Men’s Street Highlight Video | Dew Tour Des Moines 2022

Twelve of the world’s best skateboarders gathered at Lauridsen skate park for the men’s street final at the 2022 Dew Tour Des Moines. Skateboarders included Carlos Ribeiro, Sean Malto, Jake Ilardi, Felipe Gustavo, Chris Joslin, Jamie Foy, Shane O’Neill, Dashawn Jordan, Vincent Milou, Kelvin Hoefler, Yuto Horigome, and Gustavo Ribeiro. Watch all the best moves they put down in the action-packed highlight video.

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Street Cash Jam Highlight Video | Dew Tour Des Moines 2022

Thursday night at 2022 Dew Tour Des Moines served as a prequel for the weekend’s main event with an impromptu cash jam on the street course. The session focused on the Tech Deck ledge, Air Force Wings, and MTN DEW nine-stair handrail— the three modified and enhanced features at Lauridsen built by California Skateparks. Watch all the hammers that went down on the street course from the cash jam featuring Carlos Ribeiro, Yuto Horigome, Shane O’Neill, Chloe Covell, Sean Malto, Jamie Foy, Chris “Cookie” Colbourn, Rayssa Leal, Chris Joslin, Jake Ilardi, Funa Nakayama, Mariah Duran, Dashawn Jordan, Gustavo Ribeiro, Felipe Nunes, Kelvin Hoefler, and Vincent Milou.

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Dew Tour 2022 Unlock The Spot: Des Moines, Iowa Video Highlight

The fifth and final Unlock The Spot closed out at Dew Tour Des Moines at Lauridsen Skatepark. Dew Tour opens the street course to the locals with the modifications made by California Skateparks for a free session on the customized course. MTN DEW athletes Mariah Duran, Sean Malto, and Chris Colbourn were on site to hang with fans, snap selfies, and hand out cash for tricks!

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The Story Behind America’s Largest Skatepark – The Skatepark Project

Learn the story behind America’s largest skatepark. Hear how the locals got together to advocate for their skatepark needs with Skate DSM, and who stepped in to support along the way. Find out what top pros think of the space and go behind the scenes at the Dew Tour Olympic Qualifiers. This is the story of Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, IA – Winner of a grant from The Skatepark Project. Featuring advocates Brad Anderson, Kevin Jones, Norm Sterzenbach, and Jan Hill, along with industry insiders and pro skaters like Jagger Eaton, Sky Brown, Sean Malto, Ryan Sheckler, Amelia Brodka, Leticia Bufoni, Andy Anderson, Chris Pastras, Todd Richards, Dashawn Jordan, Mike Vallely, Samarria Brevard, Felipe Nunes, Axel Cruysberghs, Dan Mancina, Chris Gregson, Tracie Garacochea, Josh Friedberg, Alec Beck, Kim Woozy and more. To learn how to make a skatepark in your own town, head to www.skatepark.org and check out The Skatepark Project’s Youtube page. To learn more about the National Recreation and Park Association, go to NRPA.org

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The Story Behind America’s Largest Skatepark

Learn the story behind America’s largest skatepark. Hear how the locals got together to advocate for their skatepark needs with Skate DSM, and who stepped in to support along the way. Find out what top pros think of the space and go behind the scenes at the Dew Tour Olympic Qualifiers. This is the story of Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, IA – Winner of a grant from The Skatepark Project. Featuring advocates Brad Anderson, Kevin Jones, Norm Sterzenbach and Jan Hill, along with industry insiders and pro skaters like Jagger Eaton, Sky Brown, Sean Malto, Ryan Sheckler, Amelia Brodka, Leticia Bufoni, Andy Anderson, Chris Pastras, Todd Richards, Dashawn Jordan, Mike Vallely, Samarria Brevard, Felipe Nunes, Axel Cruysberghs, Dan Mancina, Chris Gregson, Tracie Garacochea, Josh Friedberg, Alec Beck, Kim Woozy and more. To learn how to make a skatepark in your own town, head to www.skatepark.org

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