Hurricane Irene was blowing up the US East Coast, but not with enough force to stop the DC Pro Tour Street League Skateboarding ( SLS) Championships from happening at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Sean Malto ended up winning in a huge upset, snagging the winner-take-all Street League Champ 2011 title from 2010 SLS Champ, winner of the three SLS events this year, and X Games 17 Skateboard Street gold medalist, Nyjah Huston.
Sean Malto Opportunity to Skate in Street League Finals
Malto had missed the first Street League stop this year, still recovering from knee surgery, and wasn't even one of the ten Street League finalists, but he got an opportunity to skate into the finals. Tommy Sandoval was in the finals because Torey Pudwill was out with a ankle injury, but Sandoval rolled his ankle, making a spot for Malto. The event got moved up from Sunday to Saturday, August 27 because of the threat of Hurricane Irene, so the skaters had to be ready with one less day of practice. It seems that all of these unusual circumstances set up some confluence of good fortune for Malto, who skated with a remarkable 100% consistency all day.
Street League Skateboarding 2011 Top Ten Final Results
- Sean Malto
- Nyjah Huston
- Chris Cole
- Chaz Ortiz
- Paul Rodriguez
- Mikey Taylor
- Billy Marks
- Shane O'Neill
- Ryan Sheckler
- Mike Mo Capaldi
The top 24 Street League skaters got whittled down to a mere ten to compete in the finals in the Street League Championship and it was anyone's to win; because of his three-event winning streak, Nyjah was a huge favorite. According to the Street League press release, “We wanted to create the 'Super-Bowl' of skateboarding by adding the winner-takes-all championship to the series,” said SLS creator and commissioner, Rob Dyrdek.
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