Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Skateboarder- Chaz Ortiz

       My second blog will now be about the skateboarder Chaz Ortiz and his career.
      At just 13, Chaz competed in the Free Flow Tour, which is the premier amateur tour. Chaz dazzled the crowd and judges with a vast array of tricks. In the end, he was the 2007 Free Flow Champ! That year, he also took second overall in the Volcom Damn AM contest. He had his first pro contest in June 2008 for the AST Dew Tour's Panasonic Open in Baltimore, where he had a podium finish, placing third behind superstars Sheckler and Rodriguez. Chaz improved the next month by placing second place at the Right Guard Open. As of August 2008, Chaz is has a second place ranking in the AST Dew Tour with 160 points! He was the youngest skateboarder to win a professional event at the age of 15.

Skateboarder- Paul Rodriguez

      This blog is going to be about skateboarding, skateboarding tricks, and skateboarders. I will give you the history on one professional skateboarder a day or tricks that skateboarders can do.  My first blog is going to be about Paul Rodriguez.
     
Rodriguez was born on December 31, 1984, to stand-up comedian and actor Paul Rodriguez and Laura Martinez. Rodriguez bought his first skateboard in December 1996, just before he turned 12 years old. Rodriguez got his first sponsor at age 14 in 1999 with DNA Skateboards, after sending a tape to them. He turned professional at age 17 in September 2002, after his Transworld  In Bloom video part. Since then he has been one of the best skateboarders in the world, winning the Dew Tour, the X-Games and also the Street Leauges.