DARKSLIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS TAMPA PRO 2023 RUN ANDY ANDERSON

Filmed by Christian Raymond.
#andyanderson
#tampapro2023
#skateboarding

[@alvinstewart2900]

I'm more impressed with that 90 degree boardslide on the kinked rail

[@KaiTakApproach]

Holy moly! So am I.

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

@@KaiTakApproach That's Andy...

[@smokey3570]

Me too

[@wattz6268]

Thought I was the only one🤣

[@ProfessorThock]

Yeah that kinda stuff is Andy’s usual tricks so that’s why people weren’t as hyped about it. The dark slide was nasty though he keeps working those in. I think there’s one called “Andy Anderson Dark Slides Impossible Rail” that’s insane

[@Si74l0rd]

Andy is the antidote to the normal comp entries. You can see he's feeling it, not just being a skate robot knocking out exactly the same tricks every time because they know it scores well. AA always has flow and steeze, I'd far rather watch someone fuck up a dark slide than never see it attempted.

[@gabaghoul23]

Aurelian Gerard is no robot, neither is Hoefler

[@Coynkydynk]

@@gabaghoul23 Or Oski

[@KonstantinOrekhov]

So true!

[@skahler]

Dude my favorite Andy Anderson moment is when he did, on a handrail - a 360 natas spin, to 50-50, to front foot impossible out. he did this up at Jackalope in Montreal a few years back. The energy he brings when he's doing these kinds of tricks.. just epic

[@ginosko_]

Lmao he said steeze

[@drewbarrymore8660]

Dude brings back creativity and excitement to skateboarding

[@ultrahero2115]

Never left.

[@chadfren]

as a lifelong BMXer I agree

[@andrewstachowski3375]

@@chadfren exactly to non skaters lol

[@dtreezy]

@@andrewstachowski3375 competition skating has become boring as fuck. nyjah effect. dudes right.

[@andrewstachowski3375]

@@dtreezy comps have always been boring and formulaic

[@kevinVersus]

Andy skates like THPS is real. So fun to watch

[@davewest2621]

Have you seen TonyHawkers do the big spinner??

[@Justin-yq5el]

he really does, that was insane

[@RuinedItAgain]

​@@davewest2621I got to see the 900 live. Everyone was talking about it, people that had no idea about skating were talking about how sick it was. TH is legendary for a reason.

[@xMontorix]

This spot is in an actual Tony Hawk game too.

[@brooksdubois4721]

Haha wow, the whole part after the darkslide too is mind blowing. Mad respects for pushing the boundaries like that. I know this definitely felt like a "special" trick to any 90's kid who grew up on THPS :D

[@mrbeans2425]

I think that was after his time too lol.

[@Krondelo]

Never back then did I think I’d see this trick in a comp. That was sweet!

[@urjnlegend]

This is a special trick period

[@koolaidsalad]

HE REALLY KEPT GOING !!

[@andrew5157]

bests skateboarding game from back then was thrasher skate and destroy was the most realistic an original skate game concept, also had a killer sound track

[@brandonfriess5043]

The 5-0 at the beginning made me so happy. I just love a long stylish grind.

[@thatdarnmage1515]

looked like he used the thps perfect balance cheat lol

[@laggy3099]

There's nothing better man

[@Gravitreee]

I know I loved it too!

[@burgerburgerbali4619]

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[@burgerburgerbali4619]

​@@Gravitreee❤❤

[@CalamityJay-ez2mq]

I love how supportive skateboarding is as a community, this is the only sport where I can stumble across a video and the comments are always positive and where people are actually allowed to fail and try again without being shamed or mocked for it

[@yaelmorin9017]

for sure, I love how the crowd rewards perseverance and creative risks rather than safety and perfection

[@gabaghoul23]

only sport you try to beat your opponent while cheering them on at the same time

[@jamesmaddison4546]

its cause we all bust our ass on a daily basis, but if someone bails and the way they fall is ridiculous, we're all gonna laugh, especially if they do a stumble stumble stumble stumble faceplant, or some variation of it 🤣

