For the Love of Skateboarding
For the past 10 years the Damn Am Series has ended the summer at LES Skatepark under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Here’s a look at our all time winners list:
2014 – Yoshi Tanenbaum
2025 – Yoshi Tanenbaum
2016 – Zach Saraceno
2017 – Ivan Monteiro
2018 – Lucas Rabelo
2019 – Becker Dunn
2022 – Nicholas Ramos
2023 – Jiro Platt
In todays video we head out to Long Branch, NJ to get a skate session at the SECOND BEST SKATEPARK in NJ! in my opinion lol… – Tom Asta
Chaos at Stoner plaza! EVERYBODY EATS! This was the first ever Roll1UP event from Cure by WCC, and they did not disappoint.
Dan Corrigan takes a break from the Mega Mini Ramp at YMCA Skate Camp and shares what he likes about Powell-Peralta FLIGHT Decks.
Simple Session festival in Tartu 2024 was an epic five-day celebration, taking over the entire town with non-stop action. One of the most special moments came on Friday with the grand opening of the brand-new concrete park, where we hosted a fun SS24 x MindWork Ramps best trick contest.
A lot of skateboarding took place for the women street skateboarders on the first day of the Rockstar Energy Open. We watched the top four VQS qualifiers that started the day advance into the semi-final, where they met nine more women looking to secure their spot in the top eight to advance into the final. Watch the women’s street semi-final wrap-up in the early evening hours in the highlight video above featuring Secret Lynn, Kylie Frank, Taylor Burnett, Valentina Petric, Shiloh Catori, Mariah Duran, Mei Ozeki, Keet Oldenbeuving, Georgia Martin, Pamela Rosa, and Miyu Ito.
Watch the Women’s Park Skateboarding Final of the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
The moment you’ve all been waiting for is here — Simple Session is back at Unibet Arena in Tallinn for our massive 25th-anniversary bash! A quarter-century of insane riding, legendary afterparties, and unforgettable moments in the winter wonderland of Tallinn, Estonia (and beyond).
It wouldn’t be the Pacific NorthWest without a bit of rain. But that didn’t dampen the mood of the park skateboarders as they waited for the moment we were all waiting for, and the show that ensued did not disappoint. A total of 18 park skateboarders dropped in, each taking their own unique angle at the curvatures, extensions, and out-of-bounce opportunities. Watch the ripping montage recap of the men’s park qualifier above featuring Chris Russell, Tommy Calvert, Cory Juneau, Nick Peterson, Eli Williams, Roman Pabich, Phoenix Sinnerton, Taylor Nye, Keefer Wilson, Tristan Rennie, Keegan Palmer, Tate Carew, Vincent Matheron, Tom Schaar, Kieran Woolley, Yuro Nagahara, and Greyson Fletcher.
Elijah, Joe, John, and Jesse rolled into Seek Camp aka ‘The Funnest Place on Earth’ and kept the rips and stoke level high. Press play for the proof.
The men’s VQS qualifier competition was the first big competition for many, while it was just another competition of many for others. The 12 skateboarders in the qualifier made their way to the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon, by entering the online Video Qualifier Series and allowing fans and our judges to be the ones to criticize them on their skills. Watch all the best moves that went down in the men’s street VQS qualifier above, featuring Ryan Carrell, Tyson Bowerbank, John Bradford, Mikey Ray, Nels Rosen, Sewa Kroetkov, Johnny Purcell, Gabe Vigliotti, Julian Christianson, Alex Lobasyuk, Josh Douglas, and Jake Ilardi.
Simple Session 2024 has returned to its hometown of Tartu, Estonia on August 24–25! Feel the adrenaline at the iconic Tartu Comb Factory, a legendary spot in the skate and BMX scene that brought athletes and fans together for a weekend packed with unforgettable action!