Fans gather in the Community Market at the 2019 Vans US Open of Surfing. 
Photo Credit: Brandon Means / Vans US Open of Surfing

 World’s Largest Action Sports Festival Returns to Huntington Beach Showcasing Surf, Skateboarding and BMX Competition, and Southern California Beach Culture from July 30 - August 7; Nine-Day Festival Will Feature Engaging Creative Activities for the Entire Family and Community Events

Huntington Beach, Calif./USA (July 6, 2022) — The 2022 Vans US Open of Surfing (VUSOS) today announced its schedule of events for the nine-day action sports festival including surf, skateboarding and BMX competition as well as a full calendar of engaging creative activities for the entire family to enjoy. The world’s largest action sports festival returns to the southside of the Huntington Beach Pier from July 30 through August 7, 2022. The entire event is free and open to the public from 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. every day. Fans can find more details and the full schedule of events at VansUSOpenofSurfing.com.

The theme of this year’s Vans US Open of Surfing is focused on the importance of environmental responsibility. Eco-consciousness is integrated into all Vans activations to showcase the connection of sustainability with surf culture and surf product. This year’s VUSOS also features community events including a two-day youth surf camp experience from August 3-4 with two sessions, where non-profits from around Southern California will bring in youth from underserved communities to experience the US Open. Led by longtime Vans non-profit partner City Surf Project, additional partners for the US Open Vans Surf Camp include Stoked Mentoring, Native Like Water, and the HB Rangers program.

The Vans US Open offers a plethora of live action summer entertainment, including surfboard shaping workshops, art installations, customization workshops, music lessons, movie premieres and much more. Activities and workshops are scheduled every day beginning July 30. Highlights taking place on-site include:

ACTIVITIES

• 9 a.m. - 4p.m. DAILY: Van Doren Village is open daily featuring a multitude of activities, sponsor booths and the Vans Retail Experience, an immersive shopping experience tied directly to the theme of sustainability including:

  • Wetsuit Repair w/Stitchbox - In the spirit of upcycling and sustainability, the event will offer free wetsuit repair for the local community throughout the entire event w/ Buddy Pendergast and his crew at Stitchbox.

  • Duct Tape Shaping Bay - The shaping bay will use eco-friendly materials with Golden State Glassing and Shred Co. Experiences will be available to Vans Family, Athletes, Media, KOL's and social sweepstake winners.

  • Vans Community Market - Featuring vendors such as Vinyl Solution, Costa Mesa Ceramics, Jokers Skateshop, Sustainable Coastlines, OC Coast Keeper and more. Thursday August 4 will also feature a community market board swap with rare and unique surf craft and accessories.

• 12-2 p.m. DAILY: Steve Van Doren BBQ - Vans founder Steve Van Doren will be on the grill serving free lunch to fans every day

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. DAILY: The Vans Retail Store is open daily. 

• August 1 & 2 - Vans Skatepark Sessions (BMX / Skate) - Adding to the DIY skate element, Vans will again host open-to-the-public skate and BMX sessions for the community.

  BMX fans will also experience the brand-new Vans BMX Waffle Cup event, showcasing creative BMX street style and unique BMX obstacles. RSVP to secure your spot at www.vansusopenofsurfing.com. 

• August 3 & 4 - Vans Surf Camp will take place each morning, providing access and resources to learn to surf for all ages. Vans will be partnering with non-profit organizations including Stoked Mentoring and City Surf Project to activate.

Fans watch the action of the surf finals at the 2019 Vans US Open of Surfing. 
Photo Credit: Kenny Morris / World Surf League

COMPETITION

• 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. DAILY: World Surf League’s Challenger Series (Men & Women) - The Vans US Open of Surfing will feature the fourth stop of the WSL Challenger Series with 160 of the world’s best and rising talent who will be competing for Championship Tour qualification. Finals are scheduled to run on August 7.

• July 30 & 31: Vans BMX Waffle Cup (Men & Women) - Named by BMX star Dakota Roche, this competition is where the best in BMX will take center stage and will kick off this year's Vans US Open of Surfing weekend.

