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Grind for Life Series at St Pete

Published 2/15/2022 by Rob Meronek

St Pete set a new record for entries at a GFL Series. With 231 entries at this stop, our day that started at 7am didn't end until well past 9pm. Photography from Chaz and video from Bowser are below along with results. The next stop is Zephyrhills on March 19th.

Photos

GFL St Pete - Banners Up

7am, banners going up. About 14 more hours and it's a wrap.

GFL St Pete - Frontside Bluntslide

Dan out here early with a frontside bluntslide.

GFL St Pete - Justin Ollie

Justin cracking an ollie down the stairs before you crack your eggs in the morning.

GFL St Pete - Dan Mancina Crooked Grind

Dan with a crooked grind on the ledge.

GFL St Pete - Dan Mancina 5-0

Dan with a frontside 5-0 on the flatbar.

GFL St Pete - Tia Pearl Kickflip

Tia with a flatground kickflip.

GFL St Pete - Justin Bishop Frontside Nosepick

Man, that's scary. Justin on a front nosepick in the deep.

GFL St Pete - Justin Bishop and Anthony Ferraro

Justin and Anthony on the podium.

GFL St Pete - Anthony Ferraro, Dan Mancina, Justin Bishop

Anthony, Dan, and Justin on the podium.

GFL St Pete - New Balance

You don't just want these for skating, you want them for 14 hour days like today. Thanks New Balance for backing GFL Series.

GFL St Pete - Red Bull

We went through a few cans today.

GFL St Pete - Dog of the Day

Record attendance of people also means too many dogs for Chaz to pick Dog of the Day.

GFL St Pete - Kickflip Stairs

A nice flick down the stairs gets the Street divisions started.

GFL St Pete - Judging

The hardest job here is judging.

GFL St Pete - A Frame

Over the a-frame.

GFL St Pete - Gabi in the Crowd

Gabriel in the crowd.

GFL St Pete - Boardslide

Big hop up to this boardslide.

GFL St Pete - Into the Step Up

Braydan going into the step up.

GFL St Pete - Raffle Time

Raffle time!

GFL St Pete - Shiloh Kickflip

Shiloh with a kickflip down the stairs.

GFL St Pete - Baby Snake Session

The littlest snake session you ever did see.

GFL St Pete - Shion Front 5-0

Shion with a front 5-0 in the deep.

GFL St Pete - Alex on the Mic

Thanks to Alex for helping out on the mic all day.

GFL St Pete - Baby Eggplant

Maybe we'll call it a quail when someone this little does an egg.

GFL St Pete - Cona Smith Grind

Wow, Cona with the super legit Smith.

GFL St Pete - Harlow Smith Grind

Harlow also with the proper Smith in the deep.

GFL St Pete - Kai Frontside Air

Kai blasting a frontside out of the deep end.

GFL St Pete - Street 9 and Under

Street 9 and Under winners.

GFL St Pete - Street 10 to 12 Winners

Street 10 to 12 winners.

GFL St Pete - Street Womens Winners

Street Womens winners.

GFL St Pete - Bowl 9 and Under

Bowl 9 and Under winners.

GFL St Pete - Bowl 10 to 12 Winners

Bowl 10 to 12 winners.

GFL St Pete - Bowl Womens Winners

Bowl Womens winners.

GFL St Pete - Mike Raffle

I hope Mike calls your number.

GFL St Pete - Kris Markovich Grind for Life Deck

Looks like Kris hooked Mike up.

GFL St Pete - Vegas Frontside

A frontside air straight from Vegas.

GFL St Pete - Lindino Decked

Lindino decking that front rock.

GFL St Pete - Good Times and Friends

Years from now, no one's really going to remember what place you got or what tricks you did. They will absolutely remember the good times, connections, and friendships that are forming and growing right here. Don't get lost focusing too hard on the contest part. Have a good time, find your people, compare yourself only to your past self, keep progressing, and you're good.

GFL St Pete - Quick 50-50

A quick 50-50.

GFL St Pete - Boardslide Barge

Barging a boardslide.

GFL St Pete - Locked Into a Feeble

Locked into a feeble.

GFL St Pete - Tiago Christian Oliveira

Tiago on a front board.

GFL St Pete - Crooked Grind

Crooks on the rail.

GFL St Pete - Crooked Grind 2

Crooks on the rail.

GFL St Pete - Frontside Hurricane

Austin with a front cane on the rail.

GFL St Pete - Justin on the Sidelines

Justin on the sidelines.

GFL St Pete - Purple Pants

No one can pull off purple pants better than Jake.

GFL St Pete - Boneless

Now that's a boneless.

GFL St Pete - Bowl 13 to 39 Winners

Bowl 13 to 39 winners.

GFL St Pete - Bowl 30 and Up Winners

Bowl 30 and Up winners.

GFL St Pete - Street 13 to 15 Winners

Street 13 to 15 winners.

GFL St Pete - Street 16 to 29 Winners

Street 16 to 29 winners.

GFL St Pete - Street 30 and Up Winners

Street 30 and Up winners.

GFL St Pete - Into the Night

Things went well into the night.

GFL St Pete - Back to the Bowl

Back to the bowl.

GFL St Pete - Late Night Frontside Air

A late night frontside air.

GFL St Pete - Cris Frontside Grind

Cris on a frontside grind.

GFL St Pete - The Boardr Live Scoring App

Will the batteries last in The Boardr Live scoring app?

GFL St Pete - Nash Lipslide

Nash on a lipslide.

GFL St Pete - Dark Deep Smith Grind

Wrapping it up with a dark Smith grind in the deep.

GFL St Pete - Street Advanced Winners

Street Advanced winners.

GFL St Pete - Bowl Advanced Winners

Bowl Advanced winners.

Related Results

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens Adaptive Disabled AdvancedGFL Series at St Pete Street Mens Adaptive Disabled Advanced

2/12/2022. Winner: Dan Mancina

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 9 and UnderGFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 9 and Under

2/12/2022. Winner: Curren Jennette

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 10 to 12GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 10 to 12

2/12/2022. Winner: Gabriel Lavallee

GFL Series at St Pete Street WomensGFL Series at St Pete Street Womens

2/12/2022. Winner: Juri Iikura

GFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens 9 and UnderGFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens 9 and Under

2/12/2022. Winner: Shion Suganami

GFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens 10 to 12GFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens 10 to 12

2/12/2022. Winner: Tristan Phoenix Krenichen

GFL Series at St Pete Bowl WomensGFL Series at St Pete Bowl Womens

2/12/2022. Winner: Cona Suganami

GFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens 13 to 29GFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens 13 to 29

2/12/2022. Winner: Oliver Holm

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 13 to 15GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 13 to 15

2/12/2022. Winner: Trevor Morgan

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 16 to 29GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 16 to 29

2/12/2022. Winner: Parker Leonard

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 30 and UpGFL Series at St Pete Street Mens 30 and Up

2/12/2022. Winner: Ricky Roberts III

GFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens AdvancedGFL Series at St Pete Bowl Mens Advanced

2/12/2022. Winner: Jake Yanko

GFL Series at St Pete Street Mens AdvancedGFL Series at St Pete Street Mens Advanced

2/12/2022. Winner: Michael Premet

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