USA Slalom Team Rider, Judi Oyama - Photo Tim Stahl
We are really excited to watch this event go down and we love that it’s LIVE - the USA women have dominated for years (Lynn Kramer and Judi Oyama) but we hear that some other countries are coming for the USA women hard and fast - so this should be the ultimate showdown!
This is a BIG deal!! They are expecting over 100 Racers at the World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding. This crown jewel of the 2023 global racing season, will take place September 29 - October 1, 2023 at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon.
USA Team Rider, Lynn Kramer - Photo Tim Stahl
The impressive roster of women’s racers ranges from young up and coming juniors - to the 16-Tme Women’s World Champion, Lynn Kramer – to legendary skateboarder and Skateboard Hall of Fame inductee, Judi Oyama
– and MANY more! This is going to an event for the record books with over 100 racers from 11 different countries and Women from 5 countries around the world.
Maggie Harrison is a USA Junior you should keep your eye on- she is making her mark! Photo Tim Stahl
The 2023 Slalom Skateboard World Championships is not only a huge step for Women’s Slalom Skateboarding, but also slalom skateboarding as a whole.
Current World Rankings as of August 2023
Key Event Details:
• Date: September 29, 2023 – October 1, 2023
• Location: Bush’s Pasture Park – 600 Mission Street SE, Salem, OR 97302
• Schedule:
Friday September 29 – Giant Slalom (8am-6:30pm) – Finals 10:45am-2:00pm
Saturday September 30 – Hybrid Slalom (8am-6:30pm) – Finals 10:00am-2:00pm
Sunday October 1 – Tight Slalom (8am-5:30pm) – Finals 10:00am-2:00pm
*Note: The full schedule is posted on the usaslalomskateboarding.com website. Peak ac<on for viewing/media coverage is during Finals, which are noted in the schedule above.
You can watch the women compete LIVE on the official World Skate Channel (worldskate.tv) as well as other partner portals.
This three-day multi-camera “show” and will offer color commentary throughout to make sure the audience knows what they are seeing, who they are seeing and how everything works together.