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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
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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
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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
New Event Fee 2025
Announcement from the ISSA Board of Directors
New Sanction Fees Starting March 1st, 2025
Starting March 1st, 2025, new sanction fees will be implemented for ISSA events. These fees will help fund updates to our website, ranking system, marketing efforts, and other necessary improvements to better serve our community.
Please note: The ISSA Board of Directors remains a team of unpaid volunteers dedicated to the growth of our sport.
If the sanction fee is paid by February 28th, 2025, the current fees will apply:
Prime Status: $60 USD
Main Status: $100 USD
Major Status: $100 USD
For fees paid on or after March 1st, 2025, the updated rates will apply:
Prime Status: $80 USD
Main Status: $150 USD
Major Status: $200 USD
World Championships: $300 USD
Additionally, all world regions will be required to pay the sanction fee starting in 2025.
We appreciate your understanding and continued support as we work to improve the ISSA for the global slalom skateboarding community.
Thank you,
ISSA Board of Directors
Updates from BOD 2025
Exciting Updates from the 2025 ISSA Board of Directors!
The 2025 ISSA Board of Directors held its first meeting on January 23rd, kicking off the new term with enthusiasm and a clear vision for the future of slalom skateboarding. One of the first orders of business was confirming officer positions for the year, and we’re thrilled to introduce our new leadership lineup:
Together, this five-member Board also serves as the official liaison group representing the international slalom skateboarding community within World Skate.
The Board is energized and ready to deliver on key priorities for 2025, including:
✅ Improving systems and processes for the sport.
✅ Expanding our community with focus groups and innovative outreach.
✅ Growing youth participation and exploring new markets.
✅ Enhancing visibility on the global stage.
We’ll need the help of our incredible members to make these goals a reality, so stay tuned for updates on upcoming projects and opportunities to get involved!
Mark Your Calendars
The 2025 racing season is already underway, with some exciting events just around the corner:
Texas Sizzler: March (Main)
US Nationals: Colorado, August (Major)
World Championships: Brazil, October/November (Major+)
Looking further ahead, we’re also preparing for the next World Skate Games in 2027. In the meantime, we’ll continue working closely with World Skate to strengthen our alliance and push slalom skateboarding to new heights. Let’s make 2025 a year to remember!
ISSA BOD 2025 President
I’m honored and excited to take the helm of ISSA and our World Skate working group for Slalom Skateboarding in 2025. After serving on the Board of Directors for the past eight years—several of those as Vice President—I’m ready to take on this new challenge. Thank you to the Board for placing this trust with me and to the membership for the support shown so far.
My mission is simple but ambitious: to keep our eyes on the big picture and do everything we can to elevate our sport to the next level and beyond. Saying it is easy—making it happen is much harder. I know this firsthand. But with the incredible team we have on our Board of Directors, I’m confident we can succeed. Together, we’ll leverage the talent, commitment, and connections that each of us brings to create a new master plan for our sport.
Beyond creating that plan, we must also maximize our limited resources—money being a big one—but just as importantly, tap into the vast talent and passion that exists in our global slalom community. If we organize and work together, I truly believe we can make real progress toward achieving our biggest goals—starting now.
I also want to pay tribute to our former president, Jani Söderhäll, who, after 13 years in office, is stepping back to focus on other goals. Jani has guided us through so much, including a historic milestone: bringing slalom skateboarding to the World Skate Games, with our first appearance in 2022 in Argentina and again in 2024 in Italy. His leadership has been instrumental, and I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished under his guidance. Thank you Jani!
My hope is to continue building on that momentum as we move forward.
Let’s do this together!
/Maria Carrasco
President
ISSA Board of Directors
World Skate - Slalom Skateboarding Working Group
ISSA BOD 2025
The newly elected members are: Bruno Oliveira (re-elected) and Gustavs Gailitis (new BOD member). They will be serving for two years.
