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Dew Tour Returns to Des Moines

Dew Tour returns to Des Moines, Iowa on July 29-30 at Lauridsen Skatepark. The event features Men’s Street and Park, and Women’s Street and Park competitions.

The participants in the street and park competitions will go straight to the finals. They will be allotted three 45-second runs, and their best run counts to their final score. Skateboarders are judged on overall impression on a 1–100-point scale.

Invited athletes include Sakura Yosozumi, Sky Brown, Bryce Wettstein for Park; Pamela Rosa, Rayssa Leal , Mariah Duran for Street; Gavin Bottger, Liam Pace , for Park; Aurelien Giraud , Jake Ilardi, and Chris Joslin for Street. Go here for the complete list of invited athletes.

Battle of the Shops also returns this year. Five mid-west regional skate shops–  Subsect ,  Escapist ,  Familia ,  Uprise , and  Infinity will join the event.

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Giovanni Vianna earned his first Street League Skateboarding Super Crown title last year. Will he be able to defend his crown in the 2024 SLS Tour?

Let’s rewind to how Giovanni was able to push his way up to get the Super Crown.

In the Chicago and Sydney stops, he managed to land in the nine club in the knockout rounds, but they weren’t enough to get him to the finals.

But come the Super Crown Championships, he was able to land three nine-club scores, with 9.4 being the highest, enough to snatch the crown from his closest rival, Vincent Milou .

Watch how it all went down in the video above.

The 2024 SLS Tour: Bigger and Better

The SLS Tour will return bigger and better in 2024. Up to $1.8 million prize purse is at stake, with $100,000 to go to the Super Crown Champions.

The tour is also adding more stops for a total of eight, including three SLS “Apex” spot-based events. Regular stops include Paris, San Diego, Australia (TBA), and Tokyo.

The SLS Super Crown Championships 2024 will be again held in São Paulo, Brazil , on December 14-15.

The SLS Tour 2024 will kick off at Adidas Arena, Paris, France, on February 24. Tickets are now available on the SLS website .

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Before the first stop of Street League Skateboarding this February, let’s look back to how Rayssa Leal managed to land her top 5 scores of 2023.

Rayssa kicked off the 2023 season with a win at the Chicago stop and finished with a Super Crown in São Paulo . It was her second Super Crown win.

She is surely someone to watch out for in the 2024 SLS Tour, which will commence on February 24 at the Adidas Arena in Paris .

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The Dew Tour starts Thursday in Des Moines. Here's everything you need to know

The Dew Tour, a global skateboarding competition, officially starts Thursday at downtown's new Lauridsen Skatepark, bringing the event to Des Moines for the first time. Here's everything you need to know about it.

What is it?

The Dew Tour is a global Olympic qualifying event for skateboarders and the only one that will be held in the United States. Athletes will compete to earn points to help them secure a spot on their country's Olympic team. 

The Summer Olympics — tentatively scheduled to begin July 23 in Tokyo after being rescheduled from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic — will be the first to feature skateboarding as an official event. It marks long-awaited recognition for the sport, which began in the mid-20th century in California and has since spread around the world. 

When is it? 

The 2021 Summer Dew Tour runs Thursday-Sunday. Some athletes arrived in Des Moines over a week ago to start practicing, and official practice sessions were held Tuesday and Wednesday.

More: Didn't score a ticket to the Dew Tour? Here's how to participate around Des Moines

Where is it? 

The Dew Tour is the inaugural event at Lauridsen Skatepark, a $6.1 million venue at 901 Second Ave. on the west bank of the Des Moines River in the shadow of the Iowa Events Center, with views of downtown and the Iowa Capitol. Declared the largest skate park in the country, it encompasses 5 acres and offers 88,000 square feet of undulating concrete, including bowls, a pool, stairs and a promenade with dozens of features designed for board tricks and intricate maneuvers. There's also a skate-able "WOW" sculpture.

In connection with the Dew Tour:

• Second Avenue will be closed from Park Avenue to School Street from 8 p.m. Thursday through 3 p.m. Monday.
• Crocker Street is closed from Third Street to Second Avenue until noon Tuesday.

More: What to know before you head out to skate at downtown Des Moines' new Lauridsen Skatepark

Who's competing? 

More than 300 of the world's best skateboarders from every continent but Antarctica are competing in both men's and women's street and park skateboarding competitions. Notable participants include USA Skateboarding's Nyjah Huston, Sean Malto, Jagger Eaton, Cory Juneau, Mariah Duran, Jordyn Barratt, Brighton Zeuner and Jamie Foy.

