Second place pro bowl winner Heimana Reynolds not only placed on the podium in his first Dew Tour competition, but also qualified for the Cobblestone Classic surf contest days before. Unphased by this year’s upscale bowl, the Hawaiian native shredded the nine-in-a-half foot concrete wave shirtless all weekend long soaking in cosmic rays and good vibes. Check out the best of Heimana Reynolds video above.
Best of Kelvin Hoefler | Dew Tour Long Beach 2017
Kelvin Hoefler is no stranger to Dew Tour podiums, winning his first competition back in 2015 and continued his winning streak with two back-to-back victories. This year in Long Beach Kelvin proved to have the stamina to skate all three courses and make into the modified gap course final. Kelvin fended off top competitors Shane O’Neill, Nyjah Huston, and Yuto Horigome, but in the end Kelvin’s Cab back tail down the Stanley rail won judges over. Check out the best of Kelvin Hoefler in the video above.
Best of Yuto Horigome | Dew Tour Long Beach 2017
Silent ripper Yuto Horigome swiftly slid his way through the competition at Dew Tour Long Beach and ended up taking home third place! Hailing all the way from Japan, Yuto’s consistency and impressive delivery came in clutch for him and the Blind skate team placing on two podiums in one weekend. Re-visit the best moves thrown down by Yuto in his edit above.
Best of Am Bowl | Dew Tour Long Beach 2017
This year’s up scaled bowl hosted a slew of rippers that ensured for a crowd-pleasing competition. All 51 Am bowl contestants qualified through the Podium App and only the top 8 made to the finals. Check out over two minutes of ripping footy from Roman Pabich, Keegan Palmer, CJ Collins, Tate Carew, Mikee O’Friel, Jake Wooten, Gavin Bottger, and Jett Eaton.
Best of Am Street | Dew Tour Long Beach 2017
Dew Tour Long Beach started out with over 50 hungry am street skaters who qualified through the Podium Skate app but in the end it came down to only 12. Here we examine a few of the best am street tricks from Ivan Monteiro, Zion Wright, Henry Gartland, Axel Cruysberghs, Alex Midler, Dave Bohack, Jack Olson, Maurio McCoy and Tyson Bowerbank.
Best of Nyjah Huston | Dew Tour Long Beach 2017
One of Dew Tour’s top competitors, Nyjah Huston proved to have the endurance to make it through the tech, rail, and gaps course and make it onto the final modified gaps course. In the final 8-minute heat Nyjah was up against Kelvin Hoefler, Yuto Horigome, Shane O’Neill, Micky Papa, and Tommy Fynn. In the end, Nyjah took home second place. Re-live all the action above in the Best of Nyjah Huston.
Setups: Sean Malto’s Reliable Skateboard Setup
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2017 Am Search United States Winner | Ben Walters
Votes were close for United States Am Search contestants, but in the end, it was Ben Walters who came out on top! He will be flying out to compete at the Dew Tour Am Series in Barcelona, Spain September 23–24.
Head 2 Head: Tom Schaar and Trey Wood 540
Two phenomenal bowl skaters Tom Schaar and Trey Wood are closely examined in our second installment of Head 2 Head. Previously we looked at Curren Caples and Trey Wood as they hucked frontside bonlesses in our bowl at Dew Tour Long Beach 2016. This year as we increased our bowl size and exclusively invited 25 of the best bowl skaters, which made for a perfect storm for some good hard skating.
7 Best Skate Spots in Harlem, NYC | Mountain Dew
We partnered with Josh Katz to explore New York for the best skate spots in New York City. In the final video of the series, he heads to Harlem where he encounters rails, open hydrants, and more.
Setups: Micky Papa Explains What he’s Got Under his Feet
Returning Team Challenge champion Micky Papa sits down curbside to explain what he works with under his feet to make the Switch Made dreams work. Take some notes down from Micky’s two-minute setups video and maybe one day you’ll be executing nose grind nollie flip out on rails.
7 Best Skate Spots in Lower Manhattan | Mountain Dew
New York is a paradise for skaters. Lower Manhattan alone is packed with awesome skate spots. We had Josh Katz explore to find his favorites in Alphabet City and the Lower East Side.