Skateboarding made its second Olympic appearance at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
Here are key facts to know about the sport on the Olympic stage:
What are the rules of Olympic skateboarding?
Speed, difficulty and range of moves are all basis of judgment in the street and park competitions. However, each one has its own specific format.
The street competition includes two phases with eight advancing from the preliminary to the final round. Skaters will have two 45-second runs with the best of two counted for the next round. They will also have an individual portion with five attempts to land a trick.
In the trick phase, the two best tricks will be counted toward the final score, while only the highest score of the run phase counts.
In the park competition, skaters have two 45-second runs with the ability to perform as many tricks as possible.
How is Olympic skateboarding judged?
Contestants are judged on five criteria, per the World Skate rulebook:
Repetition
Flow and consistency
Use of the course
Quality of execution
Difficulty and variety of tricks performed
During the run and trick portion, scores are awarded from 0-100 with the highest one being part of the skater's overall score. However, each of the best two tricks will also be given a score of 0-100, making a final score of between 0-300.
This is a change from Tokyo where scores were awarded from 0-10 and only accounted for the highest score between run and trick, not both.
Where was the Olympic skateboarding competition in Paris?
La Concorde hosted the event.
The street competitions took place on a course that included stairs, handrails and benches, meant to resemble environments where skateboarding originated. The park competitions were on a course that combined bowls and bends.
When were skateboarding events during the 2024 Olympics?
The men's street prelims and finals were on July 27, while the women's street prelims and finals took place on July 28. The women's park prelims and finals were on Aug. 6, while the men's park prelims and finals took place on Aug. 7.
Who won gold in skateboarding at the 2024 Olympics?
Australians Keegan Palmer and Arisa Trew took home gold in the men's and women's park events, respectively.
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