Skateboarding Park World Championships 2022 in 2023: 12-year-old Australian Arisa Trew tops Women's Open qualifiers
Tokyo 2020 Olympians Bryce Wettstein, Yndiara Asp and Dora Varella were among those joining the Australian youngster in the World Championship quarter-finals in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Australia's Arisa Trew topped qualification in the Women's Open qualifiers at the 2022 Skateboarding Park World Championships in 2023 on Wednesday (8 February).
The 12-year-old from the Gold Coast, second on the startlist, put down a McTwist in her second run to score 79.83 which was the best of the day.
Behind her in second place was the United States' Minna Stess. The 16-year-old from California was one of eight Americans to make the cut, including Tokyo 2020 Olympians Bryce Wettstein and Jordyn Barratt.
Five Brazilians also made it through to Friday's quarter-finals with Tokyo 2020 Olympians Yndiara Asp and Dora Varella finishing in sixth and 19th respectively.
In all, 61 park skaters took on the heat and the Aljada Skatepark bowl to try and book their place in the next round but only 28 could advance to the quarters.
Still to enter the competition are the skateboarders that were pre-seeded based on their Olympic World Skate Ranking. The group, made up of Yosozumi Sakura, Sky Brown, Poppy Olsen and Hiraki Kokona, will join the action on Friday.
In addition to the world title, ranking points for Paris 2024 Olympic qualification are also on the line for skateboarders competing in Sharjah.
The competition will continue tomorrow with the Men's Open qualifiers beginning at 09:15 local time (UTC +4).
Park Skateboarding World Championships 2022: Women's Open qualifier results and best run scores
- Arisa Trew (AUS) - 79.83
- Minna Stess (USA) - 78.85
- Naia Laso (ESP) - 77.66
- Ruby Lilley (USA) - 77.33
- Ruby Trew (AUS) - 77.00
- Yndiara Asp (BRA) - 76.86
- Nana Taboulet (FRA) - 75.23
- Lilly Stoephasius (GER) - 75.03
- Lillian Erickson (USA) - 74.66
- Bryce Wettstein (USA) - 72.88
- Lola Tambling (GBR) - 72.83
- Jordan Santana (USA) - 72.33
- Raicca Ventura (BRA) - 72.20
- Grace Marhoefer (USA) - 70.55
- Kusaki Hinano (JPN) - 69.73
- Jordyn Barratt (USA) - 68.82
- Nakamura Kisa (JPN) - 68.13
- Carlin Makibbin (USA) - 67.31
- Dora Varella (BRA) - 65.90
- Emilie Alexandre (FRA) - 65.33
- Ogawa Kihana (JPN) - 63.96
- Julia Benedetti (ESP) - 63.80
- Fay Ebert (CAN) - 62.36
- Tezuka Mami (JPN) - 58.00
- Victoria Bassi (BRA) - 57.23
- Cho Hyunju (KOR) - 56.40
- Isadora Pacheco (BRA) - 52.96
- Harlow Johnsey (USA) - 49.00
How to watch Park Skateboarding World Championships 2022 in 2023 live
Coverage of the Park Skateboarding World Championships begins with the semi-finals on Saturday 11 February and will be available to stream live on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com without geo-restrictions.
You can find all the latest on your favourite skateboarders including news, interviews and updates from Sharjah, on Olympics.com.