Dew Tour: Andy Macdonald

Andy Macdonald has been skateboarding since 1986, and skating professionally since 1994. Since then, Macdonald has become known as one of the world's best vert skaters and holds the record for most X Games medals at 16. To get to the point, Andy Macdonald knows a thing or two about skate comps. SLUG recently talked to Macdonald and got the scoop about the 2009 Dew Tour and what to expect at the Salt Lake stop.

SLUG:How many years have you been a part of the Dew Tour?
Andy Macdonald: I’ve skated every Dew Tour event since it’s inception.

SLUG: How have you done in the past?
AM: I got second overall last year. The other years you’ll have to look up.

SLUG:Many skaters seem to hate contests and never skate in them. Do you feel that contests are a necessary part of a professional career? What do you think it is that pushes so many skates away from contests?
AM: Contests have always been a part of skateboarding but a lot of skaters don’t like the pressure to perform. As a street skater it’s possible to make a living without contests and if you can do it, more power to you. As a ramp skater, competition is how you measure your status as a pro and how you make a living.

SLUG: How does the Dew Tour compare and differ from other major skate contest like the Maloof Cup or Tampa Pro? How do you feel about the Dew Tour overall?
AM: Dew Tour sets itself apart from all the other event in that it is a multi-event tour with an overall points race to crown a year end winner. Just like in surfing or in golf, there is bonus money for the athletes who finish the season well. 

SLUG: What is your favorite stop on the tour and why?
AM: Boston. I grew up in Boston and it’s a huge sports town. I placed third there this year and got a standing ovation as the hometown guy. I think I would have got the standing-O even if I finished last. Boston fans rule.

SLUG: How do you feel about the Salt Lake City stop?
AM: Fun cement park to skate in your down time, more fans than at any other stop in the tour’s history and I won there last year.

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