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ISSA 25-cone World Series 2025/2026 - It's on!
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ISSA Board Update – Honoring the Past, Welcoming the Future
The International Slalom Skateboarding Association (ISSA) would like to share an important update with our global slalom community.
🎖️ After many years of dedicated service, Hans “Corky” Koraeus has officially stepped down from the ISSA Board of Directors. Corky’s tireless contributions - from maintaining the World Ranking system to serving as a technical guide and international ambassador - have played a vital role in shaping modern slalom skateboarding. His impact is deeply appreciated by all of us at ISSA and by racers around the world. 💚
🙏 We extend our heartfelt thanks to Corky for his leadership, expertise, and unwavering support of the sport. We are grateful he’ll continue working with us during the transition to share his vast knowledge and help onboard new talent.
🌟 With that, we are proud to officially welcome our newest Board member, Colin Beck, who has been unanimously appointed by the ISSA BOD to fill the open seat. Colin brings a strong programming background and valuable experience from his work with the Australian slalom/downhill scene and the IDF (International Downhill Federation). His role will include stepping in as our new Ranking Supervisor, helping to maintain and modernize the systems that serve as the backbone of our sport’s global competition structure.
💬 Please join us in thanking Corky for his incredible service - and in welcoming Colin as he steps into this new chapter with the ISSA!
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue building toward an exciting 2025 season and beyond. 🛹🌍
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#SlalomSkateboarding #ISSA #SkateSlalom #WorldRanking #SkateCommunity #BoardUpdate #SkatingForward #SkateHistory #ThankYouCorky #WelcomeColin
Worlds 2025 - Save the date: Nov 14-16!
SAVE THE DATE! 🚨
📍 São Paulo, Brazil
📅 November 14–16, 2025
🌍 Slalom Skateboarding World Championships
🛹 🛹 🛹 🛹 🛹
For the first time ever in Brazil for a Major status ISSA sanctioned event
⚠ Don’t book your tickets just yet! We’re finalizing permits and logistics.
Stay tuned for registration info and full schedule — coming soon!
Visit this forum once more information is available:
Representatives wanted: Athletes' Commission
📢 Announcement from the ISSA Board of Directors
Dear Slalom Skateboarding Community,
We, the ISSA Board of Directors (BOD), are excited to announce the formation of a Skateboarders’ (Athletes’) Commission to represent the voice of competitors within the ISSA. This commission will serve as a platform for athletes to actively contribute to the growth and development of slalom skateboarding on an international level.
🌍 Representation
To ensure fair and diverse representation, each active country is invited to nominate:
• One man and
• One woman
...to join the commission.
👉 Selection should be handled by each country from within the active racing community. The ISSA BOD will organize the group and start the conversation. email:
🛠️ Competencies of the Skateboarders’ (Athletes’) Commission
2.1. Macro Objectives:
a. Create a collaborative environment for skateboarders to share information, ideas, and initiatives related to international slalom skateboarding.
b. Offer suggestions, recommendations, and feedback on matters concerning the sport at the international level.
c. Assess and encourage best practices, techniques, and standards to support the development of skateboarders.
d. Represent the rights and interests of skateboarders, and recommend ways to improve their experience and well-being.
e. Promote and encourage greater female participation in the sport.
f. Support the growth of youth education through sports.
🛹 Looking Ahead
We believe this initiative will significantly enhance the advancement of slalom skateboarding by amplifying the voices and perspectives of athletes worldwide.
We encourage all active countries to begin the selection process and nominate their representatives as soon as possible.
Let’s work together to ensure this commission reflects the diverse, passionate community that defines slalom skateboarding.
Thank you for your continued support and commitment to the sport.
World ranking March 2025
Men World Ranking 2025 March - Top 20
Women World Ranking 2025 March - Top 20
Other classes World Ranking 2025 March
The first rankings for 2025. We are very early on in the year but the Australians have already had their nationals.
And USA have had their first Main status race as well.
Deadline for March 31 has passed. And unfortnuately these results never got registered in time.
But there are a couple of smaller events that made it.
In either case this early on in the rankings most of the weight comes from previous rankings.
And finally we have got the Covid years out of the 4-year ranking calculations.
And the years included are now 2022-2025.
But even small events can sometimes make a big difference.
