A long time ago (1995), in a land far far away (Tampa, Florida), a man who loved Elephants (Mike V) did a magical skateboarding trick (kickflip 5050) to secure $1,000 (adjusted for inflation $2,084) and the first-ever win at Tampa Pro (the longest running skate contest).

Flash forward. A current, all-powerful panel of judges (including Jason Rothemeyer, Jimmy Gorecki, Pat Stiener, Paul Zitzer, and Kyle Berard), many of whom weren’t around back then (30 long years ago), now focus on a young prodigy boy from Japan (Yuto Horigome) who loves the musical stylings of Future (a popular rap artist).

Some say his tricks (nollie flip late flip boardslide) make Elephant Man’s look like a funny joke, and they would be right, but that’s what we call progress (things getting better over time). Interested in this progress, a young journalist (let’s call him Ian) decided to ask these judges to time travel (watch winning runs from previous Tampa Pros).