Aussie sensation Arisa Trew, 14, makes history after winning GOLD at the Olympic Games as teenager smashes 68-year record in Paris
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Aussie sensation Arisa Trew, 14, makes history after winning GOLD at the Olympic Games as teenager smashes 68-year record in Paris

Daily Mail  

Arisa Trew is an Olympic Games champion after taking gold in the women's skateboarding in Paris. Her victory in Paris means she is the youngest gold medallist in Australian Olympic history, shattering Sandra Morgan's record that has stood for 68 years. Arisa Trew is an Olympic champion after winning gold in Paris on Tuesday The skateboarder is now the youngest Olympic medallist in Australia's history Trew took the top prize with an impressive run which scored her 93.18 'I fell on my first run and I was like, oh, it's like just annoying when you fall on your first run because you always want like the first safety run. The gold medal for Trew, who started skateboarding seven years ago, follows her winning this year's Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year.

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Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day

Associated Press  

PARIS — The Paralympic Games ended Sunday with two world records and a spectacular light show during a closing ceremony dominated by French electronic music Jean-Michel Jarre got the party underway at the Stade de France, coaxing dance moves from athletes, volunteers and spectators on a day when Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi smashed the world record in the women’s …

Australia's youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist Arisa Trew returns home to Gold Coast
7 months, 1 week ago

Australia's youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist Arisa Trew returns home to Gold Coast

ABC  

Australia's youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist has been welcomed home to cheers from friends, family, and classmates. Arisa Trew arrived in the iconic green-and-gold Australian uniform at Gold Coast Airport this afternoon — the last leg of her journey from the Paris Olympics. Australia's youngest gold medallist Photo shows A digitally altered image showing a teenage girl performing an aerial inversion …

Paris Olympics: Arisa Trew wins skateboarding gold and the Boomers lose to Serbia in overtime — as it happened
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Arisa Trew wins skateboarding gold and the Boomers lose to Serbia in overtime — as it happened

ABC  

Australian 14-year-old Arisa Trew has won gold in the women's park event in the skateboarding program at the Paris Olympics. Key Events Day 12 schedule Tue 6 Aug Medal tally Tue 6 Aug Boxing: Algeria's Imane Khelif through to gold medal bout in women's 66kg Tue 6 Aug Show all key events Australia's medals on day 11 J By Jon …

Arisa Trew, 14, wins gold in women’s skateboarding as youngest medalist at Paris Games
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Arisa Trew, 14, wins gold in women’s skateboarding as youngest medalist at Paris Games

New York Times  

Australian teenage phenom Arisa Trew made history at the Paris Olympics by winning gold in women’s park skateboarding on Tuesday. 14-YEAR-OLD Arisa Trew just won GOLD in the women’s park skateboarding final! and Peacock pic.twitter.com/f7cECfgTa7 — NBC Sports August 6, 2024 Last summer, Trew became the first woman to land a 720, where a skater completes two full rotations midair, …

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Cam McEvoy, Kaylee McKeown and Saya Sakakibara win gold for Australia — as it happened

ABC  

Saya Sakakibara has won an historic gold medal in the BMX at the Paris Olympics, which is Australia's first in the history of the event. Sakakibara's win continued a gold rush for Australia, after Cam McEvoy won a gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle and Kaylee McKeown once again dominated the field in the women's 200m backstroke to claim …

Paris Olympics: Skateboarder Chloe Covell attempting to become Australia's youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist
8 months ago

Paris Olympics: Skateboarder Chloe Covell attempting to become Australia's youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist

ABC  

Street skateboarding phenomenon Chloe Covell begs the question — what were you doing at 14 years of age? ABC Sport is live blogging every day of the Paris Olympics At the same age, Australian team chef de mission Anna Meares was still five years away from being eligible to start her illustrious international track cycling career. "It makes it an …

Nine Australian skateboarders bound for Olympics, including nation's youngest Paris 2024 competitor
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nine Australian skateboarders bound for Olympics, including nation's youngest Paris 2024 competitor

ABC  

As a nine-year-old, Olivia "Liv" Lovelace was attempting to land tricks on her board surrounded by boys at a Sydney skate park. In the Park event, Keegan Palmer — reigning Olympic champion — and Kieran Woolley return for their second Games, while 14-year-old Arisa Trew and 15-year-old Ruby Trew both make their Olympic debut. It's just the second time skateboarding …

Australian skateboarders Arisa Trew and Keegan Palmer claim gold in Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest
9 months ago

Australian skateboarders Arisa Trew and Keegan Palmer claim gold in Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest

ABC  

In short: Arisa Trew and Keegan Palmer both claimed gold in the park events at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest. Arisa Trew and Keegan Palmer both claimed gold in the park events at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest. Australian skateboarders Keegan Palmer and Arisa Trew have bolstered their Paris medal prospects by claiming gold in the park events …

