Ginwoo Onodera: from Vigo to SLS Champion

Ginwoo Onodera (Yokohama, 2010) was already showing promise when we first saw him skate in Vigo. He was only 8 years old, but he moved around the skatepark as if he had spent a lifetime on the board. He came to Marisquiño for three editions, being one of the youngest and most promising riders to have participated in the festival. Today, that prodigy has just been crowned world champion of Street League Skateboarding at the Super Crown 2025 and has been officially announced as a Pro skater by the historic European brand Jart Skateboards, a collaborator of the event for over a decade.

We could sense it when in 2021, at only 11 years old, Ginwoo finished 5th in the men's street skate category at OM, competing against figures like Ryan Decenzo, Matías Dell Olio, and Ivan Monteiro. But his story began much earlier: his father recounts that it all started with the Disney movie Cars. Since then, Ginwoo needed to be on wheels. By the age of 5, he was already skating. At 8, he was competing in Europe. And at 15, he has won the SLS Super Crown in his debut year as a Pro. A meteoric trajectory that, however, seems to still be in its early pages.

This week, in addition to the world title and as we mentioned, Jart and SLS have announced their transition to Pro, and this Thursday they are launching their first video part as such. Ginwoo enters this new stage with an explosive combination of technique, maturity, and charisma. And we can't help but look back and remember that, for three summers, this phenomenon shared bleachers, laughter, and lines with the entire Marisquiño community.

Their story is one that makes us proud. Not only for what they have achieved, but because we know —and we have seen— where they come from. Congratulations Ginwoo!