Street League Skateboarding is an international competitive series in professional skateboarding. The league features 25 professional street skateboarders competing for the largest monetary prize in the history of skateboarding, and was founded by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek. California Skateparks designs and builds the SLS courses.
History
The idea for SLS first arose when Rob Dyrdek was dissatisfied with the state of professional street skateboarding competitions. Dyrdek proceeded to develop the SLS concept to improve upon the flaws that he identified. The inaugural year of SLS featured a four-stop arena tour that began at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28, 2010. The other venues for the inaugural tour were the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on September 11, 2010, and the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 25, 2010. The 2011 Super Crown World Champion was Sean Malto, who upset the competitive domination of Nyjah Huston for his first Street League win and the US$200,000 first place prize. Huston won the US$200,000 Champion's prize in 2012, in addition to a championship watch and ring set from Nixon Watches, and a Chevy Sonic vehicle. In May 2013, the GoPro camera company was announced as the official camera sponsor of the 2013 SLS international tour. GoPro, which sponsors SLS contestants Ryan Sheckler and Malto, was used to feature the broadcasts of the domestic American events, including course previews and real-time impact highlights. As of May 19, 2013, Huston had won more prize money than any other skateboarder in history. The 2013 Super Crown World Champion, Chris Cole, also earned his first career SLS win earlier in 2013 at the Street League at X Games stop in Munich, Germany. At the championship, Cole earned US$200,000 for his win, along with the custom Nixon championship watch and ring. Huston and Luan Oliveira placed second and third respectively. Paul Rodriguez won his second SLS stop in Portland, Oregon in July 2013. In March 2014, SLS signed a broadcasting deal with Fox Sports 1. In 2018, SLS announced a partnership with World Skate, under which it became the body's official world tour series and world championship through 2020. The SLS World Tour also became the main qualifying path for skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The move was criticized by Tim McFerran, president of the World Skateboarding Grand Prix, citing the invitational nature of the events, and concerns that they would hold a near-monopoly over professional skateboard and the athletes who compete at the Olympics. In May 2019, it was announced that skateboarding would be dropped from the 2019 Pan American Games, with Panam Sports citing SLS and World Skate's decision to schedule a World Tour event in direct conflict with the Games schedule, and not have the Pan American Games be a qualifying event for the Olympics. Panam Sports argued that these decisions diminished the quality of the field, and showed a "lack of respect" on behalf of the entities.
Overview
The SLS contestants accumulate points at each pre-championship stop and only the top eight ranking contestants compete in the championship event. Each event's final features eight finalists in 90-minute heats. The SLS prize purse is the largest in the history of competitive professional skateboarding, and was worth US$1.6 million in 2011.