Some international skaters to watch for include Aurelien Giraud of France; Pedro Barros, Pamela Rosa and Leticia Bufoni of Brazil; Misugu Okamoto of Japan and Keegan Palmer of Australia.

How can I watch? 

The Dew Tour is usually open to the public. The organizers, however, instead handed out a limited number of free tickets this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

They said the tickets, required for access to the venue, were claimed within minutes. But you can still watch the excitement from your home or at numerous metro bars and restaurants via free, online livestream coverage. A full list of streaming services can be found on the Dew Tour website at DewTour.com .

If current ticketholders don't show up, the event may release their tickets to the public, so keep an eye on @DewTour on Twitter and DewTour.com for announcements. 

More: The Dew Tour could bring $4 million to Des Moines and businesses are hoping for some of the action

What about the rain?

This week's weather definitely is not ideal, with at least a chance of rain forecast every day. Crews are equipped with squeegees and industrial fans to dry the skate park surface as the concrete can be dangerous when wet. 

Dew Tour organizers say daily schedules have built-in cushions so they can postpone and reschedule events as needed. The goal, they say, is to avoid cancellations. 

Although some events may be delayed, the organizers said the event won't extend past Sunday. 

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What else is going on? 

• Several Des Moines restaurants and bars are taking advantage of the excitement and fanfare surrounding the Dew Tour. You can catch a livestream at more than a dozen downtown spots near the skate park. Visit  https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/2021/05/18/dew-tour-des-moines-2021-tickets-lauridsen-skatepark-skateboarding-how-watch-livestream/5134153001/  for a list of spots to check out.
• The Dew Tour is sponsoring a virtual meet-and-greet with three competitors: Team USA Skateboarding's Mariah Duran, Sean Malto and Curren Caples. The skaters will join other professional athletes at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a conversation about the skateboarding scene before a Q&A session. Registration is required at  us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pgzX3klBRAygIHMZlaoNGA .
• If this week makes you want to join the skateboarding community, Dew Tour is partnering with Skate DSM, a local nonprofit, to put on Learn to Skate Clinics. Classes are offered for beginner and intermediate skaters who are looking to get more involved in the sport. The classes will be held from 9-10:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:45 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the office building at 600 E. Court Ave. Registration costs $10 registration and is available at eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-skate-clinic-hosted-by-the-dew-tour-and-skate-dsm-registration-150659206743 .

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UPDATED: The 2021 Dew Tour is in Des Moines!

You can now sign up to make your FREE ticket reservation to attend the Dew Tour in Des Moines, Iowa coming May 20-23, 2021! You can reserve 1 time slot per day, and must have a ticket to enter. 

Tickets are limited so don’t wait.

When the news broke that the 2021 Dew Tour was coming to the new Lauridsen Skatepark in Downtown Des Moines, we had three simultaneous thoughts: 

• How insane.
• Wow. We need to learn about skateboarding. 
• How do you pronounce Lauridsen?

Mark your calendars! May 20-23 is going to be big for Des Moines. The 2021 Dew Tour is serving as the ONLY U.S.-based, global Olympic skateboard qualifying event for 2021. This is even bigger when you consider that skateboarding will make its debut at the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo, which were rescheduled in 2020 for July 23 – August 8, 2021. (Source: DSMSkatePark)

So I decided to do the only thing I knew how to to do, slide into @DSMSkatePark ‘s DMs and ask them all the questions I have. Here they are for you below! Special thanks to Kami Rankin, Community Outreach Coordinator of Polk County Conversation, and Norm Sterzenbach at Skate DSM for answering!

Check out our deep dive into what happens at Lauridsen Skatepark after the event here .

First and foremost, how do you pronounce Lauridsen?

LORE-ED-SEN

How did Lauridsen Skatepark come to be? 

This project began way back in 2004. That year, AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) met with and surveyed churches, community leaders, and Des Moines residents to determine what public projects were needed in the city for our youth. A public skatepark was the clear favorite. AMOS put together a small committee and sought support from the City of Des Moines. Then, the City of Des Moines donated 2 acres of beautiful riverfront property adjacent to School Street and 2nd Avenue to become the site of a regional skatepark as an extension of the Principal Riverwalk. From there, fundraising began! Check out the whole background of the park here . 

Courtesy of Dew Tour

Even for those of us who know next to nothing about skateboarding, this feels like a huge deal for Des Moines. Exactly how big of a deal is it that the Dew Tour is here?

It’s extremely big! Not only are we able to attract a major skateboarding event to Des Moines the same month it opens, but it is also the only Olympic qualifying event in the U.S. More than 300 of the best skateboarders from around the world will be coming to Des Moines for a chance at an Olympic berth. This event will be globally televised and Des Moines will be showcased across the world.

