Tampa Am 2021: Yukito Aoki's Winning Run

THIS is what it took Yukito Aoki to prove on this particular Sunday that he could outskate 250 of the best amateur skateboarders in the known universe. And from now on you’ll find his name on a list of absolute legends. Let’s give it up!
filmed by Frank Branca

[@ctskater0322]

that run was good enough to possibly win tampa pro too lol

[@slapdisgaem6601]

Thats what I was saying. This run was actually harder and more technical than the Tampa Pro winning run.

[@civilenggggg]

Fr when you compare this w Shanes run

[@bryanm6245]

Yup, was thinking the same thing

[@knightd00b]

Not as good as Shane ONeill this time bruh

[@mauryhodge2707]

Not possibly,, it most definitely would have won..

[@sean78745]

I'm not even joking Japan is absolutely dominating the skateboarding contest scene and it will be even more apparent next year!

[@Bojonni]

We know

[@zodiacx2308]

Bro ikr they’re killing it

[@bakeraus]

yep while you are skating 4 hours they are out there doing 12 hours. They get obessed with American Culture and just run with it

[@lukeemay]

I Agree with you

[@aonpl]

Yeah whatever. Who even skate for championships anyway...

[@tycrabs]

That nollie heel frontside lip was the last thing this guy will ever do as an AM, and I love it. That entire session was professional caliber and I hope this dude hits the streets hard and blesses us with a part soon. SO SICK. 10/10

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Can u say that in Queens English please lol 😂? That would be super appreciated maam..!!

[@dogger2727]

9/10 since he didn't actually land the bs flip

[@RasKitchen]

Hard to tell ams from the pros these days 🙌😎

[@librarycard3748]

Pros are older, more time in the game, that's all it's ever been.

[@roycepavich2441]

Be pros soon enough

[@technocatdance]

that run could win a pro contest!

[@Fianicus]

I think that's one of the craziest runs i've seen even with Tampa Pros included. SHEEEEEEESH

[@ghettobirdhd7542]

Yep i agree

[@fantastic9346]

SHEEEEEEEEEESH

[@kjdacod]

That's what I wanted to say, 4real, this is one of the gnarliest runs I've ever seen, especially at Tampa. Should guaranteed him a spot at SLS!!??

[@NoelBuller]

So sick watching the crop of skaters coming out of Japan. They are on another level

[@theocross8911]

@Jonny C how? by being too good

[@NoelBuller]

@Jonny C if you're pro for a company (somehow) at 12 and can compete with the pros then why not? contests are just about who's the best, so if they're better than the rest of the competitors that's not a mockery, the other riders just need to step up to the progression. saying Japanese skaters are making a mockery of the sport is ridiculous and thinly veiled racism, at best.

[@drivenbyfate]

That step off was amazing. Like the fact that he just kept it going almost made it a trick in itself.

[@ericduminil]

Wow. I didn't notice it at first. Incredible

[@Skateboardfreakist]

I thought it was just a sketchy BS Flip, but he actually stepped on the ground

[@clmdeprav]

I think he even lost his phone or something in the process

[@ericduminil]

@@clmdeprav You're right. There's something white on the floor, and he checks what it is for a split second.

[@tylerlucero290]

This man won as soon as he did the nose grind staring at the judges and announcers. He mentally and physically dominated. He knew as soon as he was done hahaha I love it

[@Dontbustthecrust]

The look on Manny's face

[@bvdatech1]

That was intense lmao

[@TheJunglePulse]

i was even rooting for tury before this run happened but bro. the smoothness and the calibre was just incredible

[@daandemeyer1708]

Japan has been on my to visit list for a long time but now they are dominating skateboarding I love them even more. Skateboarding has progressed so far since I was young and now new countries are participating and, literally, taking over. I fucking love it.

[@CarroT0P]

The smoothest b/s overcrook I've ever seen.

[@Dechral]

unbelievable, watched it live and still dumbfounded

[@maxwellbaer1158]

That contest went so hard. Japan’s skaters are amazing to watch in person

[@sandhanitizer15]

Were you there? Did you see this dude outside trying to sing "we are the champions" lmao it was hilarious

[@stefandjurachkovitch8624]

Lol did you guys see Ginwoo 😅🙏 an eleven year old landing flip fs blunt big flip out on rail in contest runs 😅🙏🔥

[@Djomegaredtv]

Krazy run better than Shane’s pro run imo banger after banger flawless and I never heard of him before today I’ll definitely hear and see a lot now I know his name super dope!!

[@bikairanikamaru8443]

In your Opinion IS RIGHT 😂

[@MyNTran]

He did attended SLS before, can't remember which SLS but Yuto was in that same SLS too. He's also in the Tokyo Olympic the Japanese Skateboarding team with Yuto and Sora Shirai

[@owievisie]

So crazy to think about back in the day Adam Dyet would win best trick contests with a nollie big heel back lip and today this guy is doing it in his run!

