Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2023 Womens Best Trick Contest

We invited our top 8 Finalists – Arisa Trew, Asahi Kaihara, Reese Nelson, Bryce Wettstein, Juno Matsuoka, Raicca Ventura, Ruby Lilley, Dora Varella and gave wildcards to Jada Ward and Lilly Stoephasius to compete for the Women’s Best Trick. Note that while Arisa Trew is the first woman to make a 720 in a competition, we learned that Hikari Satake actually completed a 720 on a private ramp in 2022. Congrats to both!

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Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2023 Woman’s Finals

Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert from June 2023 saw Tony’s epic vert ramp in the middle of the Delta Center! THVA 2023 may have had the biggest turnout for a women’s vert contest in…maybe ever? Check the best international Vert Women’s Finals with Arisa Trew, Asahi Kaihara, Reese Nelson, Bryce Wettstein, Juno Matsuoka, Raicca Ventura, Ruby Lilley, and Dora Varella. New this year was a partnership with the XGames where the top skaters from Vert Alert qualified for Summer X.

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Women’s Park Highlight Video | Dew Tour Des Moines 2022

Eight of the world’s best skateboarders gathered on top of the Lauridsen park deck for the women’s park final at Dew Tour Des Moines. The 2022 line of women included Jordyn Barratt, Kisa Nakamura, Lizzie Armanto, Bryce Wettstein, Mami Tezuka, Cocona Hiraki, Sakura Yosozumi, and Sky Brown. Watch all the best moves the ladies put down in the action-packed highlight video.

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Skatepark Stories With Bryce Wettstein – The Skatepark Project

Olympic skateboarder and recent pro for Stereo Skateboards, Bryce Wettstein shares her favorite thing about skateboarding and the importance of building public skateparks. We couldn’t agree more with Bryce’s thoughts on how skateparks are a gathering spot for everyone to come together. Skateparks are a social hub that welcomes everybody. If you have the opportunity to run into Bryce at the skatepark, you’ll notice what an amazing person she is and how she makes everyone feel like family. Congratulations, Bryce, on your amazing video part and turning PRO!

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How Many Backside Airs Can Minna Stess Do in a Row?! Screaming Vlog 83 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Today we are hyped to link up with Minna Stess for a day in the life of an ATV shredder! We start out the day at friend of the squad (and Stereo Skateboards newest Pro) Bryce Wettstein for a warm up session at Iguana Bowl before heading to a nearby vert ramp where Santa Cruz puts Minna to the test on how many backside airs she can do in a row! How many you think she’s got? Tune in and find out! Thanks for hanging with us, Minna!

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Olympic Skateboarding And What It Means | World Skate SB

With only a few more days until skateboarding makes it official debut at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, we wanted to share the thoughts about this monumental event from a select few competitors that were headed to the big show. Featuring Bryce Wettstein (USA), Vincent Milou (FRA), Marilyn Arda Didal (PHI), Sky Brown (GBR), Andy Anderson (CAN), Leticia Bufoni (BRA), Lizzie Armanto (FIN), Felipe Gustavo (BRA), Roos Zwetsloot (NED), Mariah Duran (USA), Manny Santiago (PUR), and Nyjah Huston (USA).

And remember to tune in these next two weeks as these elite skateboarders take the biggest stage of their careers: July 25-26 (Street) and August 4-5 (Park).

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Winning Runs: Sakura Yosozumi Wins Women’s Park Finals | Dew Tour Des Moines 2021

After watching her Japanese teammate Misugu Okamoto dominate with a backside 540 in every contest in 2019, and again in this week’s Semifinal, Sakura Yosozumi decided it was time to break out a 540 of her own that she’d been working on in secret and had never landed in competition before today. Landing it in Run 4 helped boost her to the top of the podium.

Final Results:
1. Sakura Yosozumi
2. Sky Brown
3. Misugu Okamoto
4. Mami Tezuka
5. Kokona Hiraki
6. Bryce Wettstein
7. Kisa Nakamura
8. Jordyn Barratt

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Top Three Women’s Park Skateboarding Semifinal Runs | Dew Tour Des Moines 2021

Misugu Okamoto, just 15 years old and already the top-ranked Women’s Park skater in the world prior to this week, stayed true to form on Friday, winning the Women’s Park Semifinal to advance to Sunday’s 8-woman Final.

Also making the top-8 cut for the Final: Sky Brown (representing Great Britain), Bryce Wettstein (USA), Sakura Yosozumi (Japan), Mami Tezuka (Japan), Kokona Hiraki (Japan), Kisa Nakamura (Japan), and Jordyn Barratt (USA).

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