Damn Am La 2023: Qualifiers Photos
Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023 by Matt Shail
50 skaters advanced to the semi-finals on Saturday. Here's some photo coverage of Qualifiers from the SPoT Media Crew!
Photos by Matt Shail
Photos by Matt Shail
![Damn Am LA 2023: Qualifiers Photos](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/images2011/damn-am-la-qualifies-9.jpg)
We had a ton of support in the building. They must have found out about the tasty açaí bowls that Nick Merlino's company was serving up!
![Damn Am LA 2023: Qualifiers Photos](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/images2011/damn-am-la-qualifies-4.jpg)
Kickflip front 50 from Steve Gamboa. Dude had some really solid back nose blunts. Wish I could have gotten a photo of one of them.
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Abner Pietro might be riding a Plan B deck, but Plan A was to make it to the semi-finals and that was not a problem for him! Front blunt from the Brazilian
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SPoT team rider Gabi Lavallee skated his first Damn Am LA. He missed the cut, but skated his heart out. Big things coming for you Gabi!
![Damn Am LA 2023: Qualifiers Photos](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/images2011/damn-am-la-qualifies-22.jpg)
It's the return of Andrew Cannon. Well.. he didn't go anywhere, but I haven't seen him in a year or so.
![Damn Am LA 2023: Qualifiers Photos](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/images2011/damn-am-la-qualifies-26.jpg)
Paul Zitzer once called Toa Sasaki the Toa-constrictor and I will never forget that. Back 3 from Toa
![Damn Am LA 2023: Qualifiers Photos](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/images2011/damn-am-la-qualifies-33.jpg)
Pizzanista hooked us up with some pies and mislabeled Brian's name as Brian Shepard. I haven't stopped calling him that since, I am sure he loves it.
![Damn Am LA 2023: Qualifiers Photos](http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/images2011/damn-am-la-qualifies-32.jpg)
Shout out to SPoT Team rider Gabi and the Etnies squad. Thanks for coming out. See you all at semi-finals!
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