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The Best Skateboarders Of 2022
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Vote up your favorite skateboarders to watch in 2022
Who is the best skateboarder of 2022? The best skateboarders in the world aren't afraid to go big or go home. These fearless board riders know all the best skateboard tricks from rails and ramps to big air halfpipes. Whether they're competitive skaters, soul skaters, street-style, or goofyfooted, many of these skaters have featured in some of the best skateboarding movies out there, and they are among the best skateboarders of all time. So, who are the best skateboarders of 2022? Which skaters do you love to watch skate?
One of the best skateboarders in the world right now is Nyjah Huston, who's been an overall champion for the better part of the last decade. There are also the best Olympic skateboarders like Keegan Palmer, Yuto Horigome, Sakura Yosozumi, and Momiji Nishiya, who all won gold in Tokyo in 2021. Then there's skaters like Alexis Sablone, Sky Brown, and Poppy Olsen who are among the best female skateboarders. Additionally, this list would be incomplete without mention of Tony Hawk, the best skateboarder of all time, who should be included as long as he's alive.
Vote up the top skateboarders of 2022, and help decide who's the best on the board this year.
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- 1Carlsbad, California
- Nationality: United States of America
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional skateboarder, actor and owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and ...more - 2Davis, California
- Nationality: United States of America
Nyjah Imani Huston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional skateboarder and was the overall champion at the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) competition series in 2010, 2012, 2014, ...more - 3Koto City, Japan
- Nationality: Japan
Yuto Horigome (堀米 雄斗, Horigome Yūto, born 7 January 1999) is a Japanese professional skateboarder. He won the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, ...more - Luan Vilanova de Oliveira better known as Luan de Oliveira (Porto Alegre , September 22 , 1990) is a Brazilian professional skateboarder. Oliveira rides for Flip Skateboards, Nike SB, Matriz ...more
- 5Melbourne, Australia
- Nationality: Australia
Shane O'Neill (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Victoria. Shane is a member of the SLS "9 Club" meaning he has landed a trick in the Street League ...more - 6Gainesville, Florida
- Nationality: United States of America
John Rodney Mullen (born August 17, 1966) is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, inventor, and public speaker who practices freestyle skateboarding and street skateboarding. He is ...more - 7São Paulo, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
Letícia Bufoni e Silva (born April 13, 1993) is a Brazilian-American professional street skateboarder. She is a six-time X Games gold medalist. She has 4.4 million fans across Instagram, Facebook and ...more - 8Lakeland, Florida
- Nationality: American
Andrew Reynolds (born June 6, 1978) is an American professional skateboarder known for co-founding Baker Skateboards in 2000 with artist Jay Strickland. He is now Baker Skateboard's sole owner. ...more - 9São Paulo, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
Pamela Rosa (born July 19, 1999) is a regular-footed Brazilian skateboarder from São José dos Campos. - 10São Paulo, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
Kelvin Hoefler (born February 10, 1994) is a Brazilian professional street skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...more - 11Maranhão, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
Jhulia Rayssa Mendes Leal (born 4 January 2008) is a Brazilian skateboarder who won a silver medal in women’s street skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics. - 12Tarnos, France
- Nationality: France
Vincent Milou (born November 11, 1996) is a regular-footed French professional skateboarder from Tarnos. - 13Kiama Downs, Australia
- Nationality: Australia
Kieran Woolley (born 20 November 2003) is an Australian skateboarder. He has competed in men's park events at several World Skate Championships, finishing 35th in 2018 and 16th in 2019. - 14Seoul, South Korea
- Nationality: South Korean-American
Daewon David Song (born February 19, 1975) is a Korean-born American professional skateboarder, recognized for his skillful technical street skateboarding. He is co-owner of Thank You skateboards ...more - 15Lyon, France
- Nationality: France
Aurélien Giraud (born February 3, 1998) is a French goofy-footed professional street skateboarder from Lyon. - 16Jupiter, Florida
- Nationality: American
Zion Wright (born February 3, 1999) is a regular-footed American skateboarder. In 2019, Wright solidified himself as one of the newest generation's stars after being named a member of the USA ...more - 17Santa Monica, California
- Nationality: American-Finnish
Elizabeth Marika Armanto (born January 26, 1993) is an American-Finnish professional skateboarder. In January 2019, Armanto revealed that she joined the Finnish skateboarding national team and would ...more - 18Kanagawa, Japan
- Nationality: Japan
Sora Shirai (born November 3, 2001) is a Japanese professional skateboarder who lives and skates in Kanagawa, Japan. In 2019, at the age of 17, Shirai released his first full length professional ...more - 19Florianópolis, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
Pedro Barros (born March 15, 1995), known as Pedrinho Barros, is a Brazilian skateboarder who is specialized in Bowl and Park Skateboarding. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's ...more - 20Miyazaki, Japan
- Nationality: British-Japanese
Sky Brown (born 7 July 2008), a.k.a. Sukai Buraun, is a British-Japanese skateboarder who competes for Great Britain. She is the youngest professional skateboarder in the world, and has also won the ...more - 21Encinitas, California
- Nationality: American
Bryce Ava Wettstein (born January 10, 2004 in Encinitas, California) is a regular-footed American skateboarder. Wettstein qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and competed in the women’s park ...more - 22Malibu, CaliforniaTom Schaar (born September 14, 1999) is an American professional skateboarder. He was the first skateboarder to land a "1080," which is three revolutions. He became the youngest X Games gold medalist ...more
- 23Mesa, Arizona
- Nationality: American
Jagger Jesse Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional skateboarder who currently competes in street and park competitions. He was the youngest ever X Games competitor, until his ...more - 24Old Saybrook, Connecticut
- Nationality: American
Alexis Sablone (born August 12, 1986) is a goofy-footed American professional skateboarder, who ranked 12th in the world as of July 2021. She has competed in every X Games competition since 2009, the ...more - 25New London, Connecticut
- Nationality: Puerto Rican-American
Steven Yancy Piñeiro (born November 17, 1996) is a Puerto Rican professional skateboarder. He grew up in the Puerto Rican diaspora in Connecticut, New York and Florida (Jacksonville and Orlando) and ...more
