Sora Shirai

Sora Shirai (白井空良, Shirai Sora, born 3 November 2001) is a Japanese professional skateboarder who lives and skates in Kanagawa, Japan.[2][3][4] In 2019, at the age of 17, Shirai released his first full length professional skateboarding skate part in the Blind Skateboards video Time Change.[5][6][7]

Sora Shirai
Personal information
Born (2001-11-03) 3 November 2001
Sagamihara, Japan[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportSkateboarding
Medal record
Men's street skateboarding
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 RomeStreet
X Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Chiba Street

Skateboarding career

Skate video parts
  • 2019: Time Change - Blind[8]

2019
  • Damn Am Japan: 1st[9]
  • Skate Ark Japan: 1st
  • Dew Tour - Long Beach (street): 2nd
  • X Games Minneapolis (street): 3rd [10]

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


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