Can you give us the “elevator pitch” version of the journey that professional skateboarders have to take to get to an Olympic qualifying event?

Like any Olympic sport, there are many paths to lead you to a qualifying event. In skateboarding, your qualification is based on the number of points you earn through international qualifying events and which country you are competing with. Each continent is only allowed a limited number of qualifying athletes per gender and discipline.

Are there particular tricks we should be looking out for? 

Unlike other sports (gymnastics, ice skating, etc.) skateboarding is not judged based on which tricks you do, but rather overall impression. So there isn’t a go-to trick to look out for. Park skating is based on your best score from three 45-second course runs. Street skating is based on your best score in two 45-second course runs and 5 single trick runs.

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What can locals who aren’t in the skating community do to support the event?

We aren’t sure of all the event details at this point, but we do know there will be tickets available and offsite satellite locations streaming the competition while it’s happening live. We will be encouraging the public to take advantage of the free tickets and community opportunities while the Dew Tour is in town. There will be some rules and restrictions due to COVID, so we ask the public to be respectful of these “do” and “don’t’s.”

We already know that most competitions will be open to public spectators. However, due to COVID, we will be limiting spectators through a ticketing system which will be free. More details to come as the event draws closer!

Do you think Des Moines is preparing for a renaissance in skate culture, or has it been here all along?

Des Moines has had a rich skate scene since the 1980’s, but with the opening of the Lauridsen Skatepark, the Dew Tour, and skateboarding making its debut in the Olympics, we anticipate a major increase in skateboarding in the region.

We’ll be updating this post as news gets released and the tour gets closer! Stay tuned.

In the meantime, check out our other interview with SkateDSM on what we can all do in the park after the Dew Tour leaves town!

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Dew Tour Returns to Des Moines

Lauridsen skatepark will host the competition and festival for the second consecutive year.

After a successful 2021 debut, the annual Dew Tour pro skateboard competition and festival will return to Des Moines, Iowa, on July 29 and 30 at Lauridsen Skatepark for the second consecutive year. The event will feature a finals only skateboard competition and a two-day festival with activities for all ages.

The return of Dew Tour to Des Moines is the result of a partnership with Catch Des Moines and Polk County, as well as Toyota, which will return as the event’s mobility partner. The event will be free and open to the public.

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In 2020 and 2021, Dew Tour served as an Olympic qualifying event for the Tokyo Games, which saw the debut of skateboarding. This year’s Dew Tour will feature a finals only competitions in men’s and women’s individual street and park, as well as adaptive competitions presented by Toyota in men’s and women’s street and men’s park.

It will also mark the return of the Dew Tour’s Battle of the Shops, where regional skate shops compete as a team against one another on the street course. Des Moines’ Subsect Skate Shop will be the local shop competing against other shops from Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis and Minneapolis.

Several Olympians are expected to compete at this year’s event, including Lizzie Armanto (FIN), Mariah Duran (USA), Aurelien Giraud (FRA), Nyjah Huston (USA), Aori Nishimura (JPN), Tristan Rennie (USA), Pamela Rosa (BRA), Bryce Wettstein (USA) and more.

The Dew Tour Experience, a festival-style activation next to the competition venue, will include a free sponsor village, public skate pump track, food and beverages, pro athlete meet and greets and more.

The competition will be staged within Lauridsen Skatepark , the largest skatepark in the United States, boasting 88,000 square feet of skateboarding opportunities with two skate bowls, a skate promenade, a skateable sculpture, stairs, ledges and more. The skatepark opened in 2021 and was built by California Skateparks, which has served as the venue architects for Dew Tour since 2014.

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Dew Tour Announces New Location in Des Moines, Iowa, Home of the Nation's Largest Skatepark

(Carlsbad, Calif. ) March 23, 2021 -- Mountain Dew® and Accelerate360’s ASN: The Adventure Sports Network Group announce its annual summer Dew Tour skateboard competition and festival is moving to Des Moines, Iowa and will be held May 20-23, 2021 at the brand new Lauridsen Skatepark. The event will include World Skate sanctioned men’s and women’s skateboarding Street and Park competitions, serving as the only

U.S. based global Olympic skateboard qualifying events for 2021. Skateboarding will make its debut at the Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo, which were rescheduled in 2020 for July 23 - August 8, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lauridsen Skatepark’s Street and Park courses have been approved as Olympic-level competition venues. The park also includes two skate bowls, a skate promenade, a skate sculpture, stairs, ledges and more. A passionate group in Des Moines, made of Polk County (managers of the Lauridsen Skatepark), Catch Des Moines (Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau), Greater Des Moines Partnership, Skate DSM (local non-profit) and Subsect (Des Moines skateboard shop), teamed up to make the Lauridsen Skatepark a reality. The skatepark was built by world-class builders California Skateparks - the skatepark architects of the Dew Tour since 2014 - and is now the largest in the United States. Dew Tour will be the first event to be held at the 88,000 square foot park; the weekend will be part of the grand opening kickoff of Lauridsen Skatepark.