• August 2-7: The Vans Duct Tape Invitational and Festival (Men & Women) - Where culture meets competition. For the first time ever, this year’s competition will be sanctioned by the WSL as part of the World Surf Longboard Tour. Featuring 40 of the world’s best male and female longboarders competing for a total prize purse of $50,000, including previous winner Justin Quintal and world number one, Harrison Roach, WSL Women’s World Longboarding Champion Honolua Blomfield, style maven Karina Rozunko, and more. The Duct Tape Invitational will also highlight four influential names in action sports to create hand-shaped surfboards for the community including Olympic Park Skateboarder Zion Wright, local renowned surfboard shaper Troy Elmore, pro surfer Holly Wawn and three-time X Games BMX medalist Dakota Roche. 

• August 6 & 7: Vans Showdown (Men & Women) -  Anchoring the nine-day festival is the Vans Showdown,  featuring the most relevant street skaters from around the world to celebrate skate culture by bringing together the world’s most exciting and stylish skaters.

  Following the end of the 2022 Vans US Open of Surfing, all build materials will be repurposed through the Skatepark Project to donate towards an current park build in Southern California.

For a complete schedule of events, how to tune into the action and additional information, please visit: VansUSOpenofSurfing.com.

Recognized as the largest professional sports competition and action sports festival in the world, the Vans US Open of Surfing is currently sanctioned by the World Surf League and operated in conjunction with IMG, the event owner. Official partners of this year's event include Vans, 805, BF Goodrich, Flying Embers, Hydro Flask, Pacifico, Sambazon, Shiseido, YouTheory and more.

Just when you thought women’s skateboarding couldn’t get better - it does!

We just spoke to Matt McKee, COO of Premier Skateboard Association (PSA) and found out that together with SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, they are announcing a series of historic firsts for the world's first true skateboarding league and the new, state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue and 2022 Super Bowl host. The venue will welcome the world's top skate athletes in its first-ever skateboarding event this summer, launching PSA's 2022 season.

But that’s not all - PSA will pay male and female skateboarders 10K each for skateboarding at each event and a winner takes all 10K at end of each event. At the end of the season, the final prize money for men and women is $250K. In addition to that, travel and per diem for every athlete are covered. So no more raiding your savings account to get to a contest!

The first event is on July 9, and will be televised on top television and digital platforms globally with distribution that rivals tier 1 sports. Skateboarders will be competing in a one-on-one battle jam session format.

As an "athlete's first" organization, PSA ensures both men's and women's grand prize winners secure a first-ever equal cash purse, television coverage as well as the opportunity to hoist the "Green and Gold" championship belt, produced in collaboration with the World Boxing Council.

Image via WBC

The equal $250k purse for the season's points leader is the largest ever awarded to a female skate athlete confirming PSA's commitment to gender parity.

Mariah Duran

World's Top Skate Athletes

PSA's 2022 world tour stars 30 of the biggest international names in men's and women's street skateboarding including 14 Olympians. Ryan Sheckler (USA), Manny Santiago (PR), Chris Cole (USA), Kelvin Hoefler (BRA) and Felipe Gustavo (BRA) on the men's side and Funa Nakayama (JPN), Pamela Rosa (BRA), Alexis Sablone (USA) and Mariah Duran (USA) on the women's side are just a few of the top talent pushing limits and landing bolts for awestruck crowds worldwide.

"We entertained a number of venues globally to open the PSA season, but for this caliber of street skateboarding athletes we chose the heart of skateboarding's home - Los Angeles," said Matt McKee, COO, Premier Skateboard Association. "SoFi Stadium is arguably the best stadium on the planet, placing skateboarding on the largest stage in its history,"

Image credit ~ SoFi Stadium

Premier Skateboard Association Global 2022 Event Season

     • July 9 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium

     • August 27 San Francisco, CA

     • Sept 24 Sao Paulo, Brazil

     • Oct 27 San Juan, Puerto Rico

     • Nov 12 Miami, FL  

Ticket Information

Fans will have the opportunity to experience this historic world skate launch at SoFi Stadium with tickets available to the public starting Wednesday, May 18th at 10:00 am PT via Ticketmaster.com.

