Juni Kang, Chloe Covell claim SLS Tokyo 2026 titles
Michael Silver
Host · Writer
TOKYO, Japan — Juni Kang and Chloe Covell walked away with Street League Skateboarding (SLS) titles Saturday, delivering clutch performances at Ariake Arena as the 2026 Championship Tour made its sixth stop of the season.
Kang captured the men's title in a tightly contested final, finishing with 36.4 points to edge Japan's Ginwoo Onodera, finishing just 0.1 behind at 36.3. Kang landed a barrage of flip tricks on rails, including a nollie 270 heelflip lipslide and a nollie 270 blunt to take the title in dramatic fashion.
Fellow Japanese skater Kairi Netsuke rounded out the podium in third with 35.9 points.
The victory marked Kang's second SLS win in as many stops this season. The 18-year-old South Korean previously captured the men's title at the SLS DTLA Takeover in downtown Los Angeles in April, where he earned his first career SLS victory. Kang has quickly established himself as one of the tour's heavy hitters.
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Chloe Covell (Australia) in the Women's Final at SLS Tokyo, Saturday, November 14th, 2026.
In the women's final, Australia's Chloe Covell secured the victory with 32.8 points, landing a switch flip down the double set on her last attempt. She finished ahead of Brazil's Rayssa Leal (31.1) and South Korea's Jiyul Shin (30.9).
The win marked Covell's third victory in six SLS events this season and back-to-back wins, after taking the top spot in Paris. Leal settled for runner-up honors, adding another podium finish to a 2026 SLS campaign that included a victory in Rio de Janeiro in August.
Brazil hosts Super Crown
The Tokyo stop marked the final event of the regular-season Championship Tour before the SLS Super Crown World Championship heads to São Paulo, Brazil, on Dec. 12-13. Ginwoo Onodera will attempt to defend his title and host nation's Leal looks to extend her historic four consecutive Super Crown title run.
