Niko Sugimoto

Sending it from Saitama, Japan, Niko Sugimoto’s style and trick selection is not to be ignored. A regular in the streets and no stranger to video contests, Nike earned a spot to compete at the Rockstar Energy Open by way of the Video Qualifier Series in 2025. Her entry opened with a heavy kickflip into a bank and proceed to flip, grind and gap her way into an invite to bring her skills to Portland, Oregon to compete in person. Niko is also no stranger on the contest front, either. In 2022 she won Damn Am Japan, and since then has shown up to compete at major events like Tampa Am and the World Skate series. Still looking for her first major contest podium, her mix of contest tech and true street grit is an epic combination no matter where she finishes.