Dew Tour 2021 will host this year’s only global Olympic qualifying event in the U.S. for men’s and women’s skateboarding Park and Street competitions, both as elite level Pro Tour stops. The Olympic qualification system is based on rankings maintained by World Skate, the sport’s International Governing Body.

More than 300 of the world’s top male and female skateboarders will compete in individual Park and Street events for a chance to win the Dew Tour title, while earning valuable points toward their country’s Olympic skateboarding team. As in the past, Dew Tour competitors exemplify the best in each sport. Expected to compete at this year’s event include USA Skateboarding national team members such as Nyjah Huston, Jagger Eaton, Cory Juneau, Mariah Duran, Jordyn Barratt, Brighton Zeuner as well as international skaters Aurelien Giraud (FRA), Pedro Barros (BRA), Pamela Rosa (BRA), Leticia Bufoni (BRA), Misugu Okamoto (JPN) and Keegan Palmer (AUS).

“The competitive road ahead for these skaters now starts in Des Moines and concludes in Tokyo. Being able to produce Dew Tour in 2021 and have it continue to serve as an Olympic qualifying event, in a brand new home with a world-class venue, is a dream come true,” says Courtney Gresik, Dew Tour VP and General Manager. “There are no words to express what we all have globally battled in the past year.

We couldn’t be more proud to be in this space today. Our teams and partners are poised and ready to put forth a safe, successful event for all involved.”

“Excited is an understatement for how I feel about the Dew Tour coming to Des Moines,” says Angela Connolly, Polk County Board of Supervisors and managers of the Lauridsen Skatepark. “This event is exactly why we made sure that the Lauridsen Skatepark was going to be the biggest in the country. Having the Dew Tour as a partner in opening our brand new skatepark is a true honor and we look forward to them bringing professional skaters and fans to Des Moines to not only help showcase our park but to engage the youth in our community who are so excited to get out there and skate.”

“What better way to introduce Lauridsen Skatepark than hosting the 2021 Dew Tour, one of the premier skating events in the world,” said Greg Edwards, President and CEO of Catch Des Moines. “To host an Olympic qualifying event is an awesome showcase for both this new facility and the city of Des Moines. Given the circumstances, this isn’t just an event, but a celebration, and I assure you it will bring the WOW factor.”

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, details around hosting public spectators are being evaluated amongst Dew Tour, World Skate, and local and state event partners as it pertains to safety and health of athletes, staff and potential fans. More information surrounding this will be announced at a later date.

Dew Tour will be livestreamed in its entirety on DewTour.com, Facebook Live, YouTube and other major platforms for a total of 25+ hours of LIVE video. Additionally, more than four hours of Dew Tour coverage will air on NBC and NBCSN this summer. Stay updated at DewTour.com and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube by following @DewTour.

About Dew Tour

Dew Tour is an innovative contest series and content platform that brings together the world’s best skateboarders, snowboarders, skiers, artists, brands and fans in a celebration of creativity and style.

In 2016, the Adventure Sports Network (ASN), a part of Accelerate360’s media portfolio, became the official strategic partner to lead content production, execution and event staging for the Dew Tour. Working in close collaboration with ASN’s core action sports media brands and in partnership with DEW®, Dew Tour continues to progress events and content, bringing millions of action sports fans engaging stories and experiences across digital and broadcast mediums. In addition to Dewtour.com and ASN’s digital network, Dew Tour’s summer and winter events are telecast on NBC.

Dew Tour Media Contacts:

Melissa Gullotti, 802-236-9349, [email protected]

Crystal Yang Edwards, 310-940-2228, [email protected]

Des Moines Media Contacts:

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Alex Wilson, 515-699-3466, [email protected]

Dew Tour Information & Policies

Info & policies.

Dew Tour Des Moines will take place at the Lauridsen Skatepark. The event is FREE to the public.

