Paris Olympics 2024

[Shamikebab]

There's a fakie and that is wrong foot forward? What makes it wrong foot then?

Everyone has a stance, so you're either regular (left foot forward) or goofy (right foot forward) Fakie is then going the opposite direction of your default stance.

 

[ic1male]

The skateboarding is quite cool in that if you fall off your run ends but you get three goes. Can build the tension!

 

[Merlin5]

Here we go!

 

[Shamikebab]

Sky might be out of medals here, standard is so high this time. Needs a bigger last run

Edit: Nope still on bronze!

 

[Merlin5]

Silver!

Maybe..

 

[Shamikebab]

Jesus she is riding the line so hard on that last trick. Don't think it's enough for gold.

 

[Merlin5]

Bronze it is. Well done Sky.

 

[Shamikebab]

Pipped by the Japanese They're just too good at skateboarding.

 

[The_One]

Bronze with a dislocated shoulder

Big W

 

[robfosters]

I know absolutely nothing about skateboarding but have just watched this. Noob question, In his prime, how good was Tony Hawk compared to these Olympians?

 

[adidan]

Bronze with a dislocated shoulder

Big W

And knee surgery that meant she missed a lot of pre-Olympic competition.

Great to medal again all things considered.

 

[adidan]

I know absolutely nothing about skateboarding but have just watched this. Noob question, In his prime, how good was Tony Hawk compared to these Olympians?

He was there hugging the American after her run fwiw.

E: Hard to say seeing as half the tricks they do he invented

 

[Shamikebab]

I know absolutely nothing about skateboarding but have just watched this. Noob question, In his prime, how good was Tony Hawk compared to these Olympians?

He invented a lot of tricks, one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. Female skateboarding is still relatively young, but you can already see the improvement over Tokyo 3 years ago. To put it into perspective Hawk was the first skateboarder to land the 900, today's gold medallist was the first female skateboarder to do it. The men are still ahead though and are ahead of what Hawk was doing.

 

[The_One]

I know absolutely nothing about skateboarding but have just watched this. Noob question, In his prime, how good was Tony Hawk compared to these Olympians?

this good

and he was still landing 900's at nearly 50

 

[marc2003]

I remember posting in the Tokyo thread about how bad the women's skateboarding was. That was surprisingly decent.

 

[scarps]

I do think there should be a minimum age, don't think an 11 year old should be competing in the olympics. She did really well but it's unfair to put that pressure on them.

I think the British man is 51.

Andy Macdonald.​

Was American until this year.

 

[Merlin5]

GB Velodrome now, 4 girl time trial. Cool looking bike wheels.

 

[marc2003]

These lads in the orange shirts are a bit rapid. Silver it is for us.

 

[Jokester]

I remember posting in the Tokyo thread about how bad the women's skateboarding was. That was surprisingly decent.

Yeah I thought Sky's runs were better than her ones last time.

How was the women's bmx overall? I thought there was a gulf in technical ability between the british girl and the guy.

 

[Merlin5]

Come on boys!

Silver. Gold to Dutch.