SLSF and SLSCSP
In 2013, the Street League Skateboarding Foundation was established with the goal of increasing global participation in skateboarding. The Foundation assists municipalities and non-profits with the design, development, and construction of legal Skate Plazas, as well as assisting with the creation of community and educational programs that promote skateboarding. An extension of SLS, "Street League Skateboarding Certified Skate Parks" built three plazas in 2013. The plazas will eventually become the locations for SLS amateur and televised qualifier contests. Locations include Erie, Colorado; the Kennesaw Skatepark in Kennesaw, Georgia; and Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
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SLS at X Games Munich, Germany
Rank
Skater
Flow
Control
Impact
Score
1st
Chris Cole
8.9
8.8
33.6
51.2
2nd
Paul Rodriguez
8.6
9.2
25.5
43.3
3rd
Luan Olivera
7.8
8.8
24.5
41.1
4th
Sean Malto
6.9
9.3
23.3
39.5
5th
Torey Pudwill
7.9
8.3
23.3
39.5
6th
Shane O'Neill
9.2
8.9
16.2
34.3
7th
Ishod Wair
7.7
7.5
-
15.2
8th
Kieran Shaw
5.8
-
-
5.8
9th
Tom Asta
7.8
-
17.8
25.6
10th
Tommy Sandoval
6.1
-
17.9
24.0
11th
Mikey Taylor
4.5
-
19.3
23.8
12th
Matt Miller
5.6
-
17.4
23.9
13th
Youness Amrani
5.7
-
8.5
14.2
14th
Bastien Salabanzi
5.8
-
8.0
13.8
15th
Billy Marks
6.4
-
-
6.4
SLS at Portland, Oregon
Rank
Skater
Flow
Control
Impact
Score
1st
Paul Rodriguez
8.1
9.3
30.6
48.0
2nd
Chris Cole
8.6
9.4
29.5
47.5
3rd
Luan Olivera
7.8
9.2
27.3
44.3
4th
Ishod Wair
9.0
9.1
21.8
39.9
5th
Shane O'Neill
7.3
8.7
17.5
33.5
6th
Sean Malto
8.1
9.5
8.5
15.7
7th
Torey Pudwill
7.3
8.4
-
15.7
8th
Nyjah Huston
6.8
-
-
6.8
9th
Austyn Gillette
4.8
-
17.1
21.9
10th
David Gonzalez
6.6
-
15.3
21.9
11th
Tom Asta
7.3
-
14.4
21.7
12th
Dylan Rieder
7.5
-
12.5
20.0
13th
Tommy Sandoval
6.8
-
12.8
19.6
14th
Eric Koston
7.3
-
10.7
18.0
15th
Peter Ramondetta
6.0
-
8.9
14.9
16th
Bastien Salabanzi
8.6
-
5.7
14.3
17th
Billy Marks
4.2
-
7.7
11.9
18th
Matt Miller
4.7
-
4.5
9.2
19th
Mikey Taylor
7.7
-
0.0
7.7
20th
Ryan Sheckler
-
-
-
DNP
21st
Chaz Ortiz
-
-
-
DNP
SLS at Los Angeles, California
Rank
Skater
Flow
Control
Impact
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
8.7
9.1
35.2
53.0
2nd
Chris Cole
7.3
7.8
29.5
44.6
3rd
Luan Olivera
8.9
9.3
26.0
44.2
4th
Ryan Decenzo
7.8
8.2
22.3
38.3
5th
Shane O'Neill
7.4
8.9
16.8
33.1
6th
Paul Rodriguez
7.2
9.1
16.5
32.8
7th
Torey Pudwill
6.4
8.2
-
14.6
8th
Bastien Salabanzi
6.1
-
-
6.1
SLS Super Crown at New Jersey
Rank
Skater
Flow
Control
Impact
Score
1st
Chris Cole
8.7
9.1
35.0
52.8
2nd
Nyjah Huston
8.2
8.7
35.5
52.4
3rd
Luan Oliveira
8.2
8.6
32.5
49.3
4th
Paul Rodriguez
9.0
8.7
27.1
44.8
5th
Sean Malto
8.5
9.2
17.8
35.5
6th
Shane O'Neill
8.0
8.5
8.3
24.8
7th
Torey Pudwill
5.7
8.1
-
13.8
8th
Mikey Taylor
4.6
-
-
4.6
2013: Overall Winner, Super Crown World Champion - Chris Cole Highest Score Trick Award, presented by Monster Energy - Shane O'Neill, Switch Double 360 Flip Highest Score Trick Clip http://streetleague.com/ondemand/?__mr_id=67930 2013 Street League Awards:
2012 SLS World Tour
SLS at Kansas City, Missouri
Rank
Skater
Run
Best Trick
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
0
9.9
100.0
46.7
2nd
Bastien Salabanzi
7.4
8.7
31.7
n/a
3rd
Chaz Ortiz
8.3
9.8
27
n/a
4th
Paul Rodriguez Jr.
