STU OPEN 2022 Rio ~ Women’s Park Podium

Sky Brown 1st, Sakura Yosozumi 2nd, Minna Stess 3rd ~ photo Julio Detefon via STU

Watching the Women’s Park finals live from STU in Rio had us on the edge of our seat! There were some seriously great runs, some unexpected falls, and skaters rallying after those falls and killing it on their next run. Sakura and Sky were battling it out for first place while the lone American, Minna Stess, was holding her own and ended up on podium with an amazing third place finish! After seeing the Japanese and GB taking all the podium spots for so long, it was refreshing to see Minna throw down an amazing last run to rightfully earn her place on the podium.

We say, keep an eye on Minna, because while you were sleeping, she was quietly skating hard and waiting for a moment like this to unleash and show the world what’s she capable of under pressure. We loved seeing it!

Congrats to everyone who skated this comp!