeded competitors from the World Skate rankings. All skateboarders in each heat will compete in a best of three runs, 40-seconds format where the best run counts. Only the top eight skateboarders will move onto Sunday’s final.
LIVE: Dew Tour Des Moines 2021 Women’s Park Semis, Men’s Street & Park Quals, Women’s Street Quals
Watch Women’s Park Semifinals, Men’s Street/Park Open Qualifier, Women’s Street Qualifier, live from Dew Tour Des Moines 2021!
Setups: Bryce Wettstein’s Art Infused Stereo Skateboards Breakdown – Dew Tour
In Dew Tour’s latest Setups video, we hear from Stereo Skateboards’ newest rider, Bryce Wettstein. Sticking true to her creative roots, Bryce gives each of her skateboards custom artwork for a touch of added personality. Although her deck’s look varies from board to board, Bryce’s specs, trucks, and wheel size stay consistent with some added touches. Get the full details on Bryce’s custom skateboard in her latest Setups video above.