Arisa Trew of Australia competes during the women’s skateboarding park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France.
Australian teen wins
A 14-year-old won the women’s park skateboarding and knew she had a podium locked up as soon as she nailed her final run.
Arisa Trew of Australia scored a 93.18 on her final but still had an excruciating wait to see which step on the podium she’d stand on. Only when a 92.63 popped up for Japan’s Cocona Hiraki to end the competition did Trew know she was taking home gold.
At 14 years and 88 days old, Trew became the youngest Australian to win a medal. The previous youngest was Sandra Morgan, who was 14 years and 184 days old when she won gold in the women’s 400 freestyle relay in 1956.
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