What's Up Posts Tagged: Tampa Am

Tampa Am 2000

Filmer Joe Krolick has a nice trip down memory lane to Tampa Am 2000 featuring Chad Tim Tim, Aaron Suski, Nate Jones, Danny Garcia, Chris Cole, James Craig, Frank Gerwer, Dennis Busenitz, and more. This was the year of Aaron Suski's big gap back tail that won Best Trick. Thanks, Joe!

Good Morning Felipe, Welcome to Red Bull's Skate Team

One early ass morning during Tampa Am, I remember wondering why Felipe was trying to skate at 7am. Now I realize it's because he was on Clem time, which starts far before 7am. Felipe talks about his time in Tampa and puts down several bangers before breakfast in this feature from Red Bull where they welcome him to the skate team.

Tampa Am Sunday Live Broadcast Replay

The live broadcast on Sunday at Tampa Am 2012 started with a pre-show at 11am, then went straight into covering all the runs in the first of two heats in the Semi-Finals. 300 of the world's top amateur skateboarders were cut down to just 40 skaters that go in two heats of Semi-Finals skating. Those 40 are trying for a top 10 spot to get to the Finals. Here's the replay: Tampa Am 2012 Live Broadcast: Sunday Pre-Show and Semi-Finals Heat One.
This is part two which is Heat Two of the Semi-Finals, the Moat Race, and the Finals.

Jamie Foy: Gap 360 Flip Lipslide in Independent Best Trick

I'm busy trying to get the huge files from the Tampa Am broadcast organized and uploaded now. In the meantime, I pulled this clip out. Jamie Foy stuck a gap 360 flip lipslide in the first minute of Independent Best Trick during Tampa Am. Here's the minute from the live broadcast with Vern Laird and Tim O'Connor. In Tim O'Connor's words, "Blonde Chunk tre flipped the whole thing to lipslide."

Tampa Am 2012 Photos

The Monday morning after Tampa Am is spent in meetings discussing the Tampa Am weekend and how we can improve it and learn lessons for the next big event, Tampa Pro. I also spent a few hours emptying out my camera and getting a few photos together here: Tampa Am 2012 Photos. What a weekend. Thanks again to everyone that was a part of it, from viewers to workers to lurkers and all in between.

SPoT Life: Tampa Am Sunday Recap

What a weekend. Check the Sunday recap on this episode of SPoT Life: Tampa Am 2012 Semi-Finals, Finals, and Moat Race.

SPoT Life: Tampa Am Saturday

Saturday at Tampa Am was more qualifying. This episode of SPoT Life wraps that up, along with the 20 Year Anniversary Party later that night:

How Tampa Am 2012 Was Won by Alec Majerus

Here's how Alec Majerus won Tampa Am 2012. Wow! Thanks for tuning in, everyone. Full Finals Results are here. Get the rest on the results page.

Skaters in Sunday's Semi-Finals

The pre-show on Sunday starts at 11am, then at noon when the Contest starts, it's 100% coverage of the runs in the Semi-Finals, the Moat Race Presented by Curren Caples, and the Finals. Look at this list of top ams who are going to make it one amazing show tomorrow. I hope you're here and have tickets. If not, watch the whole thing go down at skateparkoftampa.com/tampaam. Top 10 from the Semi-Finals here meet the two Golden Ticket holders, Brodie Pendrod and Carlos Ribeiro, in the Finals. Get full results from Friday and Saturday here. Also, thanks to everyone who voted in the SPoT Lifer's Choice Award. Jorge Simoes was in first as of 5pm on Saturday and makes the cut to the Semi-Finals for that.

Friday Video Recap of Tampa Am 2012

Just a small sample of some of the best skating from Friday's Qualifers at Tampa Am 2012, plus the ender for last night at The Bricks in Ybor: Tampa Am 2012 Friday Qualifiers.