Premier Skateboard Association (PSA)

Headquartered in Los Angeles and founded in 2020, PSA is the leading "athlete first" league of professional street skateboarding competitions. The league is made up of some of the most decorated male and female professional skateboarders in the world, including veterans of the X Games and Olympics. PSA also hosts Backyard Skate Battle (BSB) events which are presented under the PSA umbrella and serve as a qualifier series for competitions. In the BSB Series, 6 men and 6 women compete in "challenge-style" formats. BSB champions earn places in the PSA League. With its fast-paced, action-filled contest series taking place on custom-designed street courses in the US and abroad, PSA is creating a premium experience for its athletes and its global audience.

Follow PSA on social media: Instagram: @PSA_SK8 | YouTube @PSASK8 | Facebook @PSASK8

The next MiniRipperz Contest is coming up and there are only a few spots left! This is one contest you don’t want to miss - it’s happening at OC Ramps in Santa Ana on May 7th from 9-2pm!

DM @MiniRipperz to register!

X Games Chiba 2022, presented by Yogibo, the first X Games event scheduled to take place in Japan, revealed more than 100 invited athletes at a press conference today in Chiba City. The event's Park and Street course designs were also unveiled, highlighting a colorful and unique course design inspired by Japanese origami.

The inaugural X Games Chiba event is set to debut April 22-24, 2022, featuring Skateboard, BMX and Moto X competitions over three days at ZOZOMARINE STADIUM. Along with world-class action sports competition and athletes, X Games Chiba will feature live musical performances, art installations, food, and festival experience.

WOMEN’S SKATEBOARD PARK - Invited Athletes

Yndiara Asp
Amelia Brodka
Cocona Hiraki
Ruby Lilley
Grace Marhoefer
Kisa Nakamura
Kihana Ogawa
Jordan Santana
Minna Stess
Mami Tezuka
Bryce Wettstein
Dora Varella
Sakura Yosozumi

WOMEN’S SKATEBOARD STREET - Invited Athletes

Andrea Benitez
Julia Brueckler
Lore Bruggeman
Chloe Covell
Rayssa Leal
Hina Maeda
Gabriela Mazetto
Funa Nakayama
Momiji Nishiya
Aori Nishimura
Yumeka Oda
Keet Oldenbeuving
Poe Pinson
Pamela Rosa
Nika Washington

Competition Schedule - Japan local Time - More info on how to watch in other countries coming soon!

This weekend's Street League Super Crown World Championships did not disappoint. In case you missed it all go down, you can watch the full recap right here. 

Let's just say it was insane! 

Photos

Ian Logan

for Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

Please feel fee to share your photo on social media - we just ask that you please credit @ianloganphoto and @girlisnota4letterword - thanks! 

The 5th Annual Venice Ladies Jam kicked off Saturday AM under unseasonable warm weather, but that didn't stop the girls from skating hard and having fun. The sky was clear, the sun was out and everyone was having a blast meeting up with friends they hadn't seen in a long time.

Girls came from as far away as Las Vegas and the Ladies Day Jam played host to not one but THREE Skateboard Hall of Fame Inductees!  Gale Webb, Vicki Vickers and GN4LW founder Cindy Whitehead were all in attendance to cheer on the girls, help judge and take photos.

Every girl that skated was cheered on by her peers all throughout the day. One young girl was trying to drop in and received huge encouragement from the skaters her age "that she could do this!" ultimately one of the judges jumped into the bowl and helped her put her nerves aside and drop in, to the cheers of the crowd!

We have to thank all the support this event was given this year, not only by sponsors in the skate industry but also groups like Girls Play LA,  Angel City FC, and the City of Los Angeles.

We say this every year, but it is so true... The best part of this event is seeing so many girls come out and skate, meet one another, form friendships and they now have a group of girls to continue skating with throughout the year. That's what keeps these girls progressing.

Huge thanks to the City of Los Angeles, Mike Bonin LA City Council, LA Recreation and parks, Venice Recreation Center, Venice Art Walls, DJ VRSA, Skate Park Association International, Heidi Lemmon, Lance Lemond, Kimi Kallman, Bart Saric our fabulous announcer, Lonnie Hiramoto, all the judges and volunteers, the photographers who covered the event, as well as the numerous sponsors who sent so much product that the  girls went home with a big bags of swag.

Hope to see everyone again next year!

** Please check out our instagram for additional coverage of the event!

This is going to be an insane SLS Super Crown Final - tune in on Sunday to watch it all go down.

