He had endured a long and winding five years, since it was decided in 2016 that skateboarding would become an Olympic sport. Since then, Horigome had led the way as Japan’s leading skater and ...

Japan and Australia. And with nearly all of the medalists from the Tokyo Olympics returning and young talent emerging over the past three years, there will be fierce competition when the first ...

PARIS--Japan's Yuto Horigome retained his Olympic title in men's street skateboarding in Paris on Monday, clinching the top of the podium on his final trick in a nerve-searing final. Jagger Eaton ...

However, in the first OQS event in Shanghai, he finished 17th, jeopardizing his chances of being named to the Japanese Olympic skateboarding team. The OQS events mattered more for Japanese street ...

Although skateboarding has only made one Olympic appearance, one country already stands above the rest. By taking five medals at their home Olympics (Tokyo 2020), Japan is currently ahead of ...

The Olympics are getting really down with the kids with this one. Skateboarding is rolling into ... s baseball considering their popularity in Japan. Image caption, The most popular pitch is ...

Japan dominated in skateboarding in the Tokyo Summer games. In the women’s competition, Sakura Yosozumi (Japan) took home the gold in the men’s park in Tokyo Olympics. Momiji Nishiya (Japan ...

Silver and bronze were picked up by 15-year-old Liz Akama from Japan and Brazil’s ... When are Team GB skateboarding at the Paris Olympics? The women’s street skateboarding finished on Sunday ...

another member of Brazil’s Olympic skateboarding team in Tokyo, seeing more and more young girls take up the sport has been one of the greatest rewards. “When we came back from Japan ...