SLS Tokyo 2026, lineup: finale at 11:15 AM France in the old Ariake Olympic Hall — who wins without Horigome?

A private box for 3 million yen for twenty people, a top‑tier seat for 4 000. On Saturday, November 14, the Tokyo Olympic volleyball hall hosts SLS Tokyo 2026, and here’s the schedule in Paris time. Problem: Yuto Horigome, double Olympic champ and Tokyo native, isn’t on the official list of 30 riders. So who’s taking the heat at home?

SLS Tokyo 2026 lineup: wake‑up at 4 am, finals at brunch

Tokyo is eight hours ahead of Paris on November 14 (we’ll be back on winter time). Good news: for once, the finals land on a Saturday morning. Here’s the grid posted by the Street League on its Tokyo page, converted for you.

• 3 h 00Doors

  11 AM in Tokyo — ladies open & practice

• 4 h 00Knockouts

  12 PM in Tokyo — single-elimination rounds

• 9 h 15Show

  5:15 PM in Tokyo — Kaneee’s session

• 9 h 45Women’s Final

  5:45 PM in Tokyo

• 11 h 15Men’s Final

  7:15 PM in Tokyo

• 12 h 30Awards

  8:30 PM in Tokyo — trophy ceremony

One thing to keep in mind: the Japanese ticketing for e+ starts at 2 PM local time—6 AM in Paris. The two schedules don’t align, so we’re sticking with the SLS’s timeline. The orgs say times might shift, and if they do, this page will update.

4,000 or 3 million yen: the price of a spot at Ariake

The Ariake Arena wasn’t built for skateboarding. It replaced the old Differ Ariake, torn down in June 2018, then hosted volleyball for the Tokyo Olympics. The Olympic skate park was just a few blocks away, in the same neighborhood.

The pricing from streetleague.jp tells the story. A « free angle » seat at the top goes for 4,000 yen. Edge-of-the-module seating jumps to 100,000. And a private box for 20 people? That’ll set you back 3 million. VIP passes also get you into the official Friday, August 13rd practice session. This is 2026 comp skate: street sport sold like an NBA game.

Thirty names on the lineup, and one missing

The official roster lines up 18 guys and 12 girls. On the Japanese side it’s overflowing: Ginwoo Onodera, Sora Shirai, Toa Sasaki, Kairi Netsuke, Liz Akama, Coco Yoshizawa, Funa Nakayama. Yuto Horigome, though, isn’t there. SLS gives no reason, and we won’t make one up.

Another mystery: Rayssa Leal. She’s registered, but she missed the Paris final on October 3 due to injury. Until we see her in training, her spot is still up in the air.

Five riders, five accounts to settle

• Nyjah HustonWinner in Paris

  USA — 28th SLS win on Oct 3, aiming for 30

• Toa Sasaki1 point behind

  Japan — 35.4 vs 36.4 to Huston in the Paris final

• Vincent Milou4th in 2021

  France — 4th at Tokyo Olympics, SLS Paris 2025 champ

• Chloe CovellWinner in Paris

  Australia — 31.9, 0.4 ahead of Coco Yoshizawa

• Momiji NishiyaOr 13 years old

  Japan — first female street Olympic title, 2021 at Ariake

Nyjah Huston has bounced back in Paris after 17 months without an SLS win. The league’s stats say: “We’re close to the finish, so landing one is special.” He’s still two down from his 30‑goal target.

Vincent Milou is the unfinished story of the group. In 2021, he finished fourth at the Olympics in Ariake, just shy of the podium. In October 2025, he won the SLS on Suzanne‑Lenglen Court. Returning to the spot where the medal slipped away isn’t a tale to tell—it’s a skate to live.

For the women, Chloe Covell leaves Paris with the win. She’s admitted she never nailed her nosegrind nollie flip in practice. And Momiji Nishiya heads home. At 13, she became Japan’s youngest Olympic gold medalist, just steps away from the arena.

Without Horigome, who’s the top dog in Tokyo?

Our answer is crystal clear: Nyjah Huston is the favorite among the men, and Toa Sasaki is the only one who can bring him down. In Paris, Huston didn’t rack up any scores under 8.9. Sasaki finished a point behind, and he’ll be shredding in front of his home crowd. With Horigome off the lineup, Japan no longer has an Olympic headline act in the men’s division. Sasaki’s the one holding the house.

For the women, the bet is on Coco Yoshizawa, the 2024 Olympic champion. She finished second in Paris by 0.4 points, third in Tempe. She’s been hovering around the top spot for two events now. And behind her, the Japanese wall stays strong: at Tempe, the women’s podium was 100 % Japanese. Covell remains the number one threat.

Where to watch: YouTube, ABEMA, and the missing link

The official poster announces a live on SLS’s YouTube channel. In Japan, ABEMA streams it for free with Japanese commentary. The league also streamed several 2026 legs on its Rumble channel. On October 23, the exact link for the Tokyo live isn’t posted yet: we’ll drop it as soon as it drops.

Tokyo is the last leg before the Super Crown in São Paulo on December 12‑13. To catch how the previous leg was announced, read our SLS Paris 2026 announcement at Roland‑Garros.

All coverage of the big skate contests is on nosk8.com.

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