DAMN AM 2024 INFO

ABOUT

The Damn Am is a global amateur skateboarding contest series. Established in 2001 by Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT), the series built on the success of Tampa Am by taking that experience on the road. Over 10,000 skaters have participated in Damn Am events including most of today's top pros. The Damn Am series serves as the pathway to Tampa Am. In its 23-year history it has become the number one amateur skateboarding contest series in the world.

HISTORY

Volcom's parking lot in Costa Mesa, California was the site of the first-ever Damn Am in 2001. Dylan Rieder [RIP] fittingly won that historic event. Over the years the Damn Am has included stops in Japan, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York City, and many more.

WHO CAN ENTER

Anyone, including girls, that skates at a level consistent with the standards of Damn Am can enter. Registration will be accepted for skaters based on any ONE of the following criteria:

Prior participation in Damn Am / Tampa Am events
Support and backing of established industry brands
Footage showing ability and skill that we think could be potentially enough to place in the top 12

HOW TO REGISTER

To register for a Damn Am go to DamnAm.com and click on the event you'd like to enter. Click the link to REGISTER at the top of the page. Registration will generally open two months before each stop. For personal registration requests email Sam at DamnAm@skateparkoftampa.com.

FORMAT

There are typically about 100 skaters in any Damn Am. Different formats are used depending on the number of days of the event, but Qualifying rounds are jam format, with three skaters on the course for three-minutes at a time. A top 30 placing is required to make Semi Finals. The Finals consist of the top 12 skaters of the weekend and each skater gets three one-minute runs. A skater's best run counts.

JUDGING

Judging has elements of the objective and the subjective. Each Damn Am event has a three-judge panel of skaters that have deep roots in skateboarding. Many of our judges are former pros. Judges assign scores based on the following factors: difficulty of tricks, style, technique, variety of tricks, use of course, flow, consistency, and originality. The judges' scores are averaged to determine a final score on a 100-point scale.

STAKES

The top 12 skaters from each Damn Am automatically qualify into the Tampa Am Saturday Qualifier, meaning they will already be in the top 100 skaters at Tampa Am. The winner of each Damn Am receives $500 towards travel to Tampa Am and a Straight Shot to the Semi-Finals, meaning they will be among the top 30 skaters at Tampa Am. (Skaters who have not placed in the top 12 at a Damn Am are not guaranteed a spot in Tampa Am, but those that do get accepted to skate will be slotted in Friday's Open Qualifier, meaning they will be going up against as many as 150 skaters all trying to make the 10 cut into the Saturday Qualifier).

DAMN AM OF THE YEAR

Here are all of the previous Damn Ams of the Year.

2008: Felipe Gustavo
2009: Luan Oliveira
2010: Alec Majerus
2011: Ishod Wair
2012: Auby Taylor
2013: Nassim Guammaz
2014: Anthony Anaya
2015: Yoshi Tanenbaum
2016: Zach Saraceno
2017: Ivan Monteiro
2018: Maurio McCoy
2019: Becker Dunn
2022: Daiki Ikeda
2023: Toa Sasaki

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