{"id":51639,"date":"2017-09-15T22:50:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T05:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=51639"},"modified":"2017-09-18T09:57:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T16:57:24","slug":"huston-baker-take-2017-sls-super-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=51639","title":{"rendered":"Huston, Baker Take 2017 SLS Super Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SLS_Supercrown2017_MensWinners-450x459.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SLS_Supercrown2017_MensWinners.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SLS_Supercrown2017_MensWinners-196x200.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Street League Skateboarding<\/strong> (SLS) Nike SB World Tour landed at USC\u2019s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Friday September 15, 2017, with <strong>Nyjah Huston<\/strong> and <strong>Lacey Baker <\/strong>&nbsp;taking the wins. On the men&#8217;s side <strong>Shane O\u2019Neill<\/strong> and <strong>Kelvin Hoefler<\/strong> finished second and third. For the official word from the SLS, including results, please follow the jump.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>NYJAH HUSTON AND LACEY BAKER WIN THE MEN\u2019S AND WOMEN\u2019S<\/p>\n<p>SLS NIKE SB SUPER CROWN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES, CA (September 15, 2017) \u2014 The Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Nike SB World Tour landed at USC\u2019s Galen Center in Los Angeles today with Nyjah Huston and Lacey Baker winning the Men and Women\u2019s World Championship, respectively. Huston and Baker competed against the world\u2019s best skateboarders and 2020 Olympics hopefuls in the final stop of the 2017 SLS Nike SB World Tour. In front of a packed house, the biggest superstars of skateboarding brought their best for the finals.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, street skateboarding joins the Tokyo Olympics as one of the newest sports for the international competition. Many of the athletes participating at the SLS Nike SB World tour will be in contention for an Olympic medal.<\/p>\n<p>Nyjah Huston wins his 3rd Street League Super Crown Championship and remains the most coveted Street League Pro in the history of the League. Lacey Baker takes home her second consecutive Super Crown from the Women\u2019s competition. Lacey Baker is the first ever Street League Pro to win two Super Crown Championships in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Fans who weren\u2019t familiar with SLS rookie Dashawn Jordan before tonight are now. Jordan, who was an amateur skateboarder in 2016 made an incredible run this year winning the Tampa amateur to qualify into the Pro League and making it all the way to the Super Crown; he placed 7th in tonight\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final results men:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st<br \/>\nNyjah Huston 37.0<\/p>\n<p>2nd<br \/>\nShane O\u2019Neill 35.9<\/p>\n<p>3rd<br \/>\nKelvin Hoefler 35.4<\/p>\n<p>4th<br \/>\nLouie Lopez 35.1<\/p>\n<p>5th<br \/>\nTorey Pudwill 29.2<\/p>\n<p>6th<br \/>\nCarlos Ribeiro 22.9<\/p>\n<p>7th<br \/>\nDashawn Jordan 20.9<\/p>\n<p>8th<br \/>\nTiago Lemos 15.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final results women:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st<br \/>\nLacey Baker 30.4<\/p>\n<p>2nd<br \/>\nLeticia Bufoni 29.4<\/p>\n<p>3rd<br \/>\nMariah Duran 28.8<\/p>\n<p>4th<br \/>\nAori Nishimura 27.2<\/p>\n<p>5th<br \/>\nPamela Rosa 25.6<\/p>\n<p>6th<br \/>\nSamarria Brevard 15.3<\/p>\n<p>7th<br \/>\nAlexis Sablone 13.8<\/p>\n<p>8th<br \/>\nVanessa Torres 13.0<\/p>\n<p>Fans around the world watched the 2017 SLS Nike SB World Tour live on ETN, the only digital OTT network created by skateboarders featuring original skateboarding shows and live events. The rest of the world watched on SporTV 2 in Brazil, and on Pro7 Fun, SFR and Edge Sport in Europe which also broadcasted the Super Crown World Championship live. Within North America, ESPN2 runs exclusive broadcast recaps of each event, including a dedicated show recapping the Women\u2019s Division of the Super Crown World Championship. For those that missed the action, a recap special is aired as part of the World of X Games on ABC the weekend following the event.<\/p>\n<p>SLS is proud to continue long-standing partnerships with Nike SB, GoPro and Monster Energy. For more information visit www.streetleague.com.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>About Street League Skateboarding<\/p>\n<p>Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is the first-ever professional league for street skateboarding. SLS features 30 of the world\u2019s most exciting skateboarders competing in an easy-to-follow, ISX\u2122 instant scoring format on one-of-a-kind concrete skate plazas around the world, all for the largest prize purse in skateboarding history. Each season, the elite SLS Pros compete for valuable points to advance to the Top Eight that will compete for title of Champion in the official street skateboarding world championship as sanctioned by the International Skateboarding Federation, the SLS Super Crown World Championship. SLS airs live on ETN with exclusive broadcast replays on ESPN2 and ABC. For more information, visit www.streetleague.com and follow @sls.<\/p>\n<p>About ETN<\/p>\n<p>A network created by skateboarders, ETN\u2019s mission is to pioneer a new platform where skateboarding content comes alive. We pride ourselves by working with all skateboarders, filmmakers, and photographers to deliver unpredictable, raw skateboarding shows and live events directly to your hands. Download now through the App Store and Google Play or visit ETNlive.com for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Nike SB World Tour landed at USC\u2019s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Friday September 15, 2017, with Nyjah Huston and Lacey Baker &nbsp;taking the wins. On the men&#8217;s side Shane O\u2019Neill and Kelvin Hoefler finished second and third. 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