Once all gain, all the hype going into the final stop of Dew Tour Vert will focus on one guy, Shaun White. He's put together back-to-back runs of his life in back-to-back contests, which you guessed it have translated into back-to-back wins. But guess what? The only way he can win is if Pierre-Luc Gagnon (PLG), who hasn't finished worse than second all year, finishes dead last and Bucky Lasek and Andy MacDonald, two consistent podium placers, finish no better than forth.

In other words PLG is going to win the Dew Tour Vert Championship, you heard it here. Unless he has a complete breakdown, or an injury, or some weird event occurs, it's his. The overall ratings race, is really only a race for second between Bucky Lasek, who is sitting in second overall, and MacDonald, who is hot on his heels in third. They're separated by a mere two points.

OK, that all said this contest is going to be one hell of an entertaining one because of, yup, Shaun White. The only reason he isn't in the running to win the overall title is he pulled out of the Boston stop due to an injury. He has a big fat goose egg for an event, and is still in fifth, just fourteen points from Sandro Dias in forth. He's won every contest he's entered this year on the Dew Tour, and is going for three in a row in Vegas.

Simply put, White seems to be in another world right now when it comes to vert skateboarding. His amplitude and ability to spin are just on another level. Plus, he's linking into his run new tricks he's come up with in his lab like the armadillo, a frontside heelflip body varial 540. Not to mention, he even through up a 900 at the last event, The Toyota Challenge, and hinted at the fact that he may try to link it into his run in Vegas.

This contest is going to crazy even for Vegas. A poolside vert ramp at the Hard Rock, with vert skating's ultimate rock star, White, hinting at some history making things. And even though PLG practically has the overall championship, you know he wants to finish the year with a contest win and prove he is on the same level as America's favorite red headed skate star. Get ready for a battle at the pool Vegas style.