After the ‘bronze’ of 2019 and 2021, the 21-year-old ‘skateboarder’ entered the Arena Carioca 1 as the league leader, scoring 27.9 points, ahead of Americans Braden Hoban, second (27.7), and Chris Joslin, third (27.2), in a final with eight participants.
“This result reflects all the work I had. I managed to win this title. We must always believe. When the ghost says yes, no one can deny it. I felt so much pressure that I just wanted to relax and get on my wanted to feel comfortable. I just wanted my maneuver to work and I can’t believe I made it.”uttered the athlete, in statements at the end of the competition.
Gustavo Ribeiro started by joining the group of four finalists and overcame the cut with two scores of 9.3 and another of 9.0, replacing it with one of 9 in the last two attempts. 3, dethroning American Jagger Eaton in the race record.
En route to the ‘Super Crown’, the Portuguese athlete dominated the third and penultimate stage, in Las Vegas, in the United States, over the weekend of October 8 and 9, after closing the podium in the passage through Jacksonville, followed by seventh place in Seattle.
Brazilian Rayssa Leal, Olympic runner-up in Tokyo2020 in the ‘street’ aspect, also confirmed her status as leader of the women’s ranking, outperforming with a performance of 21.1 to succeed her compatriot and two-time champion Pâmela Rosa.
Source: DN
