Damn Am Netherlands 2023: Qualifiers & Best Trick Photos
Damn Am Netherlands 2023: Qualifiers & Best Trick Photos by Matt Shail
Photos by Matt Shail
Qualifiers
Best Trick
Frank Branca
There's not better way to start off the day than jumping 25 feet into ice cold water. We left this one up to SPoT Life filter Frank Branca and our friend Joel
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Frank Branca
Drying up before we head inside to take on the madness that is the Damn Am Netherlands 2023 Qualifiers
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
The fans are here. What ya got?!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Simon Deprez
Simon Deprez warms up with a hard flip into a front board
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Andrea Caizza
Andrea follows up Simon with a flick front board
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Beau Brunclair
Here's a face you may recognize. We met Beau Brunclair in Paris for the Far N High contest a few months back. He went viral for his 270 nose blunt after their best trick contest. Here he is spinning his way into a back lip.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Flatspot Magazine
This guy has a tattoo of himself on his own arm. It's the most original Flowriginal Floris Sprenkeling on the scene
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Marse Farmer
SPoT's own Marse Farmer made the trip to Breda with us. We made him skate the Qualifiers because we love him and he's amazing at skateboarding. Front Feeble from Marse
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Marse Farmer
Marse approaches the bump to rail backwards and takes a high front blunt into the bank.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Douwe Macare
Another familiar face in the mix. Douwe Macare has been coming to Damn Am since AmsterDamn Am in 2006. Here he is 17 years later with a switch 180 crooks on the a-frame hubba.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Derick Glancy
Glancy wants YOU to join the Damn Am army
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Mika Möller
Mika Möller twists backside into a nosegrind on the a-frame
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Brian Schaefer
Stopped outside and caught SPoT founder, Brian Schaefer, grabbing some grub in the Pier 15 food hall.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Mika Möller
That's a healthy looking squad right there. This could be an ad for a coming to age skate feature. Let's call it Mid 20's
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
We caught the Nine Yards crew building some stuff outside. You'll have to find out what it was in the Pier Parade coverage!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
Head back inside and we found some old shoes up in the rafters. The cobwebs help keep them in place.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Jersey Nelom
Jersey Nelom taking his heel flip to flat in preparation for tonight's Skater XL Best Trick contest
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Barely caught this one - Julian with a half cab crook down the rail to end out an incredible run and seal himself a spot in the semi-finals
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Louis Bars
Louis Bars takes his pinch to the a-frame with a locked in back overcook.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Paul Zitzer
It wouldn't be a Damn Am blog post without a photo of Paul Zitzer mean mugging. Is there such thing a mug models? Get this guy a gig!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Bert Wilmink
Bert Wilmink is the proud owner of the back nose blunt on this hubba. He was doing them every try!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
Dj Redbeard brought the bangers all weekend. Look him up on Soundcloud for some wild mixes
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Caught Julian and his dad in the courtyard having a coffee with Brian
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
This is what it feels like to work a Damn Am contest
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Frank Branca
Coffee break with Frank and then it's Skater XL Best Trick after the jump
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Lenni Pfeiffer
Alright, alright, these dudes are ready to rumble for the Skater XL Best Trick
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Julian kicking things off with a kickflip front blunt in front of the judges.
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Louis Bars
Louis Bars was one of the few skaters that attacked the hubba. Pinched front crook
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Julian went for most tricks landed. Here's just one of the many: blacksmith back 360 out
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Flatspot Magazine
Lot of friends in the crowd filming. Tim Koster the main man in the stripes filming an edit for Flatspot Mag
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Jonas Carlsson
Jonas Carlsson adds his flavor to the mix and throws down a cab back tail on the a-frame rail
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Julian strikes again! 360 flip front 50-50 on a round rail
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
Minds were blown!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Hardflip lateflip is the hardest trick to get a photo of so just take my word on it. That's what Julian did here
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
Rob Rouleaux was our wonderful master of ceremony all weekend. The man is a legend. Love you Rob!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Bert Wilmink
Bert showing off his Suciu. A sentence only a skateboarder can decipher
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Pier 15 Skatepark
Skater Island is here!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Simon Deprez
Another angle of that infamous hard flip front board from Simon
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Julian Jeang-Agliardi
Julian looking over his clips with pops
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Reemy Aniceta
Congrats to Reemy Aniceta on 3rd place with his 360 Double Kickflip Frontside Lipslide. I promise you that if I shot a photo of this trick it looked insane so just peep the SPoT Life edit to see it go down instead
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Liam Le Franc
We live in an era where this is a second place trick. Liam LeFranc with a Kickflip Backside Lipslide Kickflip Out. Mind BLOWN
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Liam Le Franc
Congrats, Liam!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Simon Deprez
Biggerflip Frontside Boardslide Shove Out from Simon Deprez to close out the Skater XL Best Trick
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Simon Deprez
Simon running to claim his victory
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Simon Deprez
Congrats, Simon!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail
Douwe Macare
Douwe really wanted a shot at this kickflip nosegrind nellie flip after time ended. Sorry Douwe. See you next year!
Date:
July 20, 2023
Photographer: Matt Shail