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Make sure you mark your calendar for November 13, 2021 because the 5th Annual Venice Ladies Day Jam is back!!

**Pup Cup for the little ones

**Ages 9-14 Comp

**Ages 15-20 Comp

**Ages 25-34  Comp

**Masters Comp 35+

 ** Best Trick 3 Block 

You don't want to miss one minute of this amazing day!

It's FREE and there are tons of medals, prizes, a DJ and more!

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Watch the full replay from yesterdays 2021 SLS Lake Havasu stop Women's Final!

Featuring Leticia Bufoni, Ryssa Leal & more as the best pros in the world battle for points for the top 4 spots that go straight to the 2021 SLS World Championship! 

Presented by Monster Energy | Visible | Tech Deck | Skater XL | Tech Deck | True Skate | MOB Grip | Santa Cruz Skateboards | Bronson Speed Co | 

Jordyn Barratt at Exposure 2016 / Photo Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

 

The famous and historic La Paloma Theater in Encinitas will be teaming with female skaters next Saturday night. On November 6th the theater will become the site of the premier of Exposure's feature-length skate video, titled “Exposure X,” featuring 150 top female skateboarders from across the world.

The winners of each category will be highlighted during the event and awarded a total of $55,000 in prize money!

Tickets are just $10 and go on sale on Monday, November 1st on exposureskate.org.

Since it started 10 years ago, Exposure’s annual women’s benefit has grown into one of the largest skateboarding events for amateur and professional female skateboarders. Proceeds from the fundraiser, presented by Core Hydration, will go to the local nonprofit Community Resource Center’s domestic violence shelter, Carol’s House.

In past years the event is a live showcase featuring street, vert and park disciplines. Last year, because of the pandemic, the event included video parts and 230 female skateboarders from 23 different countries submitted curated compilations of their best skateboarding tricks.

This year, participants across age divisions submitted individual, two-minute videos for Independent Best Video Part Transition and Santa Cruz Best Video Part Street.

Krux Best Crew offers a division focused on three or more skateboarders coming together to show progression and camaraderie. The Impala Skate Rising Award recognizes skaters who work to make a difference in their communities. Those with standout tricks are honored with the Independent Best Trick Street and Skatelite Best Trick Park awards.

The event will be judged by legendary female skaters Jaime Reyes, Elissa Steamer, Vanessa Torres, Alex White and Olympic skateboarder Amelia Brodka, co-founder of Exposure Skate.

POSEIDEN FOUNDATION'S 13TH ANNUAL LADIES DAY x THE BERRICS

NOVEMBER 7th 2021

All Ladies, All Ages, and Abilities

In-Person Contest and Humanitarian Outreach Fundraiser

Please be sure to RSVP to grab a spot! 

An eagerly anticipated and time-honored tradition at The Berrics, the Poseiden Foundation is hosting their 13th annual Ladies Day this November 7th. Created in 2008, Ladies Day at The Berrics, has become the park’s flagship for hosting one of the largest female skate sessions in the world. 

Ladies Day welcomes all skateboarders who self-identify as female.

The day kicks off with a skate clinic hosted by the SkateSide [the premiere skateboarding school located in Los Angeles, California], followed by Andy Roy, MCing the traditional skate contest, where this year we have invited the SoCal Skate Series, a new series for the youth in the industry to host our Ladies Day 17 & under and 18 & over contest. 

During the first round of contests, Poseiden will be playing music provided by Professional Skater Nika Washington, Skate Designer Marissa Martinez, better known as Mama Skate, and PlayTime Music Projects, artist DJ DAD who believes that Skateboarding & Dance are good for the soul! 

After the skate contest, we will be hosting our traditional Skate Session with Las ChicAZ, ChrissySparkleM4ker, and Di’orr Greenwood who together, demonstrate how skaters have no borders, and skateboarding is about having fun!

The day will end with the World Cup Skateboarding hosting the 21 and over Open Skate Contest. We are so excited and honored to have Meme Expert and Professional Skater, Alex White MC the contest and thank YOURIP for being the presenting sponsor with a prize purse of $3,500 and donating 300 skateboards to youth in need! During the Adaptive Skate and 21+ Open Street contest, Skateboarding Legend Jake Brown and Professional Skater Daniel Cuervo (DC the Crow) will be hyping up the Ladies with fun beats and DJing skillz. 