[@andrew5157]

​@@jamesmaddison4546 lol my favorite was wheel bite or just cruising down the street an boom tiny little pebble catches your wheel just perfect an your flying forward for some nice road rash good ole days

[@jamesmaddison4546]

@@andrew5157 😂 wheel bite sucks man, but those tiny rocks are just evil incarnate, one of those little effers led to me getting a fractured wrist 😑😑😂

[@jukijunk]

Rodney is probably smiling right now

[@Drakes_Garage]

It’s Rodney Mullen. He’s always smiling

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Livin' dangerously with that guess, bud!

[@Sacred_Silence]

@@Drakes_Garage Lol true though

[@morrisalanisette9067]

hes the guy that will never win a contest but wins in our hearts and minds

[@SparksKnifecraft]

You're right, but that's not a bad thing. Nobody remembers who won contests. Who won xgames vert 1999? No one freaking knows without googling because Tony hit the 9, after the buzzer, won nothing, gained everything.

[@_mnejing]

@@SparksKnifecraft Right? Winning is fun and all, but people just KNOW who AA is at this point. Why do they know him? Because not only is he good, but he's having an impact on the sport at large. People know him for doing it differently, not winning, and THOSE are the people who get remembered.

[@mattbarker1411]

​@@SparksKnifecraftonly three names could've won it. Lasek Burnquist, or hawk. Skateboarding was in its prime then. You'd have made a better comparison by saying no one remembers who wins today's contests.

[@SparksKnifecraft]

​@mattbarker1411 yeah, but can you remember who won best trick when Hawk landed the 9, without researching it?

[@ER1CNOIR]

Dude did a front foot impossible out of a 5050 like it was nothing. 🤯

[@PreachersKid420]

Watch it again, it’s even more mind blowing when you realize it was a 5-0 grind. Dude has mastered board physics

[@00ffdc]

@@PreachersKid420 it wasn't a 5-0, just a regular 50-50.

[@PreachersKid420]

@@00ffdc He’s only grinding on his back truck. I just rewatched it myself to confirm what I already stated. It’s not like it’s hard to find it’s the last damn clip

[@00ffdc]

@@PreachersKid420 Aaah, got it, the OP and I were talking about the 50-50 front foot impossible out @ 00:28 in the middle of the run. The last clip is from some other event obliviously. Sorry for the misunderstanding :)

[@Sam-ni6bc]

@@00ffdcYou shouldnt apologize when you arent wrong. Hes the one who misunderstood, not you.

[@TheBourbonWrench]

Not gonna lie, this style of skating is so much more enjoyable than most of SLS. Those guys hit sick lines and some INSANE tricks; but this right here is pure passion. I'd rather watch an entire series of THIS than really good skaters who are skating the "formula to win."

[@gabaghoul23]

this is why i dont dont have helmet hate like some scumbags do on him. For all we know him growing up he took a bunch of headshots learning these tricks. My buddy skated with a helmet on street back in the day.. just cuz his head was a literal magnet to concrete even on flatland tricks

[@2m7b5]

​@@gabaghoul23 Skaters are such queens when it comes to helmets. Helmets are the norm in literally every other action sport.

[@rtcbr3328]

but have you seen Shane o'neill

[@smokingbluegrass]

Andy skates for the love of skateboarding. The fact he brings that love to a comp setting is a testament to his super awesome personality. "Andy Anderson for Prime Minister!" (he's Canadian)

[@stevengrmidolov2171]

That explains the Dayglo Abortions song playing in the back...

[@rebusd]

Just when I thought I was gonna puke at yet another 360 kickflip ramp-to-ramp or kickflip backside lipslide, out comes AA to freshen my drink and light up my day. Never forget that the most groundbreaking street skating was done by artists.

[@versecontro4898]

That statement about art is so profoundly accurate that i dont know how to end this sentence.

[@omgvague]

Skaters don't dig too deep into their bag of tricks for comp because they need consistency. Andy just doesn't care and its always refreshing like you said to watch him.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@versecontro4898 The ending you found was the one that was always going to be.

