PARIS : Japan and Australia remain the only countries to have won Olympic titles in skateboarding after they backed up their strong showings in Tokyo with more dominance in Paris while the U.S. and Brazil continue to knock at the golden door.
FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women's Street Final - La Concorde 3, Paris, France - July 28, 2024. Coco Yoshizawa of Japan in action during the final. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
Japan's 14-year-old sensation Coco Yoshizawa ollied her way to the top of the women's street podium to kick off the sport's second turn on the Olympic stage, where boisterous crowds packed the stands at the historic Place de la Concorde for every session. While the street events belonged to the Japanese, it was the Australians who shone when the skaters dropped into the bowl for the park events.
Keegan Palmer's electrifying first run proved all the 21-year-old Australian would need to roll to a title defence a day after Trew's triumph.
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