Americans Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston were the top qualifiers in the preliminary round of men’s street skateboarding at the Paris Olympics. Eaton nailed his second run while Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the U.S.A.” played on speakers around La Concorde Urban Park and picked up trick scores of 92.65 and 93.86.
Jagger Eaton, of the United States, competes in the men’s skateboard street preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris , France. Nyjah Huston, of the United States, performs on the street skateboarding course during a men’s practice session ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris , France.
Eaton nailed his second run while Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” played on speakers around La Concorde Urban Park and picked up trick scores of 92.65 and 93.86 to finish first of the 24 skateboarders in the competition. The Arizona native won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.was a narrow second after a flawless run that, along with his two best tricks, all scored in the 90s.
Japan’s Sora Shirai and Yuto Horigome, the defending gold medalist, were third and fourth. Making his Olympic debut, 14-year-old Japan skateboarder Ginwoo Onodera did not qualify, nor did the third U.S. skateboarder, Chris Joslin, who had an off day. Argentina’s Matias Dell Olio, Kelvin Hoefler, Canada’s Cordano Russell and Slovakia’s Richard Tury also qualified. Tury’s final trick bumped France fan favorite Vincent Milou out of the top eight.Britain wins first gold medal at Paris Olympics with victory in equestrian team eventing
Milou, coming off a serious right ankle injury a couple of months earlier, called skating in Paris a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an honor.Sunny, warm weather greeted the skateboarders Monday, with temperatures reaching a high of 86 degrees Fahrenheit near the end of the preliminary round.Australia’s Shane O’Neill wiped out on several of his runs and got bigger cheers each time from the crowd that peaked when he landed his fourth trick and finally flashed a smile.
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