Toa Sasaki Beats Out Braden Hoban & Lazer Crawford In Heavy Men’s Street Final | RSEO PDX 2026

Toa Sasaki. Photo: Ballard

Toa Sasaki missed his mark during Run 1, but for Run 2 he came correct from start to finish. Before the scores dropped, Toa earned the approval of the crowds when they erupted, then everyone on the deck jumped over to congratulate him. Once his 88.33 score dropped to give him a healthy lead over Braden Hoban’s previous command, Toa had already been praised by all.

“I feel really good because I put together the full run I envisioned and did everything I was hoping to do in the Final,” Toa said after the contest. “I got a little bit of luck at the end because Braden and some of the other guys had falls trying to catch my score.”

Toa, Toa, Toa! Photo: Ballard

Toa won it all (taking the $20,000 prize money) with his second run: Frontside 180 switch feeble 180 back out to regular down the 10-stair handrail, frontside noseblunt on the quarterpipe, gap to back noseblunt over and down the pyramid rail, frontside blunt on the quarterpipe, 360 flip over the bump-to-bump, backside Smith on the box over the hip, frontside 270 to backside lipslide to fakie on the A-frame rail, nollie 180 nosegrind 180 out down the massive hubba, a nollie frontside nosegrind on the A-frame rail, then a Cab backside lipslide to fakie down the big handrail. Head judge Jason Rothmeyer: “He's the only one that made all of his tricks, and all of his tricks are bangers, so he handled it pretty easy.” 

“This is the first time I’ve been here in Portland and to skate in this contest was fun because the people in Portland are really nice,” Toa said. “I’ve come to like it here a lot!”

Back Smith, Toa. Photo: Durso

Between the 10 skaters taking three 60-second runs (15 seconds longer than their runs in the Semi Final); it was a true spectacle of heavy hitting hammers, technical touch and the ability to go the distance without bailing. The crowd in Portland knew it, too, and celebrated every moment accordingly, matching the energy from the skaters who were actively putting it on display. 

Chris Joslin. Photo: Durso

Rockstar skater Chris Joslin was briefly in podium position after the first set of runs, but ended up finishing 6th. After his third and final run, he tossed his skateboard into the crowd. They went so wild for it that he grabbed all his spare decks and tossed them, too. 

“Huge weekend,” Braden said after the contest. “This whole entire week has been fucking crazy. Portland really came out and just supported and showed some love to all the guys. I’m stoked I squeezed in there with Lazer and stoked to see Toa shut it down. Damn, it kind of kills me a little bit that I couldn't land that last trick, trying for the win, but it's all right.”

Braden Hoban. Photo: Durso

Braden said that between the contests, the concerts, the max capacity crowds, the afterparties, and his podium finish, RSEO PDX 2026 has been even better than he’d hoped for, three years in on what has become his favorite contest weekend.

“Every year has topped itself,” Braden said. “It's only going to get better and bigger. I'm excited for the next one! Honestly, I wish there were more of these.”

Lazer Crawford. Photo: Ballard

Lazer Crawford, back on the Rockstar Energy Open podium for the first time since his RSEO PDX 2024 win (after missing the 2025 Street final with injury), was ecstatic. 

Jake Illardi. Photo: Ballard

“Dude, the best contest ever. It's just so much fun,” Lazer said. “It's like I’m not even nervous to skate because it's just like the sickest weekend. It's all free for these awesome people of Portland. It's the shit, dude.”

Lazer and Gvllow. Photo: Dillon

GVLLOW rocked up to hand out hardware during the award ceremony (after crashing the hotel afterparty at Moxy Portland the night before with a set that turned the lobby into a mosh pit), to officially close out the weekend marking the end of the third annual Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon.

Steven Vasquez. Photo: Durso

After the awards ceremony, Lazer tossed his board into the crowd, thanking everyone in the front row for their support. “The thing I love the most about this final is the crowd,” he said. “They bring the energy and the hype, and it's fucking dope.”

Men's Street podium winners: Braden Hoban, Toa Sasaki, and Lazer Crawford

Men’s Street Final Results

1.) Toa Sasaki, 88.33
2.) Braden Hoban, 80.66
3.) Lazer Crawford, 78.33
4.) Julian Christianson, 77.00
5.) Dominick Walker, 73.33
6.) Chris Joslin, 71.66
7.) Joshua Douglas, 65.66
8.) Jake Ilardi, 62.66
9.) Tyson Bowerbank, 60.66
10.) Steven Vasquez, 58.66