ABEMA to Live-Stream Street League Skateboarding (SLS),the World's Premier Skateboarding Championship, Free of Charge
Three stops — Paris, Tokyo and Super Crown — delivered with original Japanese play-by-play and commentary
ABEMA-exclusive tickets for SLS TOKYO go on sale Saturday, September 5 at 12:00 noon (JST)
ABEMA, the “Future of Television,” today announced that it will live-stream three events of the 2026 season of Street League Skateboarding (“SLS”), the world’s premier street skateboarding championship, free of charge: the Paris stop in October, SLS TOKYO in November, and Super Crown in December, where the season champion will be decided. In addition, tickets for SLS TOKYO available exclusively to ABEMA Premium subscribers will go on sale at 12:00 noon (JST) on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Founded in 2010, SLS is the world’s original professional street skateboarding league and enjoys tremendous popularity worldwide as the sport’s premier competition. Each stop features an original course designed uniquely for its host city, where the world’s top skaters compete at the highest level for some of the largest prize purses in the sport.
The 2026 season tour will visit seven cities in total, including arena events and takeover stops. With new world-class skaters joining the field, the 2026 SLS Championship Tour has evolved further and will deliver fiercely contested competition around the world. The energy and atmosphere unique to each venue, together with the world’s highest level of trick-for-trick competition among the top skaters, make this a must-watch event not only for skateboarding fans but for sports fans of every kind.
On ABEMA, all three events — the Paris stop, SLS TOKYO, and the season-ending Super Crown — will be live-streamed free of charge with original Japanese play-by-play and commentary. Furthermore, tickets for SLS TOKYO, to be held on Saturday, November 14 at Ariake Arena, will go on sale exclusively to ABEMA Premium subscribers (*1) from 12:00 noon (JST) on Saturday, September 5.
For ticket details, please see the URL below.
In addition to the three live broadcasts, ABEMA will also stream full-event replay programs and highlights from the 2026 season (*2). Viewers can look back on the season so far ahead of the closing stretch of the campaign, all on ABEMA.
Alongside the announcement of the SLS broadcasts, ABEMA has also launched an official ABEMA Skateboarding Instagram account, which will share event information, archive footage from past competitions and a wide range of other content. [(@account name / URL)]
Please be sure to follow along.
Enjoy the world’s premier skateboarding competition, bringing together the very best skaters on the planet, on ABEMA.
(*1) ABEMA Premium, priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included), allows subscribers to enjoy all content ad-free, and provides access to every ABEMA feature, including catch-up playback during live programming and video downloads.
(*2) List of events available as highlights
Sydney (Spot Takeover) — held February 14–15, 2026
Downtown Los Angeles (Spot Takeover) — held April 4, 2026
Rio de Janeiro (Spot Takeover) — held August 9, 2026
Tempe (Spot Takeover) — held August 29, 2026
Broadcast Overview: Street League Skateboarding (SLS) 2026, Live and Free on ABEMA
Paris
Saturday, October 3, 2026 (local event date)
Venue: Stade Roland-Garros (Paris, France)
SLS TOKYO
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Venue: Ariake Arena
Super Crown
Saturday December 12 and Sunday December 13, 2026
Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil)
* Commentary and play-by-play talent will be announced at a later date.
* Broadcast dates, times, content and formats are subject to change without notice. We appreciate your understanding.
* When using images, please include the credit line 【© AbemaTV, Inc.】.
About ABEMA
ABEMA is a video streaming business developed as the “Future of Television,” aiming to bring innovation to television, and it marked the 10th anniversary of its launch on April 11, 2026. Since launch, it has operated as an internet television service that requires no registration and is free to use, broadcasting approximately 25 channels across a wide range of genres 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — including a 24-hour news channel, original dramas and dating reality shows pursuing “the highest quality or nothing like it,” variety programming, anime and sports.
In addition to offering the largest number of original episodes of any domestically launched video service in Japan (*), ABEMA provides an extensive lineup that includes major new films, popular dramas from Japan and abroad, and much-talked-about anime, as well as live sports broadcasts and online live performances. Content can be enjoyed at any time, either as linear channels or on demand, and on smartphones, PCs, tablets and TV devices — delivering a viewing experience unbound by time or place that fits a diverse range of lifestyles.
ABEMA Premium, priced at 1,180 yen per month (tax included), offers exclusive features and titles, while Ad-Supported ABEMA Premium, priced at 680 yen per month (tax included), allows viewers to watch ABEMA Premium exclusive content with advertising.
(*) As of March 2026, based on in-house research.
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To celebrate its 10th anniversary, ABEMA will roll out a variety of campaigns throughout the year, including special programming and the “ABEMA 10th Anniversary Free Thank-You Festival.” Please look forward to ABEMA’s 10th anniversary.
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About STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING
Since its inception in 2010, Street League Skateboarding (SLS) has propelled street skateboarding from a collection of independent standalone events to a renowned global series. As pioneers of street skateboarding’s premium qualification system and competition format, SLS offers an amateur-to-professional pathway and creates thrilling live events across the globe. The SLS Championship Tour is recognized as the world’s premier professional street skateboarding competition. Events take place on custom-built, one-of-a-kind, SLS-certified plazas in major cities around the world, with the best in the sport competing for the highest stakes. For more information, visit StreetLeague.com.
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