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Brazilian Skaters Sweep SLS 2023 Super Crown in Hometown Victory

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It’s a double win for Brazilians after Rayssa Leal and Giovanni Vianna took home the Championship Crown for Street League Skateboarding 2023 held on their home turf last weekend.

In the men’s division, the top qualifier from the 2023 SLS Super Crown knockout round, Vincent Milou, was the one to beat with a total score of 36.3 from his line score of 9.4 that he earned in his second run and trick scores of 8.8, 9.1, and 9.0.

But Vianna swooped in and took the lead after scoring 9.4 in his 4th trick. Adding this to his highest line score of 9.1 and trick scores of 8.8 and 9.1 for his first two attempts, Vianna was able to bring his score to 36.4.

Milou tried to recover his spot with his final trick but failed, sealing Vianna’s claim to the super crown.

Meanwhile, 2022 Super Crown Champion Gustavo Ribeiro made it to third place with a final score of 27.1.

He was initially in the lead with a line score of 9.3 in his first run until Vincent Milou topped his score with his second run for the line.

Ribeiro dropped into 4th place but made a comeback with his fourth attempt for the single tricks, edging out Felipe Gustavo. Felipe failed his last two attempts in the trick round and remained in 4th place.

Watch how the 2023 SLS Super Crown Men’s Final went down below.

With a final score of 31.9, Rayssa Leal got her second straight Super Crown in the women’s division.

On her second Line attempt, she got her first Nine Club score in the SLS competition. She executed a backside Smith grind the big rail, manual the box, noseslide big spin the Euro Gap ledge, frontside nosegrind the Hubba, kickflip frontside boardslide the rail, kickflip up the Euro Gap, and frontside bluntslide the big rail for 9.0 points.

Leal retained the energy with a flawless backside tailslide the big rail for 8.0 points on her first attempt for the best trick round. She followed up with a frontside nosegrind the big rail for 6.4 points in her second attempt. 

Leal landed a perfect kickflip frontside boardslide the big rail for 8.5 points in her next attempt, bringing her score to a dominant 31.9 points overall.

Momiji Nishiya and Paige Heyn completed the podium in second and third place, respectively.

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Giovanni Vianna’s Top 5 SLS Scores of 2023

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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

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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.

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Rayssa Leal’s Top 5 Scores of SLS 2023

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Before the first stop of Street League Skateboarding this February, let’s look back to how Rayssa Leal managed to land her top 5 scores of 2023.

Rayssa kicked off the 2023 season with a win at the Chicago stop and finished with a Super Crown in São Paulo. It was her second Super Crown win.

She is surely someone to watch out for in the 2024 SLS Tour, which will commence on February 24 at the Adidas Arena in Paris.

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