Damn Am NYC 2022: Finals & Best Trick Photos

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2022 by Matt Shail

What do you get when you pack Qualifiers, Finals, and Best Trick into one Saturday? An unforgettable Damn Am experience featuring the best amateurs from around the world!

Photos by Bart Jones

Enter The Void!

Tyson

Hardly even recognized Florida’s own Tyson Zane, he all grownup now with Fakie Ollie Switch Front Feebles.

Andre

The purple sweatpants are key. Andre Beverly Kickflip Crooks on his home turf.

Jiro

Sponsors & Skaters, that’s a good sign!

Jalen

Jalen Willis Rides the Backside of the rainbow.

Roman

What’s it like to be sponsored by Danny Duncan? Ask Roman Hager, he’d know.

Walker

Walker Ryan explains to his friend Dave Cole that he can’t skate; there’s a contest going on!

Lucas

Lucas Delao keeps it classy with a Howard Grind.

Kenny

Kids aren’t hitting the bump/gap to square bars like they used to, NYC loc’ Kenny Gonzalez keeps the dream alive though.

Kiki

Long hair, don’t care.

Noah

A beautiful afternoon for Noah Pollard’s B/S Smith Grind.

Daiki

Daiki be Sugar Canin’ all over the world!

Jake

Jake Ilardi showed up to pay homage to his old Damn Am roots, and Paul thinks it’s hilarious!

Kwesi

Kwesi goes Tresi.

Roman

Sweaterfest with no base layer?! Now that’s actually Crazy!!

Frank

Everyone looks miserable here except the security guard, but I swear it was a good time!

Cordano

Cordano Russell takes it onward and upward, while Filmer Frank captures it all.

Nicholas

Number one qualifier, Nicholas Ramos takes it full radial over the pyramid.

Edwin

SPoT's squeaky clean front man, Edwin takes it to the streets.

Koston

Koston Eaton be munchin’ on a Backtail otop the rainbow.

Kwesi

You soooo crazy.. Kwesi, prob sick of hearing that! Gap Back Lip.

Andy

Vloggers!

Kenny

From the hump to the bump, Kenny Gonzalez Late Shuvs.

Cordano

Cordano keeps it not so casual with a Noseblunt down the double-set rail to start off his run.

Cordano

Showin’ mad love out here!

Roman

Roman takes KF into a steep lil’ diddy.

Jiro

NYC Phenom, Jiro Platt Switch Backlips the bump to bar.

Jake

Is there a vet on the premises? Cause my Pythons are sick!

Jonathan

Jonathan Henderson thinking: Damn I gotta get ripped like that someday!

Daiki

Daiki with that classic Hardflip catch.

Tyler

Who wears short shorts?! Tyler Kirshenbaum does. Also, does well caught F/S Flips as well.

Brian

Peeps showed up!

Nicholas

Nicholas deal breaker with the Crook Nollie Heel Out.

Nicholas

Homies showing mad love out here!

Jalen

Jalen checks the feed for these Final Results.

Jake

Jake Brenier gets Best Trick poppin’ off with a Backlip.

Deon

Not even sure if Deon Harris landed this Tre, he was kinda all over the place.

Who

Cariuma

Cole

Cole Wayka beats the crowd with a Noseblunt Slide.

Not sure if this Switch Heel was landed either, but I liked the photo.

If you ain’t jumpin’ you filming.

Cobe

Could possibly be another non-land, but 360 Flip with red shoes matching the backpack?! We got runit!

Kiki

Kiki Kakitani’s One-Front Board was too sick!

Daddy -n- Me

Jonathan

Missed Jonathan Henderson’s Hardflip down the double that got him 5th place in Scandals Best Trick contest, but here’s a Biggie Boardslide down the rail instead.

Justin

Justin Ladner scored 4th in Best Trick with a Bigspin....

Justin

...and a Backside Heel to boot!

Cole

Cole Wayka goin’ strong and grabbing 3rd in Best Trick with a Switch Frontside Flip down the dubs.

Greg

Greg Rodriguez pulled a second placer in Best Trick with one of his sigs, the Kicky F/S Fifty.

Cordano

All legs ‘n’ no head. A Nollie 270 Boardslide is a tough and random one to shoot, but Cordano took it to the Double-set rail and won Scandal’s Best Trick with it!