Rising Star Sora Shirai Takes First Place in Tokyo; Yuto Horigome and Chris Joslin Full the Podium
Rayssa Leal Clinches Thrilling Victory in Ladies’s Ultimate; Liz Akama and Coco Yoshizawa Shine for Japan
Our last cease earlier than the 2024 Tremendous Crown World Championship introduced the world’s prime skaters to Tokyo’s iconic Ariake Enviornment for a high-stakes showdown offered by Nikon. With strain at an all-time excessive, the remaining six males and 6 ladies, trimmed down from an authentic discipline of 20 males and 10 ladies, battled for essential factors in direction of the sequence standings forward of the climactic finale in São Paulo, Brazil on December 14-15. Competing in entrance of an electrical crowd on a course impressed by Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya Crossing, skaters delivered among the most intense performances of the season. The competitors adopted a format that included two strains and 5 single-trick makes an attempt, with last scores calculated from the highest 4 scores throughout all seven makes an attempt. With 4 of the six podium skaters representing Japan, the group erupted in assist, setting the tone for an unforgettable last.
Coming off of a primary place win in Sydney, Japan’s Sora Shirai took one other first place victory with a complete rating of 36.8, pushed by a powerful 9.2 in his second line and a flawless 9.4 trick that sealed his spot on the prime of the rostrum. In one of many tightest battles of the 2024 Tour, fellow Japanese skater, Yuto Horigome had the night time’s highest line rating of 9.3 with spectacular 9 Membership tips that secured him in second place with a complete rating of 36.3. American Chris Joslin rounded out the rostrum with a complete rating of 36.2, showcasing his consistency with back-to-back 9.1 scoring tips and a 9.0 on his second line. With the highest whole scores all being inside 0.6 factors, the followers had been on their seats for the whole lot of the ultimate. Heading into Tokyo, Giovanni Vianna, Nyjah Huston, and Felipe Gustavo held the highest three spots within the championship standings, however sturdy performances from Chris Joslin, Sora Shirai, and Yuto Horigome have added depth to the race for the Tremendous Crown.
Mentioned Sora Shirai: “Final time I used to be in SLS Brazil I obtained injured fairly dangerous, so it’s not the most effective reminiscence. I need to return and alter that this time. The Tremendous Crown is the holy grail of the road leagues, so it’s clearly a dream of mine to go in and win.”
Within the Ladies’s last, Brazil’s Rayssa Leal clinched a powerful first-place victory with a complete of 30.7 factors, edging out Japan’s Liz Akama in an exhilarating end. Leal’s 7.5 scoring line, the very best of the ladies’s competitors, mixed along with her standout tips scoring 8.2 and seven.9, secured her a slim win and an essential increase main into her hometown occasion, the Tremendous Crown in Brazil. Akama, who led for a lot of the competitors, scored a powerful 8.4 trick and completed with a complete rating of 30.1 to take second place. Coco Yoshizawa, one other standout Japanese skater, landed the night time’s highest trick rating of 9.1 with a Bigspin Frontside Boardslide Shuv Out, propelling her to 3rd with a complete rating of 29.4. Heading into Tokyo, Akama, Chloe Covell, and Leal held the highest three spots within the championship standings, making this outcome a key second within the race for the Tremendous Crown.
Mentioned Rayssa Leal: “I’m actually excited and it feels nice to win SLS Tokyo. I proceed to develop with the competition and the ultimate. I’m feeling comfortable to be within the last for the Tremendous Crown and my objective is to be comfortable there with household, associates, and my particular group. I need to have one other 9 Membership as a result of in Brazil it’s totally different. It’s my dwelling city, that’s the actual factor.”
SLS closes out the season from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil on December 14-15 for the 2024 SLS Tremendous Crown World Championship which may be streamed reside and free on Rumble Sports activities at https://rumble.com/sls. For extra Avenue League Skateboarding information, observe Avenue League Skateboarding on Instagram and Fb.