JACKALOPE returned to Mississauga with pressure to deliver after an explosive inaugural event. This year, the stakes were higher, the crowd larger, and the skating sharper. The relentless 35°C heat transformed Celebration Square into an intense battleground where skaters of all levels pushed boundaries. From vert to street to grom divisions, athletes showed up hungry, whether chasing podium or personal progression. The energy was nonstop, and every moment added to the legacy of JACKALOPE Mississauga.
Jackalope Mississauga 2025 Skateboarding Recap: Second Edition, Next Level
July 20, 2025 / By jeremie
Friday Night Best Tricks Blew the Lid Off Early
Friday night came in swinging with Bob Burnquist showing up like it was 1999, flanked by a Brazilian crew that came to leave marks. Sweat dripped, nerves tightened and before anyone could catch their breath, the street course cracked open… just a little tease of what was about to unfold. Before we move forward into what unfold, quick refresher on how the format went down during this wild weekend.
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Vert Women, Mizuho Held Nothing Back
Mizuho Hasegawa opened with a roll-in judo 540, followed by even cleaner 540 variations, and finished strong with one of the finest kickflip indy over the channel we have ever seen. Nina Ye matched her energy with a clean 540 into fakie 540 and a frontside G-twist that made the crowd roar. Chosen by Amelia and PLG as this year’s Golden Ticket winner, Shuka already made some noise with a podium at Virginia Beach, and once again delivered, locking in a solid run featuring a 540 mute grab and scoring 88 on her second run. Montreal, you’ve been warned.
🥇 Mizuho Hasegawa
🥈 Nina Ye
🥉 Shuka Kawai
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Vert Men, JD Sanchez’s Masterclass
JD Sanchez put on an absolute clinic. He secured a near-perfect 98 in run three. Kickflip indy across the channel, alley-oop tail grabs, fakie 720 tail grab are just some of the few bangers he landed. With the top score locked in, his final two runs turned into classic victory laps that bet even more sauce onto that top spot. His dominance echoes back to previous JACKALOPE wins, especially his triumphant run at Montreal 2024. Egoitz Bijueska followed with a smooth kickflip ollie varial and a jaw dropping 720. Chosen by Rony Gomes as the Golden Ticket winner from the Vert Battle, Pietro Nunes stole the spotlight, and the podium spot, with an around-the-world 540, crisp varial kickflips, and a tearful family call that brought it all back to what skateboarding’s really about.
🥇 JD Sanchez
🥈 Egoitz Bijueska
🥉 Pietro Nunes
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Street Women, Valentina’s Global Charge
Valentina Krauel is on a roll, and nowhere is that more clear than this year’s JACKALOPE series. After taking Virginia Beach on June 1st (scoring 241 pts to Aoi Fukuda’s 212 and Kylie Frank’s 210 pts) and defending at Prague’s Mystic Sk8 Cup, she landed in Mississauga and hit a pristine kickflip backside 50‑50 on the hubba. Kylie Frank held her line with a crisp varial heelflip, stepping one spot higher on the podium than she did in Virginia Beach. Golden Ticket winner Secret Lynn grabbed the final podium spot with a clutch backside boardslide big spin out and a flawless smith grind on the down rail, making her mark with a strong first appearance on the podium at JACKALOPE.
🥇 Valentina Krauel
🥈 Kylie Frank
🥉 Secret Lynn
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Street Men, Papa & Illardi’s Superheated Rematch
Micky Papa faced down last year’s final rematch with Jake Illardi and came back swinging. In Virginia Beach 2025, Illardi took first, Papa second (95 pts), and Angelo Caro third (97 pts). Mississauga was Papa’s redemption. He poured on that maple syrup style with a switch big flip front board and a switch flip feeble, locked in tight under pressure. Illardi came back swinging with a powerful big flip back-tail, and Richard Tury landed a sharp varial heelflip to blunt. But in the end, Papa’s local roots and championship mindset in the heat pushed him past.
🥇 Micky Papa
🥈 Jake Illardi
🥉 Richard Tury
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Vert Groms: Matteo and Annie Lead the Charge
The grom divisions aren’t soft anymore. These kids show up to compete. On the girls’ side, Annie Bastien kept it steady from start to finish, earning the top spot with strong lines. Angel Suh wasn’t far behind and Natalie Chau brought a calm consistency to lock in third. In the boys’ final, Australia’s Matteo Mattiazzi came in swinging, landing a massive backside 540 and staying high throughout every pass. Brayden Hudnall and Gavin Svetlick were right behind him, both throwing down with clean rotations and smart flow. This field looked more like an open final than a youth division.
Vert Girls:
🥇 Annie Bastien
🥈 Angel Suh
🥉 Natalie Chau
Vert Boys:
Street Groms: Clean, Fast, and Getting Dangerous
The girls’ grom street podium looked a lot like the vert one, only shuffled. This time, Angel Suh took first, flipping the script after her second-place vert finish. Annie Bastien continued her strong weekend in second, while Lua Mendes rounded out the top three with composed skating and style beyond her years. On the boys’ side, Sebastien Dradrach skated like he had something to prove. Faster, more aggressive, and with more intent. Mason McIntosh and Ellias Williams pushed hard to stay in it and all three showed flashes of what’s coming in a few years if they stay on this path.
Street Girls:
🥇 Angel Suh
🥈 Annie Bastien
🥉 Lua Mendes
Street Boys:
Aunty Sessions, Pup Cup, and CJ Initiations Fueling the Culture
JACKALOPE’s strength is its community. The Pup Cup introduced the youngest skaters to competition in a welcoming environment. CJ Skatepark‘s initiations gave newcomers the chance to learn fundamentals on street. CJ initiations focused on basic modules, but created the perfect space for kids looking to build confidence and take that next step. Led by the ever-inspiring Oorbee Roy ; aka Aunty Skates, who picked up skateboarding at 43 to spend more time with her kids, the clinics created space for adults of all ages and backgrounds to refine skills, try new tricks, and connect with their own version of stoke. What started as a personal journey went viral on TikTok and has since evolved into a full-blown movement. Through lessons, events, and retreats, Aunty has helped hundreds of people drop in, face fears, and stop taking the falls so seriously. These grassroots programs nurture the future and keep the culture thriving.
This Chapter Closes, The Next Unfolds
JACKALOPE Mississauga 2025 pushed everyone to their limits. Massive thanks to every skater, crew member, and fan who made it. Of course, the heat was relentless, but the crowd stayed focused and loud, driving the energy higher. Mississauga’s scene is growing fast and carving its own lane in action sports. Golden ticket winners Valentina, Shuka and Secret earned their spots and made sure everyone saw why. This event shows that when skaters get a real chance, they don’t waste it.
Missed the live or want to feel it again? Watch the full livestream replay and catch every second of what went down, because there was a lot that happened. Still catching back our breath…
We’re already locked in to come back harder. You in?
See you next year July 10-12 2026. Don’t sleep on it.
