Santa Cruz skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom championships

Santa Cruz slalom skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, placed second at the U.S. National Championships, held in Vista over the weekend.

Lynn Kramer of San Diego took first, and Isa Ruiz of Sante Fe, New Mexico, took third. Lari-Ann Rupp of Salem, Oregon, took fourth, and Jennifer Coppa of Los Angeles was fifth.

Oyama will compete in the World Slalom Skateboarding Championships at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon, on Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

Related Articles

Venus Williams suffers her most lopsided U.S. Open loss

U.S. Open: Coco Gauff, irked by opponent’s pace, grinds out win

Stanford’s Asher Hong takes narrow lead after first day of U.S. men’s gymnastics championships

Stanford, Cal in limbo as ACC presidents don’t vote on western expansion

“There are super fast women coming to Worlds from the Czech Republic,” Oyama said. “I will be happy to be the second fastest woman racer in the U.S. at 63, almost 64!”

She placed fourth at the Worlds in Argentina last year.