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X Games Norway 2018: Kelvin Hoefler, Brazil dominate men’s skateboard street finals

By Amy Kaplan

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 15: Kelvin Hoefler does a fliptrick. Hoefler won a gold medal during the Skateboard Street Final at X Games Minneapolis on July 15, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 15: Kelvin Hoefler does a fliptrick. Hoefler won a gold medal during the Skateboard Street Final at X Games Minneapolis on July 15, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Kelvin Hoefler took home the gold for Brazil, one of two for the South American country in the men’s skateboard street finals.

The men’s skateboard street finals crowned a new medal class at Overall Skur 13 Arena, Olso, Norway on Sunday, May 20, 2018.

Kelvin Hoefler took home the gold with the best score of 94.33 and then promptly handed his board to a child in the crowd. He, along with Felipe Gustavo take home two awards for Brazil.

“I still can’t believe it,” Hoefler said after the competition.

The qualifiers on Friday brought the athlete count from 16 to eight, leaving Jaakko Ojanen, Luan Oliveira, Sean Malto, Jagger Eaton, Hermann Stene, Yuto Horigome, Felipe Gustavo, and Kelvin Hoefler to compete in Sunday’s finals. Each of the riders had three runs, with the best single score taking home the prize.

Men’s Skateboard Street Full Results:

  • GOLD: Kelvin Hoefler (BRA)
  • SILVER: Jagger Eaton (USA)
  • BRONZE: Felipe Gustavo (BRA)
  • Yuto Horigome
  • Sean Malto
  • Luan Oliveira
  • Hermann Stene
  • Jaakko Ojanen

RUN 1

Eaton scared the crowd when a nasty fall in his nearly perfect first run saw the newcomer slow to get up, but a massive 88 score made up for the pain as he jumped into second place after the first run. Hoefler took first with 93.22 after the first round.

RUN 2

In the second run tensions were higher, those who had scored low in round 1 were hoping to do better for a chance at a podium spot. Eaton hung on to the second place spot with his run from his first try after a lackluster second run. Hoefler extended his first-place lead with a 94.33 score in the second run.

RUN 3

The final run of the day was do or die for Eaton, who needed to best  Hoefler’s 94.33 score in order to take his first gold medal as a pro. Unfortunately, Eaton fell in his final run guaranteeing Hoefler a gold medal regardless of his final score.

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