[@davidmcdermott3415]

His style is so awesome to watch. The level of skill and creativity is so next level.

[@Drift-Daddy]

1:40 that was more impressive than the dark slide....this dude is amazing.

[@CinoXL]

Watched it 10 times in a row. Sick

[@cappakrunchcappakrunch9681]

darkslide is a circus trick you can find some emo kid at every skatepark to do.

[@brianwarner308]

ya that trick really stood out

[@gabaghoul23]

i think the moral majority of IRL skaters agree mate

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

@@cappakrunchcappakrunch9681 You can't do it tho

[@patrickdwyer320]

Andy is the enigma. Andy is the past, present, and future of skateboarding. Andy is the honor we show the greats and Andy is one of the greats that we show honor. Andy is the trick that has never been done before in a competition run, and Andy is the run at the competition that avoids the tricks that are always done. Andy is the lesson that shows us what serious dedication leads to, and Andy is the jester that leads us to not take it all too seriously. Andy Anderson is Skateboarding.

[@2123tfl]

i got chills

[@conner7004]

glazing

[@DoctaFknJay]

Andy is, simply amazing!

[@rue7649]

@@conner7004 😭😭

[@KimmyJongUn1989]

Yawn why don't you marry him 🙄

[@jamesc8722]

One thing I always loved about skating is how stoked we all were when one of us landed something new, didn’t matter if it was a first time Ollie or a Big Ben over a gap.

[@jakesacher2078]

Wow what a graceful darkslide, just like Mullen!

[@Ksoism]

There is something similar in Andy and Rodney Mullen. It's the same vibe that a great blues guitarists have. Or i guess any musician, at that. What they do looks so easy, and they incorporate stuff into their set on the fly, their set breathes and evolves constantly. But when you listen closer, the execution is flawless, licks so hard to play that no matter how long you practice, you can't duplicate them. Especially improvised live. It's just fire. They transfer their emotions and mood flawlessly into their music. That's the difference between great artists and mere mortals. And that's also so freaking cool. And that we just saw on this video. Touch to the board is so precise, yet gentle. Small "licks" here and there, little things that many boarders don't notice on first watch.

[@KimmyJongUn1989]

Nowhere near mullen

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

@@KimmyJongUn1989 Yeah, gotta relax with that one

[@CT-nb5lm]

Man, everyone in the early/mid 1990's hated Mullen sooo much.. Aside from how hard he tried to make his dorky odd darkslide variations there's a whooooole nother story out there that people today dont know or ignored. That Mullen was unbearable to be around. He would run away on a road trip and cry in a strangers arms over social anxiety. This was Powell days(research it urself. it's true!) And everyone @ World industries ragged him to death. all day everyday. not bullying butcalling out his nonsense.. @ World means Blind,,101,,Plan b too... Whenever i eat up with my oldschool hometown large skate crew at my ho0mies backyard miniramp= Someone brings up Mullen... There's a valid truth behind what Jeff Grosso Loveletter episode of 'The Freestyle/Mullen' conspiracy and you can tell when he talked to Julian Stranger about it & it made Julien sooo uncomftorable & then Julien denied it. But that's just politics at it's best and was hillarious...... Darksides will never be accepted. Similar to Late Flips and PRESSURE FLIPS.... but This kida has some serious swag & i love his flow.. Im not the enemy just pointing out how much Mullen was rightfully disliked.....

[@karebushmarebu233]

@@CT-nb5lm You're saying he was rightfully disliked because he suffered from social anxiety to the point he would cry? You fucking looser, people like you are the worst man

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

@@CT-nb5lm Hey man. You sound like a salty hater stuck in the past. I doubt many people know you or your skate crew. Have fun ragging on Mullen with your old buds for the cope. The world will never care.

[@skilifavas4016]

the way the skateboard bounces off the wall to align perfectly. that was so satisfying

[@rerecycled7507]

Where did that happen?

