![]() star, fell four times in a row in a disappointing performance. Olympics: Skateboarding-July 25, Tokyo, Japan Yuto Horigome (JPN) celebrates winning the gold medal ) in mens street skateboarding with. ![]() Sky Brown will make her Team GB debut, having barely turned 13, at the park event on 4 August. Horigome won gold in the men’s street competition, just eight miles from where he grew up. The event moves on to the women's street on Monday, where Brazilian five-time X Games champion Leticia Bufoni will be one of the biggest names. Skateboarding, with its roots in youth culture, has sometimes been frowned upon in Japan but watching the local hero prevail in a nail-biting final, that just might change. Taking place in soaring temperatures in Tokyo's Koto City, 22-year-old Horigome struggled on his early runs but recovered his cool at the crucial time, landing four of the five final tricks and earning 9.50 on his penultimate run.īrazil's Kelvin Hoefler took silver while USA's Jagger Eaton secured bronze despite falling during his final two tricks. Skateboarding is one of five new sports added for this Games, with the street course emulating the urban environment as tricks are performed on benches and rails. Day-by-day guide to the Games Times and channels for BBC's live coverage Listen to the latest Olympics Daily podcast Tokyo 2020 medal table Skateboarding is one of five new sports added for. Yuto Horigome of Japan has won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in skateboarding after the mens street final on Sunday. 1/4 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Mens Street - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021.Yuto Horigome of Japan reacts. Listen to the latest Olympics Daily podcast.Times and channels for BBC's live coverage.
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