Monster Energy's Rayssa Leal Takes First Place in Women's Street Skateboarding at 2025 SLS Brasília Takeover Competition

• 17-Year-Old Leal from Imperatriz, Brazil, Earns Dominant Victory in Third Stop of SLS World Tour
• 23-Year-Old Giovanni Vianna from Santo André, Brazil, Claims 2^nd Place in Men's Skateboard Street
  

BRASÍLIA, Brazil, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking over the spot! Monster Energy congratulates team rider Rayssa Leal on claiming first place in the Women's division at the 2025 SLS Brasília Takeover street skateboarding competition on Sunday. In the new contest format presented by Street League Skateboarding (SLS), the 17-year-old from Imperatriz, Brazil, put on a masterclass in style and finesse to earn a dominant victory.

Also rising to the podium, 23-year-old Giovanni Vianna from Santo André, Brazil, took second place in the closely contested Men's Takeover final.

Started by pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek in 2010 with Monster Energy as a foundational sponsor, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is the world's leading competition series for authentic street skateboarding. This season marks the addition of four SLS Spot Takeover events, bringing festival-style energy to legendary street skate locations where riders will have a chance to earn SLS ranking points to qualify for the SLS Super Crown World Championship.

As the setting of the second SLS Spot Takeover contest, organizers chose the Brazilian capital city, Brasília. Constructed by expert park builders California Skateparks, the custom street course at Esplanada dos Ministérios offered invited athletes a perfect backdrop for going big and landing technical tricks. The free-to-attend festival welcomed fans to witness concerts, fan activations, and skate competitions live-streamed to global audiences.

In the Women's Takeover final, each of the seven qualified riders received seven attempts to land a best trick, with the three highest scores counted to determine the winner. The rider to watch? Clearly 17-year-old Brazilian icon Leal, as the winner of three consecutive SLS Super Crown World Championships. What tricks did she have for her home crowd?

Dropping into the final fully focused, Leal started building her winning score by landing a perfect kickflip frontside boardslide down the rail for 6.8 points and the lead. Following up, Leal raised the bar with a perfectly poised backside Smith grind the big Hubba to bank for 7.0 points. Maintaining her lead position, she finessed a frontside bluntslide the rail to earn 6.2 points.

Sealing her victory on the sixth trick attempt, Leal landed a technical 360 kickflip down the big three-stair set for the highest score of the day at 8.0 points and the victory score of 21.8 points. With no other rider able to match her score, Leal took her final attempt as a victory round and almost put down a hurricane grind the rail as the icing on the cake. The hometown crowd celebrated Leal and her fourteenth win in an SLS competition.

"I don't know what to say, I am super happy now. I'm with my family here, and this trophy is for my little brother. I'm super happy for this," said Monster Energy's Leal upon taking the win at SLS Brasília. Looking ahead at the rest of the SLS season, she said: "The Super Crown is going to be crazy. I'm super excited and a little nervous, I'm not going to lie, but it's going to be fun!"

The podium spots continued in the Men's Takeover final, as nine of the world's best skateboarders attacked the technical course. The sold-out crowd at the first-ever SLS Spot Takeover in Brazil witnessed some of the most technical skateboarding ever showcased in competition.

In a high-stakes final that came down to the wire, 23-year-old Vianna brought his signature technical tricks to the biggest obstacles on the course. He started his final with a Caballerial frontside bluntslide fakie the rail for 7.5 points. Raising the bar, Vianna followed by landing a frontside Half Cab backside Smith grind the rail for 8.7 points to take over the lead.

On his next attempt, Vianna posted the highest score of the day with a Caballerial nosegrind fakie the Hubba for 9.4 points, further extending his score to 25.6 points. His next attempt scored 8.9 points for a perfect Caballerial backside tailslide fakie the Hubba ledge to bring his score to 27.0 points. But ultimately, Vianna found himself leapfrogged on last attempts by Brazil's Felipe Gustavo by 0.1 points and took home second place in front of the hometown crowd.

Also stoking the crowd at Esplanada dos Ministérios, 19-year-old Filipe Mota from Patos de Minas, Brazil, put down heavy tech tricks in the final but ultimately walked away with fourth place. Mota earned 8.9 points for his heelflip backside tailslide the big Hubba ledge and entered the Nine Club with a nollie bigspin backside tailslide fakie the Hubba for 9.0 points. After not being able to land a third trick, Mota took fourth place with a total score of 17.9 points.

Stay tuned for more action: Make sure to catch the next SLS Spot Takeover in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 9, 2025. The series will also stoke fans with more stadium-sized SLS events in Paris, France (October 11), and the SLS Super Crown World Championship in São Paulo, Brazil (December 6-7). 

For more on Rayssa Leal, Giovanni Vianna, Filipe Mota, and the Monster Energy skateboarding team, visit www.monsterenergy.com. Follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok for exclusive updates as the action sports season continues.

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