Tampa Pro 2009 Finals VIDEO
Ben Kelly
- March 23 2009
- 100 comments
It’s already been blasted across the Internet that Lutzka won his third Tampa Pro, so here’s the footage to back it up. Everybody in the top twelve is here and it was some of the best skating we’ve seen under one roof all year. But that’s what you always get at any Tampa contest.
FEATURING: Jereme Rogers, Mikey Taylor, Pete Eldridge, Nick Dompierre, Dennis Busenitz, Peter Ramondetta, Keegan Sauder, Kyle Berard, Jani Laitiala, Chaz Ortiz, Paul Rodriguez, and Greg Lutzka.
Filmed by Erik Bragg
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1 Greg Lutzka $20,000
2 Paul Rodriguez $15,000
3 Chaz Ortiz $10,000
4 Jani Laitiala $5,000
5 Kyle Berard $4,000
6 Keegan Sauder $3,000
7 Peter Ramondetta $2,000
8 Dennis Busenitz $1,750
9 Nick Dompierre $1,250
10 Pete Eldridge $1,250
11 Mikey Taylor $1,000
12 Jereme Rogers $1,000
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:38 am
dompierre should’ve placed higher. that kickflip back board was butter. and that ollie up the set was ridic
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 am
FIRST AGAIN!!!ª OMG
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
dyamnnnnn
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:42 am
i agree
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Get the best trick contest on the site!!! Pudwill killed it.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:58 am
is it just me or is “P-Rod” boring as hell, he skates like he doesnt even wanna be there, Chaz Ortiz shouldve place over him if not a bunch of these other skaters. Dont get me wrong hes super talented, but hes lacking in the creativity department, too predictable.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
chaz is pro????
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
this was pretty rad.
luv p-rod, skates like he’s just chillin watchin the tv.no effort.
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
lutzka need to need some new moves, the 360 lips and nose blunts are sick but he did 3 of em just in this one vid. forget p-rod on the creativity meter, its lutzka that needs it
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
youre not first tool
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
i was totally thinking that. p-rod skates like sheckler. pretty stale. chaz slayed
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
for once i wish the people who deserved it would have won, kyle berard and busenitz killed it
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
chaz ortiz should have had it. hes so sick. lutzka did the same tricks to get in to the finals he needs to do some new tricks. chad kept it fresh.
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
well thats sick three robots won
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Keegan Sauder is awesome!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:20 pm
they played the same clip twice for lutzkas run
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
best tampa pro vid yet. keep it up!
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 pm
BOOZE N TITS !!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 pm
competitions suck,,, they take out the artistic part of skatboarding
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pm
i think mikey taylor should have been placed higher
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
naw its different, look at em
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
brandon westgate already ollied up that set and it looked so much smoother. pretty intense though i have to admit.
March 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
agreed. hes got a lot trick he just doesn’t switch them up in contest..
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Nate Sherwood should’ve won. He’s so creative.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
how did chaz get into this i don’t think hes pro
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
because nike sb sponsored this game? too dirty!
i love chaz’s style
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
is anyone else getting bored of Lutzka’s 270 nose blunts/back lips
March 23rd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
yes
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
jani or dennis should have won hands down. did you see that kickflip and 3 flip he did over the flat! soooo clean!
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
learn some new tricks
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
hell yeah…
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
why all the on p-rod, he has the cleanest style ever, and throws down switch better than half the pros can do regular. sure creativity is nice, but it’s just another bandwagon that’ll die down in a year or two, and there’s nothing wrong with just throwin down some good ol’ bangers
March 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
lutzka… who cares! front 360 this, front 360 that… boring, and no steez. paul should have takin it.
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 pm
BOOZE AND TITS FOR THE WIN OVER THE LOVESEAT!!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 pm
this contest is a joke now three dew tour skaters win, good job guys
March 24th, 2009 at 12:41 am
the angle they shot this at makes the park seem alot smaller than what it is.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:12 am
Yep, P-Rod should have placed lower here. If what we saw here was is representative then the judging left a bit to be desired. I would have placed Jani Laitiala higher than fifth. I don’t think that Lutzka deserved first either.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:13 am
This person just said that creativity is a bandwagon that will die down in a year or two. Just in case anyone missed it.
March 24th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Ortiz is pro?
March 24th, 2009 at 5:23 am
that’s what I said
March 24th, 2009 at 6:44 am
chris cole too man, those 360 kickflips are played out
March 24th, 2009 at 8:21 am
yes i noticed. way to be the optomist
March 24th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Whats wrong with you people stop hatin on Lutzka!
March 24th, 2009 at 9:54 am
how can you think that prod skates lazy or something
His style is b e a utifull
March 24th, 2009 at 9:55 am
dont get me wrong. lutzka’s a beast. i’ve got mad respect
but i think there are other people that did better.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:56 am
exactly. p-rod is a big name. people already had him up there whether the wanna admit it or not.
chaz ortiz is such a g. i just am hopin to god he doesn’t let it get to his head.
March 24th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Dompierre killed it! Massachusetts!
March 24th, 2009 at 10:33 am
i agree with the guy that said nick d should of placed higher . the gap nose blunt and the ollie up the stars was crazy
March 24th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Chaz Ortiz should have won …
March 24th, 2009 at 10:59 am
seriously
March 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
agreed
March 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
even though greg does the 360 lips and blunts, you have to admit he hits them flawlessly
March 24th, 2009 at 11:37 am
yup…dompierre
March 24th, 2009 at 11:39 am
yo tony hawk was awesome man
March 24th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Lets just wake up and admit it…skateboard died…with all that bobgnar everyone is good and all that only coorpotare luzka p-rod robots get all the credit and all the love vibe….plus all that money crissis going on…I give it 1 more year just to not be too negatve but the signs are everywhere…
March 24th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
can lutzka do any other tricks? if i see another 270 lipslide or 270 noseblunt im gonna puke.
