Japinha scores 92.00 points and the Olympic silver medalist scores 90.00 in the final; The American Jager Eaton conquers the title with 93.00
Brazil was very close to winning the Skate World Park in Sharjah this Sunday. After starting the first two stages of the final in the lead and with second place, Augustus Akio AND Pedro Barros they ended up making mistakes and ended up with second and third place on the podium respectively. The stage title went to the American Jager Eatonwho with a perfect lap at the last attempt, scored 93 points and secured the championship.
Despite being without first place, Brazil brought two skaters to the podium. Akio, with 92 points, finished the final in second place. Pedro Barros, who achieved a score of 90 the first time he hit the track, took the bronze. The men’s final of the Skate Park World Championship began with the Brazilians standing out from the first lap of the competitors. Pedro Barros overshadowed the strong performance of American Tom Schaar, who scored 87.79, and won 90 points from the judges, already taking the top eight finalists. At the end of the heat, Augusto Akio, Japinha, also didn’t do it for less. He reached 88.06 and has already secured the second best score.
The good performance of the Brazilians inspired the contestants and the bar was raised in the second series of performances. Jager Eaton got 89 runs and Kieran Wooley was even more efficient securing 89.50 and sticking with Pedro Barros. But still missing the new performance of Japinha, who has once again surpassed himself. With a loose and creative performance, he scored 92 points and started to take first place in the contest.
But what looked like a Brazilian party began to be threatened by the performance of American Jagger Eaton, who reached 93 points and took the lead. Barros ended up slipping, lost his chance to get back to first and got the third best grade. With the possibility of fighting for the gold, Japinha went in for the last lap, but also made a mistake in the maneuver. Despite the failure, he secured silver and, together with Barros, completed the podium in the United Arab Emirates.
Sky Brown shines in the final and wins the women’s title
In a final where the high technical level was the hallmark of the contenders for the title, the 14-year-old Englishman Sky Brown won the women’s title of the Skate Park World Championship. She secured the victory with a 90.83. Two athletes from Japan completed the podium. Kokona Hiraki finished second with 86.66 and third place went to Olympic champion Sakura Yosozumi who clocked 85.15.
Happy for the conquest, the teenager could not contain the euphoria for the title and also for the good performance in the final. “I entered in a very relaxed way so as not to feel the weight of the decision. I wanted to make the most of this moment to be able to compete and fight for a title. I’m really happy,” said Sky.
In the overall standings among the eight finalists, all competitors scored above 80 points. Hinano Kusaki finished fourth with an 84.50, just ten-tenths ahead of fifth place Bryce Wettstein. Lola Tambling is sixth with 81.53 and closing the block of finalists appears Minna Stess with 80.33 followed by Grace Marhoefer, with 80.18, in eighth place.
In the contest, Sky Brown started favorite for her performance in the semi-final, and in the second of three attempts she had already secured the title with a score of 89.63, throwing the pressure on to try and outrun the other candidates. And she achieved what seemed impossible when she last hit the rink: she raised her score to 90.83 and added even more sparkle to her performance. The World Skate Park is the first competition that generates points in view of the next Olympics.
Source: Terra
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