Yuto Horigome is once again your men's street final gold medalist.
Japanese skateboarding superstar Yuto Horigome secured his second consecutive gold medal at the men's street skateboarding final on Monday. Horigome managed to thwart the efforts of Americans Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston–who earned silver and bronze medals, respectively–in order to secure his second straight Olympic gold.
The trick that won Horigome the gold was a sensational backside nollie 270 to a nose bluntside off a rail on a 10-stair.Congratulations Yuto Horigome 🇯🇵 for getting the🥇at the Olympics twice in a row. This bs nollie 270 to nosebluntslide is the trick that clinched itHorigome is just 25, but he's won gold for street skateboarding in each year of the event's existence at the Olympics.
Horigome earned a total of 281.14 points for his efforts in Monday's final, besting Eaton who finished narrowly behind with 281.04. Huston's 279.38 total score was good for third. Horigome was widely considered one of the event's favorites, and he lived up to those expectations with a strong showing in Paris. The scoring was altered for this year, with each trick being graded on a scale of 1 to 100, as opposed to the previous scoring which was rated from 1 to 10. Last year, Horigome's winning scored was a 37.18.Karl Rasmussen is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News team for Sports Illustrated.
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