In a rain disrupted finals the World Skateboarding Tour in Brazil came to a damp but explosive close with Great Britain’s Sky Brown taking the Women’s Park title.

As 365 skateboarders from 49 nations descended on Latin America’s most populous city for the biggest event in Brazilian skateboarding history, the World Skateboarding Tour was welcomed to São Paulo by Mayor Ricardo Nunes.

Japan’s Toa Sasaki (Street) and Spain’s Egoitz Bijueska (Park) both retained their men’s World Champion crowns, while Great Britain’s Sky Brown (Park) and Japan’s Ibuki Matsumoto (Street) battled to claim their women’s World Champion titles for the first time on International Women’s Day.

The competitions final was disrupted by heavy down pours that made for stop-start finals but all still produced fireworks.

Women’s Street saw the best of the weather with Number one WSR-ranked Ibuki Matsumoto leading from the start and with a ten point gap it was a battle for the other podium places.

Nanami Onishi, who only debuted on the World Skateboarding Tour in March 2024, took second place with Brazilian icon Rayssa Leal dropping to fourth as Paris Olympic gold medallist Coco Yoshizawa made it a Japanese podium.

The Men’s Street was interrupted by two downpours that made for a spectacular final.

Defending World Champion Toa Sasaki won the event with Peru’s Angelo Caro putting together a dominant run to claim second ahead of Sora Shirai.

In Men’s Park defending World Champion Egoitz Bijueska, who spent the night before the final being checked out in hospital for a suspected concussion, returned to claim the title in dramatic fashion.

Brazilian Kalani Konig took the lead to much of the crowds enjoyment before Spain’s Bijueska retook the lead with USA skateboarder Tom Schaar siting in third.

The climax of this giant event, Women’s Park was stopped by the weather with the results from the halfway point deciding the podium.

With all eight finalists having made two runs it was Great Britain’s Sky Brown who was sitting top with Japan’s Mizuho Hasegawa in second and a return to the podium for America’s Minna Stess, who hadn’t been there since Italy 2023.