Jimmy Wilkins Earns his Four-peat in X Games Chiba 2022

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5 months ago

April 25, 2022

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Jimmy Wilkins is now on his fourth consecutive win for X Games after getting the gold in the Skateboard Vert category in the recently concluded X Games Chiba 2022.

He is now tied with Bucky Lasek for having the most consecutive wins (2013) for the category.

Here is the list of winners for the other Chiba 2022 skateboard categories:

Men’s Street Skateboard – Yuto Horigome (Japan)
Women’s Street Skateboard – Rayssa Leal (Brazil)
Men’s Skateboard Park – Jagger Eaton (USA)
Women’s Skateboard Park – Sakura Yosozumi (Japan)
Skateboard Vert Best Trick – Mitchie Brusco (USA)

You can watch all the games on the X Games YouTube Channel.

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Tampa Am Registration Ends on Saturday

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5 hours ago

September 30, 2022

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It’s your final chance to join the Tampa Am 2022. Don’t miss the chance to register for the Last Chance Open on or before Saturday, October 1st.

One of the most anticipated amateur skateboarding contests, Tampa Am will happen on November 10-13 at the Skatepark of Tampa, Tampa, Florida.

The annual event started in 1995. Since then, it became a proving ground for amateur skaters all over the world. Many of the top pros today started out in Tampa Am.

The Friday Last Chance Open is for those who weren’t able to qualify through the Damn Am Series this year. Registration doesn’t mean automatic qualification in the contest. Those accepted will be receiving confirmation from the Skatepark of Tampa.

Here is the schedule for this year’s Tampa Am.

	Thursday, Nov. 10	Friday, Nov. 11	Saturday, Nov. 12	Sunday, Nov. 13
9:00 am	Doors Open/Practice	Doors Open/Practice	Doors Open/Practice	Doors Open/Practice
12:00 pm		Last Chance Open Select 150 skaters who have been approved based on video footage or notable results in prior Damn Am or Tampa Am contests	Tampa Am Qualifiers Who skates 2nd to 12th place Damn Am Winners 2nd to 10th place from the Last Chance Open	Semi-Finals Who skates 1st Placers in the previous Damn Ams 3rd thru 30th place in the Qualifiers 1st place in the Last Chance Open
3:00 pm				Finals Who skates Top 10 from the Semis Top 2 from the Qualifiers
5:00 pm	Riders Meeting		Independent Best Trick	Awards
Night Life	Welcome Party (6:00 pm) Indoor Bowl Jam (7:00 pm) After Party at the Bricks Restaurant (10:00 pm)	Art Show and Music Collective at the Bricks Restaurant (starts at 8:00 pm)	Spot Anniversary Party + Madness Concrete Jam (6:00 pm) After Party at the Bricks Restaurant (11:00 pm)	After Party at the Bricks Restaurant (9:00 pm)

Tickets are available on this page. Read the Tampa Am Ticket Guide for more information.

Watch the Tampa Am 2022 teaser below.

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Here are the Damn Am Japan Winners

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4 days ago

September 26, 2022

Skate Newswire

Japanese skateboarder Toa Sasaki won Damn Am Japan held last weekend earning him a straight shot to the Tampa Am semi-finals which will be held on November 13.

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Niko Sugimoto took the top spot in the women’s division. She and the rest of the top six will qualify for the 2023 SPoT Women’s Open. Raimu Sasaki won the Best Trick contest.

The competition is the last leg of the Damn Am Series for this year. Damn Am 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.

Watch the Qualifiers and Best Trick Contest below.

CONTESTS

Watch the Highlights of the GFL Series Brandon Here

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2 weeks 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.