Street League Skateboarding today announced two new additions to its stable of 2021 SLS Championship Tour partners. The sport’s premier competition series sees its list of sponsors expand alongside a growing competitor field, with over 50 of the world’s best skaters – including 22 Olympians – facing off for the 2021 title.
Cariuma – a conscious shoe brand known for major advances in material innovation, environmental initiatives and product durability after launching the lowest carbon footprint sneaker in the world – will now serve as the presenting partner of the SLS Super Crown World Championship. This is the pinnacle event of the 2021 SLS series, coming to Jacksonville on November 13 and 14. Now in its third year, Cariuma is connecting with skate shops worldwide, bringing sustainable, ethical values to more skaters through their local communities.
Cariuma’s entry to the global skateboarding market includes skate team endorsement deals with 2021 SLS: Salt Lake City men’s champion Gustavo Ribeiro (Lisbon, Portugal), Olympic men’s silver medalist, Kelvin Hoefler (São Paulo, Brazil) and SLS pro Lucas Rabelo (Fortaleza Ceara, Brazil).
The latest addition to the 2021 SLS field is Cariuma’s Jagger Eaton (Phoenix, AZ). Eaton, a bronze Olympic medalist, earned a Wild Card spot onto the tour at the Tampa Pro event earlier this month.
In addition, Athletic Brewing Company joins Visible and Skater XL as new partners this year across the tour. Launched in 2018 for adults who want to enjoy great-tasting, high-quality beer without the alcohol or impact on personal goals, Athletic Brewing holds a nearly 50 percent share of the non-alcoholic craft beer category, the industry’s fastest-growing segment. As the first all-digital wireless service in the U.S., Visible is ideally positioned to reach the digitally-oriented skateboarding community. The Verizon-owned company has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and was named “Best Telecom Brand” in Adweek’s 2021 Challenger Brand Awards. Skater XL, which represents the latest evolution of skateboarding gameplay, will also allow fans to virtually compete on SLS courses.
These four new companies join SLS founding partner Monster Energy, which has extended its SLS sponsorship, alongside NHS (parent company of 11 brands, including Bronson Speed Co., Independent Trucks, Mob Grip and Santa Cruz Skateboards), Tech Deck and True Skate. The sponsor portfolio is rounded out by 7-ELEVEN and StockX, who joined SLS as branded content partners earlier in the year.
Joe Carr, CEO of Thrill One Sports & Entertainment – SLS’ parent company – said: “As round two of the Championship Tour approaches and the competition intensifies, we’re excited to welcome new partners, like Cariuma, to SLS. The growing support from multiple industries not only demonstrates the rising popularity of the sport but also Street League’s ability to reach a global skateboarding audience that is young, engaged, and digitally-native”
The next opportunity for competitors to earn crucial 2021 series points will be at the tour’s second stop, coming to Lake Havasu, Arizona’s Rotary Park on October 29 – 30. Event organizers have put the finishing touches on the bespoke custom-designed course at Rotary Park, located near the iconic London Bridge.
2021 SLS Championship Tour Schedule:
- SLS Championship Tour: Salt Lake City presented by Visible
Friday/Saturday, Aug. 27-28 (Utah State Fairgroundswith Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert) - SLS Championship Tour: Lake Havasu, AZ
Friday/Saturday, Oct. 29-30 (Rotary Park/Tinnel Memorial Park) - SLS Super Crown Championship: Jacksonville presented by Cariuma
Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 13-14(Jacksonville Landing)
2021 SLS Championship Tour Roster
MEN
Matt Berger CAN Kamloops, B.C.
Ryan Decenzo CAN Vancouver, B.C.
Jagger Eaton1 USA Salt Lake City, UT
Jamie Foy USA Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Tommy Fynn AUS Brisbane, Australia
Aurelien Giraud FRA Lyon, France
Felipe Gustavo BRA Brasilia, Brazil
Kelvin Hoefler BRA São Paulo, Brazil
Yuto Horigome JPN Tokyo, Japan
Nyjah Huston USA Huntington Beach, Calif.
Dashawn Jordan USA Chandler, Ariz.
Chris Joslin USA Cerritos, Calif.
Tiago Lemos BRA Jaguariúna, Brazil
Louie Lopez USA Hawthorne, Calif.
Alec Majerus USA Rochester, Minn.
Sean Malto USA Kansas City, Kan.
Trent McClung USA Huntington Beach, Calif.
Alex Midler USA Los Angeles, Calif.
Vincent Milou FRA Tarnos, France
Filipe Mota1 BRA Minas Gerais, Brazil
Luan Oliveira BRA Porto Alegre, Brazil
Shane O’Neill AUS Melbourne, Australia
Micky Papa CAN Vancouver, B.C.
Torey Pudwill USA Simi Valley, Calif.
Lucas Rabelo BRA Fortarleza, Brazil
Carlos Ribeiro BRA Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Gustavo Ribeiro POR Lisbon, Portugal
Paul Rodriguez USA Los Angeles, Calif.
Manny Santiago PUR Cayey, Puerto Rico
Mark Suciu USA Saratoga, Calif.
Ishod Wair USA Bordentown, N.J.
Dominick Walker1 USA Costa Mesa, Calif.
Zion Wright USA Jupiter, Fla.
WOMEN
Samarria Brevard USA Riverside, Calif.
Leticia Bufoni BRA São Paulo, Brazil
Fabiana Delfino USA Boca Raton, Fla.
Margielyn Didal PHI Cebu City, Philippines
Mariah Duran USA Albuquerque, N.M.
Marina Gabriela1 BRA São Paulo, Brazil
Candy Jacobs NED Tegelen, Netherlands
Rayssa Leal BRA Imperatriz, Brazil
Gabriela Mazetto BRA Praia Grande, Brazil
Funa Nakayama JPN Toyama City, Japan
Aori Nishimura¹ JPN Tokyo, Japan
Momiji Nishiya JPN Osaka, Japan
Keet Oldenbeuving NED Utrecht, Netherlands
Pamela Rosa BRA São José dos Campos, Brazil
Kate Shengeliya RUS Moscow, Russia
Jenn Soto USA Los Angeles, Calif.
Hayley Wilson AUS Mansfield, Australia
Roos Zwetsloot NED Zeist, Netherland
1Wild Card invitee
About Street League Skateboarding
Since its inception in 2010, Street League Skateboarding has propelled street skateboarding from a collection of independent standalone events to a renowned global series. As pioneers of street skateboarding’s premium qualification system and competition format, SLS offers an amateur-to-professional pathway and creates thrilling live events across the globe. The SLS Championship Tour is recognized as the world’s premier professional street skateboarding competition. Events take place on custom-built, one-of-a-kind, SLS-certified plazas in major cities around the world, with the best in the sport competing for the highest stakes. For more information, visit StreetLeague.com.
Street League Skateboarding is part of Thrill One Sports & Entertainment. Thrill One is a next-generation content company that lives at the nexus of sports, entertainment and lifestyle, combining the resources of Nitro Circus, SLS, Nitro Rallycross and Thrill One Media. A multi-media platform founded in 2020, Thrill One is dedicated to creating mind-blowing action sports events and original content, fueled by the most daring athletes, talent and brands in thrill-based entertainment. It also boasts one of the largest aggregate social audience in action sports, with more than 40 million followers across its multiple brand pages and channels. Visit ThrillOne.com for additional information.
