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 2024: Practice – SPoT Life
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
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!
Jiro Platt Skatepark Stories – The Skatepark Project
In this skatepark stories, local NY skater Jiro Platt talks about growing up in the lower east side of New York City and the important role public skateparks play in providing individuals a place to meet up with friends and practice their craft.
LES Skatepark is Jiro’s home park where he recently met up with TSP’s Executive Director and other TSP staff, to do an interview for a New York Times article.
Damn Am NYC 2022: Presented by Cariuma – Nicholas Ramos’ Winning Run – SPoT Life
Nicholas Ramos came from the Bronx and returned with a Damn Am win. Here’s the run that sealed the deal.
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!
2022 Damn Am NYC Practice: Presented by Cariuma – SPoT Life
Every amateur skater’s favorite weekend of the year returns to the world-famous LES skatepark in NYC. And day one lives up to the hype! Find out what Cariuma and the Damn Am have coming up next at SPoTTampa.com.
Andy Anderson & Friends New York Trip Raw & Uncut #2 Nka Vids
Nigel Alexander hits LES Skatepark with Andy Anderson, Zach Doelling, Dan Corrigan, Lucas Alves and John I Bradford.
Andy Anderson & Friends Skate LES New York Raw & Uncut #1 – NKA
Nigel Alexander hits LES Skatepark with Andy Anderson, Dan Corrigan, Zach Doelling, John I Bradford and Lucas Alves.
Stephen Cooper at LES
Cooper Winterson throws it back with Stephen Cooper LES footage from 2018.