Skateboarding at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Josh 11,026]

  On 8/7/2024 at 9:37 AM, heywoodu said:

Just catching up now, but wow, park is so much more fun to watch 

 

To the skateboarding noob, like me, it feels like this is the Olympic 100m final and street is more like the 5000m race walk at the junior European championships  

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Agree to disagree. I like street much more than park 

[heywoodu 15,334]

  On 8/7/2024 at 3:41 PM, Josh said:

Agree to disagree. I like street much more than park 

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But there is so little speed and movement there (and all the time getting off their board to step and make some speed again), the only thing that's really moving a lot is the board under their feet, whereas in park they're going fast and jumping high and flipping and everything  

 

But yeah, of course everyone has their preferences  

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Back to back Olympic golds for  Keegan Palmer

[Josh 11,026]

  On 8/7/2024 at 3:43 PM, heywoodu said:

But there is so little speed and movement there (and all the time getting off their board to step and make some speed again), the only thing that's really moving a lot is the board under their feet, whereas in park they're going fast and jumping high and flipping and everything  

 

But yeah, of course everyone has their preferences  

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I like the variety in the course, compared park, where there’s only bowls. There’s handrails, benches, walls, stairs etc.

[Josh 11,026]

  On 8/7/2024 at 4:12 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

Back to back Olympic golds for  Keegan Palmer

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FUCK, I missed the entire final? Well that was quick 

[Topicmaster1010 4,459]

  On 8/7/2024 at 4:13 PM, Josh said:

FUCK, I missed the entire final? Well that was quick 

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Yes, 24 45-second runs can go by pretty quickly 

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[Josh 11,026]

  On 8/7/2024 at 4:19 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

Yes, 24 45-second runs can by go pretty quickly 

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I could’ve swore it was an hour in Tokyo, compared to 45 minutes here, but I guess not

[hoversaBR 474]

Akio  

[hckošice 15,097]

Men's Park
Final Results

 

Keegan PALMER
93.18

 

Tom SCHAAR
92.23

 

Augusto AKIO
91.85

 

Full Final Results HERE

[hoversaBR 474]

And four years later and the same 5 countries win medals in skateboarding. 

 

Good overall performance for Brazil in the Park. In the Street, however, with the exception of Leal and Hoefler, a shameful level. Probably not a good sign for Los Angeles.