Damn Am
Damn Am Trailer
by Sebastian on Thursday, December 12, 2013
Damn Am is the top amateur skateboarding contest series started by Skatepark of Tampa and the creators of Tampa Am. Damn Am was established in 2001 and went global in 2007. It's a top am skateboarding contest series and the only way to qualify for Tampa Am every year. Over 120 of today's top pros have skated Damn Am in the last decade.
Damn Am Shanghai: SPoT Life and Photos
by HiDefJoe on Friday, August 23, 2013
SPoT Life episide and photos from Damn Am Shanghai 2013
Damn Am China, 2013: Day 1 and 2
by HiDefJoe on Saturday, August 17, 2013
Hidef Joe takes you through day 1 and 2 of Damn Am China, 2013
Damn Am Los Angeles 2013 Sunday
by Rob on Monday, June 03, 2013
I've got a bunch of chill shots from Sunday and some clips that didn't make it into SPoT Life.
Damn Am Los Angeles 2013 Qualifiers
by Rob on Sunday, June 02, 2013
Photos and a SPoT Life episode from Saturday at Damn Am Los Angeles Presented by Nike SB
Damn Am Los Angeles 2013 Presented by Nike SB: Semi-Finals Skaters and Format
by Rob on Saturday, June 01, 2013
The skaters and heats for the Semi-Finals, including details on the format and times.
Damn Am Los Angeles 2013 Presented by Nike SB: Skater List
by Rob on Friday, May 31, 2013
Top 30 from the Qualifers make the cut to the Sunday for the Semi-Finals and Finals. Sunday is the live broadcast at skateparkoftampa.com/damnam.
Damn Am Los Angeles 2013: Arrival in LA and Construction
by Rob on Friday, May 31, 2013
Today we arrived in LA for the first ever Damn Am Los Angeles at Nike's Sixth and Mill facility.
Damn Am Atlanta 2013 Presented by DVS
by Rob on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
What a weekend at Damn Am Atlanta. From the road trip to the skating to the new friends and old ones, I hope you had as much fun as I did. Thanks to DVS, Red Bull, and all the other sponsors that contributed to making yet another Damn Am event that leaves us wanting more. I like to re-live the weekend through my photos...
Damn Am Atlanta 2013: Semi-Finals Jams
by Rob on Sunday, April 14, 2013
Top 10 from the Semi-Finals make the cut to the Finals.
Damn Am Atlanta 2013: The Road and The Bowl Jam
by Rob on Friday, April 12, 2013
Damn Am Atlanta started on the road and day one just wrapped up with a bowl jam in the back at Hazard County Skatepark. Check out a few snaps from along the way. My favorite is Marcos Montoya's backside noseblunt in there. Wow, Marcos.
Damn Am Atlanta Presented by DVS: Skater List
by Rob on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Top 30 from the Qualifers make the cut to the Semi-Finals.
Damn Am Costa Mesa Presented by Volcom: Semi-Finals Skater List
by Rob on Saturday, March 09, 2013
Top 10 from the Damn Am Costa Mesa Semi-Finals below make the cut to the Finals to join Brodie Penrod and Curren Caples who got Golden Tickets in the Qualifiers.
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2013 Presented by Volcom
by Pat on Friday, March 08, 2013
Some photos from the weekend at Damn Am Costa Mesa 2013 Presented by Volcom.
Damn Am Costa Mesa Presented by Volcom: Qualifiers Skater List
by Rob on Thursday, March 07, 2013
Below are the Friday and Saturday jams for Damn Am Costa Mesa Presented by Volcom. We're working on getting those headshots updated as fast as we can. Top 16 from each day make the cut to Sunday.
Damn Am Woodward West 2012
by Rob on Monday, October 15, 2012
Photos and a new episode of SPoT Life from Damn Am in the sticks.
Day 1 Damn Am Shanghai 2012
by Porpe on Thursday, August 23, 2012
I am a Colombian going to China from Florida.
Coastal Carnage Qualifiers and Damn Am Finals Skaters and Live Webcast
by Rob on Friday, August 03, 2012
The live webcast and full skater list for Damn Am Finals and Coastal Carnage Qualifiers
Damn Am Huntington Beach 2012 Jams
by Rob on Thursday, August 02, 2012
Top 12 from the Damn Am at Huntington Beach Jams below make the cut to the Finals on Saturday.
