Japan’s Yoshizawa and Akama win top 2 spots in street skateboarding at Paris Games, Leal gets bronze
Rayssa Leal, of Brazil, performs a trick during the women's skateboard street preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Franklin II]
PARIS (AP) — Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama took gold and silver for Japan in women’s street skateboarding at the Paris Olympics on Sunday and Brazil’s Rayssa Leal got bronze to win her second medal in the sport. Akama was in first place after landing her first two tricks before Yoshizawa slid down the big rails on the course on her fourth trick attempt, earning a score of 96.49 to pass her teammate. The trick, which elicited gasps from the crowd, was given the highest score of the day.
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Coco Yoshizawa, of Japan, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's skateboard street final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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