March 24th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
id like to see u 270 on to anything that big. Busenitz should have taken it. steeeeezzzzz
March 24th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
chaz shoulda got first. p rod, lutzka…………..good on paper not entertaining to watch
March 24th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I like Chaz or Jani should have won. Greg and Paul do the same tricks at every contest just so they can win. I like them both but they should concentrate on putting out a good video part and give someone else a chance, or at least switch it up. Look at Eric Koston’s winning run last year. Flip into this grind and that grind, flip to manny, switch heel, back noseblunt. Crazy and he mixed it up. That is what it takes
March 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Busnitz should have won that. Lutzka is just plain boring
March 24th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
He meant Lutzka ya twat
March 24th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
KEEEEEEGAN!!!
March 24th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
c’moon jani! loving those switch 3 flips!
March 24th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Shut up Cundall haha
March 24th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
yeah he hasn’t done anything new since the 270 kickflip nose blunt at maloof
March 24th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Hell yeah he should have all his tricks were on point!
March 24th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Skateboarding survived 2 recessions and it will survive this one. Skating cant die because the people who aren’t sponsored or pro, the majority of skateboarders, will keep skating no matter what. no matter how corporate big shots try to sneak their way into skating it cant stop the love that keeps millions all over the world on a board. skating has never and never will “die” only the corporate interest and its popularity in the mainstream will fluctuate.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
lutzka = boring
March 25th, 2009 at 12:30 am
And lutzka wins another… shocker
March 25th, 2009 at 2:03 am
go off janski
March 25th, 2009 at 2:13 am
two ams in the top 6 damn son
haha lutzka skating to mickey avalon… perfect match
buzenits rips so hard and so fast
March 25th, 2009 at 9:17 am
I was there and chaz ortiz def should have taken it, went out and threw down every run, including qualifiers and thats the truth
March 25th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Screw all you haters, do you know how much practice, persistence, and steeze it takes to make skateboarding look so flawless just as p rod and lutzka do. And p rod is amazing at switch if you havent noticed. Lutzka is one of the few skaters who has mastered insanely difficult tricks and he uses his trademarks tricks, so what! If any of you mastered those tricks I guarantee you would be throwing them down in competitions when consistency is so very key.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I way agreee He killed it
Lutzka was good too
P-rod still killed it
His whole run was butter
March 25th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
chazz ortiz shoulda won
March 25th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
it wont happend now that our beloved skateboarding is sucking major C*** for money and fame.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
LOL…… I heard they all take showers on energy drinks before any contest.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
YES!
March 25th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Yah hes Pro for Lucky Charms and Ipod now….hes on tour right now with the new Sunny D skate team.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
The Most X-game Tampa Pro vibe ever!!!! skateboarding is a whore right now,
March 25th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Dude,
i was there, all day watchin chazz kill.
and he deserved first place!!!!
i dont know, tampa has gone wacked man!
with hd cameras and sell-out sponsores,
it sucks now.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
why are chaz and sauder here?
they kill it though
March 26th, 2009 at 10:28 am
If skateboarding dies…does that make it not cool again, and if so will it also make it not fun? Those people worried about skateboarding dieing or whatever are scenesters.As big as skateboarding is,its not even close to as big as baseball,or basketball,tennis,even hockey! Why worry about the money in skateboarding and just worry about skateboarding in general.Lose your plaid bright colored shirts and ray ban knock offs, and your pants so tight…and what do you have? Is that skateboarding? Or is riding a skateboard skateboarding?
March 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am
How could skateboarding ever die?
March 26th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
could not have said it better my self
March 26th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
haha were is ryann??? ahah querrr
March 27th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Chaz Ortiz should have been first. I do agree tha Lutzka has some played out tricks. I have seen him at the park a hand full of times in the past month preceding the event. I was there and it was awesome. I am at the SPoT almost every day. The clips shown here did not do the venue nor the talent present that day justice. Ortiz’s first or second run was absolutely flawless. Hands down he was king there at 13 if YOU BELIEVE IT. Everyone brought their skillz and slung them raw. It is questionable that a NikeSB rider won. hmmmmmmm…… SPoT ROCKS!
March 28th, 2009 at 7:12 am
This park has been overdone like a street whore
March 28th, 2009 at 8:39 am
hahahaha
March 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
what is the matrix?
March 30th, 2009 at 6:42 am
lutzka agen???
nah he shudnt of won this year
yeh its gud tricks but its tricks he duz all the gotdamn time at evry got damn event
i think hes a gd skateboarder but cum on man do sum other tricks
or go home
and these judges need to stop being so bias there were hella better runs then p-rod and lutzka
its quite sad rlly
April 1st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Skateboarding will never die. It’s like rock n’ roll. I’ve been skating since wheels were clay and I LOVE watching this sh!# Contests are never perfect and there are always people who place better then they should. Whatever, it’s art, not a sport. I’m gonna go skate now.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Im the best skateboarder in whole wide world
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
ALL I CAN SAY IS. THAT WAS AWSOME!
April 6th, 2009 at 4:58 am
but then again, if you learn em I’d do it too….
April 7th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Chaz is crazy good
April 19th, 2009 at 12:59 am
hey did you like it when lutzka pushes mongo at the very end of the video?
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:39 pm
SEE THAT Y THERE PRO!