[@windanwomp]

I've been watching tampa am since the early 2000s, and i've never seen somebody go that hard on a line. Without a doubt # 1

[@danielsaloka5739]

Can you imagine dropping in next

[@user-qj5xz5er4j]

what a run, japanese kids is insane🔥

[@jasondrew1853]

Regardless of that backside flip, he did enough gnarly tricks to more than make up for it. That switch bigheel board back to switch is one I can’t process. Just crazy.

[@pelangos]

That was amazing! You see how he put down that first grind LOL so good!

[@LoupiOlorel]

steez for days

[@nikolaibarbarich7887]

best run ive seen. salabanzi's one was mind blowing back in the day but damn

[@ikoimai]

Yukito Aoki, and the 2019 winner Kairi Netsuke (who killed in Tampa pro this year) are homies, the same age, and going to the same local skate park in Shizuoka, Japan... lol

[@yvess3010]

Hands down the best run I've ever seen in a contest.

[@leotownsend]

jaggers latest SLS run was pretty good. also luan tampa pro win

[@arthurtcherkezian356]

really ? damn

[@user-xm6ro1ep5d]

This could have been a winning run in Tampa Pro Shane did a wonderful job to expose Yuto and the rest of Japan in a proper fashion to the rest of the world The GOAT taking care of the mini Goats

[@JonB1991]

Wow skateboarding has shot to another level since I first started in the late 90s love to see it man such talent !

[@patrickbaitman8336]

Best run in Tampa history.

[@OCshreds265]

I’ve had to watch this run so many times to understand how much carnage was thrown down in 1 minute

[@erichodgson1020]

That was a run for the archives. Fucking beautiful!

[@SeanSullyy]

Yeahhhh, and that run would have won Pro this year too. Wild.

[@TheEloquentEye]

Sick run, everything on 🔒

[@colinredwood]

except bs flip

[@hernandezguarnerosvicentej7939]

That was an amazing run. Well deserved it.

[@KeepRecordsTV]

Good lord... Probably the nastiest contest run, am or pro, that I've ever seen. Holy chit.

[@jaankungrockman1633]

He should be PRO 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ericduminil]

Wow, what a run. Every trick was really impressive, and the icing on the cake was that they were almost all connected. Even if it's "just" an axle stall, a kickturn or a body varial on the quarters, it makes the run much more fluid than picking up the board every single time, which happens far too often in competitions, including pro ones. Congrats!

[@helmutdschulnigg5798]

This run was technical madness from beginning to the end! WTF! The level is so high! It's unbelievable! HAHA!! (; SW BIGHEEL BOARDSLIDE AND NOLLIE BIGHEEL BS LIPSLIDE combined in one run is absolutely crazy! For me this run was much crazier than Shane O'Neills Tampa Pro winning run. Congrats to JAPAN! They will be the dominators in contest skateboarding for the next years!

[@johnmeehan7884]

Cause they scared of the streets.

[@randallgoeswhere]

Dude killed it. Wish I was that young again. Your joints turn into dust when you hit 30.

[@leonpaerau8643]

Wait till you hit 40

[@KopaszJack]

slappy curbs and miniramps are waiting for you

[@subvike]

Or just start playing videogames again

[@f0l0w47]

@@subvike lol thats exactly what im doing now hahahah... just took a quick look at 'professional grown up office life' then thought... hnnnmmnnnnaaahhh.. lemme play some videogames

[@bvdatech1]

Same, but cruising and transition is our game now lmao why I'm glad I learned transition in my 20s.

[@ChristianRaymondFilms]

Frank Branca killed this filming ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@flogrown1999]

That would have won Tampa pro as well.... The dude killed it!!!

[@superduperman7202]

You are very right.

[@cheesypeanuts]

Would rather watch the ams than pros any day. They ride faster, they put more tricks in, they get off their boards less. They are hungrier and it shows

[@bv6377]

lol

[@yozefl434]

Uhhhhhh

[@nickpope9124]

Thanks, KZbin. I'm still watching the Tampa Am and this pops up at the top of my feed this morning hah...

[@lasserisvik6616]

Best run ever at tampa am!!!!

[@napalmwedding]

These Japanese skaters will be challenging Yuto soon!

[@CosmicCamera]

unbelievably smooth style. wow

[@jonassteinberg3779]

maybe the best tampa run ever

[@slowvoltage]

So much F'Yeah! on that run!

[@claudecentanni442]

Omfg that run was better than a ny Tampa pro or amateur run I've ever seen.. 🔥🔥🔥💯💯

[@ankake_udon_]

Congrats!!!!!!

[@lf2242]

he was so happy!!!

[@EllWood847]

He took that switch v heel board back to switch! Really impressive

[@Bigwheel414]

He skates regular and that was a Nollie big heel back lip.

