PARIS : Australia announced itself as a skateboarding powerhouse at the Paris Games this week with gold medallists Arisa Trew and Keegan Palmer the undisputed rulers of the park event.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Skateboarding - Women's Park Victory Ceremony - La Concorde 4, Paris, France - August 06, 2024. Gold medallist Arisa Trew of Australia celebrates on the podium. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
Paris 2024 Olympics - Skateboarding - Men's Park Final - La Concorde 4, Paris, France - August 07, 2024. Keegan Palmer of Australia in action. Odd Andersen/Pool via REUTERS Palmer's huge air and deep bag of tricks led him to a title defence a day later at an overflowing stadium at La Concorde."We both grew up in the same town, so Gold Coast is holding it down right now."
"Just seeing how far it has come is insane, Arisa getting the gold as well and then Keegan bringing it home, it’s just amazing.""I have always thought of the skaters from Australia as some of the best," the American said."I think it's just more a general audience acknowledgement."
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