Sheckler shakes ’em up

Between his MTV reality show, his status as the post-Justin Timberlake, post-Aaron Carter, non-Jonas Brothers teen idol and his indisputable skill on a skateboard, he lives the good life. Winning the park event at the Dew Tour Skate Open yesterday at the TD Garden put him in first place in the Dew Cup standings and made him the first International Skateboarding Federation world champion. The magnitude of all the titles couldn’t match the chaos after the win.

What had been a skateboarding competition turned into a Jonas Brothers concert. Sheckler, a three-time Dew Cup champion celebrating his first win of the year, was at the center of a sea of people - mostly teen-aged girls - stretching desperately to put something within the skater’s signing reach.

Posters.

Hats.

Boards.

Shirts.

One man held out what looked to be a baby.

After five years on the tour, none of it’s terribly surprising to Sheckler.

“My fans are the best fans in the world,’’ he said. “They show support to the nth degree, and they’re always, always behind me and that’s all I can ask for. These fans - these girls especially - are crazy.’’

One girl, 18-year-old Danielle Landry, went to a shop near her hometown in Colchester, Vt., and had a blanket made with a larger-than-life airbrush picture of Sheckler. Having Sheckler autograph the blanket - on the right bicep no less - was “like the highlight of my life,’’ she said. “He’s like a god.’’

This, for Sheckler, is a normal life.

“This is really the only life I’ve ever known,’’ Sheckler said. “I’ve been skating since I was 2 years old. I turned pro at 13 and been traveling the world since I was 8. I’ve been in front of cameras and in front of people and in front of crowds my whole life. I’m very lucky, very blessed. I’ll never stop skateboarding. Ever.’’

The competition gets used to it.

Practically a veteran at 27, Chris Cole finished third yesterday. Gruff, bearded and generally a street skater, he grins a little when he sees the reaction Sheckler gets from fans.

“Every time I’d be up on a deck or something and the chicks would start screaming right near where I was, I knew Ryan was around, because there’s no way they were screaming for me,’’ he said. “They’re like ‘facial hair? What?’ ’’

If there was a skater that should have been swept up by the atmosphere it was Ryan Decenzo. The 23-year-old Vancouver native was making his pro debut, but he treated it like it was just another run.

“There’s always pressure and sometimes you get a little bit of nerves, and I’ve skated some contests before and I tried not to think about that,’’ Sheckler said. “I try not to look at the crowd too much, because that could psych you out. There are so many things that I just try to block it out and just skate.’’

He was almost flawless in his initial run, posting the high at that point with 88.75, instantly taking away any pressure.

“I knew it was important to land all my stuff in the one-minute run. So I tried to put something together real quick and it worked out perfectly.’’

The heavyweights followed him, including Paul Rodriguez, Chaz Ortiz, and Sheckler, but after the first run and the first jam session Decenzo found himself ahead of Sheckler, 89.00 to 88.75. But Sheckler strung together enough tricks in the final jam to seal the win.

“It was awesome being out there with those other guys who rip super hard,’’ Decenzo said. “It’s all about building off the other guys’ stuff and getting hype. That’s what’s going to make you land it.’’

Sheckler was gracious after his win.

“I’m not the world champion,’’ he said. “That’s crazy talk. These guys out here are absolutely amazing on a skateboard and it’s anyone’s day. You come out someone can be off, someone could be on, and it was my day.’’

Sheckler was among four skaters crowned world champions. Vanessa Torres won the women’s park event, Lyn-z Adams-Hawkins took the women’s vert, and Bucky Lasek edged Pierre-Luc Gagnon for the men’s vert win. Boston native Andy MacDonald earned a silver medal in the vert, anchored by a solid second run. Placing in his hometown was special.

“It means the world to me to be able to be able to come out and skate in front of my home town,’’ MacDonald said. “Just to be on the podium means a lot. To be on the podium here in Boston means even more.’’

Julian Benbow can be reached at jbenbow@globe.com.