{"id":64140,"date":"2022-04-14T09:15:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=64140"},"modified":"2022-04-14T09:15:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:15:18","slug":"usa-skateboardings-2022-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=64140","title":{"rendered":"USA Skateboarding’s 2022 National Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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USA Skateboarding<\/strong> is proud to announce their official 2022 National Team at an event at Tao<\/strong> sponsored by a major Japanese auto manufacturer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really fun to get everyone together and celebrate our 2022 national team in person. The level of talent is incredible, and I\u2019m excited to see what our first-time team members are able to do with more opportunities to compete this year,\u201d said Josh Friedberg<\/strong>, CEO of USA Skateboarding. \u201cHuge thanks to our top sponsors Toyota<\/strong> and Nike SB,<\/strong> Dream Hollywood<\/strong> and Tao<\/strong> for the hospitality, and the Berrics<\/strong> for hosting our media day once again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the official word from USA Skateboarding (including all the skaters who made the team) please follow the jump.<\/p>\n

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USA Skateboarding Announces 2022 National Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixteen Skateboarders Named to National Team Including Thirteen
\nReturning, Three New Members with Olympian Alexis Sablone as the New Women\u2019s Head Coach<\/p>\n

Los Angeles, Calif. (April 12, 2022) \u2014 Together with Toyota, USA Skateboarding – the U.S. governing body for skateboarding – announced that 16 members would join the 2022 skateboarding national team to kick off the new season. Skaters named to the national team were based on performance in international level events during the year before their selection for Men\u2019s Park and Street and Women\u2019s Park and Street. The team is led by Andrew Nicolaus, Men\u2019s Head Coach; Alexis Sablone, Women\u2019s Head Coach; and Mimi Knoop, High Performance Director. Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where Team USA earned two bronzes from Cory Juneau (Park) and Jagger Eaton (Street). For the women, Alexis Sablone and Bryce Wettstein made it to the finals earning fourth and sixth place, respectively. In all, nine Skateboarding Olympians will return to the 2022 national team.<\/p>\n

Over the past two days, the USA Skateboarding staff and 2022 team members spent time together at The Berrics gathering content, fitting the Nike team kits for the season, and onboarding new members, including Women\u2019s Street skaters Paige Heyn, Poe Pinson, and Men\u2019s Park skater Gavin Bottger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really fun to get everyone together and celebrate our 2022 national team in person. The level of talent is incredible, and I\u2019m excited to see what our first-time team members are able to do with more opportunities to compete this year,\u201d said Josh Friedberg, CEO of USA Skateboarding. \u201cHuge thanks to our top sponsors Toyota and Nike SB, Dream Hollywood and Tao for the hospitality, and the Berrics for hosting our media day once again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToyota is proud to continue its sponsorship of USA Skateboarding and congratulates the 2022 National Team\u201d said Dedra DeLilli, Group Manager, Sponsorship Strategy, Integration and Activation \u201cThis amazing group of athletes are great ambassadors of their sport. We are excited for the 2022 team and are proud of their incredible efforts on the street, in the park and for their meaningful contributions in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The skaters named to the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team include:<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Park Men\u2019s Park<\/p>\n

Bryce Wettstein (Encinitas, CA) Cory Juneau (San Diego, CA)
\nJordan Santana (Houston, TX) Gavin Bottger (Oceanside, CA)
\nJordyn Barratt. (Haleiwa, HI) Heimana Reynolds (Honolulu, HI)
\nMinna Stess (Petaluma, CA) Zion Wright (Jupiter, FL)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Street Men\u2019s Street<\/p>\n

Mariah Duran (Albuquerque, NM) Dashawn Jordan (Chandler, AZ)
\nPaige Heyn (Tempe, AZ) Jagger Eaton (Mesa, AZ)
\nPoe Pinson (Fernandina Beach, FL) Jake Ilardi (Osprey, FL)
\nSamarria Brevard (Riverside, CA) Nyjah Huston (Laguna Beach, CA)<\/p>\n

For more information on events, qualifying and athletes log on to www.usaskateboarding.com or follow on social media to stay in the loop for all announcements. Facebook || Instagram || Twitter<\/p>\n

About USA Skateboarding<\/strong>
\nAs the recognized governing body for skateboarding in the United States, USA Skateboarding (USAS) is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of national teams that compete in the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and other sanctioned team events. USAS is also responsible for the development of youth skateboarding initiatives. Our Skateboarding for All initiative supports grassroots programs, education, instructor training, and safety. USAS is dedicated to promoting and supporting the sport and culture of Skateboarding, while ensuring that Skateboarding retains the unique characteristics that are important to its participants.<\/p>\n

About Toyota<\/strong>
\nToyota (NYSE: TM), creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota and Lexus brands. Over the past 60 years, we\u2019ve built more than 38 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 47,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2018 \u2013 and about 87 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 16 years are still on the road today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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