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World's top skateboarders return to Jacksonville

Jagger Eaton competes in the 2021 Street League Skateboarding Super Crown at Riverfront Park on Nov. 13, 2021. Eaton won the competition.
Will Brown
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Jacksonville Today
Jagger Eaton competes in the 2021 Street League Skateboarding Super Crown at Riverfront Park on Nov. 13, 2021. Eaton won the competition.

They're back on the First Coast, and this time, they're taking on a full-size arena challenge.

For the second time in eight months, leading skateboarders from across the planet are gathering in Jacksonville for the city's latest visit of Street League Skateboarding on Saturday and Sunday as part of the SLS Championship Tour.

Unlike last year, the skateboarders will be taking on a new course inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena before a crowd of thousands. Last November's event took place at a temporary outdoor course set up near the site of the former Jacksonville Landing.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.