Yuto Horigome Skateboard Setup (2026)

Yuto Horigome is a Japanese professional street skateboarder from the Koto ward of Tokyo, born January 7, 1999. His father Ryota was a taxi driver and former street skateboarder who sat his son on a skateboard before he could walk. Horigome grew up skating at the Murasaki Sports Park in Tokyo and by 12 had identified professional skateboarding as his goal. He moved to Los Angeles at 16 to be closer to the skate scene, and in 2018 became the first Japanese skateboarder to win a Street League Skateboarding event. He joined April Skateboards in 2019 after leaving Blind Skateboards, where he had ridden since 2015. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics he won the inaugural men's street gold medal in his home city, posting four consecutive trick scores of 9.03, 9.30, 9.35, and 9.50 for a total of 37.18 including a nollie backside 270 he had never attempted in competition. He became the first skateboarder to defend the men's street Olympic title, winning gold again at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a decisive final trick. He is the first Japanese skateboarder to win Tampa Pro and has won multiple X Games gold medals. He has partnered with Louis Vuitton and Seiko, and a Nike Dunk colorway was released in honor of his home ward.