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    Top 10 amateur skaters

    By Andrew Cannon

    Published Monday January 28, 2013

    Evan Smith ollies over stairs and rails at an epic spot.

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    In 2012 the line between amateur and professional continued to blur in the world of skateboarding. With most amateurs getting paid and producing as much, if not more, video and media coverage then the pros, where do the two differentiate? Maybe the only difference is amateur don't have their name on the bottom of a board. This is a list of some of the top 10 amateurs right now.


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      Mark Suciu

      Taketomo

      With a powerful style and a love for the East Coast aesthetic, Mark Suciu etched his place on this list with his 2012 online video part "Cross Continental."

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      Stevie Perez

      Hammeke

      In a time when there are not enough hours in the day to watch all the new skating that goes online, it's rare that an amateur on a big company comes up out of nowhere. Stevie Perez did it the old-fashioned way in 2012 with a stream of steady coverage and a standout video part in "Pretty Sweet."

    • 3null

      Louie Lopez

      Karpinski

      When you get into the skateboard industry at a young age, there are a slew of things that could easily derail you from becoming a pro. With the release of his Volcom "Stone Age" video part, Louie Lopez has established not only that he is still on the right track but that he has become a man.

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      Evan Smith

      Blabac

      Evan Smith is a prime example of an amateur who blurs the line between ams and pros. With two raw video parts in the can, it's almost a mystery as to why he isn't making the top 10 pros list.

    • 5null

      Dakota Servold

      Hammeke

      Dakota Servold is a reminder of the days of old. Saying what's on his mind and pushing his skating as hard as he can earns him a spot on the list.

    • 6null

      Daniel Lutheran

      Karpinski

      It's not every day that you meet someone who seems to be happy all the time. Daniel Lutheran is that guy, but maybe we would all be if we were that good.

    • 7null

      Elijah Berle

      Hammeke

      In 2012, Elijah Berle showed everyone in the world how awesome he was on and off his board. Girl/Chocolate's "Pretty Sweet" video not only solidified his ability to skate everything in his path, but it also showed his ongoing support for the other skaters in the video, time and time again.

    • 8null

      Alec Majerus

      Karpinski

      Alec Majerus' kickflip backside lipslide down 15 stairs in his Volcom "Stone Age" video part, on top of his winning the 2012 Tampa Am, really set the bar high for future ams.

    • 9null

      Trevor Colden

      Jones

      At the tail end of 2011, Trevor Colden won top honors at Tampa Am which lead to an onslaught of photos in the magazines and video footage on the skate websites. 2012 helped establish Colden as a household name.

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      Dane Burman

      Jones

      Dane Burman is 100 percent gnarly. From massive kink rails to hardflips down sets of stairs, there's no half stepping from this native Australian.

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    • 1null

      Mark Suciu

      With a powerful style and a love for the East Coast aesthetic, Mark Suciu etched his place on this list with his 2012 online video part "Cross Continental."
    • 2null

      Stevie Perez

      In a time when there are not enough hours in the day to watch all the new skating that goes online, it's rare that an amateur on a big company comes up out of nowhere. Stevie Perez did it the old-fashioned way in 2012 with a stream of steady coverage and a standout video part in "Pretty Sweet."
    • 3null

      Louie Lopez

      When you get into the skateboard industry at a young age, there are a slew of things that could easily derail you from becoming a pro. With the release of his Volcom "Stone Age" video part, Louie Lopez has established not only that he is still on the right track but that he has become a man.
    • 4null

      Evan Smith

      Evan Smith is a prime example of an amateur who blurs the line between ams and pros. With two raw video parts in the can, it's almost a mystery as to why he isn't making the top 10 pros list.
    • 5null

      Dakota Servold

      Dakota Servold is a reminder of the days of old. Saying what's on his mind and pushing his skating as hard as he can earns him a spot on the list.
    • 6null

      Daniel Lutheran

      It's not every day that you meet someone who seems to be happy all the time. Daniel Lutheran is that guy, but maybe we would all be if we were that good.
    • 7null

      Elijah Berle

      In 2012, Elijah Berle showed everyone in the world how awesome he was on and off his board. Girl/Chocolate's "Pretty Sweet" video not only solidified his ability to skate everything in his path, but it also showed his ongoing support for the other skaters in the video, time and time again.
    • 8null

      Alec Majerus

      Alec Majerus' kickflip backside lipslide down 15 stairs in his Volcom "Stone Age" video part, on top of his winning the 2012 Tampa Am, really set the bar high for future ams.
    • 9null

      Trevor Colden

      At the tail end of 2011, Trevor Colden won top honors at Tampa Am which lead to an onslaught of photos in the magazines and video footage on the skate websites. 2012 helped establish Colden as a household name.
    • 10null

      Dane Burman

      Dane Burman is 100 percent gnarly. From massive kink rails to hardflips down sets of stairs, there's no half stepping from this native Australian.

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