Gold medalist Yoshizawa Coco (C) of Japan, silver medalist Akama Liz (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Rayssa Leal of Brazil attend the victory ceremony of the skateboarding women's street match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
PARIS, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama took gold and silver medals respectively in the women's street skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, while Brazil's Rayssa Leal settled with the bronze.
China's Cui Chenxi finished fourth, achieving the country's best result in the event at the Olympics.
The street skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics consisted of two runs and five trick displays, with the final score decided by the sum of highest run score and highest score of two tricks.
Yoshizawa was in second place after two runs, but with a score of 96.49 for her fourth trick and steady play on the fifth, she surpassed Akama and secured the gold medal with a combined score of 272.75.
Cui made mistakes in both runs, but she scored 86.98 and 89.11 for her first two tricks, surviving the hope of winning a medal. Leal was only ranked sixth before the fifth trick, but she managed to overtake Cui and finish third after her final jump. In the last trick, Cui attempted a more difficult move but failed to deliver.
Missing a medal, Cui was not disappointed. "Even though they made mistakes, they were all very talented. Leal is actually on par with the top three, and she could have taken first place as well," she said.
Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Funa Nakayama performed poorly in both the first run and the five tricks, finishing only seventh. China's other two competitors, Zeng Wenhui and Zhu Yuanling, did not qualify for the final. ■
Yoshizawa Coco of Japan competes during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Akama Liz of Japan competes during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Rayssa Leal of Brazil reacts during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Gold medalist Yoshizawa Coco (C) of Japan, silver medalist Akama Liz (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Rayssa Leal of Brazil take selfie during the victory ceremony of the skateboarding women's street match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Cui Chenxi of China competes during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Yoshizawa Coco (L) of Japan and Chloe Covell of Australia celebrate after the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Cui Chenxi of China competes during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)
Yoshizawa Coco of Japan competes during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Zhu Yuanling of China competes during the women's street prelims of skateboarding at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
