Olympics-Skateboarding-Teens and tweens from Japan, Britain shred to victory
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women's Park - Final - Ariake Urban Sports Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Sakura Yosozumi of Japan in action REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
August 4, 2021
By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) -Young skaters from Japan and Britain soared to victory in the women’s park competition on Wednesday, with hometown heroes Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki cinching gold and silver, while Britain’s Sky Brown took bronze.
In the gripping final, Yosozumi, 19, landed two 540s in her impressive first run, earning the highest score of 60.09 to vault to top place.