AmsterDamn Am 2012 Presented by Volcom
by Rob on Monday, July 09, 2012
Photos from the Contest and our adventures of the weekend, including skate footage from HiDefJoe and my sketchy cell phone edits.
AmsterDamn Am 2012 Qualifiers Jams
by Rob on Friday, July 06, 2012
Top 30 from the Qualifiers make the cut to Sunday with the top two going straight to the Finals. Top 12 all get a spot in Tampa Am. All Damn Am's get you into Tampa like that. The full schedule is below also.
Damn Am Atlanta Presented by Nike SB 2012 Finals and Skullcandy Best Trick
by Porpe on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Damn Am Atlanta 2012 Finals and Best Tricks
Damn Am Atlanta 2012 Semi-Finals Jams
by Rob on Saturday, April 21, 2012
Top two from the Qualifiers go straight to the Finals. The remaining 28 below are fighting for a top 10 spot in the Semi-Finals to join them in the Finals.
Damn Am Atlanta Presented by Nike SB 2012 Road Trip and Bowl Jam
by Jorge on Saturday, April 21, 2012
Damn Am Atlanta 2012 Road Trip/Bowl Jam
Damn Am Atlanta 2012 Jams
by Rob on Friday, April 20, 2012
The top 30 from the Qualifers Jams below skating on Saturday make the cut to Sunday. Top two go directly to the Finals and the remaining 28 skate in the Semi-Finals where the top 10 from there join the two already in the Finals.
Tampa Am 2011 After-Party and Damn Am of the Year Awards
by Rob on Friday, December 09, 2011
Thanks to everyone who joined in on the dance party and good times at the Tampa Am After-Party at The Bricks. We also had the Damn Am of the Year Awards. Check out a classic list of party photos and some banter.
Damn Am of the Year 2011 Results
by Rob on Tuesday, November 08, 2011
If you make the cut to Sunday at at least two Damn Am contests during the year, you're in the running for Damn Am of the Year. Your top two Sunday scores are averaged to get the final score. Results for 2011 are here.
Damn Am Woodward West 2011
by Rob on Thursday, October 27, 2011
What a weekend. The last Damn Am of 2011 is a wrap. Check out photos and video from a weekend of ripping skating in the woods.
Woodward Damn Am Semi-Finals Heats
by Rob on Sunday, October 23, 2011
Top 10 from the Semi-Finals Heats make the cut to join Chase Webb and Oscar Meza in the Finals.
Woodward West Vert Contest Skaters
by Rob on Saturday, October 22, 2011
These 10 twirling toddlers are up for the Vert Contest starting in an hour.
Damn Am Woodward West Qualifer Heats
by Rob on Friday, October 21, 2011
Here are the Friday and Saturday Qualifier Heats for Damn Am Woodward West Presented by Volcom, CONS, and The Skateboard Mag. Top 16 from each day make the cut to Sunday's Semi-Finals with 1st place on each day going straight to the Finals.
Damn Am Canada 2011 Presented by Billabong
by Rob on Monday, September 12, 2011
A few photos and video from the weekend in Toronto for Damn Am 2011.
Damn Am Canada 2011 Qualifier Jams
by Rob on Friday, September 09, 2011
Top 12 from the Qualifiers make the cut to the Finals.
Damn Am Shanghai 2011
by Rob on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
What's amateur skateboarding like on the other side of the world? We got to experience it in a classic contest setting when Nike SB invited us to be a part of their City Jam contest series that ran all through south east Asia to qualify skaters for this Final one.
Damn Am Shanghai Finals Jams
by Rob on Saturday, August 20, 2011
First place in the Finals get an all expense paid trip to Tampa and 10,000RMB.
Damn Am Shanghai Qualifiers Jams
by Rob on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Top 12 from the 24 skaters below that have qualified for this Damn Am stop in Shanghai that leads to Tampa Am make the cut to the Finals tomorrow.
AmsterDamn Am 2011 Sequences
by Rob on Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Skate photo sequences from the weekend.
AmsterDamn Am 2011 Live Webcast
by Rob on Saturday, July 02, 2011
The 28 skaters in the Semi-Finals. Top 10 make the cut to the Finals.
AmsterDamn Am 2011 Qualifiers Heats
by Rob on Friday, July 01, 2011
The top 30 make the cut to Sunday. Things get going at 1pm in Amsterdam tomorrow and are live on the web.
Damn Am Atlanta 2011 Presented by Nike SB
by Rob on Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Photos and video from the first annual Damn Am in Atlanta at Hazard County Skatepark.
