Sky Brown, the athlete who puts his pain into skateboarding – Libération

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The youngest Olympian to medal in Tokyo, the 16-year-old British-Japanese took third place at the skate park. A social media superstar, she is also known for her cynical excesses of positivity.

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Attention ladies and gentlemen, in a moment, it’s going to be joy. Fun. Cool. The British Sky Brown is in the place (of the Concorde). At 13 years old, the skatepark world champion, with gigantic smiles and 2.3 million subscribers on TikTok that she inundates with ultra-optimistic content, was the youngest Olympic medalist in history in Tokyo. Three years later, it’s a little older that she signs her return to grace on Tuesday, August 6. To Beyoncé and by grabbing the bronze again, behind the Australian Arisa Trew, 14, and the Japanese Cocona Hiraki, 15, who beat her at the last moment. Magnanimous, the British woman hugs her rival. Positive, we said.

Under a horde of Union Jack flags, Sky Brown treated her audience to aerial and daring races. Fourth in qualifying, she recorded 80.57 in the first run of the finals. Second run: 91.60. Third run: 92.31. A climb as we like them. “I’m so happy to be back on the Olympic stage, to be supported by this crowd. I wanted to do new tricks in the final but dad didn’t want me to.”

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