Sora Shirai Explained

Sora Shirai (白井空良, Shirai Sora, born 3 November 2001) is a Japanese professional skateboarder who lives and skates in Kanagawa, Japan.^{[3] [4] [5]} In 2019, at the age of 17, Shirai released his first full length professional skateboarding skate part in the Blind Skateboards video Time Change.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Skateboarding career

Skate video parts

• 2019: Time Change - Blind^[9]

Competitions

2019

• Damn Am Japan: 1st^[10]
• Skate Ark Japan: 1st
• Dew Tour - Long Beach (street): 2nd
• X Games Minneapolis (street): 3rd ^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sora Shirai. Tokyo 2020. 25 July 2021.
2. Web site: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male . . 2024-08-06 . en . 2024-08-06.
3. Web site: Sora Shirai – Time Change Part Raw Cut . 2019-10-07. www.vhsmag.com. ja. 2019-10-16.
4. Web site: Sora Shirai Highlights 2nd Place Men's Street Winner . 2019-07-13. Dew Tour. en-US. 2019-08-01.
5. Web site: Why is no one is talking about Sora Shirai?. June 19, 2019. James. Hopkin . Hopkin Skate. en. 2019-08-01.
6. Web site: Sora Shirai drops his full length skate part for Blind Skateboards "Time Change" . Elevator . 3 September 2019.
7. Web site: Blind Skateboards Sora's 'Time Change' Part . Salad Days Magazine. en-US. 2019-10-16.
8. Web site: Tomorrow: Sora Shirai's 'Time Change' Part. The Berrics. 2019-10-16.
9. Web site: 'Time Change': Sora Shirai's Blind Skateboards Part. The Berrics. 2019-10-13.
10. Web site: 2019 Damn Am Japan: How Sora Shira Won – SPoT Life . TransWorld Skateboarding . 14 April 2019.
11. Web site: Skateboarding: Yuto Horigome wins street title at X Games, Shirai 3rd. Kyodo News. 2019-08-05.