Eli Williams | 2022 Red Bull Sōlus Entry

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Red Bull Sōlus, one of the most mentally and physically challenging contests in skateboarding, is back for a third year. From the mind of Ryan Sheckler, this digital skate competition challenges 17 of the top pros and amateurs to deliver their best continuous line at Sheckler’s private skatepark, the SC Sandlot. Here is Eli Williams’s run.
On June 6-8, each of the competing skaters were given one hour at the SC Sandlot to film their best line - no music, no other skaters, and no knowledge of who else is competing in the competition. They're just stuck with their thoughts, their time limit, and James Craig, this year's official Red Bull Sōlus timekeeper and emcee.
This competition format, combined with the new blood featured in this year’s roster, has resulted in the best Red Bull Sōlus to date.
Eli Williams is a bay area native who can work his way around a perfect ledge, gap, or pool. Having less than a year of experience in the pro ranks doesn’t exclude this Doom Sayer from a real chance at taking the top spot at this year’s Red Bull Sōlus.
Eli skates for Doom Sayers, Cons, Ace, Bender Hardware, Jessup, and Spitfire.
Our judges, Vanessa Torres, Mike Sinclair, and Jason Rothmeyer, will evaluate each video based on style, progression and creativity.
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[@Trevturk]

I had never heard of this dude before this... I like his style. He flowed around the park really well and had a nice selection of tricks

[@rawke7279]

his wall ride was dope. nobody done that I don't think.def excels at transition skating

[@obi-wankenobi7160]

I grew up skating with this dude in Thomaston and in McDonough, GA. He was always shredding and killing it. Nicest guy you could ever meet as well, he deserves it! Keep it up Eli! Russell

[@skateforgirl2099]

Watch his mano v mano's by Woodward. He kills mini ramps.

[@Kennoisewater123]

Couldn’t agree with you more. His style is so sick!

[@RedBullSkateboarding]

Check out his "Doomsayers" part on Thrasher if you haven't already!

[@user-yo9sm4zz1l]

Best entry so far this year

[@Tillipillihousu]

First one to not grab the board to his hands and take a break. Makes it feel so much more flowy, like a real run.

[@jasonharris5201]

That kid is a beast!! Did he even take a break?

[@elliottwoods5636]

damn this dude is sick. love seeing the all terrain shredders in this contest who use the ramps for their run instead of just a drop in. definitely bonus points for being on the board the entire time

[@bradfoster8146]

I've never heard of this guy until now, and I can say, just from this, he's one to pay attention to. Absolute best run at the park in a long time

[@obi-wankenobi7160]

I grew up skating with this dude in Thomaston and in McDonough, GA. He was always shredding and killing it. Nicest guy you could ever meet as well, he deserves it! Keep it up Eli! Russell

[@trauerfeierlied760]

Damned Eli absolutely killed it. I think a timer would be a great addition to the videos, i'm sometimes baffled by how fast these skaters put down their runs. Thanks for this event Red Bull, it's so entertaining!

[@Sin10el]

yeah a dual timer for total time elapsed and then a timer for the actual run, imo

[@debnlinda]

It's on the wall.

[@bee444skate9]

He may be the only person out of ALL of these Solus to not get WORKED and beat down by this park. Bravo

[@GregM574]

Absolutely killed it!! Best run so far of the series.

[@rockbandgamer]

Yo that kickflip axle stall at 3:51 was so nuts. He caught it so high and clean that you can barely tell it was a kickflip.

[@bdogthegreat1]

Thought he might revert in.

[@andrewmurray7715]

Eli's been on a steady come up and hope he really blows up! Dude is too sick

[@bobjensen198]

Best yet this season from my eye’s view. He is a damn good skater and seems to have fun which is awesome. 🤘💪

[@TRSO77]

Eli is pure gold. So fun to watch. Thanks Eli! Made my day

[@Steezo_Romero]

Hands down best run so far. Dude is really fun to watch. Great style, great bag of tricks. You can tell he's having fun, as he's absolutely ripping!

[@aschu234]

I had a big smile watching him skate.

[@samdeddens8690]

Hard not to call this a winning run. This kid was effortless man

[@JohnHill]

he had me with that intro 😂

[@0goaway0]

Exactly. I knew it would be sick from that lazy warm up. So good

[@XSteve-gz5ko]

John was going to get an invite but we worried he would be a no show.