Damn Am Atlanta Presented by Nike SB Thanks and Credits
by Rob on Sunday, May 15, 2011
Thanks and full results from the first Damn Am in Atlanta presented by Nike SB.
Damn Am Atlanta Semi-Finals Jams
by Rob on Saturday, May 14, 2011
These 28 from Saturday join the top two in the
Damn Am Atlanta Qualifier Jams
by Rob on Friday, May 13, 2011
The Jams that are skating in the Saturday
On Site at Hazard County Skatepark for Damn Am Atlanta
by Rob on Thursday, May 12, 2011
We're on site now setting up for this weekend's Damn Am Atlanta at Hazard County Skatepark. Check the street course...
Tampa Am Friday 2010 Qualifiers and Damn Am Awards
by Rob on Saturday, December 04, 2010
Footage from Friday's ripping Qualifiers and photos from the Damn Am Awards later that night.
Damn Am of the Year 2010 Results
by Rob on Tuesday, November 23, 2010
If you make the cut to Sunday at at least two Damn Am contests during the year, you're in the running for Damn Am of the Year. Your top two Sunday scores are averaged to get the final score. Results for 2010 are here.
Damn Am Volcom 2010 Photos and Video
by Rob on Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Skate and lurk photos from the weekend.
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2010 Semi-Finals
by Rob on Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tyson Bowerbank and Tommy Fynn are not in the Semi-Finals. Here's the full list.
10th Annual Damn Am Costa Mesa Set-up
by Rob on Friday, October 22, 2010
Today was set up and check-in along with practice. Before I got locked down at the check-in desk all day, I shot these few photos.
10th Annual Damn Am at Volcom Qualifiers
by Rob on Thursday, October 21, 2010
The full list of who's skating in the Qualifiers on Friday and Saturday.
Damn Am Canada 2010
by Rob on Sunday, September 19, 2010
Late Friday morning in Vancouver, we realized the forecast called for cats and dogs falling from the sky all weekend. There was an 80% chance that our Damn Am parade would be rained on the next day...
AmsterDamn Am 2010 Sunday
by Rob on Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Photos and footage from the Finals at AmsterDamn Am 2010.
AmsterDamn Am 2010 Semi-Finals Heat Sheets
by Rob on Sunday, July 11, 2010
Top 10 from the Semi-Finals make the cut to the Finals to join Tiago Lemos Soares and John Koetzier.
AmsterDamn Am 2010 Qualifiers Heat Sheets
by Rob on Friday, July 09, 2010
A list of everyone skating in the Damn Am Qualifiers at Amsterdam.
Arrival in Holland for AmsterDamn Am 2010
by Rob on Friday, July 09, 2010
I'm here in Holland with the entire SPoTlight Productions crew minus that one guy who started a bar in Tampa and stayed home. We are here to watch a bunch of cleated mullets kick a ball into a box. Nah...
Damn Am Minneapolis 2010
by Rob on Monday, June 14, 2010
Photos from the Damn Am at Minneapolis 2010.
The Damn Am Bowl Jam in Minneapolis
by Rob on Saturday, June 12, 2010
We had a little bowl jam at the 3rd Lair Skatepark in Minneapolis the night before Damn Am kicks off here.
Damn Am Minneapolis 2010 Qualifiers Heats
by Rob on Friday, June 11, 2010
A list of everyone skating in the Damn Am Street Qualifiers at Minneapolis.
Damn Am Awards 2009 and The Skateboard Mag’s YBAm
by Rob on Thursday, February 04, 2010
Over at Damn Am and SPoTlight we used to joke about throwing our own party. We discussed the idea of a fun time with no cover and no security, free beer to those of age, and just a good ol’ time focused around skateboarding. Pair that up with the fact that we wanted to recognize the ams that participate in the Damn Ams and Tampa Am and the Damn Am Awards were born.
Clem's Chill Cam Dump From Damn Am and Portland
by Ryan on Monday, November 02, 2009
As you may have read in one of Rob's captions, I was the official legal guardian of Mark during our trip out to Damn Am.
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2009 Chill Time
by Rob on Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Nightlife and daylife at Damn Am at Volcom.
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2009 Skate Photos
by Rob on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Skate photos and sequences from the Contest.
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2009 Presented by Volcom, Cons, and The Skateboard Mag: Story and Video Footage
by Ryan on Monday, October 26, 2009
You know the routine, right? This was our 8th annual trip out to California to what we like to dub the West Coast Tampa Am. It’s also the last Damn Am of the year prior to Tampa Am in December…
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2009 Semi-Finals Heats
by Rob on Sunday, October 25, 2009
The list of skaters for the Semi-Finals.
