We'll have more coverage after we wrap up the Damn Am Awards tonight at The Bricks during the Tampa Am After-Party.
It was real close between Luke Hampton and Trevor Colden, but when the dust settled, it was Trevor in first by less than a point.
Check the full Final results of Tampa Am here.
Independent Best Trick Results are here.
Sunday at Tampa Am 2011
Sunday at Tampa Am has the top 40 skaters out of nearly 250 that skated on Friday and Saturday. The skating is of course is top notch, but you've also got the Moat Race and Best Trick where everyone steps it up into madness that you'd never be able to land in a run. Tampa Am 2011 is a wrap and it's been another great weekend. We're already looking forward to next year. Thanks to everyone who came to be a part of what we do. We'll see you next year at the 19th Annual Tampa Am.
Saturday at Tampa Am 2011
Saturday's footage from Tampa Am includes moms getting SPoT tats, ripping gingers, plus another 121 skaters in the Qualifiers on Saturday were cut down to 16 for the Semi-Finals that will be broadcast live at skateparkoftampa.com at noon on Sunday EST.
Friday at Tampa Am 2011
While you're waiting for the webcast on Sunday at noon EST, get a taste of the ripping already going on from Friday.
Friday Night at Dr. Octagon's Show: SPoT 19-Year Anniversary Party
Wow, Chet Childress got naked, Kool Keith got shoved off stage, we danced, we lost our voices, and @HiDefJoe logged it all for you.
Thursday at Tampa Am 2011: Welcome to Town
@HiDefJoe has an edit from the 5 Spot Art Show and Welcome to Tampa Party last night. There was a raging bowl jam, free sauce, all the homies, and work from over 100 participating artists to buy at very fair prices with all the proceeds going to Boards for Bros. Welcome to town, Tampa Am is on!
Good Hash
Tag things on Insta and Twitter with #TampaAm and in seven days we'll have quite a collection of thoughts, images, crazy characters like the Shoe Licker, and general ruckus that comes to town for this skateboard shindig that closes out the year.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
12pm – Doors Open
Registration and Open Practice
Skating open to the public
Thursday, December 1, 2011
9am – Doors Open
Tickets are $5 and available at Skatepark of Tampa day of Event
9am – 10pm – Open Practice
5pm – Riders’ Meeting
8pm – 5 SPoT Art Show and Welcome to Tampa Party in the Bowl Warehouse
Skatepark of Tampa has reached out to dozens of talented skateboard artists to create a piece of completely original work in a 5”x5” theme to be sold the night of the Show. All proceeds will be donated SPoT's very own charity, Board for Bros
For submissions email ryan@skateparkoftampa.com
Beverages provided for those of age courtesy of Red Bull and Narragansett
Ripping Bowl Session – All Ages – Free
Friday, December 2, 2011
9am – Doors Open
Tickets are $10 and available online or at Skatepark of Tampa, including SPoT Skate Shop Ybor (last day to purchase online will be Sunday, November 27th) – they will sell out
9am – 11am – Street Practice
11am – Street Qualifiers Begin
Two, 50-second runs, best counts
Top 16 make the cut to Sunday
1st Place gets Golden Ticket to Finals
4pm – Open bar courtesy of Red Bull and Narragansett
8pm – Skatepark of Tampa 19-Year Anniversary Party Featuring Kool Keith Performing as Dr. Octagon with Dam Funk and DJ Sandman Presented by Nike SB. Get tickets online here
The Orpheum – 1915 East 7th Avenue – Ybor City
All Ages
Tickets – $12 Advance/$15 Door – Available at Skatepark of Tampa, SPoT Skate Shop Ybor, skateparkoftampa.com, and Ticketmaster
Saturday, December 3, 2011
9am – Doors Open
Tickets are $10 and available online or at Skatepark of Tampa, including SPoT Skate Shop Ybor (last day to purchase online will be Sunday, November 27th) – they will sell out
9am – 11am – Street Practice
11am – Street Qualifiers Begin
Two, 50-second runs, best counts
Top 16 make the cut to Sunday
1st Place gets Golden Ticket to Finals
4pm – Open bar courtesy of Red Bull and Narragansett
7pm – The SB Chronicles Vol. 1 Video Premiere
Nike Skateboarding presents the first film in the "SB Chronicles" series featuring Youness Amrani, Chet Childress, Clark Hassler, Stefan Janoski, Lewis Marnell, Daniel Shimizu, Grant Taylor, Wieger Van Wageningen
10pm – After-Party at The Bricks
1327 East 7th Avenue – Ybor City
18 & Up – Free
Sunday, December 4, 2011 - LIVE WEBCAST
9am – Doors Open
Tickets are $10 and available online or at Skatepark of Tampa, including SPoT Skate Shop Ybor (last day to purchase online will be Sunday, November 27th) – they will sell out
10am – Old Man Bowl Jam X
12pm – Street Semi-Finals
30 skaters from Qualifiers joined by top two skaters from the Damn Am 2011 events
Ishod Wair, Alec Majerus, Louie Lopez, Liu Jia Ming, Chen Qiwen, Kyle Walker, Trevor Colden, TJ Rogers, and Will Marshall
Two, one-minute runs, best counts
Top 10 advance to Finals
Moat Race
4pm – Open bar courtesy of Red Bull and Narragansett
Street Finals
Three, one-minute runs, best counts
Independent Trucks Best Trick (obstacle TBA)
5pm (approx.) – Awards
8pm – After-Party at The Bricks
9pm – Damn Am Awards
Tampa Am winner honored, Damn Am of the Year, and more!
1327 East 7th Avenue – Ybor City
All Ages – Free
Zumiez “Destroyer” Award – overall ripper gets to destroy more with his new Sawzall
Gatorade “Go All Day” Award – can’t stop this dude and he gets a year’s supply of Gatorade
Red Bull “That S**t’s Tight” Award – tightest moves yo’ and a trip to another Damn Am next year ain’t bad
Hopefully if you weren't in Tampa, you got to check out the live broadcast here on the site that we do for Sunday's Semi-Finals, Finals, and Best Trick. Sometimes I love numbers, so let's dive into some.
Sunday at Tampa Am was a crazy day for our staff. From them running the shop and the largest crowd of the weekend to us putting the finishing touches on the live broadcast production, Sunday is a very hectic day, but also the most fun and the best skating.
Top 10 from the Semi-Finals skaters below make the cut to the Finals to join Shawn Hale and Evan Smith who both qualified first on Friday and Saturday and get to skip the Semi-Finals. Watch it all right here at noon EST on Sunday live.
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.
If you're coming to skate Tampa Am next month, don't worry about blowing it. I went through 10 years of results to find some interesting names at the bottom of each day's Qualifiers for Tampa Am. It almost seems like it's an honor to get DFL at this point. Someone needs to step in and make a trophy for that.
Top two from all Damn Ams of the year get a spot directly in the Tampa Am Semi-Finals, bypassing 200+ rippers that have to fight for a top 16 spot in the Qualifiers. Those skaters are...