6.7
9.2
26.6
n/a
5th
Chris Cole
7.1
8.9
23.8
42
6th
Ryan Sheckler
7.1
8.3
14.3
29.7
7th
Sean Malto
6.6
8
n/a
14.6
8th
Mikey Taylor
6.5
n/a
n/a
6.5
9th
Luan de Oliveira
n/a
n/a
n/a
6.9
10th
Billy Marks
n/a
n/a
n/a
6.8
11th
Austyn Gillette
n/a
n/a
n/a
6.7
12th
Tommy Sandoval
n/a
n/a
n/a
4.7
13th
Tom Asta
5.0
n/a
13.4
18.4
14th
Dylan Rieder
2.2
n/a
15.8
18.0
15th
Shane O'neill
7.8
n/a
7.1
14.9
16th
David Gonzalez
4.9
n/a
9.3
14.2
17th
Matt Miller
5.6
n/a
7.8
13.9
18th
Ishod Wair
5.6
n/a
7.2
12.8
20th
Eric Koston
3.7
n/a
6.2
9.9
21st
Torey Pudwill
6.7
n/a
inj.
6.7
22nd
Mark Appleyard
4.1
n/a
1.0
5.1
23rd
Mike Mo Capaldi
3.4
n/a
0.0
3.4
24th
Peter Ramondetta
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
SLS at Ontario, California
Rank
Skater
Run
Best Trick
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
9.2
9.8
29.2
47.7
2nd
Chaz Ortiz
8.7
9
25.5
46.2
3rd
Sean Malto
7.2
7.1
31.6
45.9
4th
Luan de Oliveira
8.9
8.3
23.2
40.4
5th
Paul Rodriguez
8
8.9
20.6
37.5
6th
Peter Ramondetta
6.3
7.8
14.9
29
7th
David González
7.2
6.8
n/a
14
8th
Tommy Sandoval
3.9
n/a
n/a
3.9
9th
Mikey Taylor
n/a
n/a
n/a
7.7
10th
Chris Cole
n/a
n/a
n/a
7.6
11th
Eric Koston
n/a
n/a
n/a
5.6
12th
Matt Miller
n/a
n/a
n/a
4.1
13th
Billy Marks
6.5
n/a
16.3
22.8
114th
Ishod Wair
7.6
n/a
14.2
21.8
15th
Bastien Salabanzi
6.4
n/a
14.5
20.9
16th
Tom Asta
7.4
n/a
13.2
20.6
17th
Shane O'neill
8.0
n/a
8.2
16.2
18th
Ryan Sheckler
8.3
n/a
6.4
14.7
19th
Austyn Gillette
7.1
n/a
7.6
14.7
20th
Mark Appleyard
4.1
n/a
9.6
13.7
21st
Dylan Rieder
5.5
n/a
7.2
12.7
22nd
Mike Mo Capaldi
4.9
n/a
6.3
11.2
23rd
Jimmy Carlin
1.4
n/a
5.8
7.2
24th
Torey Pudwull
1.7
n/a
inj.
1.7
SLS at Glendale, Arizona
Rank
Skater
Run
Best Trick
Big
Score
1st
Paul Rodriguez
6.8
9
29.9
45.7
2nd
Chris Cole
7.3
9.1
26.7
43.1
3rd
Ryan Sheckler
7.8
8.2
24.5
40.5
4th
Nyjah Huston
6.6
8.6
23.2
38.4
5th
Shane O'Neill
8.1
9.5
15.2
32.8
6th
Sean Malto
7.6
8.2
12.8
28.6
7th
Luan de Oliveira
6.8
7.8
n/a
14.6
8th
Torey Pudwill
4.6
n/a
n/a
4.6
9th
Bastien Salabanzi
7.6
n/a
n/a
7.6
10th
David Gonzalez
6.9
n/a
n/a
6.9
11th
Chaz Ortiz
5.5
n/a
n/a
5.5
12th
Mikey Taylor
4.3
n/a
n/a
4.3
13th
Ishod Wair
6.3
n/a
20.2
26.5
14th
Tommy Sandoval
4.4
n/a
21.2
25.6
15th
Billy Marks
2.8
n/a
21.7
24.5
16th
Tom Asta
7.0
n/a
15.4
22.4
17th
Peter Ramondetta
5.9
n/a
9.8
15.7
18th
Jimmy Carlin
4.7
n/a
6.9
11.6
19th
Mark Appleyard
4.1
n/a
5.3
9.4
20th
Austyn Gillette
4.3
n/a
4.4
8.7
21st
Mike Mo Capaldi
0.3
n/a
6.2
6.5
22nd
Dylan Rieder
1.1
n/a
3.8
4.9
23rd
Matt Miller
4.4
n/a
0.0
4.4
24th
Eric Koston
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
SLS at Newark, New Jersey
Rank
Skater
Run
Best Trick
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
8.7
8.7
31.1
48.5
2nd
Chris Cole
7.7
9.3
29.1
46.1
3rd
Chaz Ortiz
8.4
8.2
28.3