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2009 Street Qualifier Heat Sheets
by Rob on Thursday, October 22, 2009
Full skater list for the Street Qualifiers.
Damn Am Canada 2009 Presented by Billabong
by Ryan on Monday, September 21, 2009
The 2nd Annual Damn Am Canada went off in beautiful weather and pretty much no hassle with us getting into the territory occupied by our friends in the great white north...
Damn Am Canada 2009 Info and Skater List
by Rob on Friday, September 18, 2009
Damn Am Canada 2009 Info and Skater List
AmsterDamn Am 2009 Street Semi-Finals Heat Sheets
by Rob on Saturday, July 25, 2009
The full list of skaters in the Semi-Finals.
Damn Am Minneapolis 2009 Street Semi-Finals Heat Sheets
by Rob on Sunday, May 31, 2009
Heat sheets for the Semi-Finals.
Damn Am Minneapolis 2009
by Rob on Saturday, May 30, 2009
The full story and photos from Damn Am at Minneapolis 2009.
Damn Am Minneapolis 2009 Street Qualifiers Heat Sheets
by Rob on Friday, May 29, 2009
The full list of people skating this weekend in Damn Am.
The Skateboard Mag’s YBAm & Damn Am Awards 2008 Presented by Nike SB and Red Bull
by Ryan on Saturday, January 24, 2009
I guess that awards shows can be greeted with different emotions. Some think they’re cool; others think they’re lame. But we just wanted to have a good time...
Damn Am Costa Mesa 2008 Presented by Volcom and Cons
by Rob on Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Skate photos and a full story from Volcom Damn Am 2008.
Damn Am at Volcom Semi-Finals Heat Sheets
by Rob on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Semi-Finals Heat Sheets for Damn Am at Volcom 2008.
Damn Am at Volcom 2008 Street Qualifiers Heat Sheets
by Rob on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Full listing of Friday and Saturday heat sheets.
Canadian Damn Am 2008
by Rob on Monday, August 11, 2008
Photos and results from the first annual Canadian Damn Am in Vancouver.
Canadian Damn Am Street Qualifier Jams
by Rob on Friday, August 08, 2008
Heat sheets for the Street Qualifiers.
AmsterDamn Am 2008: Sunday Finals, Monday Recovery
by Rob on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Photos from the last day of AmsterDamn Am 2008.
AmsterDamn Am 2008 P-Stone Footage
by Robb on Monday, July 21, 2008
Video clips from AmsterDamn Am 2008.
AmsterDamn Am 2008: Caught in a Heineken Hurricane
by Rob on Sunday, July 20, 2008
A few more photos from AmsterDamn Am 2008.
AmsterDamn Am 2008 Heat Sheets
by Rob on Friday, July 18, 2008
The full rider list for the Street Qualifiers at AmsterDamn Am 2008.
AmsterDamn Am 2008: We Got Here Early
by Rob on Thursday, July 17, 2008
Photos and video from the early part of our AmsterDamn Am 2008 trip.
Damn Am at Minneapolis 2008 Chill and Party Time
by Rob on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
We lurked it hard all weekend at Damn Am Minneapolis 2008.
6th Annual Damn Am MN Presented by DC and Billabong
by Ryan on Monday, June 09, 2008
Skate photos from the 6th Annual Damn Am MN Presented by DC and Billabong.
Damn Am at Minneapolis Heat Sheets
by Rob on Friday, June 06, 2008
Heat sheets for Saturday's Street Qualifiers at Damn Am Minneapolis.
Damn Am Awards Announced: January 22, 2009, San Diego, CA
by Press on Friday, May 02, 2008
We have been slowly working on turning the Damn Am events into more of a series that leads up to the end of the year at Tampa Am. Step one was moving Tampa Am to December. Step two is the SPoTlight Am of the Year Awards.
Damn Am Down Under – The Search for a Site
by Ryan on Thursday, February 28, 2008
We spent four days in Melbourne, Australia on a park scouting trip to find a place to have a Damn Am Contest in 2009.
Damn Am at Volcom 2007 Filmer Sara Footage
by Rob on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Video footage of all the best runs from Damn Am at Volcom 2007.
Damn Am at Volcom 2007 Chill Time
by Rob on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
This whole weekend really blended together because the good times never really stopped. Here's a bunch of lurk and party photos.