[@NofirstnameNolastname]

​@@rerecycled7507 at the end of the successful darkslide. It was a contributing factor to sticking it finally.

[@grxy5924]

Mannn that Darkslide brings back memories! Truly one of the most badass tricks to bust out back in the day. Also that Boardslide on the 90 degree rail was gnarly. Love his style

[@sybergato]

Love this guy. Skates anything and just goes for it.

[@xA-A-RONx]

He has quickly become one of my favorite skaters to watch

[@rotaryskratch18]

Same, epic style and great personality.

[@vooptr]

Haven’t paid attention to skating in years. Just recently pulled out the old tapes and started watching them again and checking out stuff on YT. This dude is giving me some Rodney Mullen(the greatest) energy. Love it.

[@papadampreach]

He slidin' dirty.

[@StonedAKhana]

The music was so perfectly timed

[@motion.resolved]

I love this guy... I watched a short documentary featuring him a year or two ago and he just seems like such a chilled dude who happens to be amazing and creative at skateboarding.

[@TheGreatEscape77]

10/10 for having a good attitude & unique style or at least bringing back 90's tricks

[@DerptekofGoochland]

Getting into skateboarding for the first time in my 20s, I have never heard of Andy. First time seeing his name was on those baby heron boards and I didn't know why they were so sought after. Learning more about him and seeing how he skates; this dude is a legit hero for skating.

[@avox2612]

Andy is by far my favorite skater in the game right now. I love all of his video stuff and he seems like and awesome guy to just hang out with. Also I always smile when I see he still runs those rails on the bottom of his board. I catch a Rodney Mullen vibe just watching him skate

[@onceuponatimeonearth]

That's the most fun and exciting run I've seen in a long while. 10/10 creativity instead of, as others said, the standards 'winning' lines.

[@flouserschird]

The fact he almost landed it the first couple times as well! Also the last trick at the end. Wow this guy is gonna be legendary

[@Sirmellowman]

he has the most unique and his own style tricks of anyone right now

[@rsturks]

Insane!

[@kaspar_1982]

powerful skater has Andy become, i sense the darkslide in him.

[@chc2650]

The hug gave him the power he needed

[@hytnex5925]

the darkslide is just the cherry on top

[@jcdthevoice3896]

I love this so much for this young man. What a great run.

[@CleanCutSkolly]

The most diverse and creative run I've ever seen. Incredible.

[@seandepoppe6716]

You can't stop that Man!!!

[@AlphonseWeebay]

Dark slide in comp. This was one of the most mental runs I’ve ever seen

[@spinksy6664]

That was awesome to watch thankyou and much love from south Australia..🙏🤙

[@pawglord]

I had to watch that boardslide over and over hahaha

[@courier11sec]

He's so rad. Just hugely creative all the time and so entertaining to watch. Defy convention, Andy!

[@mrbeans2425]

This kid is an absolute ANIMAL! I LOVE watching him skate!

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

So nice andy, it is always a pleasure to watch you skate bro 😎👌👏

[@smokey_windows]

It don't matter what he's doing I've been watching Andy progress his tricks for years even his Ollie's are majestic

[@Puro_Cine.]

that was sick !

[@jessehett9326]

Andy is so incredibly fun to watch.

[@veliceligt02]

How can you not love Andy! He is the legit one.

[@ChristianRaymondFilms]

🍺🍺❤️❤️🫡🫡

[@chancebarrett2181]

I’m glad dude is finally getting the props he deserves! Bro goes!🔥🔨

[@Anii6969]

This guy is what skating needs more of

[@gagavon9237]

So much to watch. Keep ‘em comin

[@poisongrenade7479]

I love this guy 🔥👊🔥

[@jasonbertie8459]

Bam your an inspiration to many and yourself love you brother

[@jpesicka999]

Dope looking helmet too he is the man with it

[@denyel_]

the way he floats and slams down when he catches his tricks is so sick

[@Xanderviceory]

omg an actual darkslide like a boss!!! you killed that run!!!