44.9
4th
Paul Rodriguez
8.5
9.6
23.2
41.3
5th
Ryan Sheckler
8.6
8.4
23.5
40.5
6th
Bastien Salabanzi
7.0
8.7
16.4
32.1
7th
Sean Malto
7.2
8.1
n/a
15.3
8th
Luan de Oliveira
6.7
n/a
n/a
6.7
2012: Overall Winner - Nyjah Huston
2011 SLS World Tour
SLS at Seattle, Washington
Rank
Skater
Technical
Line
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
34.6
28.6
41.4
34.9
2nd
Shane O'Neill
7.2
6.2
25.4
26.0
3rd
Chaz Ortiz
5.0
5.7
31.3
25.7
4th
Ryan Sheckler
5.8
5.3
29.1
24.7
5th
Torey Pudwill
7.7
6.6
27.2
24.6
6th
Chris Cole
5.8
6.5
23.0
21.9
7th
Billy Marks
7.2
4.7
13.9
20.5
8th
Mike Mo Capaldi
6.2
5.4
18
19.2
9th
Mike Taylor
6.4
5.2
25.4
18
10th
Paul Rodriguez
5.9
6.5
17.9
11.1
11th
Tommy Sandoval
4.4
4.9
23.6
17.6
12th
David Gonzalez
5.8
2.8
17.6
15.3
13th
Nick Dompierre
3.9
5.5
20.6
14.3
14th
Dylan Rieder
6.9
7.9
5.8
14.2
15th
Peter Romendetta
3.9
6.0
16.9
14.1
16th
Eric Koston
5.0
5.3
6.8
11.3
17th
Mark Appleyard
2.5
3.3
18.2
11.2
18th
Braydon Szafranski
5.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
19th
PJ Ladd
4.6
0.0
0.0
2.9
20th
Brandon Beibel
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
21st
Marc Johnson
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
22nd
Terry Kennedy
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
23rd
Sean Malto
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
24th
Luan de Oliveira
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
SLS at Kansas City, Missouri
The second stop in Kansas City, Missouri, was won by Huston, who scored 72.6 points for his second win of the year.
Rank
Skater
Technical
Line
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
9.4
29
34.2
31.6
2nd
Chris Cole
8.1
20.8
38.2
29.5
3rd
Chaz Ortiz
7.6
32
24.2
28.1
4th
Sean Malto
7.7
29.5
26.2
27.9
5th
Ryan Sheckler
8.8
21.7
31.3
26.5
6th
Torey Pudwill
9.1
15.8
32.3
24.1
7th
Mikey Taylor
8.5
13.4
n/a
13.4
8th
Billy Marks
8.2
11.9
n/a
11.9
9th
Paul Rodriguez
6.2
7.4
24.2
n/a
10th
Shane O'Neill
7.1
5.9
18.9
16.9
11th
Nick Dompierre
5.8
3.8
20.8
16.9
12th
David Gonzalez
5.3
6.6
18.0
16.7
13th
Mike Mo Capaldi
7.3
4.9
11.5
13.6
14th
Luan de Oliveira
5.8
6.5
3.6
13.2
15th
Dylan Reider
6.0
6.5
7.1
12.8
16th
Tommy Sandoval
4.9
3.8
6.9
11.4
17th
Peter Ramondetta
4.9
3.9
4.7
11.4
18th
Mark Appleyard
4.3
3.5
7.6
10.6
19th
Braydon Szafranski
5.7
6.0
0.0
8.1
20th
PJ Ladd
6.3
6.0
0.0
7.1
21st
Brandon Biebel
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
22nd
Marc Johnson
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
23rd
Terry Kennedy
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
24th
Eric Koston
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
SLS at Glendale, Arizona
The third stop, in Glendale, Arizona, was won by Huston, who scored 77.8 points; the victory was Huston's fourth.
