Brazil has two athletes in the final of the Kitakyushu (Japan) stage of the street skateboarding World Cup. This Sunday (30), starting at 1:40 am (Brasília time), Giovanni Vianna and Wallace Gabriel from São Paulo will fight for the title of the men’s competition. Among women, there are no Brazilian representatives in the decision, which begins at 0:40 am. The World Skate channel, the federation responsible for the sport, broadcasts the events live.
In this Saturday’s semifinal (29), the skaters performed two turns and three maneuvers. The sum of the highest score for each voucher as the final score. The best eight went to the decision.
Number 11 in the World Skate men’s ranking, Giovanni had the fourth best performance, with 156.81 points (68.26 for the lap and 88.55 for the maneuver), while Wallace (78th in the world and competing in only his second event on the circuit) was sixth, with 153.69 points (68.61 for the lap and 85.08 for the maneuver). João Lucas Alves, from Rio Grande do Sul, with 107.30 points (85.46 for the maneuver and 21.84 for the lap), came in 14th, out of the final.
The Japanese Sora Shirai – fourth in the ranking and world champion at home two years ago, when the competition was in Tokyo – had the best rating in the semifinal: 161.77 (89.06 for the maneuver and 72.71 for the turn). He surpassed his compatriot Kairi Netsuke, number eight in the world, by two points. The event is worth points in the World Skate ranking, which defines those classified for the Los Angeles Olympics (United States) in 2028.
In the women’s category, the dominance was also Japanese, with Liz Akama having the best score (147.24), followed by Ibuki Matsumoto (145.85 points) and Yumeka Oda (143.00). The host country will still have Nanami Onishi (125.69), classified in eighth place. The four are among the top 13 in the World Skate rankings.
Pâmela Rosa (16th in the world) and Isabelly Ávila (53rd) from São Paulo were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Vice-leader of the world ranking, Rayssa Leal from Maranhão did not compete in the tournament. About to turn 18 and already in the final stretch of high school, the silver medalist at the Tokyo and Paris Games (France) dedicated herself to her studies.
