Action Sports with Leigh Roche

Tampa Am, one of the world’s major amateur skateboarding contests, is skateboarding’s event- both competition  and happening, that closes out the  year.  Tampa Am, now in its 21st year, was held at the SkatePark of Tampa, Florida, USA, December 4-7, 2014 and it was epic.. Jagger Eaton won the  contest, but Jereme Knibbs, who made it straight to the finals with a Golden TIcket, was the Fan Favorite winner and Jamie Foy took the Best Trick. 

The live broadcast connected skate fans worldwide to all of the magic and mayhem. In case you missed it, there’s a Livestream still available at SkatePark of Tampa.

Tampa Am Final Results

1. Jagger Eaton (USA)
2. Micky Pappa (CAN)
3. Hermann Stene (NOR)
4. Jereme Knibbs (USA)
5. Dashawn Jordan (USA)
6. Carlos Iqui (BRA)
7. Jack Olson (USA)
8. Brodie Penrod (USA)
9. Axel Cruysberghs (BEL)
10. Zion Wright (USA)
11. Yoshi Tanenbaum (USA)
12. Oscar Meza (USA)

Independent Trucks Best Trick Results

1. Jamie Foy- gap to backside tailslide shuv-it
2. Percey Alvorado- switch hardflip backside lipslide
3. Ivan Monteiro- 360 flip noseslide nollie heelflip
4. Jack Olson- switch kickflip feeble
5. Dashawn Jordan- backside 360 biggerspin flip

About the Damn Am & Tampa Am

Tampa Am has been around since 1993 and has remained a cornerstone of amateur skateboarding.Damn Am, established in 2001 by SkatePark of Tampa and the creators of Tampa Am,  is the top amateur contest series and the only way to qualify for Tampa Am.

The top 12 finalists at all Damn Am events earn a spot in Tampa Am, with the first two places earning a spot directly into the semi- finals. The Damn Am has facilitated many ams geting noticed on their way to professional careers.

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Rest up because Tampa Pro will be back March 20-22  and the SkatePark of Tampa’s legendary Damn Am series reignites in Costa Mesa, Arizona, USA in April 2015

Tampa Am is sponsored by SkatePark of Tampa, Nike SB, Gatorade, Independent Trucks, GoPro, Dakine, Bones, Mob Grip, and OnFlow.