Rank
Skater
Technical
Line
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
8.9
7.8
38.3
34.5
2nd
Ryan Sheckler
8
7.6
19.9
29.5
3rd
Chris Cole
8.4
5.6
27.4
25.6
4th
Paul Rodriguez
7.2
5.6
17.6
20.8
5th
Shane O'Neill
8.0
5.6
24.6
18.9
6th
Billy Marks
7.4
7.5
20.6
16.9
7th
Luan de Oliveira
8.3
8.2
18.0
14.6
8th
Tommy Sandoval
7.9
4.9
25.1
11.1
9th
Chaz Ortiz
6.9
5.3
5.8
n/a
10th
Eric Koston
6.1
6.9
6.7
n/a
11th
Sean Malto
7.2
6.3
20.5
27.5
12th
Mikey Taylor
5.5
4.6
15.1
16.0
13th
Peter Romendetta
5.7
5.8
13.8
13.4
14th
Mike Mo Capaldi
2.3
5.7
14.5
11.2
15th
Mark Appleyard
5.2
2.8
14.2
10.0
16th
Dylan Rieder
7.0
0.0
4.7
7.4
17th
Braydon Szafranski
1.0
4.3
n/a
3.0
18th
Brandon Biebel
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
19th
Nick Dompierre
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
20th
David Gonzalez
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
21st
Marc Johnson
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
22nd
Terry Kennedy
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
24th
Torey Pudwill
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
SLS at Newark, New Jersey
Malto, scoring an 81.2, became the 2011 Street League Champion by winning stop 4.
Rank
Skater
Technical
Line
Big
Score
1st
Sean Malto
8.6
28.3
44.3
81.2
2nd
Nyjah Huston
8.6
19.2
51.5
79.4
3rd
Chris Cole
7.9
28
35.1
71
4th
Chaz Ortiz
9.3
24.7
21.5
55.5
5th
Paul Rodriguez
8.8
18.1
15
41.9
6th
Mikey Taylor
8.2
14.5
10.1
32.8
7th
Billy Marks
8.1
12.9
n/a
21
8th
Shane O'Neill
7.7
10.6
n/a
18.3
9th
Ryan Sheckler
7.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
10th
Mike Mo Capaldi
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2011: Overall Winner, Super Crown World Champion - Sean Malto
2010 SLS World Tour
SLS at Glendale, Arizona
Nyjah Huston placed first at the first ever Street League contest in Glendale, Arizona, scoring a 116.0
Rank
Skater
Creative
Line
Technical
Big
Score
1st
Nyjah Huston
24.5
35.7
20.7
35.1
116
2nd
Shane O'Neill
28.9
33
27.9
28.4
114.9
3rd
Torey Pudwill
23.3
29.3
31
29.3
112.8
4th
Sean Malto
23
32.9
23.4
31.7
111
5th
Chris Cole
30.7
24.4
23.8
35.9
109.6
6th
Chaz Ortiz
21.6
29.7
22.6
25
102.2
7th
Paul Rodriguez
23.3
19.2
25.7
21.9
100.1
8th
Greg Lutzka
9th
Peter Ramondetta
10th
Ryan Sheckler
11th
Eric Koston
12th
Billy Marks
13th
Mikey Taylor
14th
PJ Ladd
15th
Tommy Sandoval
16th
Dylan Rieder
17th
Mark Appleyard
18th
Terry Kennedy
19th
Nick Dompierre
20th
Brandon Biebel
21st
David Gonzalez
22nd
Mike Mo Capaldi
23rd
Marc Johnson
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
inj.
24th
Luan de Oliveira
inj.
inj.
inj.
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SLS at Ontario, California
First place for the 2010 Ontario, California, stop was awarded to Sean Malto, who scored 120.4 points