Men’s Skateboard Street Final

Sagamihara’s Sora Shirai earned his first X Games gold medal with a dramatic final run that included a full Cab to backside tailslide to fakie on the 12-stair handrail. Although Kairai Netsuke made a late run to launch into first, it was Sora’s ender that could not be beaten. X Games Japan 2023 gold medalist Ginwoo Onodera completed the Japanese podium sweep with bronze, his second medal in two starts. 

Sora’s Gold Medal winning run:

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Men’s Skateboard Park Final

After winning bronze in Vert yesterday, Tom Schaar showed why he has been dubbed the world’s best transition skater with his first Park gold medal. The second place qualifier, Kieran Woolley used his final run to nab silver pushing Gavin Bottger into the bronze medal position.

Skateboard Vert Best Trick Final

In one of the most electrifying Vert Best Trick competitions, Gui Khury and Moto Shibata landed back-to-back contest firsts to take gold and silver, respectively. First up, Moto landed a front foot impossible Lien 540. Then Gui followed with a kickflip body varial 900 to take his second gold of the weekend. Chigasaki’s Soya Inomata took bronze for his second medal of the weekend.

Women’s Skateboard Park Final

The unstoppable Arisa Trew became the first athlete to win five gold medals before turning 15 with her third consecutive Women’s Skateboard Park win. Returning to X Games for the first time in two years, Sky Brown sat in the lead for much of the competition. The youngest athlete in women’s park, X Games rookie Heili Sirvio earned her first medal with bronze. 

Arisa’s winning run:

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Men’s Skateboard Park Final

1. Tom Schaar (USA) 90.66

2. Kieran Woolley (AUS) 88.33

3. Gavin Bottger (USA) 86.33

Skateboard Vert Best Trick Final

1. Gui Khury (BRA)

2. Moto Shibata (JPN)

3. Soya Inomata (JPN)

Women’s Skateboard Park Final

1. Arisa Trew (AUS) 91.66

2. Sky Brown (GBR) 86.66

3. Heili Sirvio (FIN) 80.00

Men’s Skateboard Street Final

1. Sora Shirai (JPN) 94.66

2. Kairi Netsuke (JPN) 93.00

3. Ginwoo Onodera (JPN) 89.00

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We’ve been huge fans of Min Maeweather and the Daygo Dawgs since Jump. Min’s been cranking out the hits since 2016 with bangers like Channel 2 and No Good, No Good (some of the most fun premieres we’ve ever been to too!). 

Now he’s collected them all and put them conveniently on a YouTube playlist. So cue it up and get inspired by some proper filming, editing and music supervision.

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More from Min, the Daygo Dawgs, and the Tantrum squad:

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The football club collabs continue! Black Sheep skate shop and the Charlotte FC team are both pillars of their respective communities in North Carolina and recently teamed up on a unique collection featuring a sleek black and blue adidas Samba ADV and jersey featuring shop and club colors.

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The Familia x Minnesota United FC collection by adidas Skateboarding recently dropped as well, and personally, I’m backing these skateboarding-meets-football club-team collabs. In a strange way, it just makes sense. Especially with the Three Stripes involvement. And most importantly—the gear just looks dope!

Related: First Look: adidas Teases the New Familia x Minnesota United FC Collection Launching This Week

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The Black Sheep x Charlotte FC collection by adidas Skateboarding arrives today, September 20th exclusively in store at Black Sheep and will be available tomorrow, September 21st on adidas.com and select skate shops. 

Black Sheep has been a huge part of North Carolina’s skate community since they opened their doors in 2003. Skater owned and operated, they’re as real as it gets and if you ever find yourself in Charlotte, stop by and say hi. And if you’re already in Charlotte, pop in and peep this new collection for yourself. 

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The Grin Reapers podcast recently sat down with X Games gold medalist, Mia Kretzer to talk about her process when it comes to learning tricks, being the youngest gold medalist in X Games history, skating in front of Tony Hawk and so much more. We’re a big fan of Mia and this was a great look inside the mind of this legend in the making. Take a look:

The clip features some awesome behind-the-scenes footage showcasing the sheer dedication it takes to skate at Mia’s level—a rising star who hasn’t even reached double digits yet! Her progress is impressive, to say the least, and like all the greats, Mia has a few secrets up her sleeve. 

Just wait until you see the little debate between Mia and her mom while she’s learning kickflip Indys—it’s a moment I think we can all relate to one way or another. Ha! Seriously, if you haven’t pressed play yet, what are you waiting for?

Related: 7-Year-Old Mia Kretzer Has An Empowering Message For You This Int’l Women’s Day

We’ve had Mia on our radar for a few years now and it’s absolutely incredible to see how far she’s gone from then to now. It’s easy to say „the future is bright“ for a lot of these talented up-and-comers out there, but no truer words have ever been spoken when it comes to Mia. 

Skateboarding or not, the mindset Mia possesses can really inspire just about anyone who might be chasing a dream of their own to simply keep moving forward and never give up. It certainly works for her! To say her approach is admirable just wouldn’t be saying enough. 

Related: Christian Hosoi Officially Welcomes Aussie Ripper Mia Kretzer to Team Hosoi

Shoutout to the Ward brothers and Soggybones skate shop in Western Australia, too! They’ve been supporting Mia a lot through this inspiring journey of hers and we’ve always been a huge fan of their shop and all that they do for the local skate community out there. 

From competing at Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert alongside Arisa Trew, Ema Kawakami and other future stars, to landing a 720 in front of The Birdman himself, X Games medals and so much more, it’s been quite a ride so far, and this talented little ripper is just getting started. We can’t wait to see what she accomplishes in the coming years. Yeah, Mia! 

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By now, I’d have to assume you’ve seen the fun, sorta bizarre, certainly interesting Nike SB x Verdy commercial hyping up the highly sought after ‚SB Dunk Low and Air Max Ishod by Verdy‘ kicks that recently dropped. 

A nice chunk of Nike SB’s heaviest hitters were there during the shoot, including (of course) Paul Rodriguez. And Paul, being the productive YouTuber he is today, took us all on a little behind-the-scenes journey from the shoot. Take a look:

He might’ve forgot his board (ha!), but like the professional he is, P-Rod still got the job done. As far as shoot days go, this one looked pretty fun, actually. It was definitely more of a session than a shoot. Ishod was ripping. Dashawn was ripping. Paul was looking good. Pros being pros. 

Related: Available Now: Nike Teams Up with Verdy for Exclusive SB Dunk Low and Air Max Ishod

It only made sense to keep the good times rolling and head to Paul’s park after the shoot, which is exactly what most of the crew did. The ripping continued and these dudes genuinely put the new shoes to the test. Look at Koston out there!

Honestly, though—and I’m just being real—besides the SB team, I can’t imagine anyone else is really going to skate these colorful little furballs. They’re sick, don’t get me wrong, and I’d love to be proven otherwise! But yeah, I just can’t. I guess that’s neither here nor there, though. 

Regardless, thanks for the BTS look, Paul! Just another day for these dudes. The life of a pro skater is still something to daydream about, you know? Oh, and if you were one of the lucky few who copped a pair of either Nike SB x Verdy, I dare you to do a kickflip. 

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