CONTESTS

Dashawn Jordan’s SLS Unsanctioned Cinderella Story

Published

9 months ago

December 28, 2021

From bodied to bringing home the trophy, Dashawn Jordan‘s SLS Unsanctioned 3 win is one to remember. After (in his words) getting Mario Karted by a waxy rail in the very first run of the competition, Jordan dusted himself off and came through in the individual trick round with a front 270 lip, 360 flip 50-50 that locked perfectly onto that round rail, and a bigger spin flip front board. There was a little touch on the floor with that last one, which has some fans grumbling, but it was enough to impress the judges. Other highlights were Manny Santiago‘s 9 Club-worthy big heel boardslide, Vincent Milou‘s kickflip front tail with almost too much air over the hubba, and Gabriel Fortunato‘s magnificent hardflip.

This more casual competition was held in Miami’s Skatebird Skatepark and featured an all-women panel of judges – Aori Nishimura, Leticia Bufoni, and Rayssa Leal. The lineup was full of more familiar faces including Kelvin Hoefler, Lucas Rabelo, Felipe Gustavo, Dominick Walker, Trent McClung, and Carlos Ribeiro. Watch the full broadcast above.

CONTESTS

Watch the Highlights of the GFL Series Brandon Here

Published

1 week ago

September 16, 2022

Skate Newswire

Watch the highlights of the Grand for Life Series held in Brandon, Florida last September 10. This is the 4th stop of the GFL series for 2022.

Grind for Life Series is a national, all ages and skills skateboarding contest series organized by The Boardr. It features men’s and women’s street and bowl contests as well as adaptive skate.

The competition results for the latest and past events can be found here.

Part of the proceeds from the series benefits the Grind for Life Organization, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that assists cancer patients with travel expenses.

The next GFL stop will be at Charleston on October 1st.

The season finals and annual awards will be held on December 2-3 in Tampa, Florida.

CONTESTS

SPoT’s Harvest Jam All Ages Contest Set on October 15

Published

1 week ago

September 15, 2022

Skate Newswire

The Harvest Jam All Ages Contest 2022 is happening on October 15 at the Skatepark of Tampa.

The contest has the following divisions.

8 & Under
9 – 12
13 – 15
Girls
16 – 29
30 & Up
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As this is the last All Ages Contest by SPot for this year, they will also be doing their annual All Ages Awards on this day to recognize all those who ripped hard this year.

The All Ages Skateboard Contests are held annually by the SPot. Elite Pros like Jamie Foy, Zion Wright, Tyson Peterson, Jereme Knibbs, Clive Dixon, Pedro Delfino, and Fabiana Delfino have all started out competing in this event.

Visit SPoT’s website for more information about the Harvest Jam.

Watch last year’s coverage of the Harvest Jam All Ages Contest below.

CONTESTS

New Yorker Wins Damn Am NYC

Published

2 weeks ago

September 11, 2022

Skate Newswire

Nicholas Ramos of Bronx, New York wins the Damn Am NYC on September 10.

His win gets him a straight shot to the Tampa Am semi-finals which will be held on on November 13.

Ramos has been participating in Am contests for several years now. His other big wins include the Boardr Open NYC 2021 and 2022 where he finished first and second respectively.

Tyler Kirshenbaum of Jacksonville Beach, Florida came in at second place while Damn Am LA and Amsterdam winner Daiki Ikeda from Tokyo, Japan finished third in the competition. Cordano Russel won the SKNDL Best Trick contest.

Since Daiki Ikeda previously won two Damn Ams this year, he also has a straight shot to the Tampa Am Semi-Finals. The rest of the top 12 automatically qualify for the Tampa Am Saturday Qualifiers on November 12.

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A global amateur skateboarding contest series, Damn Am NYC is the third of the Damn Am series for this year. It serves as a pathway to Tampa Am. Over 10,000 skaters, some of them now top pros, have participated in the event since its inception in 2001.

The year’s last stop for the Damn Am series will be on September 23-25 at the Murakami City Skatepark, Murakami, Japan. Damn Am Japan will have Men’s and Women’s disciplines. Registration is now open.

To qualify for Damn Am, a skater must meet 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

Those who did not qualify for the Tampa Am via the Damn Am can still get their shot through the Last Chance Open to be held on Friday, November 11. Interested participants may register via this link.

Watch the 2022 Damn Am NYC Finals and Best Trick below.