Two Japanese athletes win first-ever Olympic skateboarding gold medals in history
Two Japanese athletes win first-ever Olympic skateboarding gold medals in history Shares Two Japanese skaters became the first-ever Olympic gold medalists for skateboarding during the sport’s debut at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in the Tokyo Games over the weekend. First skateboarding men’s street gold: Yuto Horigome, 22, won his historic medal over silver medalist Kelvin Hoefler (Brazil) and bronze winner Jagger Eaton (U.S.), reported ESPN. Each skater had a pair of 45-second runs going through an obstacle course of rails, benches and ramps during the event. Horigome, the only finalist ...