Nyjah Huston Takes Street League Barcelona
- Written by News Pronto
- Published in Action Sports with Leigh Roche
The 2015 season of Street League Series (SLS) Nike SB World Tour skateboarding got under way May 16- 17 in Barcelona, Spain.
Paul Rodriguez was poised to win, but in keeping with the excitement of SLS, it came down to the last minutes, the last trick. P Rod went for a nollie crook to nollie heel flip down the rail and came up short, handing the victory to Nyjah Huston who nailed his backside 270 kickflip lipslide.
The top qualifiers in the SLS Nike SB Pro Open and new SLS Pros this year are Evan Smith and Cody McEntire, both US skaters.
Street League Series Nike SB Pro Open Barcelona Results
- Nyjah Huston
- Paul Rodriguez
- Evan Smith
- Chaz Ortiz
- Tom Asta
- Manny Santiago
- Shane O’Neill
- Chris Cole
About SLS
Street League Skateboarding is the first-ever pro street skateboarding league. The 2015 SLS Nike SB World Tour features 22 of the world’s most exciting skateboarders competing in an easy-to-follow ISX™ instant scoring format for the largest prize purse in skateboarding history. Each stop will air on FOX Sports 1 and FOX SPorts GO, with live international webcast on StreetLeague.com.
The SLS Barcelona event will air on May 28, 2015 on FOX Sports 1 t 8:00 pm ET.
SLS Partners include Nike SB, Monster Energy Drink, GoPro, PacSun, Diamond Supply Co., True Skate, New Era, Nixon, California Skateparks, FOX Sports 1, and SkatePark of Tampa