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Australian Teens Dominate X Games Women’s Events

Published

9 months ago

July 25, 2023

Skate Newswire

A thirteen-year-old Australian, Arisa Trew, won two gold medals in the 2023 X Games for her performance in vert and park events.

Trew earned a score of 90.33 in the Pacifico Women’s Skateboard Vert Saturday, securing her the top spot.

Ten-year-old Reese Nelson from Canada placed second with a best run score of 88. She was initially in the lead until Trew beat her score. She is now the youngest ever to win an X Games medal.

Japanese skateboarder, Asahi Kaihara landed in the third spot with a score of 83.66. Like the top two placers, she is also a young skater at just 16 years old.

In the Women’s Park event, Trew started with a strong lead and was able to improve her score in her last run, with the best run score of 91.

Twelve-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa came in second place with a score of 82.66.

Completing the podium for third place is Grace Marhoefer with 81.66 best run score.

In the Women’s Street Skateboarding event, 13-year-old Australian Chloe Covell clinched the top spot with her final run, scoring 90 points.

Liz Akama came in second place with the best score of 87.66.

Momiji Nishiya, who was in the lead for her first run performance, wasn’t able to improve her score in subsequent attempts. But her best score of 86.66 was enough to put her in third place.

Watch the highlights of the 2023 X Games Monster Energy Women’s Skateboard Park below.

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Giovanni Vianna’s Top 5 SLS Scores of 2023

Published

3 months ago

January 30, 2024

Skate Newswire

Giovanni Vianna earned his first Street League Skateboarding Super Crown title last year. Will he be able to defend his crown in the 2024 SLS Tour?

Let’s rewind to how Giovanni was able to push his way up to get the Super Crown.

In the Chicago and Sydney stops, he managed to land in the nine club in the knockout rounds, but they weren’t enough to get him to the finals.

But come the Super Crown Championships, he was able to land three nine-club scores, with 9.4 being the highest, enough to snatch the crown from his closest rival, Vincent Milou.

Watch how it all went down in the video above.

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The 2024 SLS Tour: Bigger and Better

Published

3 months ago

January 29, 2024

Skate Newswire

The SLS Tour will return bigger and better in 2024. Up to $1.8 million prize purse is at stake, with $100,000 to go to the Super Crown Champions.

The tour is also adding more stops for a total of eight, including three SLS “Apex” spot-based events. Regular stops include Paris, San Diego, Australia (TBA), and Tokyo.

The SLS Super Crown Championships 2024 will be again held in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 14-15.

The SLS Tour 2024 will kick off at Adidas Arena, Paris, France, on February 24. Tickets are now available on the SLS website.