Damn Am LA: Qualifiers & Best Trick Photos
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 by Matt Shail
After a long day at The Berrics for the Damn Am Qualifiers, the Ams were able to find their second wind when they found out $1000 was on the line for Best Trick down the 10!
Photos by Bart Jones
Photos by Bart Jones
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Lots of staring into the camera and throwing up the peace sign, this kid in the
middle opts out with a distant stare and a hangloose.
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Marc Arias shows class with a Gap Backside Noseblunt amidst all the
flippy-dooda boolshit of the best trick comp.
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One-n-done, Kento Urano breaks out the Kickflip Gap Nosegrind in best trick and
goes back to shredding the rest of the park.
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This is a confusing photo, but use your imagination.. Jake Yanko grinded that
whole ledge then gapped to Backlip, it was cool! He got 5th place in Scandal
Best Trick!
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Looks like a Salad Grind but that’s just the result of our shitty photographer, it’s
actually Raimu Sasaki’s Switch 270 Front Blunt Slide; that got em’ 2nd place in
SBTC.