In 2022, the tour plans to resume its international calendar.
The SLS Championship Tour has run since 2010 with the exception of 2020, when events in Las Vegas, Beijing and London were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trio are among 10 male Olympians competing on the tour. Meanwhile on the men’s side, Olympic gold and silver medalists Yuto Horigome (Tokyo, Japan) and Kelvin Hoefler (São Paulo, Brazil) will be looking to hold off Nyjah Huston’s (Huntington Beach, Calif.) bid for a fourth straight SLS title.
They are among 11 female Olympians on the tour, including reigning SLS champion Pamela Rosa (São José dos Campos, Brazil). The 2021 tour will be highlighted by a rematch among all three women’s street skateboarding medalists from the Tokyo Games – Momiji Nishiya (gold Osaka, Japan), Rayssa Leal (silver Imperatriz, Brazil) and Funa Nakayama (bronze Toyama City, Japan). In addition to the three new partners, SLS founding partner Monster Energy has renewed its tour sponsorship, along with NHS (parent company of 11 brands, including Bronson Speed Co., Independent Trucks, Mob Grip and Santa Cruz Skateboards), Tech Deck and True Skate. Further, the Utah Sports Commission has partnered with SLS in the delivery of the Salt Lake City event Skater XL represents the evolution of skateboarding gameplay, and will allow fans to virtually compete on SLS courses. Visible will serve as the presenting partner of the Salt Lake City stop, then continue as a sponsor of the remainder of the tour. One hour highlight programs from each event will also air on Channel 4 (UK), Tencent (China) and BeIN Sports (Middle East, Turkey, North Africa and Southeast Asia).īeyond the new media partners, SLS has added Visible and Skater XL to its stable of partners across the tour. In all other regions, events will air live on YouTube (free of charge), with replays available in all territories. Meanwhile, ProSieben (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Globo (Brazil) return as SLS broadcast partners, both offering live coverage. DAZN will carry each of the two-day events live exclusively in Italy, Japan and Spain, while MCS and Fox Sports will do so in France and Australia. The 2021 tour includes three stops and will be broadcast live around the world via new partnerships with YouTube, DAZN, MCS and Fox Sports.