After a heated battle with new blood Yuto Horigome coming in hot and the 2016 SLS Champ Shane O'neill trying to Nollie 360 Flip Fs Board the rail, Nyjah Huston proved he was back this year and came out on top of the 2017 SLS Nike Skateboarding Pro Open:

1. Nyjah Huston
2. Shane O'neill
3. Yuto Horigome

"Then it was off to Barcelona for the SLS Pro Open, where 30 of the best of the best Qualifiers (non-SLS Pros) from around the world are invited to duke it out for two open spots on the SLS World Tour. The Barcy scene is second to none and contest or no contest it’s one of the best places for skateboarding in the world. The vibe is more relaxed than any of the indoor arena stops but the stakes for those in the Qualifiers makes the intensity very real. It’s also a good chance to see skaters you don’t normally see in contests.” - Paul Zitzer

Read more from Paul’s recap of the 2017 SLS Season on streetleague.com