WST Lausanne Street 2023: Nyjah Huston qualifies for semi-finals ahead of Horigome Yuto
Team USA's Huston put the competition on notice after cruising to first place in the men's quarter-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier. Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Kelvin Hoefler failed to make the cut.
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Nyjah Huston put down a 75.22 run to finish the men's quarter-finals at WST Lausanne Street 2023 in first place on Thursday (14 September).
The 28-year-old American, who was able to skip Tuesday's open qualifier owing to his Olympic World Skate Ranking, finished five points clear of Olympic champion Horigome Yuto who secured his place in the semi-finals in second (70.12).
Other marquee names set to feature in Friday's semis include Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Jagger Eaton, who qualified in fifth, and street world champion Aurelien Giraud, who booked his passage in sixth.
Portugal's Gustavo Ribeiro and 13-year-old Onodera Ginwoo are also through.
Among those who failed to make the cut was Brazil's Kelvin Hoefler. The Olympic silver medallist found himself on the wrong side of the cut-off, finishing the quarter-final in 17th.
The men's competition will continue with the semi-finals, which will be streaming live on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
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WST Lausanne Street 2023: Men's Quarter-final results and best run scores
Men's Quarter-final results - Thursday 14 September
The top 16 progressed to the quarter-finals.
- Nyjah Huston (USA) - 75.22
- Horigome Yuto (JPN) - 70.12
- Netsuke Kairi (JPN) - 68.00
- Sasaki Toa (JPN) - 65.16
- Jagger Eaton (USA) - 64.41
- Aurelien Giraud (FRA) - 64.00
- Jamie Foy (USA) - 63.71
- Giovanni Vianna (BRA) - 62.77
- Richard Tury (SVK) - 61.17
- Onodra Ginwoo (JPN) - 58.83
- Tommy Fynn (AUS) - 56.62
- Joe Hinson (GBR) - 53.60
- Gustavo Ribeiro (POR) - 53.00
- Braden Hoban (USA) - 52.19
- Aoki Yukito (JPN) - 49.13
- Vincent Milou (FRA) - 47.84
- Kelvin Hoefler (BRA) - 46.11
- Mauro Iglesias (ARG) - 45.39
- Yakov Terrell (ISR) - 42.09
- Filipe Mota (BRA) - 41.89
- Jake Ilardi (USA) - 41.10
- Gabriel Ribeiro (POR) - 40.14
- Felipe Gustavo (BRA) - 38.25
- Deivid Tuesta (PER) - 34.17
- Gabryel Aguilar (BRA) - 32.58
- Thawatchai Siangoueng (THA) - 31.25
- Shane O'Neill (AUS) - 30.17
- Joseph Garbaccio (FRA) - 29.47
How to watch WST Lausanne Street 2023 live?
Livestream coverage of WST Lausanne Street will be available worldwide on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and will begin with the semi-finals on Friday 15 September and include the finals on Saturday 16 September.
You can find all the latest on your favourite skateboarders including news, interviews and updates from Lausanne on Olympics.com and the apps for mobile and connected TV devices.