South Korean skateboarding star Kang Jun-yi, 18, won his second Street League Skateboarding (SLS) title of the year at the 2026 SLS Tokyo competition in Japan on Saturday.
Kang scored 36.4 out of 40 points in the men's final at Ariake Arena, narrowly defeating Japan's Ginwoo Onodera, who finished second with 36.3 points. Japan's Kairi Netsuke took third with 35.9 points.
SLS is regarded as the world's premier professional street skateboarding tour, featuring six to eight competitions annually in major cities.
Kang became the first South Korean to win an SLS event in his debut in Los Angeles in April. Saturday's victory gave him two titles in as many appearances.
Street skateboarding involves performing tricks on obstacles resembling urban structures, including stairs, rails and benches.
Kang staged a dramatic comeback in the trick portion of the competition, executing difficult aerial rotations and technical rail slides, including his signature nollie 270 heelflip boardslide, to edge Onodera by just 0.1 points.
Already an Asian Games gold medalist and world championship silver medalist, Kang has secured a place in the season-ending SLS Super Crown championship.
Meanwhile, South Korea's Shin Ji-yul, 15, finished third in the women's competition on her SLS debut with 30.9 points, behind winner Chloe Covell of Australia, who scored 32.8.
Shin climbed from fifth place after the run portion to reach the podium with strong performances in the trick segment.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
