Gallery: Backyard Bowl Draws Skateboarding Legends, Pros and Amateurs

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    *Jeff Grosso shows the kids how it's done. He was part of the second-place team that included Sandro Dias, Raul Roger and the skater known as Franco. Photo: Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Double your fun with Alex Sorgente and Nathan Beck. Photo: Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Murilo Feitosa. Look ma, no hands. Or feet! Photo: Marcelo Maragni/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Christian Hosoi, the legend. He was part of the crew that took first place. Photo: Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Duane Peters, the "Master of Disaster," still shredding at age 50. Peters and his crew — Nathan Jimmy, Mauro Mureta and Alex Sorgente — took third. Photo: Pablo Vaz/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Leo Kakinho, on his way to first with teammates Pedro Barros, Christian Hosoi and Felipe Caltabiano. Photo: Pablo Vaz/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Pedro Barros, quite at home. His team took first. Photo: Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Sandro Dias cuts loose ahead of a second-place finish with Grosso, Roger and Franco. Photo: Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Vi Kakinho, soaring. He took fifth place with teammates Marcelo Kosake, Luis Roberto Formiga and Cristiano Mateus. Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Time-lapse of Pedro Barros over the channel. Photo: Helge Tscharn/Red Bull Content Pool*
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    *Video: Red Bull*
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