Skateboarders announced for National Championships 2023
Skateboard GB can today announce the full list of skateboarders who will compete at the National Championships 2023, which will take place over two separate weekends this month.
British skateboarders were invited to enter the open event last month by sharing a video that showcased their abilities. The final list of skaters to be invited to the National Championships was then decided by a team of 3 judges, based on the same criteria that will then be used to score competitors during the National Championships.
The confirmed names include members of the current Skateboard GB National Team; Jesse Thomas, Lilly Strachan, George O’Neill, Alex Decunha and Joe Hinson. They will be joined by professional skateboarders Ben Nordberg and Jedd McKenzie, who are flying in from USA and Australia respectively.
Last year’s National Championships in the Park competition was an exciting event with a high caliber of riders. Jesse Thomas will once again compete in this discipline, after his podium place last year and having just taken gold at the world-renowned Vert Attack competition in Sweden. He will be joined by Lilly Strachan, who also placed on the podium at Vert Attack, as well as achieving a strong result at the World Championships earlier this year.
In the Street discipline, the 2023 National Championships will feature last year’s champion Joe Hinson. Joe will be joined by his Skateboard GB teammate Alex Decunha, who narrowly missed out on a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The qualifying heats will also include a further 50 skateboarders, which will undoubtedly lead to an amazing event.
The National Championships for the Skateboard Park event will take place at The XC, in Hemel Hempstead on the 15th and 16th April. The Street discipline with take place BaySixty6 skatepark in London on the 29th and 30th April. The finals of both events will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport Website.
There will be a combined prize fund of £16,000 across the two events this year.
The National Championships would not be possible without the amazing support of our sponsors: Tech Deck, Triple Eight, Reyt and Aquapax.
A full competitor list is outlined below.
Park Discipline
George O'Neill
Jedd McKenzie
Jesse Thomas
Sam Beckett
Lilly Strachan
Lee Blackwell
Daisy da Gama Howells
Jack Wallbridge
Stefani Nurding
Miriam Nelson
Greg Nowik
Alex Griffiths
Kayo Martin
Tay Cunningham
Molly Seed
Lorenzo Ferrari
Jasmine Gordon
Olive Newman
Izzi Wilkinson Campbell
Isla Baker
LJ Pheonix
Nathan Hines
Grace Bennett
Kelly Turner
Alana Berry
Carys Connolly
Rio Obyrne
Caitlin Cox
Frankie Minton-Lee
Seth Wilson
Thomas Erents
Rory Buckley
Louis Newman
Alex Driver
Ruby Dolan
Samual Bamber
Gideon Parry-Laidler
Cassius Woudberg
Harry Reilly
Arthur Salkeld
Akin Hendrickse
Huck Booth
Beth Mooring
Katie Pike
Sol Dhariwal-Bisset
Ross Patrick
Ryan Hurt
Street Discipline
Alex Decunha
Diggs English
James White
Ben Nordberg
Luke Aucott
Adam Kay
Joe Hough
Joe Hinson
Ilka Rogers
Josh Mayson
Gabriel Martins Mendes
Miriam Nelson
Etienne Turnbull
Karim Keita
Harry While
Josh Briggs
Keiran Menzies
Tommy Corbridge
Elise Smart
Lona Gordon
Joss Bellamy
Lewis Blower
Marieme Corlett
Charlie Bach
Daisy Buchanan
Gabriel Gorman
Ayva-mae Whittenbury
Carys Connolly
Matilda Thomas
Megan Stokes
Ollie Parker
Conrad Rowe
Tao Middleton
Dottie Morgan-Kleinberg
Max Guirey
Vincent Sadowski
Jamie Manning
Ruwan Joyce-Richards
Jules Dunlop
Johnny Hill
Chazz Merryweather
Endez Chavez
Mark Harfield
George Glover-birks
Luke Jones
Lachlan Shaw
Shaun Wilkinson
Joseph Ward
Steve Robinson