Zion Wright: from 114th to skateboarding’s Olympic debut in one weekend

Zion Wright came to the final park skateboarding contest in Olympic qualification ranked 114th in the world and 16th among Americans. Three U.S. men qualify for the Tokyo Games, where skateboarding makes its Olympic debut, and two of those spots were already spoken for.

Wright, a 22-year-old from Jupiter, Fla., needed to win the Dew Tour in Des Moines on Sunday to have any chance of earning that third and final spot.

He did.

Wright recorded one of the clutch performances in U.S. Olympic qualifying across all sports this year. He won the Dew Tour, two years after finishing 76th at the event. Also in 2019, Wright was 31st at the world championships — 10th among Americans and behind such athletes…