Japan’s Yosozumi wins battle of teens for Olympic skateboarding
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Hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki clinch gold and silver, while British Sky Brown takes bronze.
Young skaters from Japan and Britain have soared to victory in the women’s park competition, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki clinching gold and silver, while Britain’s Sky Brown took bronze. In Wednesday’s gripping final, Yosozumi, 19, landed two 540s in her impressive first run, earning the highest score of 60.09 to vault to top place. The result meant that Japan has so far swept three out of four gold medals in skateboarding’s Olympic debut.More Related News