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Scott Pfaff Explains How SLS Contests Are Judged

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While we tend to view skateboarding as more of a performance art than a sport; we do enjoy watching contests, and keeping track what’s going on in that world. There’s no denying the level of skating that you will see when you tune into an SLS event.

One thing that has always been a mystery is how these contests are judged. Outside of falls or doing an easy trick, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to how the scores are awarded. And let’s face it; skateboarding was not designed for a points system.

Scott “Big Cat” Pfaff has been an SLS judge since the start. He explains the factors that he takes into consideration when scoring an event in the below clip, which was potsed on SLS’ Instagram yesterday. You may want to check this out before tuning into the World Championship in Rio next weekend.

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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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