Sky squeezed her last trick in at the 5th attempt! Now in silver medal position.
2024 Summer Olympics (Paris)
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If Sky could get her last trick in on time, could she get gold? It's so close at the top, feels like the standard has really gone up since Tokyo
She got in it on the last run according to the comms. That's why her 2nd round score was so much higher.
Down to 3rd place now with her last go to come.
Very strong run from the Australian
Sky Brown moves back up to 2nd but 3 more to go.
Up to silver again with her last run!
Hope she can hold on
If she'd landed that...
The skateboarding is so wholesome. So much love and support for each other
It really is. So nice to see.
Bronze minimum guaranteed.
Agree they're all so supportive of each other
Think that beats sky.
I don't think that was as impressive as Sky's run but I know nothing 
A bit too supportive.
Be interesting to see who got the highest total when accumulating all three runs.
In the BMX our lad beat the Argentine in terms of total points. It feels strange that they don't do that.
Presumably because people will naturally play it safer if it's an accumulation of points.
The GB lad didn't. Went for it in both runs.
My guess is we wouldn't see the high risk, high reward moves we've just seen in the skateboarding as they'd all try to play it relatively safe to get 3 decent scores on the board. So it'd be a negative from the crowd's perspective.
All bar 1 set their highest score in the final round, that's pretty impressive. Shame it's another bronze for Sky but incredible considering she's doing all this with a dislocated shoulder
Was Sky by a tiny margin, 264.48 v 264.4 for Kokona Hiraki
Just checked the men’s park in the skateboarding tomorrow and GB’s only participant is 53 years old wtf
Why wouldn't he? If it's an accumulated score people will be more risk averse to ensure they don't fall off and feck themselves.
There were only two runs in the BMX. I think that negates the playing safe and maintains people going for it even if they do accumulate it.
So those who are more knowledgeable- Sky's tricks looked more impressive than the Japanese lady's, was it because Japan's execution was better?
I know absolutely nothing about skateboarding bar enjoying watching
I know absolutely nothing about skateboarding bar enjoying watching
Apparently the Japanese she defeated was on a 82 match unbeaten streak
A 53 year old skateboarder. Yeah, he doesn't sound dodgy at all.
She was by far the favorite, the Teddy Riner of the weight class. She had never lost to a foreigner.
Vinesh is fighting later, if you are interested.
Three years younger than Tony Hawk!
Was on the last 10 seconds too. Some sports can be crazy like that I suppose
If we are being honest, she was a bit lucky. She was totally dominated and was very inactive and only got 2 penalties but her next fight she was the one clearly on top.
How do you do, fellow kids? meme right there.
It's absolutely mental how young some of these athletes are. I just can't get over how good they have to be to be spotted at such a young age and no doubt edge out people who have probably been doing whatever sport for longer than the kids been alive for
Difficult to know if GB women’s pursuit team isn’t that good or were they conserving energy knowing that they will make top 4
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Yeah I won't dispute it cuz I know feck all about this
@Carolina Red is the only expert. I understand what they are doing but not so much how things should be properly reffed.Yeah I won't dispute it cuz I know feck all about this
We had a guy get a takedown to win gold at the last Olympics with 0.4 seconds on the clock
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American women’s 50kg Sarah Hildebrandt should be up next for her semis match
Amit Elor should be up in a few hours for her gold medal match at women’s 68kg
American women’s 50kg Sarah Hildebrandt should be up next for her semis match
Amit Elor should be up in a few hours for her gold medal match at women’s 68kg