Japan’s Funa Nakayama finished second and Momiji Nishiya third in the women’s event at Street League Skateboarding’s final tournament of the season on Sunday.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Nakayama scored 20.8 points and gold medalist Nishiya 19.2, but they were beaten by Brazil’s Rayssa Leal, who triumphed with 21.1 in Rio de Janeiro for sweep the four events of the season.
(L to R) Funa Nakayama of Japan, Rayssa Leal of Brazil and Momiji Nishiya of Japan pose for photos on the podium after the women’s event of the final tournament of the Street League Skateboarding season, on November 6, 2022, in Rio of Janeiro. (Photo courtesy of SLS)(Essonne Info)
Japan’s Yumeka Oda finished last in the field of eight.
Nakayama had 14.7 points with his two rounds, including the day’s best of 7.8 with his first round from six attempts, but Leal’s 6.7 with his round proved crucial.
“It was frustrating not being able to overtake Leal’s score,” said Nakayama. “(But) even though I couldn’t do a trick that I thought would have won me the title, it was good to get a good score with my first trick. »
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome settled for seventh place in the men’s event, Portugal’s Gustavo Ribeiro triumphing with 27.9 for his second straight victory.
