Japan dominated the women’s skateboarding park competition, taking home gold and silver in the event. Sky Brown, the 13-year-old sensation from Great Britain, captured bronze.
13-year-old Sky Brown is an Olympic medalist!She wins the bronze in the debut of women's Olympic park skateboarding and joins silver medalist Kokona Hiraki of Japan as the youngest Olympic medalists since 1936. #TokyoOlympics#OlympicHERstory | @OnHerTurf pic.twitter.com/MlWZMfaEix— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021
13-year-old Sky Brown is an Olympic medalist!She wins the bronze in the debut of women's Olympic park skateboarding and joins silver medalist Kokona Hiraki of Japan as the youngest Olympic medalists since 1936. #TokyoOlympics#OlympicHERstory | @OnHerTurf pic.twitter.com/MlWZMfaEix
Sakura Yosozumi, ranked number one in the world, topped the competition with a score of 60.09. Kokona Hiraki fell a point behind Yosozumi, taking home silver at just 12 years old.
Both Brown and Hiraki are the youngest athletes in their respective delegations.