It was 100 amateur skaters against each other and the rain at LES. That didn’t stop them from throwing down the double set for the Skater XL Best Trick contest!
Damn Am NYC 2023: Jiro Platt’s Winning Run – SPoT Life
Jiro Platt hit every obstacle and skated in all stances. In a rainy day at LES he had what it took to stand out amongst 100+ other skaters AND secure a spot in the Tampa Am 2023 Semi-Finals.
Damn Am NYC 2023 Finals & Best Trick: Presented by Cariuma – SPoT Life
The #DamnAm returns to New York for the last stop of 2023. The best amateur skateboarders traveled from all over the globe for one day packed full of action at the famous LES Skatepark in NYC. It certainly lived up to the hype!
STREET FINAL RESUTS:
1. Jiro Platt
2. Gabe Vigliotti
3. Brandon Johnson
4. Cole Wayka
5. Piero Nuñez
6. Jonathan Bastian
7. Koston Eaton
8. Roman Hager
9. John Pascale
10. Abner Pietro
11. Rion Swenson
12. Nicholas Ramos
SKAT BEST TRICK RESULTS:
1. Kiki Kakitani
2. Cole Wayka
3. Keenan Lewis
Damn Am NYC 2023 Practice: Presented by Cariuma – SPoT Life
It’s every amateur skater’s favorite weekend of the year. Damn Am returns to the world-famous LES skatepark in NYC. And day one lives up to the hype!
2022 Damn Am NYC Finals & Best Trick: Presented by Cariuma – SPoT Life
The Damn Am returns to New York for the first time since the world shut down in 2019. The best amateur skateboarders traveled from all over the globe for one day of action at the famous LES Skatepark in NYC. It certainly lived up to the hype!
Damn Am NYC 2019 – How Becker Dunn Won – SPoT Life
Not only did Becker win Damn Am NYC this year, he clenched the Damn Am of the Year award at the last second. With lines crafted this well and style to match, it’s not hard to figure out why. Yeah Becker!
2019 Damn Am NYC: Finals and Best Trick – Becker Dunn, Mana Sasaki, Dave Bohack – SPoT Life
Damn Am NYC is all of the best things about New York City rolled into a skate contest, and this year went above and way beyond. Becker Dunn’s win was his 2nd of the year and earned him the Damn Am of the Year trophy along with $1500. Another weekend for the ages.
2019 Damn Am NYC: Practice – Le’andre Sanders, Jiro Platt, Mana Sasaki – SPoT Life
More like the world’s best block party at an amazing skatepark full of lifelong friends who are all ripping. But yeah, you can call if practice if you want.
2018 Damn Am NYC – Bowser’s iPhone Edits
SPoT’s house photographer Bowser tagged along on this year’s NYC trip and put together some raw iPhone edits from the contest and a little bit of street skating with the squad. Check it.
2018 Damn Am NYC: Finals and Best Trick – SPoT Life
With the entire contest going down in one day at LES, it was non-stop shredding from start to finish, and Lucas Rabelo got his first win in STYLE. And then Independent Best Trick flew completely off the rails. Best day ever!
2018 Damn Am NYC: Here’s How Lucas Rabelo Won – SPoT Life
Lucas Rabelo only does the hardest tricks, and he put them all together in the Finals at Damn Am NYC to skate away with the win. As an added bonus he’s also going straight to the Semi-Finals at Tampa Am. Yeah Brazil!
2018 Damn Am NYC: Practice – SPoT Life
The only question left after Friday’s Practice at LES would be…if this is just practice, how crazy are the Finals going to be?