Saturday, August 14, 2010 4:08pm PDT

P.Rod Wins In Portland

By: Tom Morin

Paul Rodriguez got back to his winning ways Saturday with a first place finish at the second Skate Park stop of the Dew Tour, The Wendy's Invitational, at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR. He unleashed a storm of technical tricks including a switch 360 kickflip and switch backside tailslide down the stair set.

Dew Tour Boston winner, Greg Lutzka, kept his overall lead in the season standings with a second place finish, and Chas Ortiz brought home his second straight third place finish on the tour.

Ryan Sheckler was going for it all day with a huge backside flip and backside 360 over the big gap. He was even attempting a backside 360 kickflip over the same gap that he nearly landed, which would of propelled him into a podium finish. One skater that seemed like he may have been underscored all day was Bastien Salabanzi. He is simply put, technically brilliant on a skateboard, and was just rifling through some extremely difficult tricks in the jam session.

Next stop is Salt Lake City, UT for the Toyota Challenge, which is an important stop for Lutzka. If he can put together another strong finish his overall championship chances will be looking very well.

Here are the full results of the final:

1. Paul Rodriguez - 86.40
2. Greg Lutzka - 85.83
3. Chaz Ortiz - 85.38
4. Ryan Sheckler - 82.81
5. Bastien Salabanzi - 80.65
6. Rodolfo Ramos - 80.60

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