![]() ![]() Just like in the quarterfinals, Luizinho turned on “emotion mode” to the highest degree and left everything to the last minute. And guess who ended up getting “their spot”? Exactly: brother Luiz Francisco. If it ended like this, the final would only have seven skaters. But, due to the injury, it was already certain that he wouldn’t be able to be in it. Worm had the eighth best note, which would guarantee him in the final. Until then, the classification scenario was what added drama to what had just happened. The site was soon immobilized, and he still had to leave to get an X-ray. On the third and last lap of each skater, Brazilian André Mariano, known as Minhoca, ended up falling badly and had a serious dislocation in his left shoulder, which ended up dislocated. Once the women’s semifinals are over, the men’s semifinals come into play, at an even higher level. Luizinho took the place of his brother, André Mariano, who was injured (Photo: Tauana Sofia/STU) I was satisfied with my result and I hope to have a good run in the final too”, said a friendly and always good-natured Sky, who also confirmed that she has a dream of competing in the same Olympics in Skateboarding and Surfing, her first great love in the sport for father’s influence. – It’s really cool to be here in Brazil and hang out with the Brazilian women. The best Brazilian among those classified for the final was Dora Varella, another skater who represented Brazil in Japan, who ended up with the fifth highest score (47.00). Sky, by the way, was the only one to surpass 60 points, with a score of 61.33 – Sakura scored 56.13. She made that comment because it was precisely the two, bronze and gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, respectively, who got the highest marks in the semifinals. Thank God it all worked out,” she said, admitting that Sky Brown from Britain and Sakura Yosozumi from Japan are at a very high level of skateboarding. But I had to come back focused for the last lap to still secure myself in the final. I said no, it was just a little pain (laughs). I even cried a little and, when I saw it, there was already medical care inside the track wanting to take me out on a stretcher. – I went to finish the disaster (a maneuver) and ended up falling. Now, everything starts from scratch in the final and I’m going to try to get as close to perfection as possible,” said Raicca, who had her friend Isadora by her side, explaining what happened in the fall: It ended up working out and I still passed with the seventh best grade. I thought I wouldn’t pass, for the high level that would come in the second heat. – I was disappointed, because I missed what I was getting right in training. And what about Raicca? Even in the face of her disappointment, her grade pushed her past seventh. In the end, the last perfect lap, which guaranteed him the eighth spot. Would you be able to come back, turn around and still take one of the eight spots for the final? That’s what you did. Isadora Pacheco qualified for the final (Photo: Pablo Vaz/STU) The competition had to be stopped for a few more minutes to be attended to. A crash on her third of four laps also brought her to tears. This is the moment in which the story of another Brazilian comes in, Isadora Pacheco, one of Brazil’s representatives at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The crying brought her down, she was inconsolable. In the first of the two heats, Raicca Ventura, current Brazilian champion, who excels at an aggressive and very technical skateboard, ended up not managing to fit in good laps and only got the fourth best score. Despite having ended up with a slight dominance of foreign skaters, with five of them among the eight classified for the grand final, there were two Brazilians who went through moments of difficulty, apprehension and glory. Why not an aperitif for this Sunday’s finals?įirst, the girls’ semifinals. ![]() for the semifinals of Park modality of the STU Open Rio, whether in female or male, what was seen was a plot rarely seen in the history of the sport, in which falls, pain and tears turned into smiles and vibration in a unique and exciting way. ![]() What the Praça Duó bowl, in Barra da Tijuca, told this Saturday would make a script for a beautiful action and overcoming movie, based on real events, and even a book that would figure as a bestseller for a long time. Brittany had the best score among women (Photo: Pablo Vaz) ![]()
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