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Tampa Am 2005

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Tampa Am 2005
By Rob Brink
TransWorld May 2005

History maker: Nyjah Huston.

Best kickflip backside 180 nosegrind revert: Aquil Brathwaite.

It actually happened: Curtis Colamonico—kicky backside noseblunt on the best-trick rail.

Disheveled award: Grant Taylor for a mangled deck and loss of both shoes on a slam.

Skate to the beat of another drum: Israel West and Yoshi.

Loudmouth: Tim O'Connor.

Promo budget: Adio and Hawk Clothing.

Color: Burgundy.

"Die Trying": Tommy Sandoval.

Perfect frontside flips: Daniel Rosario.

Paul Bunyan: Andre Genovesi.

Ken-doll jeans: David Gonzales.

Ghetto gowns: Andrew Pott and Windsor James.

James Dean: Keegan Sauder.

Name game/from Real "flow" to "on" in one run: Dom Johnson.

Big-ass backside 360 ollie out of nowhere: Dyson Ramones.

Old Man Skate Jam: Ryan Clements.

Under pressure: Sierra Fellers and Riley Hawk.

Puberty: Torey Pudwill.

All-terrain: Chris Gregson—won vert and made street semifinals.

Girl power: Lyn-Z Adams.

Break yourself: Adam Dyet.

Rollin' deep: Zoo York crew.

Forever am: Ronnie Gordon.

Take some Ritalin: Willy Akers.

So very So Cal: Jon Goeman.

Mood swings: Dylan Reider.

Snaked for 45 minutes and took fourth-place best trick: Matt Mercer—switch 270 front board

Hungry: Dish.

Thirsty: Ybor City.

Premiere: iThink.

Happy birthday, SPoT: Twelve years old.

Commander in chief: Brian Schaefer.

Feeling gothie: Castle.

Knute Rockne: Jamie Thomas.

Two second-place trophies: Sean Conover.

Lofty: Tony Tave.

One-foot ollie back lip: Lizard King.

Broken arm and third-place best trick: Kyle Fredrick.

Trent Reznor: Garrett Hill.

Under-four-foot plank riders: Nyjah Huston, Will Marshall, and Jason Gallagher.

Number of skaters: 215.

In the way and filming for no one: Condom beanie-head guy and countless other randoms with VXs floating on the course.