Funa Nakayama ~ Photo via World Skate
The Women’s Skateboarding Street Qualifier today in Rome was insane! We don’t want to give it all away in case you missed it live (we have the full video below) but we will say that Chloe Covell from AU was absolutely killing it! At just twelve years old Chloe solidly held her own with these seasoned competitors. The Japanese skaters were determined to make this a full sweep even with the two Brazilians, Rayssa Leal and Pamela Rosa nipping at their heels. Fierce competition took place and it was anyone’s guess as to who would make it onto the podium.
It also bears noting that the USA did not have any female skaters make it to the quarter-finals or beyond. We really have our work cut out for us. Right now Japan and Brazil are dominating with AU gaining as well.
Last but not least, it was fantastic having OG pro skater Alex White doing commentary during the women’s comp. Her knowledge of tricks, background on each skater, scoring, and more make her our favorite! It’s been a difficult road getting female announcers at women’s comps and the Olympics should be thankful to have Alex on board. Let’s hope she is their select for Paris 2024!
Competition Format:
2 Runs + 5 Trick Attempts (Best Run + 02 Best Tricks Counts)
8 Athletes per heat (2 heats)
Spoiler Alert Below!!
Results:
Funa Nakayama - Japan Score: 264.13
Momiji Nishiya - Japan Score: 255.64
Yumeka Oda - Japan Score: 254.91
Rizu Akama - Japan Score: 254.62
Rayssa Leal - Brazil Score: 247.69
Coco Yoshizawa - Japan Score: 242.51
Chloe Covell - Australia Score: 230.59
Pamela Rosa - Brazil Score: 205.80