For example we have Gustavs now reaching the first place in the World rankings for the first time. Shared with Janis Kuzmins.
On the Women side even if other racers are closing in on Lynn Kramer, she is still holding them off in the rankings.
Clarification of World Rankings.
1-year ranking.
4-year ranking.
4-year Men Pro Women
1-year
Ranking rules More details has been added
All current rankings Overview + Complete rankings
Wrap-up 25-cone World Series #5
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/download/file.php?mode=view&id=914
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/download/file.php?mode=view&id=915
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/download/file.php?id=865
Here is the wrap-up of the 25-cone World Series Session #5 mar 8-9.
And the wrap-up of the whole 25-cone World Series 2024/2025.
Homepage - Session #5
World map - Session #5
World Series - Final results Session 5(5)
Leaderboard - Session #5
Next session #1 weekend June 21-22
Start of next 25-cone World Series 2025/2026
WSG 2026 to Paraguay
It’s official - the World Skate Games is headed to Paraguay in 2026 - and Slalom Skateboarding is honored to be on board once again! The 2026 World Skate Games in Asunción, Paraguay marks our third inclusion in the Games and another huge step forward for our sport! This event will serve as the official 2026 Slalom Skateboarding World Championships—bringing the best racers from around the globe to battle for top honors! After our epic showing in Italy 2024 and our debut in Argentina 2022 - we are thrilled to showcase our sport in such grand fashion again in 2026!
Stay tuned for more details on venues, dates and qualifying ... The countdown to #WSG2026 begins now!
It’s official! The fifth edition of the #WorldSkateGames will roll into Asunción, Paraguay.
The contract has been signed between World Skate and Paraguayan authorities, with President Santiago Peña and our President Sabatino Aracu sealing the deal for what will be an incredible celebration of skating culture!
World Skate Full announcement
Facebook World Skate Games to Paraguay 2026
Women's Day
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/download/file.php?id=901
Official Rankings for 2024
A little bit late, but here is the official statement of the 2024 World Rankings.
Deadline for result checking Jan 31 has passed. And the World Rankings for 2024 is into the History books.
It is the 22nd year since the start of the current ranking model that premiered in 2003.
And we start a new 23rd ranking season for 2025.
2025 also means that we are finally getting out the very old seasons from the 4-year rankings.
We have had old trailing seasons included because of the two cancelled Covid years, 2020 and 2021, when no rankings could be made.
For 2025 we will be back with a normal 4-year streak, 2022-2025.
Clarification of World Rankings.
1-year ranking.
4-year ranking.
4-year Men Pro Women
1-year
Latest changes for the rankings.
1. Rankings now completely separating Men and Women
Before we had an "Open & Women" system so women could get points in the Open group as well. This is no longer the case.
All Women will now only show up in the women rank classes.
This does not mean that Men and Women can't race in the same class anymore.
All works the same ase before. We mix classes on events depending on the start field.
And for the rank results in th end all classes are divided up as before.
With that little change that Men and Women now are separated for all classes.
2. Major status handling
- Major (Normal Major points)
- Major+ 10% bonus (WSK supported events)
- Major++ 20% bonus (WSG)
(Only for "Men Pro" and "Women" classes. Not "Men Am", Masters or Juniors).
3. Point balancing system - season rankings
For better balance in between the World Regions.
From March to August when full season results does not yet count.
Different world regions start seasons at different times.
4. Late ranking fixes
A very odd bug concerning handling of "Pro/AM classes", "Multiple Majors" and "very big Open classes" (WSG Men class).
It only affected "PRO Men Season 2024", places 16 and further down in the rankings.
The most visible changes being Petr Matous (CZE) moving up a couple of places to a 16th place.
And Kristaps Mircenko (LAT) moving into top 20 at a 19th place.
Another fix was that women still showed up in the Men classes.
This has also been fixed.
It only affected way down in the listings, since they all got no points for 2024 in these classes.
5. Ranking rules has been updated
6. See complete rankings for 2024
Wrap-up 25-cone #4
Here is finally the wrap-up of the 25-cone World Series Session #4 Jan 25-26.
With the Wrap-up short video.
Complete results. Updated World Series.
World map for 25-cone World Series - Session #4
Homepage 25-cone World Series Session #4
Wrap-up video for 25-cone World Series Session #4
Next session #5 weekend March 8-9