[@patrickdenis909]

eli must win, lines after lines and very creative tricks pun tricks!! give this man the award

[@CSDonohue11]

That 2min vid of this I’ve seen is perfect This longer version showing the whole process is Dope , especially the entry But the 2min clip of His flawless 2min run is Mad ill

[@BoHansen1]

Eli P killed it as always hope he wins

[@PrezMFilmz]

fav line so far, did you see the warm up line?, i even thought that was it. impressively skilled, dude is gnarly

[@jasonwarbird]

OMG that was the sickest run!

[@menash23]

By far the best and most creative by a mile run of them all

[@derrickdubois7307]

Yo wtf this kid is so incredibly well rounded and ridiculously consistent his grinds on coping are next level and he does them every try not to mention that wall bash

[@leveldropsf]

SO SICK!!!!! Never jumped off his board, doesn't take himself too seriously, down to skate and have a good time and ANNIHILATE. Pure skateboarding anywhere and everywhere 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Eli's got it

[@sour_dsl804]

That was insane!🔥🛹👍🏻👍🏻

[@sonnyzadeh]

Eli was built for this course. I know who I'm rooting for.

[@Mrrugbykid1]

his run is unbeaten. had stamina afterwards. guy deserves the win

[@livibam]

Incredible park skater. So comfortable

[@50StichesSteel]

My favorite style at this park. When someone goes 400mph and just goes huge and blends all parts of the park

[@1ATLRMX]

I had the pleasure of skating with eli at Hazard County in our hometown. He was goofy and younger. Also he probably misunderstood me as a person lol. But i could tell he meant so much well. But his skating is a force like ive never seen 🤣 and now this! So proud of you bro. -Christian (CJ)

[@bennet1223]

super sick. Never heard of him before but he shows what skateboarding is all about - fun.

[@yardmanharris]

Love SOLUS. Best competition by miles. Strips away the pageantry and performance of SLS and Xgames and presents real raw skateboarding. Proper battles with the highest calibre skaters in the world. Big love to everyone putting this together.

[@lucidparalysis2794]

I’ve been watching this dude on Instagram for a while. It’s dope to see him here

[@cesarduran1823]

i remember seeing this guy pop up randomly on youtube not to long ago on videos they call Tubby Tapes, cool channel, crazy to see how far he’s come even though he’s been around for a while

[@lotwizzard1748]

underground Legends

[@ryanlesueur4808]

Best run by far! His skating is amazing

[@ssalutis]

Eli kills Tampa Pro every year. I knew this was gonna be good. Shout out my dude

[@wesskeletormacc8944]

One word.... consistent....✊️🤙

[@mattro7107]

Those runs are insane! Young Danny Way and Jason Adams vibes!

[@RealSkateStories]

Feeling that! 💯

[@ItsCalvin7]

I love the way Eli skates

[@Lionnmann7]

Best entry yet who is this guy!!!! Mad respect

[@skate_health7319]

This dude came in warmed up and stomping tricks that’s sick 🔥🔥🔥🔥 super flowy style too! This run and cookies are the best so far!

[@MPWM]

Amazing style and natural ability to flow any trick anywhere in the park. Never heard of him before this but could definitely watch him for hours.

[@MotozVietnam]

Dude is 🔥 that shuv nose slide switch heel combo was 🧈

[@M.C._3369]

Yo Eli killed this. 🔥💯 Great job dude. Thanks for the superb entry 👌 👊🏽

[@rolling4life-media-house.90]

saw this guy on mano A mano didnt realize hes so good ... new fav !~

[@coldpizza1906]

From HAZARD to SOLUS. Go Eli!!!

[@greyguy.960]

Wow best run to date in my opinion. So smooth, imagine this kid if he has a full date at this park.

[@FamilyGuyClipsCentral]

He’s my new favorite skater

[@ericdonalson7276]

Most fluid guy yet!

[@jptrout235]

Best run yet

[@littlebear2477]

Favourite so far

[@olbuddydownthere]

The switch flip then switch heel sealed it man. Holy crap

[@justinsteranka1]

Favorite so far

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Man, what a beast. So much style too.

[@jestertryna8956]

These are so fun to watch, so much action packed into a short video that doesn’t take too much time to watch.

