PLG solidifies his spot on top in the skateboard
vert competition on Saturday in Ocean City at the
Dew Tour Pantech Beach Open

The second day of the Dew Tour Pantech Beach Open closed out with an electrifying skateboard vert competition and it was Pierre-Luc Gagnon that came out victorious this year. The Canadian's smooth, technical run complete with a kickflip fakie, switch heelflip 360 and a kickflip body varial 540 earned him the top spot. Bucky Lasek and Sandro rounded out the podium, placing second and third, respectively.

“It feels great to win again at the Dew Tour,” said PLG. “I had a hard time in practice, but kept my cool and threw it down when it mattered. I’ve done this a bunch of times, so I knew what I had to do.” He also appreciated the strong support of the beach spectators. “The fans are so into it here in Ocean City,” he said. “It feels great to perform in front of a crowd like this.”

The action at the Pantech Beach Championships will continue on Sunday Aug. 19 with the BMX Park and Skate bowl finals, which you can catch live on NBC, as well as the BMX and Skate Mega 2.0 events new to this year's competition.

Skate Vert Final Results

1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canada, 88.50.

2. Bucky Lasek, Md., 85.75.

3. Sandro Dias, Brazil, 85.25.

4. Andy Macdonald, Mass., 83.75.

5. Bob Burnquist, Brazil, 80.00.

The complete 2012 Dew Tour schedule is as follows:

Event Date Location

Pantech Beach Championships August 16-19 Ocean City, Md.

Toyota City Championships October 18-21 San Francisco, Cali.

Mountain Championships December 13-16 Breckenridge, Colo.

The Dew Tour Pantech Beach Championships will air live on Sunday, August 19 on NBC at 2:00pm ET. Additional broadcasts on NBC Sports Network will be August 18 at 11:00pm ET, August 19 at 11:00pm ET and August 25 at 12:00am ET.