SLS Tempe: Men's Final at 1:45 AM in France — What's Worth the All-Nighter?

On August 28, 2010, Street League set up its first ramp in an arena in Glendale, Arizona. Sixteen years later, almost to the day, the league heads back to the same state — Saturday, August 29, 2026, Mullett Arena, Tempe. Except you’re in France. And in France, the men’s final kicks off at 1:45 in the morning. Here’s the full schedule converted, the names that matter, and a straight answer to the only question you actually care about: is it worth staying up all night?

The full schedule in Paris time

Arizona doesn’t do daylight saving. It’s the only state in the continental US that refuses to touch its clocks, so Tempe stays locked on MST year-round. Which means a flat nine-hour gap with Paris in late August. Add 9 and you land right on it. Here’s the official rundown published by SLS, translated for your living room.

• 9:30 PMDoors open, early access (12:30 PM MST)
• 10:00 PMMen’s final practice (1:00 PM MST)
• 10:30 PMGeneral admission doors (1:30 PM MST)
• 11:00 PMHigh Ollie Jam (2:00 PM MST)
• 11:45 PMMen’s Wildcard Jam warm-up (2:45 PM MST)
• 12:00 AMMen’s Wildcard Jam — Sunday (3:00 PM MST)
• 12:30 AMWomen’s final warm-up (3:30 PM MST)
• 12:45 AMWOMEN’S FINAL (3:45 PM MST)
• 1:30 AMMen’s final warm-up (4:30 PM MST)
• 1:45 AMMEN’S FINAL (4:45 PM MST)
• 3:00 AMAwards ceremony (6:00 PM MST)

Practical translation: the night starts Saturday evening at your place, and everything that actually matters drops after midnight, Sunday morning. The High Ollie Jam at 11:00 PM is the only genuinely comfortable slot — and honestly, it’s also the dumbest thing to watch, in the best possible way: dudes jumping a bar that keeps getting higher until only one is left standing.

What an SLS final looks like in 2026

If you’ve never watched a Championship Tour final start to finish, go watch the one from Rio, won by Cordano Russell — it’s the exact same mold Tempe is about to serve up. Timed runs, then a best-trick drip-feed, and a leaderboard that flips on the very last make. In Rio, 0.6 of a point separated first from second. You never know until the very end.

Budget about an hour and fifteen minutes of live action for the men’s final, awards included. That’s the real number to keep in mind when you plan your night: 1:45 to 3:00 AM.

Who to watch in Tempe, and why

SLS dropped its list: eight men plus two wildcards, six women. First thing that jumps out when you read the whole thing — Cordano Russell, fresh off the win in Rio, isn’t on it. Neither is Rayssa Leal on the women’s side. So the Tempe field is more wide-open than a regular stop, and that’s exactly what makes it interesting.

• Jagger EatonHome turf

  Arizona · Olympic bronze at Tokyo 2021, the very first street medal in history · Youngest X Games competitor ever at 11

• Nyjah Huston6 crowns

  California · Six Super Crown titles, the latest in 2024 · 15 X Games gold medals

• Chris JoslinThe heavy hitter

  California · The guy who sends the biggest gaps in the field · A Joslin run comes down to one trick that either lands or doesn’t

• Kairi NetsukeThe dark horse

  Japan · World championship silver medalist · Topped the Tampa Pro 2026 qualifiers ahead of everybody

• Coco YoshizawaParis gold

  Japan · Olympic street champion at Paris 2024 · Headliner of a women’s final without Rayssa Leal

The Nyjah Huston case deserves two lines of its own. He’s won six Super Crowns, he has more X Games gold than anyone, and he rolls into Tempe in a season where the generation below is genuinely shoving him around. Every time he’s been written off over the past decade, he’s answered with a 9-point run. Watching him is watching someone with nothing left to prove who keeps showing up anyway.

12:45 AM: the women’s final, the most wide-open matchup of the night

Six women at the gate: Coco Yoshizawa, Paige Heyn, Liz Akama, Miyu Ito, Yumeka Oda, Maria Lucia. Four Japanese riders out of six, and no Rayssa Leal — the one who won Rio back in May. On paper, Yoshizawa starts out front with her Paris 2024 gold. In reality, a six-rider SLS final gets decided on two best tricks, and Olympic pecking order protects nobody when a trick doesn’t land.

Where to watch from France

SLS streams its stops on its official Rumble channel, free, no account needed. It’s been the main feed since the league walked away from the usual platforms. The SLS YouTube channel uploads the full finals afterward, usually within hours — that’s your plan B if you’d rather sleep.

On site, ticketing is open: seats go through Ticketmaster. The organizer hasn’t published prices — they depend on the category and when you buy. All the details on the stop are in our SLS Tempe Takeover announcement.

So, do you stay up or not? The honest answer

Yes, but not all night. Watching five hours of feed from 9:30 PM makes zero sense: between the practices, the warm-ups and the arena lulls, you’d spend three quarters of the time just waiting. The actual content fits in two blocks.

The plan that works: go to bed like normal, set an alarm for 1:40 AM, catch the men’s final from 1:45 to 3:00, and crawl back into bed. An hour and fifteen minutes of dense skating, the podium, done. If you’re the type who cruises past midnight on a Saturday without even trying, add the women’s final at 12:45 AM — six riders, short format, it’s the most unpredictable matchup of the night, and it wraps before 1:30.

And if you’ve got a Sunday to show up for: don’t stay up. The full final hits YouTube during the day, and nobody will hold it against you. The only real reason to stay awake is to watch live whether Eaton wins in front of his own crowd, in the exact place this league got rolling sixteen years ago. That’s something the replay never gives you back the same way.

Alarm at 1:40 AM or a chill replay Sunday at noon? Tell us in the comments ↓

We’re following the Championship Tour stop by stop: the Rio recap, the Paris stop at Roland-Garros, and every contest of the season on nosk8.com.

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