The final day of the 6 types of urban sports held in Yokohama was held on the 5th of the final day of the skateboarding women's street final, and 15-year-old Yumeumi Oda decided a difficult trick in Tokyo. Defeated the Olympic medalists and won the championship.
The "Yokohama Urban Sports Festival," where six types of urban sports such as skateboarding, breakin, and bicycle BMX were held over a two-day schedule, was held on the 5th of the final day, including the final of Skateboarding Women's Street.
In the final of the street where the skill is competed on the course where the stairs and handrails are installed, the "best trick" to compete with one skill was performed 5 times, and the total score of 3 times with high score was competed.
Oda decided on a "kick flip board slide" where he would jump on the railing and slide down while turning the board upside down in the second time, and in the fourth time he would make it even more difficult, and after turning the board, he would move the handrail on the axle. He scored a high score of 7.7 in the sliding "Kick Flip Fable Grind" and won the championship with a total of 19.9.
In addition, 13-year-old Rinne Akama, who won the Japan Championship last year, is good at turning 180 degrees and sliding the rear axle part, "Burley Grind", and turning the board and turning the body half a turn "Big Spin" I decided a big skill to jump over the stairs while doing, and finished in 2nd place with a total of 17.3.
On the other hand, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Nishiya Kabuki was 4th and bronze medalist Funa Nakayama was 6th.
Oda "I'm so happy"
15-year-old Yumeumi Oda is a first-year high school student in Nagoya.
He started skateboarding when he was in the second grade of elementary school.
He has a high level of skill in manipulating boards, and he has been good at using "kick flips" that rotate the board once in the air since he was in elementary school.
In addition to finishing second at the age of 11 in the 2018 Japan Championships, he also had the experience of winning prizes in international competitions, but last year's Tokyo Olympics ranked fourth among Japanese athletes in the world ranking as a selection criterion. I missed the participation because I couldn't make it into the top three.
Still, she has the top class ability among Japanese female players, such as she ranked 4th in the Chiba tournament of the world's highest peak tournament "X Games" held in Japan for the first time in April. I am.
Regarding the victory in this tournament, Oda said, "I haven't won the tournament until now, but I'm really happy because I finally stood in the middle of the podium. I was happy, "he said with a smile.
She will be competing in the first selection of the Paris Olympics in Italy from the end of this month, she said, "I wish she had the best slide." ..