Skateboarding Street World championships 2022 in 2023: 12-year-old Onodera Ginwoo qualifies in first for final
Tokyo 2020 medallists Jagger Eaton and Kelvin Hoefler were among the top eight to secure their place in the finals of the world championships in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Japanese skater Onodera Ginwoo continued his blistering rise at the skateboarding street world championships 2022 in 2023 after coming out on top of the men's semi-finals on Saturday (4 February).
Leading the final heat after the run section, the 12-year-old maintained his hot form throughout the best of five trick segment, putting down a kickflip frontside bluntslide spin out to claim one of the only three 90-plus scores of the night.
Onodera, who has been a revelation at the Aljada skate park, has become a top prospect for Japan after the surprise early exit of Horigome Yuto in the competition's open qualifying round.
Hot on the younger rider's heels was Jagger Eaton.
The 21-year-oldTokyo 2020 bronze medallist advanced to tomorrow's final in second ahead of Portugal's Gustavo Ribeiro who finished in third.
The biggest trick score of the night went to Aurelien Giraud who flashed the depth of his power when he put down a frontside 360 kickflip down the course's triple set for a 90.53 score.
Olympic silver medallist Kelvin Hoefler qualified for the final in seventh place despite picking up an injury to his wrist during the best trick segment. The 29-year-old Brazilian made it through with his final trick - a cab backside tailside fakie - to book his place in tomorrow's final.
This week’s street world championship is also doubling up as a Paris 2024 qualifier with Olympic World Skateboard Ranking (OWSR) points on offer based on the final results.
The men's finals will begin on Sunday 5 February at 18:10 (GST).
World Street Skateboarding championships 2022 in 2023: Results and best run scores
Men's Finals
The top 8 progress to the finals.
How to watch Street Skateboarding World championships in 2023 live
Coverage of the World Street Skateboarding championships will begin with the semi-finals on Saturday 4 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.