Damn Am LA 2019 Practice Coverage Article at Skatepark of Tampa

Damn Am LA 2019 Practice Coverage

Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2019 by Chris

We left sunny Florida for sunny Los Angeles for the first EVER Damn Am at The Berrics. On top of that, it's our first Women's Division and these ladies are already ripping. Check out some photos from yesterday's warm-up session.

Photos: Bart Jones
Bart
It’s like being on a movie set.
Bradley
Bradley Pichler likes to start his morning of with a big ole’ Phat Front Blunt.
Kendra
Or maybe if that’s not your thing, perhaps a Tre Flip like Kendra Long.
Chris
Down the I-5 straight from San Jose and onto the big rail, Chris Corpuz does the FS blunt thang as well.
Christiana
With a couple pointers from some dad in the background, Christiana Means got her Boardslide on the rail.
Jake
Hey Jake Odle! How you bend your leg that way!?
Sora
Sora Yamawaki takes the plunge.
Felipe
Just when you thought Brazil was done giving us skateboard masterminds, Felipe Mota turned heads with this rapid fire Heelflip Frontside Boardslide.
Kotone
Kotone Nishimura works her way up and finds herself FS Boardsliding the 10 stair rail in no time!
Curtis
Curtis Fontenot bout to escape the frame with a Backside Flip.
Christiana
Always a good sign when people show up and register.
Will
Will Mazzari whips around this place like a madman, Fakie Back Lip.
Brooke
SLC Punk (and Nurse) Brooke Whipp Lipslides the A-frame.
Robert
Robert Neal, hit us up and asked how the sticker job was looking then came thru with a matching outfit; soo smart!
Stella
Stella Reynolds throws a quick Lien into this here Lipslide.
Santana
Switch Grinds on this rail is no joke, one false pop and you’re toast.. Santana Saldana plays the odds.
Ricky
We get by with a lil help from the bump, Ricky Chavez takes advantage with Tre Noseslide.
Eric
Eric Clark, Frontside Halfcab Flip.
Felipe
Felipe Mota, back for more, this time with a KF Backtail.
Dominick
Dominick Walker blesses us all with his money gun: the Kicky Crook.
Eamon
Waiting for that tail to smack. Eamon Samojla goes Madonna.
Mike
Precision tech wizard Mike Piwowar gets the SS Kicky Backtail while playing the waiting game.
Paul
Annihilating every drop in his path, Paul Rutkowski Tre flips from high to low.
Not too long before closing time, Lilly Ruby showed up and slashed a few Crails to put em in their place. Stay tuned for tomorrow where we make skateboard history with the first ever all female Damn Am event.
Nick
And if you’re not into that..at least come by for one of Nick Merlino’s sig Acai Bowls!

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