Vans Skateboarding presents a unique road trip adventure up the East Coast of America. Jump in the van with Mami Tezuka and Cocona Hiraki as they kick off their adventure at Kona Skatepark in Florida, one of the oldest skateparks in the world, and travel up the eastern coast of the United States hitting up backyard bowls, biscuits and gravy, Halloween parties, FDR Skatepark and wrapping it all up in the Big Apple.
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
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).