2023 Florida State Yo-Yo Contest – Sport Freestyle Finals – 1st Place – James Heder

Presented by Gibb! Yeah, that Gibb!, the 2023 Florida State Yo-Yo Contest took place December 2nd in Orlando, Florida with a full day of yo-yo action and everyone from pro’s to first-time competitors performing across 1A Freestyle Open, X Freestyle Open, Sport Freestyle and Doc Lucky’s Duos divisions.

The Sport Freestyle division features 1A and X divisions combined, using a fully subjective scoring method to allow for new players to focus on building fun routines with their favorite tricks and less penalty on mistakes.

Check out James Heder’s 1-minute performance, which landed him 1st place in the Sport Freestyle finals at the 2023 Florida State Yo-Yo Contest.

The event was made possible by the following sponsors: Gibb (Yeah, That Gibb), Doc Lucky's Yo-Yo Talk, BeyondYoYos, Duncan, YoYoSam, TheYo-YoShop.com, YoYoFactory, YoYoExpert, Few & Far Between, One Drop, Turner Return Tops, Magic Yo-Yos, mowl, Cajun Spinner's Yeaux-Yeaux Company, Zero Gravity Return Tops, Doc Pop, Dressel Designs, G Squared YoYos, Yomega, National Yo-Yo League (NYYL), Layer Infinity, Hollywood Modern Yo-Yos, Rain City Skills, Kitty Strings, Jake Bullock, General Yo and MK1 Yo-Yos.

For more information, visit floridayoyo.com and follow the contest on Instagram at @FloridaYoYo

About Doc Lucky’s Yo-Yo Talk

If you have a passion for yo-yos, then you’ll want to tune into Doc Lucky’s Yo-Yo Talk. Doc Lucky is the author of Lucky’s Collector’s Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos, and he holds the Guinness World Record for the largest yo-yo collection. The show airs live at 9:30 p.m. EST on the first Thursday of each month via Facebook (Doc Lucky’s Yo-Yo Talk). Catch it to learn more about the history of yo-yos, collecting, tournaments, world records and more.

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