2024 Best Foot Forward FINALS – Here’s What Happened

Saturday was all about the Best Foot Forward Tour Finals. The Skatehalle Berlin buzzed with excitement as 26 male and 10 female finalists brought their A-game, dazzling around 500 spectators. The competition was fierce, leaving our judges with some tough choices.

In the women's category, 11-year-old Liv Nelemans from the Netherlands claimed first place with a spectacular performance. Julia Plaggenborg, also from the Netherlands, and Laura Zackova from the Czech Republic followed, rounding out an impressive podium.

For the men, it was last year's champion Tijmen Overbeek from the Netherlands who took home the win again, showcasing jaw-dropping tricks that left the audience in awe. Max Berguin from France secured second place, while Sweden’s Koffe Kroon came in third.

Here's what our head judge Stefan Ebner had to say:

“The finals in Berlin, in my opinion, were the toughest and best of all the Best Foot Forward seasons so far. Tijmen Overbeek took the win with flipping into every kind of rail trick and mixing it up with a hurricane on the out-rail and switch 270 lipslide on the big rail. Max Berguin secured second place with his last run including a bigspin fs boardslide on the bump to rail and a nosegrind nollie flip on the big rail. Third place went to Kristoffer "Koffe" Kroon with a perfect run including late shove-it fs boardslide and caballerial bs tailslide on the big rail. In the women's category, 11-year-old Liv Nelemans took the win with a perfect run, managing to maneuver her small body onto a Lipslide on the a-frame rail and a fs boardslide on the big rail as well as including a switch line with sw boardslide on the bump to rail and sw kickflip into a little bank.”

Both champions celebrated with the Best Foot Forward Trophy and €1,000 prize money plus an epic invitation to the Tampa AM Contest in Florida. Our top male rider Tijmen Overbeek will dive straight into the Semi-Finals on Sunday, while our leading woman Liv Nelemans hits the second qualification round on Saturday. And it gets even better: The top 11 men from the competition are all invited to the Saturday qualifiers of the Tampa AM!

The thrills of the day didn't end there, though! A Cash 4 Tricks Session outside Skatehalle Berlin saw skaters going all out for their share of the prize money. The evening wrapped up with the prize-giving ceremony and an After-Contest Get-Together at Schönwetter Beachbar, hosted by The Dudes, celebrating the talent and dedication that made this event unforgettable.

If you want to re-live all the epic moments, check out the Best Foot Forward Instagram account for the latest reels, watch our recap on YouTube, and download the highlight photos from the Finals.

>> Find photos from Saturday here. <<

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A huge congrats again to all the winners & thank you for your stoke, passion, and commitment!

Your Blue Tomato Event Team

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