Due to current COVID guidelines, space is limited to 20 skateboarders per session and requires a $20 entry fee.  

All proceeds from the registration fees will be dedicated to providing skateboards for fostered, orphaned, and homeless youth. For every entry to the event, one underprivileged youth in California will receive a free skateboard deck.

Mazel

Klara

Callie

Mayzie

Photos Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

If you thought that the girls snake run at the Mini Ripperz contest looked like fun, the bowl was even better (if that is even possible).

The girls were ripping hard and even though it was 95 degree's no one held back.

Congrats to all the girls for practicing, showing up and killing it!

Thanks to Mini Ripperz for having us!

Klara

 

Happy

Evette

Mazel

Nico

Klara and Nico

Dani

9 and under podium - snake run

10 and up podium - snake run

Mini Ripperz boys and girls

Photos Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word 

We had a great time at the Mini Ripperz contest this weekend!  Held at Manzanita Skatepark in Anaheim, the girls were out in full force!  Since the comp was held close to Halloween there were costumes in the early part of the day along with comps in the snake run, bowl and street. It was a full day of skating for the kids - and they were having a blast!

We love seeing events like this for the younger kids - and it was impressive to see both kids and parents cheering for all the girls when they skated. That is what skating is all about.

Thanks to Leah and Christine for having us and to all the volunteers for helping put on a really amazing event!

** Part Two  (Bowl Riding) - coming tomorrow!!

Mini Ripperz is holding their Halloween Extravaganza this Saturday 10/16 and Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word will be there taking pics of all the girls shredding! We will be posting about the comp a few days after - right here. So stay tuned.

We can't wait to catch all the action and see the costumes. It's going to be a fun day - see you there!

**Please note that this contest is sold out as they are at capacity, but watch the Mini Ripperz Instagram page for the next one and sign up early as these comps are super popular!

 If you missed any of the action today, you can catch up now and watch the Tony Hawk Vert Alert Women's Finals right here!

 The skating was amazing and we are thrilled to see that "vert is not dead"! 

This comp was so good that we are not even going to post the final results here - watch and see - all the women shredded today!

If you are near the Humboldt area this coming weekend make sure you stop by this rad skate event. It's all about raising money to build the Fortuna Skatepark.

The Humbolt Skate Fest is happening on:

• Saturday, August 7th
• 4:00 -9:00 PM
• At the Fortuna Pumptrack
•  
• Live Music
• Best Trick
• Hippie Jump
• Movies and MORE!
  

The USA Olympic Skateboard Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

 

Get ready, because Tokyo Olympic's 2020 Opening Ceremonies happen this FRIDAY night and you'll want to watch all the athletes walk into the arena - but especially the skateboarders!

Next up will be Skateboard Street and the following week, Skateboard Park.

Use our easy watch guide so you don't miss any of the action go down.

WHAT TIME IS IT, HERE/THERE!?

Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time and 16 hours ahead of Pacific time, which means many events held in the evening in Tokyo will be in the early morning hours for U.S. viewers.

Photo Ian Logan

WHERE CAN I TUNE IN?

 NBC is home to the Olympics, so tune into your local NBC station for primetime coverage. 

Programing will also be featured on NBC Sports Network, USA, CNBC, the NBC Olympics channel, the Golf Channel and Telemundo. 

Or viewers can stream the Games at Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and NBCSports.com. 

Tokyo Olympics programming can also be seen on streamers that feature NBC such as Sling TV, Roku, Hulu Plus, FuboTV, AT&T TV, Xfinity and YouTube TV. 

WILL I BE ABLE TO SEE IT ALL?

The Tokyo Olympics will be broadcast and streamed in the U.S. on NBC Universal platforms, which will feature more than 7,000 hours of coverage.

I WANT TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONIES

For the first time ever, NBC will broadcast the opening ceremony live in the morning — that's 7:00 AM EDT (and 4:00 AM PDT!) for you super-early birds. 

But for folks who want to catch up later in the day, NBC will re-air the event Friday at 7:30 PM EDT, and then again for a third time overnight, so there's almost no chance that you will miss out. 

**(The network will air the closing ceremony on Aug. 8 at 7:00 AM EDT.) 

Photo Ian Logan

WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE TO WATCH SKATEBOARDING?

