Tampa Pro 2023: Sunday Finals Photos
Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 by Matt Shail
The 29th annual Tampa Pro was one to remember. How do we go even BIGGER for our 30th next year?
Photos by Bart Jones and Matt Shail
Photos by Bart Jones and Matt Shail
All systems go!! We’re ready for takeoff! The Auxiliary Channel guides us through
the thick brush that is the live webcast!
Crazy skaters can just consistently Switch Flip Back Lip the rail these days. Shane
O’Neil is the Gawd Dang Messiah of this shit!
How you gonna get 33rd place with Nollie Heel Backlips like this?! Competition stiff
these days!
Braden Hoban has his eye on the prize milliseconds before putting metal to metal on
a Gap Front Blunt.
A still photo of a Bigspin can be hit or miss, but Gabriel Fortunato’s got that proper
catch!
Hey Berger! I dunno why you gotta Kickflip 5 times as high as the bar into Backlips,
but you do you!
We could put together a whole montage of Frontside Flips over the bump to bar, Eli
Williams got one between flying an sailin’ through the park.
Louie with one of the coolest things we saw all week! Polejam to truck bonk on the
A-Frame rail!
These guys, always Flippin’ twice the height of the rail these days! Giovanni Vianna
Heelflip Frontboard.
Gio clockin’ a whole series of photos here, apparently! This time with the regs Lil’
Stevey!
Vincent with the casual Switch Flip Backlip in a contest run, like it’s a walk through
the park.
We seen the gap Backlip, but Hoefler turns it up for his last run with a Gap Backside
Noseblunt!
We all saw Felipe’s Nollie Flip Crook on the bump to ledge, but for the finals he took
it to the rail.
Gio was rockin the Nollie Big Frontboard, but for the finals he stepped it up to Front
Blunt!
Yuto struggled with his ender at first, but nailed it for the win with the Nollie ‘Copter
Bluntslide.
Familiar face from the past, Clyde Singleton came to town to help announce and throw out some product!
alright, alright on to the awards. Shout out to Jameson and the Cariuma crew for supporting SPoT, Tampa Pro, Tampa Am, and Damn Am
Daewon came to SPoT for his first time in years. So good to see him around the park. There was a secret mini-ramp session going down with him, Koston, and Chris Cole. It was a beautiful sight!
Thomas Kring came from Denmark and supplied coffee and donuts every morning for the staff and park.
We thanks Evan Smith for showing up, but...he wasn't there to accept the award so Schaefer hit him on FaceTime!
Santa Cruz hooked us up with some completes to give out on IG during the webcast. Congrats to Zachary Lawson for taking this one home!
SLS was watching the contest all weekend and saw that Giovanni Vianna came to skate his heart out. They hand picked him to skate their Chicago SLS stop this year - congrats Giovanni!
Eli Williams destroyed every inch of the course and didn't pump the breaks ONCE. Congrats for taking home the Bronson Speed Killer award
Vincent coming up to the stage to claim his G from Mob. Congrats on taking home the Mob 'G for Effort'
Jack Olson landed a switch front blunt switch flip across and down the kinked rail right after time during the Independent Best Trick. This awarded him Skater XL Trick of the Weekend and took home a custom Skater XL Xbox
Andy Anderson took home the Zumiez Destroyer award for completely annihilating the course all weekend!
It's the man of the hour... or should we say the man of the past THREE DECADES?! Congratulations to our fearless leader Brian Schaefer for 30 years at SPoT!
Alright, let's get to our top 12. These award ceremonies take FOREVER. Congrats to the returning champ Jamie on taking 12th after a gnarly slam.
Angelo Caro was a few missed tricks away from taking a spot in the top 3. Congrats on 11th place Angelo, see you next year!
It's been a few years since we have seen Louie at the park. Great seeing you Louie, congrats on 10th!
Coming off a surgery after a 2022 SOTY run and STILL making it to the finals of Tampa Pro is quite the feat. 9th place for Nyjah
2nd place last year and 7th to follow - one missed trick away from a top spot in a tough competition. Congrats Vincent!
I'm glad I am not a contest skater cause I certainly wouldn't want to be skating against this guy! Jagger takes 6th overall
Followed by fellow Cariuma teammate Kelvin in 5th. One year Kelvin is going to win this thing!
Now for that top 3! Chris Joslin had more flip tricks in his run than you can count on two hands. Congrats Chris on 3rd place!
Premature champagne celebration ain't no thang! Congrats Gio on 2nd and Yuto on 1st place in the 29th annual Tampa Pro
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