Sakura Yosozumi, the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, held the final of the skateboarding women's park on the 23rd of the second day of the world's highest peak action sports competition "X Games" held for the first time in Japan. Won the first victory.
On the 23rd of the second day of the "X Games" Chiba Tournament held in Chiba City, the final of the park was held, in which women's skateboarding events competed on a mortar-shaped course.
In the final, eight athletes who passed the qualifying round repeated a 40-second "run" for a 30-minute time limit, competing for the ranking in the most highly rated run.
In this event, the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, Sakura Yosozumi, decided on a technique called "No Hand 540" that makes one and a half turns without grasping the board, in addition to various techniques using the edge of the course in the second run. , Won her first victory.
In addition, 13-year-old Kaishinna, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, took second place by deciding "kick flip indie" to grab the board by rotating it in the air, and 20-year-old Mami Tezuka also entered third place. The Japanese dominated the podium at the first tournament held in their own country.
Women's Park Japanese podium monopoly Sakura Yosozumi "I think it's amazing"
Yosozumi, who won the X Games for the first time at the Skateboarding Women's Park, said, "Today is also my mother's birthday, and I haven't had only the X Games gold medal so far, so I'm happy to win." 540 "is a practice. I wasn't successful in the game, so I'm glad I was able to decide with one shot. "
She said, "It's amazing that all the Japanese players got on the podium at the first time in Japan. There are some tricks I haven't done yet, so I'll do my best to put them out at the tournament." Was talking.
Kai, who finished in 2nd place, said, "I was nervous because there were more people watching than in qualifying, but it was fun. I was able to succeed in all the techniques I could do and won a medal at the X Games held in Japan. I'm really happy. "
Tezuka, who was in 3rd place, said, "It wasn't a perfect slide, but I'm satisfied. The audience was excited and there were many Japanese players, so it was fun."
Men's Street Yuto Horigome advances to the final in 1st place
On the other hand, for boys on skateboards, street qualifying was held in which they competed on the course with stairs and handrails, and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome was ranked 1st and Sora Shirai was ranked 5th. , Decided to advance to the final on the 24th.
Horigome said, "I was nervous in the contest after a long time, and I failed in the technique that I usually do not remove, but I am glad that it was decided in the second run. I missed the audience at the Tokyo Olympics, but various things I'm glad that some people come to see me and convey the fun of skateboarding. I want to try new techniques in the finals and take first place. "