Yosozumi Sakura nailed back-to-back 540s during her first final run en route to winning the gold medal at the first-ever Olympic women's park skateboarding final from Tokyo's Ariake Urban Sports Park on Wednesday.
OlympicsWhat. A. Final.<br><br>Yosozumi Sakura becomes the inaugural Olympic <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Skateboarding?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Skateboarding</a> park champion as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JPN?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JPN</a> claims the top two spots on the podium!<a href="https://twitter.com/worldskatesb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@worldskatesb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Japan_Olympic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@japan_olympic</a> <a href="https://t.co/KL4f3ATAMr">pic.twitter.com/KL4f3ATAMr</a>
Yosozumi led a trio of skateboarders representing Japan who took three of the top four spots in this competition.
Twelve-year-old Hiraki Kokona earned the silver medal for Japan, finishing just over one point shy of the gold.