WST Lausanne Street 2023: Nyjah Huston tops men's semi-final
The Team USA skateboarder finished top of the pile again to qualify in first place for the final of the Pairs 2024 Olympic qualifier, ahead of world champion Aurélien Giraud and Olympic gold medallist Horigome Yuto.
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Nyjah Huston showed his dominance once again on Friday (15 September) to qualify first for the men's final of WST Lausanne Street 2023.
The 28-year-old American produced a combined score of 262.71 to end the night five points clear of Brazilian Giovanni Vianna in second place.
Huston, who had won the quarter-finals a day earlier, also took home the honour of putting down the night's highest trick score with a 93.04 effort.
World champion Aurélien Giraud, buoyed by a partisan crowd, punched his ticket to the final in third place, just ahead of Olympic gold medallist Horigome Yuto who made it through in fourth.
On a night of high calibre skateboarding, big names were not immune from elimination. Gustavo Ribeiro, back from a recent knee injury, young prodigy Onodera Ginwoo, and Jagger Eaton all fell on the wrong side of the cut-off line and will watch Saturday's final from the sidelines.
The men's contest will conclude with the final at 17:40 CEST (UTC+2) on Saturday, and will be available to stream live on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
Before then will be the women's final, featuring Nishiya Momiji and Rayssa Leal will get underway at 16:15 CEST.
As well as a competing for the title, skaters competing in Lausanne will also be able to obtain points towards qualification for Paris 2024.
WST Lausanne Street 2023: Men's Semi-final results
Men's Semi-final results - Friday 15 September
The top eight progressed to the final.
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.