The Results Are In!
As COVID-19 brought many to learn how to live through the power of the digital world, skating also adapted.
Since 2021 E-FISE junior by Hot Wheels has given young skaters a platform to compete virtually. In this year’s 2022 competition, we saw many new faces, with the winners being announced on the 31st of October.
Allowing anyone from the age 5-16 to compete for cash prizes of €15,000 and a chance to be recognized for their craft, the E-FISE junior 2022 E-competition was a unique experience for many young skaters around the globe.
The sports included in the competition were BMX, skateboarding, Rollerblading, and scootering, with the only discipline being video submissions filmed in parks only.
Split between 3 main categories in each sport, mini riders (5-7 years old), kids (8-12), and junior (13-16 years old), out of the 240 participants, 64% were younger than 12 years old. Each category was also sectioned off between boys and girls.
From the 17th of August to the 24th of October, participants went through 2 uploading video rounds and two fan voting rounds before final results were made on the 24th of October, and winners were announced on the 31st. The scoring was based on 50% of fans and 50% of judges.
In skateboarding, the winners of each category were:
-Mini Riders Girl: GUERIN LE SAUSSE Rose (FRA)
-Mini Riders Boy: SYAIFUDDIN Muhammad Zealot (IDN)
-Kids Girl: FAIRBROTHER Malana (IDN)
-Kids Boy: NURIMA Jagaditya (IDN)
-Juniors Girl: ANDO Suzu (JPN)
-Juniors Boy: ISU Jang (KOR)
For the complete list of winners concerning all categories, look here.
