The Brazilian and the other finalists did not compete in the early hours of this Saturday, the 13th, due to the storm that hit Chiba
Brazilian Rayssa Leal won the X-Games title in Chiba, Japan, even without competing in the final. The Brazilian and the other finalists did not compete in the early hours of this Saturday, the 13th, due to the rain that hit the Japanese city, which forced the organization to cancel all competitions for the day. With this, the qualifying scores became the final scores and the skater confirmed her second title, with 88.33 points. Momiji Nishiya took silver with 86.66, and her countrywoman Rizu Akama closed the podium with 83.66. The native of Maranhão remains at the top of women’s skateboarding. The “Fadinha”, as she is known, scored the title in the first round of the qualifiers. Then, he obtained 65.00, after failing in the second lap. Still, he secured the lead. She was the only Brazilian competing in women’s street. At the end of April, Rayssa won the first stage of the Skate Street League, the SLS, in Chicago, USA. It is the second X-Games title for the Maranhão native, who took gold in 2022.
With the marks from the qualifiers being valid as the final result, Brazilian Augusto Akio was close to the podium after finishing fourth in the men’s skate park. The world runner-up scored 77.66 points, leaving him off the podium by 0.33. The gold went to Olympic champion Keegan Palmer with 83.66 points. Americans Cory Juneau and Gavin Bottger achieved another double with silver and bronze, respectively. Isadora Pacheco represented Brazil in the women’s skate park. In the qualifiers, the skater placed eighth, with a score of 58.00. The title went to Japan’s Cocona Hiraki with 83.33 points, Ryby Lilley, from the United States, took silver with 73.66, while Yurin Fujii, from Japan, came third.
