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A little bit with something called the twisties, or her mind and body are not quite connecting when she is pulling up some of those most dangerous tricks. she is going to compete in the beam final. she won bronze in the event and this is her final chance at a metal. we have seen her cheer on all her team mates over the last week so she will now reappear at these games. so lots of people are going to be very interested to see how she goes and no doubt will be wishing her well. yes, she s a big hit at our house and certainly we will be wishing her well over here as well. with a combination of lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering, the new olympic sport of sport climbing will be one of the toughest gold medals to win in tokyo. usually athletes focus on one or two of the disciplines, so being an all rounder is a big advantage. australian teenager oceana mackenzie will be challenging the world s best at the aomi sports park as the sport aims to gain millions more ....
Fans around the world. i m oceana mackenzie, i do sport climbing and i m from australia. so, i started when i was about eight, and, yeah, my mum, she actually took my sisters to our local climbing gym, but i would go with them and hang out at the gym and start traversing around the walls. and, yeah, i pretty muchjust loved it straightaway. climbing has this great challenge where you re actually trying to find a way to get up the climb. i loved having that challenge of trying to figure it out and challenge my mind as well as my body. the good thing about climbing is it s always really great to find your own way because you have a special kind of way of doing things. i never expected climbing to be in the olympics, so when it was first decided, i was like, oh, that s amazing. it can be really great for the sport! and then when we realised that i could potentially qualify, it was like, whoa, i can actually go to the olympics, and it happened. and, yeah, super excited. for the olympics ....
Second full day of competition. host japan with three gold medals including skateboarding as it makes its olympic debut. blake essig joins us live from tokyo. give me the details about the skateboarding competition since this was its debut. history was made for a number of reasons when the olympic calderon was lit by naomi osaka on friday. the second official full day of competition we get to talk about some olympic firsts including history made in the arena of skateboarding, surfing and skateboarding made their olympic debuts earlier today and 22-year-old uto horigome won the street final in a huge moment for japan and skateboarding, tokyo born skater grew up skating in plazas and parks with his father, who is also a street skater. other olympic sports making their olympic debuts in tokyo include karate and speed ....
As far as skateboarding is concerned, there will be two disciplines on display here in tokyo. both street and park. street is held on a course that looks like a street with hand rails, stairs, curbs, walls. the park competition is held in a hollowed-out course that looks like a bowl with steep sides. all competitions will be judged on things like speed, originality, and difficulty of tricks. alison, it will be a lot of fun to watch. skateboarding isn t the only sport making its olympic debut in tokyo. other newcomers include speed climbing, karate, and surfing. baseball and softball are making their return to the olympics after not being included since 2008. i happen to love the variety. i m all for it. cnn s blake essig in tokyo, thank you. some olympic sponsors are frustrated and worried about how their association with the tokyo games will impact its bottom line. not only do they risk losing a return on their investment, some ....
Olympic games. it started with excuse me. it started with the olympic cauldron being lit by naomi osaka on friday and now on the second full day of competition we get to talk about some olympic firsts. both surfing and skateboarding are making their olympic debuts. they is that today. 22-year-old yuto horigome of japan has won the first ever gold medal in skateboarding, winning the men s street competition. a huge moment for japan in skateboarding. horigome won the gold in the same city where he learned to skate as a kid, spending time at plazas and parks with his father who is also a street skater. there are also several other sports making debuts here in tokyo, including karate, speed climbing, baseball and softball making their return to the olympics after 13 years away. despite the history being made in tokyo, the legacy of the olympic games will be defined by ....