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At Tokyo Olympics, Skateboarding Teens Blaze Trail for Women Published: 26 July 2021
TOKYO (AP) On the Olympic podium stood three teenage girls 13, 13 and 16 with weighty gold, silver and bronze medals around their young necks, rewards for having landed tricks on their skateboards that most kids their age only get to see on Instagram.
After decades in the shadows of men s skateboarding, the future for the sport s daring, trailblazing women suddenly looked brighter than ever at the Tokyo Games on Monday.
It s anyone s guess how many young girls tuned in to watch Momiji Nishiya of Japan win the debut Olympic skateboarding event for women, giving the host nation a sweep of golds in the street event after Yuto Horigome won the men’s event.
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3 teens stood on the medals podium for womenâs street skateboarding. Two are only 13 Updated: 5:33 PM EDT Jul 26, 2021 JOHN LEICESTER Share Updated: 5:33 PM EDT Jul 26, 2021
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Show Transcript it s time for your olympic drill. This is skateboarding, a sport that has dominated street culture, is about to soar to the summit of international sports. You ve seen it in your neighborhood, but how is skateboarding gonna work at the games? I got start the clock. So here s the game plan. 20 athletes compete over two rounds. The top eight, go to the finals, top three, get medals at the Olympics. Skateboarding is broken into two competitions. Street and park. Street is basically what it sounds like a course made up of stairs and rails inspired by the cities where this happens in the real world, skaters get 45 seconds to blaze through with a series of tricks. Now you want to keep an eye on this, have a slide on the wooden deck of the board
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He s been riding for years, even though he is only 13 years old. Lately, he also has a keen interest in the Olympic Games because Women’s Street Skateboarding has made its debut in Tokyo. When Japanese skateboarder Momiji Nishiya won gold in the women s finals, Max was watching. “It was really cool, he said. She did like really hard tricks and she s like super-young too, she s my age. I m super impressed, it was really fun to watch.” She was a last-minute addition to the Olympic roster and did well, but didn t medal. Even so, she is there at the games and making history. Annie first picked up a board 20 years ago and has inspired many women to try it, like Sylvie at the Verdun skate park.
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