The Olympic Qualifier Series — which encompasses skateboarding, BMX freestyle, sport climbing and breaking — wraps up in Budapest. The series kicked off in Shanghai in May with its first of two events that will help determine the Olympic field for those four sports.
Action from Budapest can be seen live on Peacock. The schedule for each sport is below, along with details on what to watch for.
Skateboarding
Date/Time | Event | Network |
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Sun 6/23 4:30a |
Women's Park Final | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 6a |
Men's Street Final | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 9a |
Men's Park Final | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 11a |
Women's Street Final | Peacock |
The entirety of the Olympic skateboarding field will be confirmed at the end of the Budapest events. The Olympic qualification rankings include two years' worth of results, but the Olympic Qualifier Series contests play an outsized role in determining those final rankings, as each of the two events accounts for one-third of the points.
In position to make some history is Jagger Eaton. Eaton is currently ranked No. 2 in both street and park, setting him up to become the first skateboarder to compete in both disciplines at a single Olympics. Nyjah Huston (street), Tate Carew and Gavin Bottger (park) are among the other medal hopefuls looking to clinch spots on the U.S. Olympic skateboarding team.
It will also be a very consequential contest for Japan's Olympic skateboarding team. Japan boasts a number of talented skaters in most of the events, creating an extremely competitive battle to make the Olympic team. Of particular interest will be men's street, where Japan has five of the top 11 skaters but can only send three to Paris. Ginwoo Onodera, a prodigious 14-year-old, is currently atop the rankings, while reigning Olympic champion Yuto Horigome is currently fifth among Japanese skaters and in danger of missing out on a chance to defend his title.
BMX Freestyle
Date/Time | Event | Network |
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Sat 6/22 4:30a |
Women's Finals | Peacock |
Sat 6/22 7a |
Men's Finals | Peacock |
At the end of the Budapest contest, the top-six men and top-six women from the two Olympic Qualifier Series events will qualify directly for the Olympics.
The U.S. will be guaranteed to have two men and two women in the Olympic field regardless of the results from Budapest, but those results will determine which athletes get to compete in Tokyo. On the men's side, the U.S. has three riders — Justin Dowell, Nick Bruce and Marcus Christopher — battling for those two spots.
Sport Climbing
Date/Time | Event | Network |
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Sun 6/22 12:15p |
Men's & Women's Speed Finals | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 3:45a |
Women's Bouldering Final | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 6a |
Women's Lead Final | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 9:15a |
Men's Bouldering Final | Peacock |
Sun 6/23 11:30a |
Men's Lead Final | Peacock |
The field for sport climbing will be rounded out after the conclusion of this event. For the bouldering and lead combined events, 10 men and 10 women will be added to the existing Olympic field. For the speed events, five men and five women will be added.
Brooke Raboutou, who finished fifth at the Tokyo Games, is positioned to qualify for her second Olympics. After winning the first Olympic Qualifier Series event in Shanghai, she just needs to finish 10th or higher in the women's combined event to guarantee her spot in Paris, where she would be a medal contender. Zach Hammer could also lock up a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in men's speed if he does well enough.
Breaking
Date/Time | Event | Network |
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Sat 6/22 10:45a |
Men's & Women's Finals | Peacock |
At the end of the Budapest event, seven men and seven women will be added to the field for breaking's Olympic debut.
The U.S. has already qualified two athletes for Paris (Victor Montalvo on the men's side, Sunny Choi on the women's side) but can add one more man and one more women through the Olympic Qualifier Series. Jeffro (Jeffrey Louis) and Gravity (Miguel Rosario) are battling for the last men's spot, while Logistx (Logan Edra) has the best chance of claiming the women's spot.