• If you are feeling sick, running a fever, or have been exposed to COVID-19, please stay at home until you are healthy.
• Please be neighborly and considerate of fellow guests and the requests of Dew Tour staff to manage crowds and keep everyone safe during these times. We want everyone to enjoy the event, please be respectful of the spectator viewing sessions and allow all attendees to enjoy this invite-only finals competition for skateboarding. We thank you in advance!
• Parking is located in the      Iowa Events Center parking lot between 3 rd Street and 5 th Avenue, just north of the convention center. Parking is $10 per car.
• ADA Parking is located in the Iowa Events Center parking lot.
• ADA Dropoff/Pick Up can occur off of 3 rd Street at either Park or Center Streets.
• The Entrance is located in Rotary Riverwalk Park (821 W River Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309) adjacent to the Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge, just east of the Wells Fargo Center. The entrance is approximately 7 minutes walking from the parking lot.
• All bags and persons entering the Dew Tour venues are subject to search. Bags larger than 15″ square, i.e. backpacks, suitcases, beach bags, etc. will be prohibited from entry into the venue.
• For the safety and comfort of all guests, the following items are not allowed at the Dew Tour: any promotional signage, large bags (larger than a standard sized backpack- 17in h x 13in w x 8.5in d), weapons, alcohol, coolers, pets (working animals accepted); folding chairs, drones or any radio controlled equipment, professional filming or photography equipment, large umbrellas, laser-lights, noisemakers, i.e. air-horns; glass bottles, aluminum cans or beverages of any kind in unsealed containers.
• Guests may not bring food or beverages into the venue. Exceptions are factory-sealed plastic bottled water, one liter or smaller. Food or beverages deemed necessary due to a special dietary need, religious requirement or medical condition may be approved in advance by the Guest Services Department at [email protected] . Food for infants is allowed.
• Guests must dispose of the unauthorized items prior to entrance into the venue or return items to their vehicles. Guest Services will not check-in any food or beverage items.
• Posters and banners of any size are not allowed in the venue.
• There is a self-service bicycle area near the entrance. This area is not staffed and all bicycles must be locked in this area. Bicycles are not allowed beyond the main entrance area. Dew Tour is not responsible for lost or stolen sports equipment of any kind.
• Limited Stroller parking is available adjacent to the viewing area. Strollers are not allowed in the seating areas. Please take all personal items and belongings out of your stroller when leaving it unattended at Stroller parking. Strollers will be left at the risk of the guest.
• Guests must wear shirts and shoes. No bare feet allowed.
• The Dew Tour is a Non-Smoking event. This includes vaping and e-cigarettes of any kind.
• The Dew Tour prohibits the use of any drugs or paraphernalia on site, including cannabis.
• The Dew Tour is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged goods.
• The Dew Tour reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone at any time.
• The Guest Services Tent adjacent to the entrance is the designated meeting place if persons in your party are separated from your family or group.
• No commercial photography is allowed without a Dew Tour press credential. Camcorders or any other audio/visual equipment is prohibited unless authorized prior to arrival. Specifically, the following equipment is not permitted: Lenses greater than three and one half inches in length, telephoto or zoom lenses of any kind, interchangeable lenses of any kind, monopods or tripods or flash equipment of any kind. Dew Tour media officials must clear all wireless equipment.
• All existing Lauridsen Skatepark policies may be enforced.
• Skateboarding is allowed onsite, but only in designated areas. Please be mindful  or other spectators when skateboarding. All spectators and skateboarders enter the venue at their own risk.

GUEST SERVICES

  Guest Services Tent Guest Services is the designated area for all event information and event services. The Dew Tour Guest Services tent is located adjacent to the      Main Entrance to Dew Tour. Merchandise will also be sold in this area.

General Ticketing Information Dew Tour is free and open to the public, however ticket registration is required via the Dew Tour App .

Transportation The Lauridsen Skatepark is located at 901 2 nd Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309.

Please visit the Iowa Event Center website for detailed driving directions to the venue. Information on public transportation is available at ridedart.com .

Parking Suggested Public Parking is accessed from 3 rd Street or 5 th Avenue and will be $10, per space, per vehicle. There is no in-and-out parking. There is no overnight parking available. To reference parking locations please visit: catchdesmoines.com/visitor-info/transportation/parking/ .

Public Skate Park Part of the Dew Tour Experience includes a public skate park. This park is open during Dew Tour hours and is located within the venue near the competition courses. There will be capacity regulations and all participants must wear a helmet.

  Accessible Information ADA Parking will be readily available in all surrounding parking lots, however the most accessible parking for the event is located in the Iowa Event Center parking lot. Please visit iowaeventscenter.com/plan-your-visit/directions-parking .

ADA Viewing is available at all competition venues. Look for signage or check with Guest Services for more information.

*** Event schedule subject to change without notice!

Venue Hours

  Please visit http://www.dewtour.com for the full competition schedule. Please note that not all practices and competitions are open to the public.

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