Palmer had the top prelim score and led from his first run in the finals.
Tom Schaar of the United States competes in the men’s park skateboarding final during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. PARIS — Australia’s Keegan Palmer scored a 93.11 Wednesday to successfully defend his Olympic park skateboarding title at the Paris Games.
He’d already secured the gold medal before his final run and fell after also crashing on his second run. But his magnificent first run was all he needed to go home with another gold medal. Italy’s Alex Sorgente was sixth at 84.26, Brazil’s Luigi Cini got seventh with a 76.89 and Australia’s Keefer Wilson was eighth with a 58.36.
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