Volcom Damn Am 2007
by Ryan on Monday, October 29, 2007
Skate photos and a full story from Volcom Damn Am 2007.
Damn Am at Volcom 2007 Street Qualifier Heat Sheets
by Rob on Thursday, October 25, 2007
Heat sheets for the Damn Am at Volcom 2007 Street Qualifiers.
Damn Am at Volcom 2007 Day One
by Rob on Thursday, October 25, 2007
Day one at Damn Am was flying over the California wildfires, course construction, and a night out at the bars.
After AmsterDamn Am
by Ryan on Thursday, August 02, 2007
After AmsterDamn Am, Jenna and I stayed to be tourists for a few more days. Here are some pics that she shot throughout the weekend and a few words from me explaining each one.
AmsterDamn Am 2007 Presented by Volcom
by Rob on Sunday, July 22, 2007
Photos and a full story from AmsterDamn Am 2007...
Friday at AmsterDamn Am 2007
by Rob on Saturday, July 21, 2007
Skate and chill photos from Friday at AmsterDamn Am...
AmsterDamn Am 2007 Street Qualifier Heat Sheets
by Rob on Friday, July 20, 2007
Check out the AmsterDamn Am 2007 Street Qualifier Heat Sheets...
AmsterDamn Am 2007 Rider List
by Rob on Friday, July 20, 2007
The list of skaters for AmsterDamn Am 2007...
Body's Clem-350 Road Trip to Damn Am
by Body on Thursday, July 19, 2007
Body piled a ton of dudes into the Clem-350 and send over these photos.
Damn Am at Minneapolis 2007 Sunday
by Ryan on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Photos and a story from the last day of Damn Am at Minneapolis.
Damn Am at Minneapolis 2007 Saturday
by Rob on Sunday, June 10, 2007
Photos and a story from the Street Qualifiers.
Damn Am at Minneapolis Street Semi-Finals Heats
by Rob on Sunday, June 10, 2007
Top 10 from the Semi-Finals make the cut to the Finals...
Damn Am at Minneapolis Filmer Mike Video
by Rob on Saturday, June 09, 2007
Video footage from the Damn Am at Minneapolis.
Damn Am 3rd Lair Day One and Bowl Jam
by Ryan on Saturday, June 09, 2007
Photos and a story from the first day of Damn Am at Minneapolis and the Bowl Jam results...
Damn Am at Minneapolis Street Qualifiers Heat Sheets
by Rob on Friday, June 08, 2007
Heat sheets for the Street Qualifiers on Saturday...
Damn Am at Minneapolis Skater List
by Rob on Friday, June 08, 2007
A list of people registered for the Damn Am at Minneapolis this weekend.
Damn Am at Volcom 2006 Listen Skateboards Party
by Rob on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Photos from the party that Listen Skateboards had for the Damn Am at Volcom 2006.
Damn Am at Volcom 2006 Lurk and Chill Photos
by Rob on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Photos of all the fun, non-skate stuff going down at Damn Am at Volcom 2006.
Damn Am Volcom 2006
by Ryan on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Photos and a full story from the Damn Am at Volcom 2006...
AmsterDamn Am 2006
by Ryan on Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Photos and a story from the AmsterDamn Am 2006...
Damn Am Minneapolis 2006 Video Footage
by Rob on Thursday, June 08, 2006
Video footage from the Damn Am in Minneapolis...
Damn Am MN 2006
by Ryan on Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Skateboarding, friends, girls, partying, and more went down in Minneapolis for the 3rd Lair Damn Am...
Damn Am at Minneapolis - Street Qualifier Heats
by Rob on Friday, June 02, 2006
Find out who's skating...
Damn Am at Volcom 2005 Sunday
by Ryan on Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Photos and a story from the Damn Am at Volcom 2005 Sunday Finals...
Damn Am Volcom 2005: Saturday – Prelims
by Ryan on Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Find out what went down for the Saturday Prelims at the Damn Am at Volcom 2005...
Damn Am Volcom 2005: Friday – Prelims
by Ryan on Friday, October 28, 2005
What went down: Damn Am Volcom 2005: Friday – Prelims
Damn Am Minneapolis 2005
by Ryan on Friday, June 10, 2005
It’s been an entire year since I’ve done this drive, and DAMN it’s far...
Damn Am at Volcom 2004
by Ryan on Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Where is the party this weekend? I’m in Costa Mesa, California for the Damn Am Volcom Contest once again...
