Cleveland Dew Tour Skateboard Vert Final

In skateboard vert, White took the lead in his second run, showing finesse and amplitude with a combination of 540s and 720s. Many of Whites competitors fell during their runs while attempting to unseat him. The 21yearold White, from Carlsbad, Calif, earned a score of 92.00. Bucky Lasek, of Encinitas Calif. finished second with 88.25 and Brazils Bob Burnquist was third with 87.25. I missed the first stop in Baltimore because of an injury, White said. I just wanted to come out and put something down and it happened. I havent been skating my best lately but everything clicked for me today.

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The documentary biopic of Danny Way's 20-year skate career will premiere at SXSW

The new documentary will have plenty of early teenage photos, video and audio of Way along with more recent footage and interviews

How do you capture the true essence of a skateboarding legend who brought us the MegaRamp, pulled a 360 over the Great Wall of China, launched into a vert ramp from a helicopter, or dropped from the Hard Rock Hotel Guitar 82-feet above the Vegas Strip? Not sure, but we'll get our chance to find out how director Jacob Rosenberg portrays Danny Way in the new feature-length documentary "Waiting for Lightning." The highly anticipated film about the life of pioneering skateboarder Danny Way..