This Man Changed Japanese Street Skating Forever.

Yuto. Here's how you do it, Nollie. Nollie 270. Switchback tail. Perfect. So fluid. Got the truck on there for just a second. But, didn't see that. But, now I did. I mean, that has to be a 9, yeah. 9.3! Yuto, now with two 9.3s. 18.6 overall score. 1.2 over Naija. And Naija knows it. What's he got? Nollie 270 nose slide to a 30 foot battle landing. But still, just making it look so sick. But, he made it. That is a perfect make. God, Vegas is good, huh? They're good at picking. That's an easy pick. Yeah. 9.3. They might just have to have the band just keep playing. I wonder if they have marching bands in Japan at the high schools. Have to check in. Yuto Horigome in next. He's in 5th place. Needs an 8.3 to take the lead. Oh! Wow! That is a psycho. Nollie back 270 nose slide. As blind as a trick can get. Whoa. And he did it really well. It's really hard to aim while your head is spinning around. It's like spinning a 360 and then trying to shoot an arrow. 9.4. We have a new leader in Yuto Horigome. A 35.7 overall score. Yuto Horigome. First attempt. Our first look at what he's going to try in the singles. Isn't that the suchu, Brian? Nollie suchu? Yeah, it's like a nollie suchu. Nollie over all the way to his truck. Bringing it back out. Dude, his body right there. So twisted up. So wild. That was gnarly. I just wonder how high up there it's going to be. 9.4. Yuto continuing to do tricks that we've never seen him do before. Here's a look at that 9 club replay. That was one of the coolest tricks of the contest so far. Alright. Yuto in 6th. 9.7 for first. What? Wow. Switch 360 flip. That was shocking. Didn't see that coming at all. No, and he went so close to the rail as he went to do the trick that he had to flick it parallel to it. Look at that. So easy looking. We've never seen him try, practice, attempt any of that at all in practice. That just kind of came out of nowhere. Well, turns out he was working on some things taking that year off. Yuto Horigomi now in 2nd place. Oh my goodness. Can we please see that one more time? Beautifully done. That is so hard. And sometimes just the way that you do it as well as the level of the trick, right? And the way that he did that I thought he was just going to switch three flip the gap. Who's in 3rd? I don't think we're going to see a bailout. Anything Yuto does will put him back in the lead with his 4th score. Hey! Now! That's the trick that could just seal it for him. And that is the trick that sealed the deal in London for him. But it was on a much more mild obstacle. Yes, not a handrail as big as your living room. Look at how he did that. One footer, which should be extra points, right? Bob Burnquist rule. And look at how he lands it just. Yep. That makes sense. 9 club! 9.5! Wow! Things are heating up inside this arena like they are outside. Does he feel the pressure? That's what I want to know. Or is he not stressed? He is not stressed. I think Yuto wants to win this contest before the Super Final starts. That was unreal. Nollie, 270, no slide. I remember watching Eric Costin do this trick on a curb and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. And now Yuto's doing it on a 12 stair hubba in a contest. Did you learn it on curbs and anything else? I've never done it in my life. And I think there's going to be a very high percentage of people that never do that trick in their life. And that score ties Yuto for his highest trick score ever. And he's turning the screws on everyone right now. Other luck. It's so hard to place it because you have no idea where you're at when you spin. So right when you pop, you just have to go for it no matter what. Is that a trick that would be easier on a hubba versus a rail or no? He needs to make those heavy tricks that we've seen him do in the past. Alright, Yuto Horigomi needs to get a score. Bringing some new heat. Brand new trick in SLS right there. Nollie back 780. Switch frontside Smith. Have we seen that before? No, that's the first time we have seen it. So hard to aim that and to judge that. And look, his body keeps wanting to go when he lands and he just forces it to stay straight. Wow. That's a beautiful trick. Right there. Got all the spin, all the awkward, difficult to lock down. That was mind blowing. And to do it right now when he needed it. So 9-1, 9-5. He needs a 9-3 for first. And a 9-5! Let's see if Yuto can go 5-9's in a row. Oh! Flash! I really didn't think we'd see that. No, I didn't. I mean, I guess I did kind of call the hub out, but I didn't see him try that at all. That is insane. Here we go. Yuto Naito. Yuto Naito. Molly 270, no slide, 270. That's crazy. Broke the internet with that one and then does it first try in the contest. 37.2 overall score. I mean, he has four 9's. Well up in the 9's. All right, Yuto Horigomi. He's got a 9.1 on that second line. Well, that was in the vein of the Shane O'Neal just smoothness right there, wasn't it? Switch 360 kickflip. We saw that one in the prelims and it got a high score. Here's another look. The visible replay. Beautiful execution of the switch 360 kickflip. Rips it out forward. Done with that with very smooth, keeps his speed. That's the level of tricks that we need to see here in the single section. Nice visible replay. The most casual switch trailer you'll ever see. 9.5. That is our highest scored trick of the day. That's a gnarly trick to get a 9.5. That is a trick that we have seen before, but do you do it that way? Do it so smooth, bolts like that? That's how you get the 9. The judges see you doing those tricks with absolute conviction. That's what they want to see and that's how you get a 9 ladies and gentlemen.