On Tuesday, August 6th, the results of the women’s skateboarding bowl final at the Paris Olympics were announced. Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old athlete from Australia, took the crown with an impressive score of 93.18 points, securing Australia’s 14th gold medal. She also became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in Australian history, as well as the youngest medalist at this year’s Olympics.
The women’s skateboarding bowl final took place on Tuesday evening at one of Paris’s most iconic landmarks, the Concorde Plaza. Skateboarders had to perform various high-difficulty tricks on a bowl-shaped track utilizing the terrain slopes and obstacles, with judges scoring based on height, speed, and level of difficulty. Each competitor had three rounds of performance, with the final score based on their highest score from the three rounds.
In fact, Trew did not have a smooth start in the competition. She fell in the first round, scoring only 35.53 points. However, she quickly rebounded and climbed to third place with a score of 90.11 in the second round. In the third and final round, Trew gave it her all, delivering nearly perfect performances with two 540-degree aerial spins, earning a high score of 93.18 and securing the gold medal.
The silver and bronze medalists were the same as the previous Tokyo Olympics. The silver went to 15-year-old Japanese athlete Cocona Hiraki with 92.63 points, and the bronze was claimed by 16-year-old British athlete Sky Brown with 92.31 points. The defending champion from the previous Olympics, Japanese athlete Sakura Yosozumi, was eliminated in the preliminary rounds and missed the chance to defend her title.
As a popular urban street sport among young people, skateboarding made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics in the previous edition. To attract more young audiences, the organizers of this year’s Olympics once again included skateboarding as an event, recognizing its appeal to the younger generation.