Top 22 Videos of ’22: Times of San Diego Witnessed History Lighthearted, Heavy

Surfer girls and track speedsters. Eric Trump and Joe Biden. Lowriders in National City and high-fliers at Miramar.

Times of San Diego posted 67 videos in 2022, touching on everything from the silly to the sublime.

Perhaps the most touching, and chilling, was a rally of several dozen in front of the El Cid Statue in Balboa Park. Ukrainian ex-pats and their allies chanted “Help Ukraine defend itself” and “Stand up to aggression” on Feb. 20 — four days before Russia invaded.

But Tanya Young of Sorrento Valley couldn’t have been more prophetic. She said her compatriots would “tear the Russians with our teeth.”

Measured by YouTube views, our top 22 videos of 2022:

22. Nissan Super Girl surfing

21. La Jolla helicopter rescue

20. World’s fastest humans

19. Alex Morgan’s 50th goal

18. MCRD turns 100

17. Standing for Ukraine

16. OB Holiday Parade

15. Cheering Roe reversal

14. Air show returns

13. Gen. Flynn in San Marcos

12. Ashli Babbitt’s brother

11. John Hemmerling in Ramona

10. Pole vault world record

9. ‘Tom Cruise’ in Coronado

8. Mt. SAC speed sonata

7. Gold medal throwers

6. Mt. SAC Relays highlights

5. Snapdragon Stadium debuts

4. Mike Powell’s disappointment

3. Lowriders cruise Highland Avenue

2. Eric Trump hails dad

1. President Biden in Oceanside