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Nishiya Momiji took victory in the women's final at WST Lausanne Street 2023 on Saturday (16 September) to earn maximum points in the latest Paris 2024 qualifying event.
Despite sporting a brace on her right wrist after injuring herself in the warm-up, Rayssa Leal easily had the best showing on

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Nishiya Momiji took victory at WST Lausanne Street 2023

WST Lausanne Street 2023: Olympic champ Nishiya Momiji takes women's title - Final results

Just days after Helina Solomon had mastered control and balance on the board, she found herself on similarly uneven ground.
At a skatepark, her first main obstacle was not the high ramps but her safety.
Her passion for skateboarding was questioned and she became a target of personal and sexual

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Meet the brave girls changing the face of skateboarding in Ethiopia

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games did not go according to plan for South African skateboarder Boipelo Awuah.
Aged 15, she was set to appear in the street event at the sport's Olympic debut in the Japanese capital.
But a crash on the second day of practice left Awuah with a

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South Africa's Boipelo Awuah reveals how she found joy in skateboarding again as she targets Paris 2024

Nishiya Momiji has found out about the pros and cons of fame.
After becoming the youngest Japanese gold medallist in Olympic history last summer at Tokyo 2020, Nishiya was thrust into the spotlight, barely a teenager.
As the Games' inaugural women's skateboard street champion at 13 years and 330 days,

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 14:  Momiji Nishiya of Japan reacts landing a trick during the final for the SLS Super Crown World Championship on November 14, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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For golden girl Nishiya Momiji it's all about 'enjoying' skateboarding

Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from Japan at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of Japan in Tokyo

Skateboarding made its Olympic debut in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It features two disciplines: park and street for both men and women. Enjoy watching lots of impressive acrobatics and some of the youngest skateboarders at the Tokyo Games.

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Incredible skateboard tricks at #Tokyo2020

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Simone Biles - Olympics.com

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Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

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Ilia

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For the third consecutive year, the X Games are returning to Japan and skateboarding fans from around the globe will turn their attention to the piping-hot action that is set to go down in Chiba from 22-24 September.
After skateboarding saw major success at it’s second ever Olympic Games -

Arisa Trew, Cocona Hiraki and Sky Brown pose on the podium after the Women's Park Final of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 06, 2024.

Women's park podium, Paris 2024

Stars to watch at X Games, Chiba

Skateboarding continues to feed the beast with yet another world-class contest this weekend as the X Games returns to Japan for a third consecutive year.
Only a month after the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and with the World Skate Games Italia 2024 also wrapping up this week, X Games Chiba

Paris 2024 Olympic women's street skateboarding gold medallist, Yoshizawa Coco

X Games Chiba 2024: Preview, schedule and how to watch live

Seven Japanese skaters contested the eight-strong women's street skateboarding world final at the World Skate Games Italia, but it was Brazil's Rayssa Leal who came out on top on Saturday (14 September).
Tokyo 2020 champion Nishiya Momiji, who failed to qualify for Paris 2024 and was therefore unable to defend

Skateboarding | World Skate Games Italia 2024

Rayssa Leal claimed her second world street skateboarding title at the World Skate Games Italia 2024

Rayssa Leal defies Japanese challenge to regain women's street skateboarding world crown 

Japanese skateboarders showed up at the Olympic Games again, winning four of the 12 medals on offer in Paris this summer - two gold, two silver.
Yet at La Concorde in the women’s street, the gold medallist from three years ago and the reigning world champion were nowhere to be

Tokyo 2020 women's street gold medallist Nishiya Momiji

When in Rome: Nishiya Momiji, Oda Yumeka to reboot for LA28 at World Skate Games Italia 2024

As the Olympic Games Paris 2024 are set to begin, we check in on those who lit up the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
This remarkable collection of athletes include inaugural medallists in new Olympic sports, such as skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, and those who earned a first-ever medal for

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Team Italy celebrates after winning the Men's 100m Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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Top history makers at Tokyo 2020 and where they are now

Tokyo 2020 gold-medallist, Nishiya Momiji put down a solid first run to seal a spot in the semi-finals of the women’s street skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest.

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Skateboarding | Olympic Qualifier Series | Nishiya Momiji books spot in women's street semis

Top rock, topstitch, harness, lining, tailwhip, zigzag, bunnyhop, bobbin, nosegrab, double fold, throw down, runway.
Urban sports and fashion have more in common than you may think. In some cases, being fashionable can even give athletes an edge over the competition.
“We have to be original, so having your own

B-Girl Syssy says feeling stylish in her clothes also helps her to dance better.

Urban sport trendsetters on how being fashion forward pays off in gold

When the 460 or so athletes involved in the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) stage in Budapest compete in the Hungarian capital from 20-23 June, one thing will be at the forefront of their minds: obtaining a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying quota spot*.
The process is two-, and sometimes three-, fold:

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Horigome Yuto and Charlotte Worthington need to register strong results at OQS Budapest.

OQS Budapest 2024 the ultimate stage: The pressure is on for Horigome, Worthington, and others

'Too close to call' doesn’t even begin to describe how intense the competition has become for the Japanese street skateboarders.
After a heated four days at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai two weeks ago, what was already a tight competition for places at Paris 2024 just got tighter in

Japanese 14-year-old Onodera Ginwoo

Olympic Qualifier Series: No easy way out from Budapest to Paris for Japan's skateboarders

At Tokyo 2020 where skateboarding made its Olympic Games debut, Japan won three of the four disciplines in street and park combined, taking full advantage of being at home.
The Japanese onslaught on wheels virtually hasn’t stopped since. At the most recent world championships last year, they swept the men’s

Girls just want to have fun: From left, Japanese street skaters Nishiya Momiji, Nakayama Funa and Oda Yumeka.

Timing is everything: How Japan came to dominate skateboarding like no other 

Tokyo 2020

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  (L-R) Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil and Momiji Nishiya and Funa Nakayama of Team Japan pose with their medals during the Women's Street Final medal ceremony  on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan celebrates during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil reacts while competing during the Women's Street Prelims Heat 4 on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil holds her skateboard during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Funa Nakayama of Team Japan smiles while competing during the Women's Street Prelims Heat 3 on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan competes during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Funa Nakayama of Team Japan competes during the Women's Street Prelims Heat 3 on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil competes during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  Funa Nakayama of Team Japan competes during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26:  (L-R) Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil and Momiji Nishiya and Funa Nakayama of Team Japan pose with their medals during the Women's Street Final medal ceremony on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Young stars create history on skateboarding Olympic debut

Nakayama averaged 90 across her two trick scores to triumph in the first Olympic qualifying event for Paris 2024. Japanese skaters filled the first four spots with Rayssa Leal fifth.

Skateboarding | Olympic Qualifier | Pro Tour | Rome 

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Women's final highlights: Nakayama Funa caps dominant week with World Street Skateboard Rome victory from Nishiya Momiji and Oda Yumeka

Nakayama looks to be the woman to beat in the Italian capital at the 2022 World Street Skateboarding event, the first Olympic qualifying event for Paris 2024 in the urban sport. She will lead five Japanese competitors in the final, with Leal finishing second in the semi-finals.

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Women's semi-final highlights: Nakayama Funa on top again as Rayssa Leal, Nishiya Momiji and 12-year-old Chloe Covell make the final

See how the biggest names in women's street skateboarding made the semi-finals in the Italian capital. Nishimura Aori was a late withdrawal from the first qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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