As soon as the concrete has cured, skaters started showing up to warm up and feel out the course for the long weekend of Dew Tour skating. Men, women, ams, legends, and pros—including current Skater Of The Year Jamie Foy—got some licks in on the street and park courses.

Each year the course is new—sure, there’s always a hip, a handrail, and a deep end, but when you’re skating at the level these guys are on, it’s always just a little different. And “just a little different” is enough to mean the difference between first place, and every other place.

Some show up early to figure out their lines, some like to get a feel for the concrete, and the rest? Well, they’re skaters, so when there’s a virgin skatepark they just want to get some runs.

Womens’ skateboarding is in a long-awaited Renaissance, and judging from the practice sessions today the contest is going to be a must-watch. Bryce Wettstein, Candy Jacobs, Hanna Zanzi, Jordyn Barratt, Julia Brueckler, Mariah Duran, and Poppy Olson spent the day getting acquainted with the street and park courses, and

Henry Gartland, Marcos Montoya, Toby Ryan, and Maurio McCoy were among the mens’ amateur skaters warming up on the course, and pros Tyson Bowerbank and Jamie Foy got a few tricks in as well.

There’s so much more incredible skating to come, so get here if you can—and if not, be sure to catch the live webcast at:

Thursday, June 28
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm PT

Friday, June 29
10:45 am – 5:15 pm PT
Saturday, 30
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm PT
Sunday, July 1
11:45 am – 4:14 pm PT

2018 Dew Tour Practice Photos Day 1

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Bryce Wettstein casually coercing a feeble through the corner. Not bad for day one. Photo: Durso
Candy Jacobs was nailing tricks all day long, including going the distance on this feeble grind, across and down on the street course. Photo: Durso
Over on the Park Course, Hanna Zanzi was testing the air quality on all the new transfer options. Photo: Durso
With freshly purpled hair, Henry Gartland casually destroyed the street course all day long. Nollie flip the double set on his way to another 20 tricks, as well. Photo: Ferra
If you build a rail, he will come. Jamie Foy sneaking in a back Smith through the kink. Foy’s warm-up is anyone else’s video part ender. Photo: Ferra
No stranger to the Dew Tour, Jordyn Barratt plants a hand on the pool coping for a breezy frontside invert. Photo: Ferra
Austria’s Julia Brueckler balances a nosegrind with ease. Photo: Durso
Upcomer Marcos Montoya guides his Smith grind through the kink on the Street Course. Photo: Durso
Mariah Duran stays balanced all the way across and down. Her green shirt really pops against the course. Photo: Durso
Maurio McCoy stomped tricks all across the course. This time, he was captured shortly before the catch on a monster 360 flip. Photo: Ferra
Australia’s Poppy Olsen is inverted in the deep end. There’s an upside-down/Australia joke in there somewhere, but I don’t want to distract you from her ripping. Photo: Durso
If “frontside flip stalefish” is Toby Ryan’s idea of a “practice” trick, you’ll want to tune in to see what he’s got cooking for the contest. Photo: Ferra
Feeble all the way across the long rail is a walk in the park for Tyson Bowerbank. I bet you there’s gonna be some flipping in and out before the contest is over. Photo: Durso

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