[@paulburg5741]

That's a pro without a pro model board

[@bradfoster8146]

That was incredible

[@komoonkh]

Japanese crew killed this contest so hard. Riso Tury killed it for Slovakia as nobody before! (Their scene is still pretty underground...)

[@DevinWiles]

the sass on the back overcrook did it for me

[@lll2923]

Had to lower the playback speed to realise what happened on that backside flip haha

[@kolbewilliam7542]

Even Better than tampa pro which was already crazy

[@MrKionadawa]

I love the Manny's reaction at the first BS nose grind casual landing 😁

[@matthewbrandon267]

Magical

[@lllll7755]

Amazing run

[@jhhd44]

He didn't let slipping on that piece of paper on the backside flip hamper is mood either.

[@everykneeshallbow4047]

The Japanese are so precise in skating! Best pro run also guaranteed

[@guyfromsouth1976]

The real fire in live that week end , respect to all japanese who was there

[@graeydient]

Amazing run! Props to Yukito 👏👏👏

[@simondenis6804]

He is a ninja.

[@ROLOBSkateboarding]

Very good

[@switchlaserflip9243]

The heel-drag turned into a push and people in the comments act like they saw a UFO. The BS flip doesn't count but is was very close and a great save. It was still a great run.

[@drftkng.]

Absolutely destroyed it.. insane run

[@adammada511]

Wow what a crazy run, for sure deserved it!

[@skinny8019]

wow bro....thats an am? future is lit.

[@lll2923]

1:27 that is the biggest fan Ive ever seen lmao, dude kills it, absolutely smoked Shane's Tampa pro run

[@karma509moon]

i dont know about all that

[@lll2923]

@@karma509moon Shane does the same run every year, go watch his last Tampa pro win it was identical

[@VanillaFejz]

No I’m the biggest fan.

[@tombodiley62]

For me that wins the pro too

[@robdragan9528]

Not with a missed bs flip at 0:43. His left leg slipped... Good run anyway

[@cramerfrenchjr4757]

So sick!! Hell yeah 🔥😤

[@marcedouard421]

lmao everyone knew he won that step off was different to his foot was fully on the floor but he kept going somehow

[@kus88]

What happened on the bs flip?!? Sick he kept it going. Loved how stoked he was at the end , and the support of the crowd

[@zimiani]

IMPRESSIVE!

[@lilflip2354]

2:04 - 2:07 🐐 HE GON GET IT!!

[@francoismartineau2519]

That switch varial heel bs board was 100% control

[@Devillionaire]

His dismount off the first bs overcrook was too boss and ill. Was game over already from there.

[@SoothsayerWeatherman]

That was madness!

[@civilenggggg]

So happy for the kid

[@LoupiOlorel]

crazy run, well deserved win

[@JonasPolsky]

Puts most Tampa PRO runs to shame.

[@Reladan187]

I fucking love that nollie bs bigspin lip on the long rail

[@slapdisgaem6601]

Better than the Tampa Pro winning run.

[@s0hai8]

PRO line

[@juice3d422]

Cant wait to skateboard (:

[@myllikanninza]

We need this man on sls right now please

[@Plachotny1]

You can tell this lad has spent his entire life in a perfect skatepark

[@jaykafcas4342]

It's like the game Horse, I mean the game SKATE, with a time limit and anything goes. 'Skateboarding' like an art pretending to be sport? F,-that, give me a sketchy but smooth plaza with some benches,a loading dock and curbs I can remove the soil from the backside edge. Basically everywhere in 'Merica, just gotta be poor have a skateboard and a dream. Those days are over. All good, keep f'n shredding and f**k the jocks!!!

[@DRIFTSTIG]

What a fucking run

[@erickchevez9285]

This run was crazy straight out of a game woooowww

[@p1rz666]

Congratz Yukito! Great run!... Beware USA.... Japan is comming....

[@idiotidiot5821]

Man the amount of hype people give good runs makes me wish I hsd my best run at my local park on tape...tre flip noseslide bs flip nosegrind 180 out nollie big heel on bank ramp bs 540 on qp nollie bs heel flatground fakie noseslide 270 sw fs heel tre fs lip bs bigspin and then fakie tre lipslide and sw heel out of the park. I will probably never come close to doing a line like that ever again and no one ever saw it.

[@ericmacdonald3601]

Yo Hideki! Miss you G!

[@gustavobuquera]

Amazing run! Very deserving!

[@Pragmatisti]

sick!!!!

[@TheLATman]

Honestly better than foys winning pro run from today

[@Primitive47]

That was insane, this run definitely tops Shane's. Holy guacamole

[@zlatanibrahimovic224]

I watched it in slow mo but I still have no idea what happened to that bs flip😂 INSANE run!!!!

[@williamnepinak5490]

buddy went in, no cap.

[@juice3d422]

Getting a skateboard awesome

[@romeisfallingagain]

wow. fantastic stuff

[@Dropthatcoin]

unreal level!!!!