Park Skateboarding World Skate Games Italia 2024: Preview, schedule and how to watch live action

After capturing the hearts of audiences across the world at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, park skateboarding is returning to the spotlight once more at the World Skate Games Italia 2024.

From 15-22 September, the men's and women's world titles in the discipline will be on the line, with The Spot skatepark in Ostia, Rome set to host.

The contest in Italy will feature a healthy blend of old faces and new. Olympians Pedro Barros, Augusto Akio, Raicca Ventura, and Naia Laso will represent the established stars, while there are 28 currently unranked skaters waiting to make their mark as a new Olympic cycle begins.

Find out more about the event, including the schedule and how to watch, below.

• Skateboarding at World Skate Games Italia 2024: All results, scores and medals
• One month after Paris triumph, Arisa Trew is hungry for more skate conquests: “I’m already ready to go to the next thing”

00World Skate Games Italia 2024 Park Skateboarding: Schedule in full

All times are local to Rome, Italy, which is observing Central European Summer Time / CEST (GMT+2).

Sunday 15 September

• Women's and men's official practice - 9:00 - 19:45

Monday 16 September

• Women's and men's official practice - 9:00 - 19:45
• Women and men combined pre-seeded practice - 19:00 - 19:45

Tuesday 17 September

• Women's and men's official practice - 9:00 - 19:45
• Women and men combined pre-seeded practice - 19:50 - 20:35

Wednesday 18 September

• Women's open qualifier - 09:00 - 13:30
• Women and men combined pre-seeded practice - 13:40 - 14:25

Thursday 19 September

• Men's open qualifier (heats one, two, three and four) - 09:00 - 12:35
• Women and men combined pre-seeded practice - 12:40 - 13:25
• Men's open qualifier (heats five, six, seven and eight) - 13:30 - 17:05

Friday 20 September

• Women's quarter-finals - 09:00 - 14:55
• Men's quarter-finals - 15:00 - 20:55

Saturday 21 September

• Women's semi-final - 15:35 - 17:25
• Men's semi-final - 18:35 - 20:25

Saturday 22 September

• Women's final - 18:15 - 19:00
• Men's final - 19:20 - 20:05
• Awards ceremony - 20:20 - 20:40

Current title holders from the Park World Championships Ostia 2023

Men's podium from 2023 park worlds

1. Gavin Bottger (USA)
2. Luigi Cini (BRA)
3. Tate Carew (USA)

Women's podium from 2023 park worlds

1. Hiraki Cocona (JPN)
2. Kusaki Hinano (JPN)
3. Minna Stess (USA)

How to watch Park Skateboarding at World Skate Games Italia 2024

Select action from the World Skate Games Italia 2024 - including park skateboarding - will be available to stream live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app for mobile devices.

• Skateboarding Vert finals - Saturday 7 September
• Skateboarding Street semi-finals and finals - 13-14 September
• Skateboard Park semi-finals and finals 21-22 September

The are restrictions in place for the following territories: Japan, People's Republic of China, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine and United Kingdom.