Am Getting Paid

September 12 - 14

Am Getting Paid is back in Montreal. The Boardr is hyped to be helping with registration and running Canada's top am skateboarding event.

Schedule

Thursday, September 11

3pm - 7pm: Open Practice and Registration

Friday, September 12

9am - 1pm: Open Practice and Registration
1pm - 6pm: Open Qualifiers
- Jams format
  - Three skaters per jam, three minute jams
  - Jam scored on overall impression
- Top 30 make the cut to Semi-Finals on Sunday
10pm: Empire 15th Anniversary Party
- Free entry with contestant wristband - 18 and up
- ZOONights featuring Talib Kweli
- Telus Theatre, 1280 Rue St-Denis, Montréal, QC H2X, Canada, 514-764-2680

Saturday, September 13 WEATHER UPDATE! Changed to Sunday

Noon - sunset: P45 Chill Day
- Vans Best Trick is now on Sunday at 5pm, immediately following the Finals
- Best Trick is open to any skaters that want to participate

Sunday, September 14

9am - 1:30pm: Open Practice
1:30pm - 3pm: Semi-Finals
- Top 30 from Friday Qualifiers join the pre-selected list of invited ams
- Jams format
  - Three skaters per jam, four minute jams
  - Jam scored on overall impression
- Top 10 make the cut to the Finals
3:30pm - 5pm: Finals
- Runs format
  - Three runs, one minute each, best run counts
  - Each run scored on overall impression
5pm: Awards
5:15pm: $2,000 Vans Best Trick and BBQ at P45. Open to any skaters that want to participate
10pm: After-Party
- Blue Dog, 3958 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 1Y3 Canada

Location

Le Taz, 8931 Avenue Papineau, Montreal, QC H2M 2G2, Canada

Registration

Email Rob@TheBoardr.com for registration or questions.

Hotel

Holiday Inn Select Downtown Montreal
99 Viger Avenue West
Montreal QC H2Z 1E9
514-878-9888
Use this booking reference link and get the special AGP rate of $139.00 for 2 beds. Select "attendee" from the drop down list.

Street Course

$20,000 Purse

1st: 7,500
2nd: 4,000
3rd: 3,000
4th: 2,000
5th: 1,000
6th: 500
7th: 500
8th: 500
9th: 500
10th: 500

Get Social

We're using the hashtag #amgettingpaid on everything. Use it with us and we'll have a nice collection of your Instas and Tweets to browse through. Follow @ThinkEmpire and @TheBoardr for updates all weekend. Use this flyer on Insta to get the homies there:

Am Getting Paid 2014 Skateboarding Contest

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