Women’s Street Semifinal Photos + Highlights | RSEO 2024
Miyu Ito.
The Rockstar Energy Open closed out its first night on Friday with the Women’s Street Semifinal, in two heats of skaters including the four skaters who earned their way in through the VQS Qualifier earlier in the day.
Japan’s Miyu Ito led with a commanding performance, posting the three highest scores of the Semifinal—82.20 in Run 1, 84.80 in Run 2, 87.33 in Run 3—and ultimately leading the field by an astounding 11.17 points.
FORMAT: 13 skaters in 2 heats, best of 3 45-second run counts, top 8 advance to Final.
Pamela Rosa.
“I'm so happy I was able to finish every run, and with each run I was building, adding new tricks and improving my score,” Ito said after the contest, with a translation assist from Emiko Sugiyama.
Aoi Uemura.
Taking the top spot in the Semifinal gives Ito a strategic advantage: She’ll be the last skater to drop in the Final start order, giving her an opportunity to respond as other skaters take each run. Not that she’ll need it: “I'm not going to worry about other people, I'm just going to do my best,” Ito said.
Georgia Martin.
It’s already been a breakthrough year for Ito, who won Street and and took 2nd in Street Best Trick at X Games Ventura in June, and won the Pool Drop event in Munich, Germany earlier this month.
Her secret to success? Hard work.
Secret Lynn.
“Everyday practice gives me confidence to compete and to win,” Ito said.
In the other big story of the day, 11-year-old Mei Ozeki (who won the VQS Qualifier) in the morning, made it through to the Final, finishing just on the right side of the top-8 cut.
Mei Ozeki.
It’s the promise of the Rockstar Energy Open, fulfilled on day one: Film some clips, submit a video, and—boom!—you’re in. Ozeki said earlier in the day that it was her dream to skate in a contest with personal hero Mariah Duran, who also made the cut for Sunday’s final.
Mariah Duran.
TOP 8 ADVANCING (Trick Highlights)
- Miyu Ito: Back lip on handrail, noseslide 270 on bump-to-box, 360 from bump-to-wedge.
- Pamela Rosa: Smith grind on handrail, lipslide on A-frame rail, 50-50 on the big Hubba, crooked grind from the bump to box.
- Secret Lynn: Smith grind on handrail, lipslide on bump-to-box, kickflip over the gator gap (a contest highlight), front board on the handrail at the buzzer.
- Aoi Uemura: Lipslide on handrail, front board on the 2-block rail, back lip on the A-frame rail.
- Georgia Martin: Frontside nosegrind from bump to box, kickflip on the wedge, frontside 50-50.
- Muriah Duran: Frontside feeble on handrail, backside 50-50 on Hubba, crooked grind on box, front board on handrail.
- Keet Oldenbeuving: Half-Cab noseslide 270 out on the bump to box, backside 360 Ollie over bump-to-bump wedge, noseslide on Hubba ledge.
- Mei Ozeki: Smith grind on bump to box, front board on the handrail, 50-50 on the Hubba ledge.
Keet Oldenbeuving.
Women’s Street Semifinal Results
- ITO Miyu JPN 87.33
- ROSA Pamela BRA 76.16
- LYNN Secret USA 75.66
- UEMURA Aoi JPN 72.66
- MARTIN Georgia USA 69.16
- DURAN Mariah USA 67.20
- OLDENBEUVING Keet NED 66.33
- OZEKI Mei JPN 65.33
- TURNER Felicity AUS 64.10
- FRANK Kylie USA 54.33
- PETRIC Valentina CHI 49.16
- BURNETT Taylor USA 46.66
- CATORI Shiloh USA 38.66