[@dweebhub6642]

I will always love the enthusiasm anytime someone lands a dope trick..

[@turbotambourine]

Always so dang fun to watch!!!

[@lefunk5593]

Always great to see Andy just doin' his own thing. Such a fresh approach to skateboarding. And he seems to be such a nice guy too

[@ryanrobinson191]

grew up in white rock bc can confirm nicest MFer on the planet.

[@comical3303]

The dark slide is my fav trick! I want to do it so bad

[@lleemurr]

A sight to see indeed

[@patrickbyrne5070]

He’s got that spirit that’s so inspiring and gets folk hyped

[@MasterOogway346]

I love the fact that even though he messed up he was still getting support from everyone there.

[@themichaelangelou9785]

WE LOVE YOU ANDY!

[@willysworldtv]

So awesome.

[@antonlolozzi8212]

Go Andy!!!! I haven't seen you pip up in my feed in a lil while now. Hope theres more.

[@CA_1998]

That was crazy truely one of a kind crafty style and that’s dope that Ryan was there too 🔥🔥🔥

[@100voo]

that is amazing

[@HDfromNJ]

Infectiously inspiring to watch

[@Thogrim]

So good ! He's on fire :D

[@WhrsTheMoneyLabowski]

Already a legend and still in the making. One and only

[@jjay350]

Freestyle skaters like Andy always have the best tech and board control.

[@MrMann-gt1eh]

I just friggin love the community man.

[@bellabear653]

He is so much fun to watch. 🎉

[@michaels_madness]

That gave me chills. Third times a charm.

[@caseycameron5370]

Dudes a beast been watchin him for years hes the future and past of skateboarding 🤌

[@robertivanovx]

I love his style of non-conventional weird tricks that bring creativity to skateboarding, we needed that I feel like everyone does absolutely the same tricks nowadays.

[@wifeplower8207]

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BIGGER!!!

[@Getaboardtv]

Andy is a Legend!!!

[@QuincyKane]

Dude's got a sick selection of tricks!

[@Kj16V]

Never been a fan of skateboard park skating, but gaht-dayum, this guys good.

[@bladieeightwheels]

Love this guy 😮

[@jonathanrowland9963]

It's crazy what a hug from the Bois can do

[@archivethearchives]

The way the crowd cheered when he pulled it off the fifth time shows how great he is at getting the audience’s attention. Like a commanding force. The fact he has the boldness to try crazy things instead of having some perfect line is just awesome.

[@CapoKabar]

Yes Sir!! 🫡

[@anthonyrojas9989]

This dude ripped that park in my opinion, hella tricks.

[@EturnalSouljah777]

Andy's so creative and original. He's in his own lane, that 5.0 was super smooth and the 5050 front foot impossible out like it's nothing 😮

[@jeremyellis7364]

What an absolute ripper!!! 30 years ago I saw a local San Diego Pro dark side slide a street curb and it absolutely blew my mind!

[@Schmorgasblab]

Dude frickin went for it damn mad props mad respect.

[@GSBro]

I've seen this dude over on Braille Skateboarding's channel and he's a hell of a freestyle skater. Absolute mad lad and absolute respect.

[@gregmather3343]

My favorite trick or all time, sooo sick!

[@Ashamed.Loser69]

That jump over the fire hydrant💫👌🏼

[@berlinbayband6883]

Gotta love innovation ... 🎉❤

[@yoelrey]

Amazing

[@cesarlima88]

I wish we have more of this in sls. Not skaters fault, but judges..

[@grxy5924]

They keep changing up the format for SLS and it just keeps getting worse… Single trick section is what they care most about but to me the epitome of Street Skating is putting a line together and making the best of it! Line section is what matters. Not “here’s 3 tries go do a cool trick”

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

It's exclusively SLS' fault.

[@molotovbatradio]

Insane skills man 🔥🔥🔥

[@mr_squintz_4655]

So fn rad!!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@vs.og55]

cara mandou um darkslide em pleno tampa,pqp embaçado 💥💥💥