 (This is the schedule for watching in the USA - all times PDT)

USA Men's + Women's Olympic Street Skateboarding Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

MEN'S STREET  ON  JULY 24th

4:30 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:25 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

WOMEN'S STREET  ON JULY 25th

4:30 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:25 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

USA Men's + Women's Olympic Park Skateboarding Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

WOMEN'S PARK  AUGUST 3rd  

5:00 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:30 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

MEN'S PARK  AUGUST 4Tth  

5:00 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:30 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

Please keep checking your local stations -times are subject to change!

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We have heard about it for so long, but to now see these current photos from USA skateboarding on instagram, it gives us goosebumps!Check out those Olympic Rings!!

Stay tuned we will be posting the complete scheduile for Opening Ceremonies as well as Skateboard Street and Park comps ASAP!

Samarria Brevard, Leticia Bufoni and Poe Pinson at the medal ceremony for Women’s Skateboard Street during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
 

Leticia Bufoni at the medal ceremony for Women’s Skateboard Street during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)
 

X-Games Women's Skateboard Street Competition kicked off in the afternoon, where Leticia Bufoni earned her fifth gold and broke the record for most gold in Women’s Skateboard Street history!

This also marked her 12th medal overall, tying snowboarder Lindsay Jacobellis for third-most X Games medals by a woman. 

Bufoni entered her fourth run in silver medal position, before throwing down a backside feeble grind on A-frame rail, frontside tailslide to fakie down Hubba ledge, 360 flip up bank to flat, frontside feeble grind, backside lipslide down 6-stair handrail, backside ollie up Euro gap and frontside ollie 180 down 8-stair set to earn gold in the very last run of the competition. 

Samarria Brevard added her second X Games medal with silver and Poe Pinson took bronze in her second X Games appearance.

 

Leticia Bufoni competing in Women’s Skateboard Street during X Games Summer 2021. 

(Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

 

  

 

 

Samarria Brevard competing in Women’s Skateboard Street during X Games Summer 2021.

 (Photo by Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images)

Poe Pinson competing in Women’s Skateboard Street during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

Watch the gold, silver and bronze medal runs from Women’s Skateboard Street at X Games 2021.

Vista, CA - July 16, 2021 - CA Training Facility: Mami Tezuka, Sky Brown and Bryce Wettstein at the medal ceremony for Women’s Skateboard Park during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images)

In Women’s Skateboard Park, the teenagers once again ruled the competition - the field had an average age of just 18. Nine days after turning 13, Sky Brown dropped into her first run and dropped a frontside 540 as her last trick. She is the first woman to land it and the only woman who does that trick in competition. However, it was her third run that was her best, which included a frontside 360 box jump, frontside alleyoop 270 on the hip and a backside tailslide through the corner. 

19-year-old Mami Tezuka launched herself into silver medal position with her last run, where she stomped a frontside stalefish over the gap in run four, which she had never landed previously. 

17-year-old Encinitas native Bryce Wettstein rounded out the podium with bronze. All three riders earned their first X Games medals. 

Sky Brown will represent Great Britain and Bryce Wettstein will represent the USA in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. 

Women's X-Games Park was insane today! Along with some great skating, some news was casually dropped in the broadcast stream.

We noticed that Sky wasn't riding her usual ALMOST board with her graphic on it and we were curious about that. We didn't have to wait too long for X-games announcer Lyn-Z Pastrana to share that Sky and Leticia Bufoni have teamed up and have started their own skateboard company, MONARCH. More news on that in the near future we presume.

 Enjoy the contest and some great photos below!

Shout out to GN4LW team rider Minna Stess for her awesome runs today!

Vista, CA - July 16, 2021 - CA Training Facility: Minna Stess competing in Women’s Skateboard Park during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images)

Vista, CA - July 16, 2021 - CA Training Facility: Bryce Wettstein competing in Women’s Skateboard Park during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images)

Vista, CA - July 16, 2021 - CA Training Facility: Jordan Santana competing in Women’s Skateboard Park during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images)

Vista, CA - July 16, 2021 - CA Training Facility: Kihana Ogawa competing in Women’s Skateboard Park during X Games Summer 2021. (Photo by Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images)