Sky Brown wins Team GB’s first skateboarding medal as she claims bronze at Tokyo 2020 Olympics despite two falls
SKY BROWN, a remarkable 13-year-old skateboarder from California, has become Britain’s youngest ever Olympic medallist.
Hours after an early-morning earthquake struck Tokyo, teenager Brown shook up the British sporting record books.
Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi was the champion with 60.09 points and 12-year-old home star Kokona Hiraki was second with 59.04.Misugu Okamoto, the pre-race favourite, had the chance to move onto the podium but fell on her final run and there was no Japan 1-2-3. It was absolutely roasting at the Ariake Sports Park – it felt much hotter than the 34 degrees on the thermometer yet felt much hotter – but Brown kept her cool in qualifying, coming second behind Hiraki after three individual runs.A delighted Sky Brown beams after nailing her third and final runIn the final, accompanied to the tune of Blur’s Parklife, attacking Brown went for the high-risk strategy.
Twice she tried the aerial Kickflip Indy – where the skater grabs the board while turning backside – twice she was unable to pull it off, falling onto the concrete.
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