Braden Hoban and Rayssa Leal Celebrate Victories at SLS San Diego

Braden Hoban and Rayssa Leal claimed the top spots at SLS San Diego this past Saturday, April 20th at the Viejas Arena, and both delivered standout performances from start to finish.

These two are no strangers to getting the crowd fired up with their styles and brag-worthy bags of tricks, and there's really no denying they were both on top of their game all day long, making both wins well-deserved.

Between Braden's speed and consistency (and his solid style certainly doesn't hurt), every trick was stomped and handled fearlessly. From the streets to the arena, this dude is always putting on a show and we've always been big fans of him over here.

And Rayssa had the crowd in the Viejas Arena stoked from practice to the finals— as always —and continues to prove to us all that as incredible as she is... the best is yet to come. Her dedication and consistency do not go unnoticed. And it's been incredible to see her progress over the past few years. She's on fire!

In fairness, and as always, every skater in the contest was ripping and continue to push skateboarding in their own unique ways. So many styles, so many approaches, so many different tricks—all of it impressive.

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For Braden specifically, the cherry on top of it all was getting this win in his hometown (on his dad's birthday weekend no less). It was a family affair and we love to see it. His first-ever SLS win will certainly be one to remember.

Congrats to both of these rippers and all the skaters who handled biz this past weekend. Onto the next.

Oh... and in case you missed Brandon Turner's switch hard (with backpack on) over the bump-to-bar, well, here you go. Like the caption mentions, this is about as SD as it gets! And was definitely one of the biggest highlights for me personally. Boom!

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