Things to know about the skateboarding competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
THE ABSOLUTE BASICS
Athletes will compete in two disciplines: park and street.
Both the park and street competitions will comprise two rounds (preliminaries and finals) where the skaters’ best of three 45-second runs count as their final round score.
Skaters are free to select their own route and tricks. Judges will score based on difficulty and originality, as well as flow, timing and consistency.
HOW MANY MEDALS?
There are four gold medals available for men’s and women’s street and park competitions.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN TOKYO?
Tokyo 2020 will mark skateboarding’s debut on the Olympi…
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