Crooked Grind

Well, the AST Dew Action Sports Tour cup finals were held this afternoon, wrapping things up with the skateboard park competition.
We were treated to some priceless commentary from Kevin Harkin, Paul Sitzer and Chris Miller.
Stand out riders from the day were Chaz Ortiz, Rodolfo Ramos and Paul Rodriguez.
Surprisingly disappointing: Ryan Sheckler who's usually a crowd favorite.
A lot of old school street style dominated the runs, with plenty of entertaining technical tricks (my personal fave, the Japan Grab).
Chaz Ortiz took the competition in the end and what's most astonishing about this is that he's all of 14 years old, making him the youngest on the tour. Last year he was considered an amateur and this year he's a pro...amazing!
One of the best moments - Jason My Name is Earl Lee and Chris Pastors dropped in to the commentators booth to watch the event. For those youngsters out there, before Jason became a famous actor, he was a pro skater back in the day.
Upon watching Chaz do his thing this afternoon, he had this to say: These kids are skating like their from another planet! It makes me so sad, I was never that good! Chaz Ortiz does his runs and tricks like he's making a sandwich in his kitchen! He makes it look so easy!!!
In the end, as Ace of Spades from Motorhead blared over the loudspeakers, the kids rounded things up after their two solo runs and took an additional 7 minutes of freestyle on the course. This is where they're judged on their makes, not their falls...Chaz was hands down, the best and took the day, going home with a purse of $95K!
Wonder how long it will take 'til he decides he's had enough of homework and wants to do this full time?