First place in the X Games Skateboarding Street Women’s finals was anybody’s guess today, while skaters Elissa Steamer, Marisa Dal Santo, Lacey Baker and Alexis Sablone traded spots on the leader board after almost every run.
 
Going into the final round, it looked like Dal Santo, the 2007 gold medalist, might not make the podium. Then she nailed a frontside boardslide down the 12-stair rail to bring her into third place, followed by a frontside lipslide down the rail, to vault her into first.
Last year’s gold medalist, skate legend, and crowd favorite, Elissa Steamer, skated ferociously, but was overpowered by first time X Games competitor Alexis Sablone, who knocked Steamer into third with her equally powerful skateboarding.
 
Sablone is making a triumphant comeback to the world of skateboarding after disappearing from the scene for a few years to focus on college. She brought the crowd of X Games spectators in the stands and male skateboarding peers lounging on the street course to a roar by landing a kickflip down the 12-stair, followed by a 50-50 down the 12-stair rail.
 
“I don’t worry about beating Elissa,” said Dal Santo, when asked about how hard it was to defeat the four-time gold medalist who forced Dal Santo to take silver in 2008. “She’s my friend. I like skating with her. We just come out here and do our thing, and today it just worked out for me.”
 

Women's Street Final Results

Name/Rank                Hometown                    Score   
Marisa Dal Santo        Chicago, Ill.                   374.00
Alexis Sablone           Brooklyn, N.Y.                353.00
Elissa Steamer           San Francisco, Calif.       350.00   
Lacey Baker               Covina, Calif.                 323.00
Vanessa Torres           Silver Lake, Calif.           281.00
Leticia Bufoni             Sao Paulo, Brazil            278.00
Amy Caron                Huntington Beach, Calif.  261.00   
Evie Bouilliart            Huntington Beach, Calif.  252.00
Abisha Alshebaiki       Temecula, Calif.              196.00
Tamara Drybrough      Port Coquitlam, Canada   124.00


All photos Laura Austin