Street League Skateboarding is coming to Jacksonville!

Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is coming to Jacksonville!

The 2021 SLS Championship Tour will kick off in Salt Lake City, Utah on the weekend of August 28 followed by a Miami, Florida stop on the weekend of October 30.

The tour will finish with the SLS Super Crown World Championship, taking place at Jacksonville’s Riverfront Plaza during the weekend of November 13.

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Look for more venue and event details, including how fans can purchase tickets to witness skateboarding history in the making, coming soon.

“This major event will bring 25 of the world’s greatest skateboarding athletes and thousands of fans to our city,” said Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry.

Paul Rodriguez, a household name in the sport, will be competing.

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He helped make the announcement, and says he’s also here to give skateboarders the recognition they deserve.

“I feel like skateboarders are just as elite of athletes as any other mainstream sport that we have out there,” Rodriguez said. “And it’s important for me to see our culture get that kind of pedestal that I believe we deserve.”

“That’s cool, that’s sick. You know, he’s Paul Rodriguez. He’s a legend,” said 16-year-old Riley Lewis, who can’t believe the event is coming here.

“Usually they hold [these events] in like California, or something like that, big major cities, but it’s very nice that they’re doing it here,” he said.

The championship will bring all street skating obstacles on a major scale, to fill the Riverfront Plaza space in November.

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The course will span 8,000 square feet and feature some tricks you probably haven’t seen before.

“It’s going to be the most cutting-edge elite tricks. I can’t even tell you what’s going to happen to be honest,” Rodriguez said. “The talent that’s out there today, these young guys are really, really pushing the bar.”

“I will promise you, it will be the best street skate you will see in competition form,” he emphasized.

Riley says he’ll be checking out all this talent in-person.

“It takes a lot of skill of course, a lot of balance, a lot of practice, just for them to combine tricks,” Lewis said.

“I’m very excited, actually!”

For more Street League Skateboarding news, including the Championship Tour updates, broadcast information, and more, go to www.streetleague.com and follow Street League Skateboarding on Instagram and Facebook.

Since its inception in 2010, Street League Skateboarding has propelled street skateboarding from a collection of independent standalone events to a renowned global series.

Events take place on custom-built, one-of-a-kind, SLS-certified plazas in major cities around the world, with the best in the sport competing for the highest stakes. For more information, visit www.streetleague.com.

(Street League Skateboarding is also a part of Thrill One Sports & Entertainment content company.)

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