[@antoinewaier2427]

I love the facts he actually enjoys skateboarding and he’s good at it

[@OmniSzron]

Damn, this kid's transition game is tight. Exceptional run.

[@rumpelstiltskinsrumpel9276]

Never heard of solus till now but somehow they managed to get the best skater in the world so..must be legit. Eli pro williams is thee goat 🐐

[@theleid]

Dude that competition is fire!!!!

[@odayvissonsouza]

Best one so far. Not the most crazy tricks, but such a Nice Flow and use of almost all the Park.

[@kennynewell85]

Never heard of him of but now I will binge watch his past stuff to learn more. Rad dude.

[@civilenggggg]

ELI this contest is yours so far...cookies was dope and Maurio's but damn...i keep coming back to this one

[@jeroenretsok]

Best so far! Never stepping off is what a line is...

[@thecookj454]

probably the best line so far

[@garrinking]

shredder.. i always thought it was way difficult skating in all*stars. mad props to Eli!

[@samwinship7959]

This is one of those times where they say "45-60 seconds" but are you really not going to be swayed by the additional 15 seconds? That was so good!

[@skatertrev7]

Every one of those crooks around the corner pocket... gorgeous!

[@tytompkins9065]

Love to see the converse being skated

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Best run I’ve seen so far!

[@nickharrison3868]

I’d never heard of this guy. He absolutely killed it. Best run so far.

[@iamtheblackwizard914]

Beautiful line!!!

[@TrippyLA_]

Winner 👑 🔥

[@kjb1336]

God Damn BEAST!!! 🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘

[@PlaySA]

Never heard of this guy before. I like his skating though, good selection of tricks, good style, very consistent.

[@davidcoyne9448]

I LOVE this guy’s run🤘 Great blend of flow, speed, vert, street & technical⚡️

[@sasproductions701]

i like this guy this is the first time i seen him, his skatings good and his sense of humour is funny and when he did that kickflip to primo stall on the quarter omg. calll andy anderson hahaha

[@Pedritopancito]

Best so far this year

[@ColtonTheScrombly]

Glad to say I met this guy in the wild

[@bradleysherrill7747]

We have a winner folks!!!!!

[@Iamthetwig]

This dudes so rad! So far has my my vote ! I’ll have to check more of his stuuff cause this dude rips

[@Iamthetwig]

What an incredible style! And first one to pass 60 seconds with a breeeeze

[@loonyprism7310]

Class skating dude! This has to be the best so far… you destroyed that park 🔥🔥🤘🤘

[@Fungi_Ty]

If Eli doesn’t win I’ll be upset. This was so boss

[@SkateboardRanch]

That dude shreds!!!

[@81elpedro]

One of the best runns yet!!!!

[@remigu3989]

best line so far c'est incroyable

[@RafCenterMyself]

this was really sick 🙌 definitely in the top 3

[@aaronmarbut1880]

This kid grew up at my local skate park. He’s awesome.

[@Luke_Carberry]

That was so so impressive. How is anyone this good at this

[@rodrigobola]

Fs 180 flip was so style!!!

[@sirdavos9319]

Best run(s) out of everyone, he had 2 lines that he made clean. Super sick!

[@DrizzKoby]

Best entry yet

[@briansunbury]

holy cow, what an absolute monster

[@rainershinefishing3311]

My personal favorite run so far🤙

[@KeepRecordsTV]

Dude has range!! Jeeezz... It's rare when someone rips both the ramp stuff AND the street stuff. They generally favor one over the other. THIS dude though?? He's on both sides of the fence and killing it both ways. Really impressive. *And that switch heel down the double set was just TOO casual & perfect...

[@Simonisms]

Killed it 💪🏼

[@lightfoot.2000]

Absolute Legend! 🤘😎 ShLapn the cleanest Tricks down, Left Right and Centah ✌😎 Sending Love from New Zealand

[@MotionScapeCinema]

One of the most dialled skaters I've ever seen....nose blunt flip out had me🤯🤟

[@sheltonomo4572]

Let’s go Eli!!!

[@devinsinclair5254]

I’m not sure if anybody is gonna hit harder than this dude.. Jordan did good.. It’s Ryan’s contest.. and he did good.. he’s had better years but he’s starting to see age..I’m looking forward to the rest of this competition..

[@matthewbrandon267]

wow my fav so far...

[@khalliddo1385]

best line so far for me. 🤘