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The Road to Paris 2024 begins with World Street Skateboarding Rome 2022

Published

11 months ago

June 29, 2022

Skate Newswire

The road to Paris 2024 has started for skateboarders this week as the World Steet Skateboarding is now on its way to determine who will make it to the Olympics.

Running from June 26 to July 3, the World Street Skateboarding is the first of the events where skaters can earn points for their Olympic World Skateboard Ranking. The final OWSR standing will be the basis for who will participate in Paris 2024.

Who are the participants in the World Street Skateboarding Rome 2022?

Here’s the list of some of the participants in the World Street Skateboarding 2022

Women’s

Pamela Rosa
Rayssa Leal
Nishimura Aori
Nishiya Momiji
Nakayama Funa
Leticia Bufoni
Margie Didal
Roos Zwetslooot

Men’s

Nyja Huston
Horigome Yuto
Shirai Sora
Kelvin Hoefler
Gustavo Ribeiro
Jagger Eaton
Aurelien Giraud
Vincent Milou

Go to the olympics.com website to learn more about the event. Meanwhile, catch a glimpse of the first days of the week-long event below.

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Elliot Sloan Wins X Games Chiba 2023 Vert Best Trick

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2 days ago

May 15, 2023

Skate Newswire

Elliot Sloan claimed victory in the recently held X Games Chiba 2023 Vert Best Trick competition.

During the 20-minute controlled jam session, Sloan made multiple attempts without success. He seemed already resigned to losing, but everyone was given another run after the 20-minute mark.

He finally came through on his last try with his fast-spinning Cab heelflip Indy 720. The trick brought the house down and earned him the gold medal. Sloan now has a total of 16 X Games medals!

Tony Hawk’s X Games comeback is another highlight of the event. The legendary Birdman put down technical tricks, including Madonna switch crooked grind and Half Cab body varial to backside blunt.

Meanwhile, Moto Shibata successfully landed his kickflip McTwist early in the competition and earned him a silver medal.

The youngest participant, Gui Khury, executed a nollie indie 900 in his second attempt earning him a bronze medal.

Edouard Damestoy and Clay Kreiner also successfully landed a trick during the jam.

Skateboard Vert

Edouard Damestoy landed first place in Men’s Skateboard Vert with a score of 90. Tom Schaar and Jimmy Wilkins joined him at the podium for second and third place, respectively.

Watch how the X Games Chiba 2023 Skateboard Best Trick went down in the video below.

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Rayssa Leal Gets her Second X Games Gold

Published

3 days ago

May 14, 2023

Skate Newswire

Brazilian teen skateboarder Rayssa Leal grabbed her second X Games gold in last Friday’s X Games Chiba Women’s Street competition.

Leal skillfully executed stylish moves while conquering the most challenging obstacle on the course, a 14-step handrail in her first run.

Momiji Nishiya and Rizu Akama joined her at the podium for second and third place, respectively.

Leal is also the 2022 SLS Super Crown champion and is gunning to defend her title this year. She just won the first 2023 SLS stop in Chicago two weeks ago.

Watch the full coverage of the competition below.

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Keegan Palmer Tops X Games Japan Men’s Skateboard Park

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3 days ago

May 14, 2023

Skate Newswire

Keegan Palmer earned a gold medal for X Games Japan Men’s Skateboarding Park.

The Australian skateboarder secured his spot in the first run, scoring 83.66. Corey Juneau came in second, while Gavin Bottger took the third spot.

Last Friday’s competition was supposed to be an elimination round for Saturday’s finals. However, the organizers had to cancel several events because of nonstop rain. They informed participants to treat the elimination as finals in case of cancellations.

Watch the full competition below.