Tony Hawk hails Aussie skateboarder Arisa Trew who becomes first woman to land 900 trick
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tony Hawk hails Aussie skateboarder Arisa Trew who becomes first woman to land 900 trick

ABC  

Skateboarding royalty Tony Hawk has heaped praise on Australian teen Arisa Trew, who became the first woman to land a 900-degree spin in a half-pipe. "Arisa Trew just became the first female to land a 900," Hawk wrote to his 8.8 million Instagram followers, accompanied by a video of Trew nailing the landing. Trew is aiming to make the Australian …

Arisa Trew wins skateboarding Olympic Qualifier Series, Keegan Palmer and Logan Martin also take steps towards Paris 2024 Games
10 months ago

Arisa Trew wins skateboarding Olympic Qualifier Series, Keegan Palmer and Logan Martin also take steps towards Paris 2024 Games

ABC  

In short: Australian skateboarder Arisa Trew won the skateboard park final at the Olympic Qualifier Series event in Shanghai. Australian skateboarder Arisa Trew won the skateboard park final at the Olympic Qualifier Series event in Shanghai. The Olympic Qualifier series is a two-legged knock-out competition for breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding and BMX freestyle athletes to achieve the final spots at …

Arisa Trew wins Laureus action sport award after Australian teen's 720 as a 13-year-old
11 months ago

Arisa Trew wins Laureus action sport award after Australian teen's 720 as a 13-year-old

ABC  

In short: Australian 14-year-old Arisa Trew has been named action sportsperson of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Australian 14-year-old Arisa Trew has been named action sportsperson of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old skateboarding sensation with her eyes set on the Olympics, has become the sole Australian honoured at world sport's …

Two Queensland skateboarders on a roll, hoping to break decades-old Australian record at the Paris Olympic Games
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Queensland skateboarders on a roll, hoping to break decades-old Australian record at the Paris Olympic Games

ABC  

In short: 13-year-old Queensland skateboarder Arisa Trew is on-track to become Australia's youngest Olympic medallist, a feat set by Sandra Morgan-Beavis in 1956. 13-year-old Queensland skateboarder Arisa Trew is on-track to become Australia's youngest Olympic medallist, a feat set by Sandra Morgan-Beavis in 1956. Australia's 1956 Olympics 4x100m freestyle gold medal winning team, inlcuding Sandra Morgan-Beavis, Dawn Fraser, Lorraine Crapp …

Teenage skating prodigies Arisa Trew, Chloe Covell win gold at 2023 X Games in California
1 year, 8 months ago

Teenage skating prodigies Arisa Trew, Chloe Covell win gold at 2023 X Games in California

ABC  

A pair of 13-year-old Australian skateboarding prodigies have won their first gold medals at the X Games in California. Key points: Skaters Arisa Trew and Chloe Covell are both from the Gold Coast Covell started skating at just six years old and may earn a spot in the Paris Olympics Trew recently landed the first 720 in a competition by …

Narracott on cusp of Australia’s 1st Olympic sliding medal
3 years, 1 month ago

Narracott on cusp of Australia’s 1st Olympic sliding medal

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The last time Australia won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport? The 31-year-old Brisbane native — a distant 16th at her only other Olympic appearance four years ago — is the leader midway through the women’s skeleton event at the Beijing Games. There are eight women within 0.53 seconds of the lead heading into Saturday night’s final …

Aussie Olympic star Ariarne Titmus secures spot in 200m freestyle final at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Aussie Olympic star Ariarne Titmus secures spot in 200m freestyle final at Tokyo Olympics

Daily Mail  

Australia's swimming golden girl Ariarne Titmus has won her 200m freestyle semi final and will face off with American great Katie Ledecky for the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Titmus scored the fastest time in the 200m freestyle semis coming in at one minute and 54.82 seconds. Ariarne Titmus will swim for the gold medal in the 200m freestyle …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4: List of Gold medallists
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4: List of Gold medallists

The Hindu  

The fourth day of the Tokyo Olympics saw the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medallist, as weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the 55kg category with a total of 224 kgs. Japan's 13-year-old skateboarder Nishiya Momji scripted history by winning the first women's skateboarding gold medal and became the second-youngest gold medal winner, at 13 years 330 days. The record for the youngest …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: At 34, 'Mommy Rocket' Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sprinter to beat at Games
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: At 34, 'Mommy Rocket' Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sprinter to beat at Games

Firstpost  

At Tokyo, Fraser-Pryce could become the first woman to win three 100-meter gold medals at the Games. “There’s no failure in progress, so keep going and push through.” Where the world used to look to another Jamaican, Usain Bolt, to rewrite history at the Olympics, Bolt’s retirement turns the spotlight over to Fraser-Pryce, who is now the most-accomplished active 100-meter …

US wins three more golds as IAAF Championships draw to close
5 years, 5 months ago

US wins three more golds as IAAF Championships draw to close

The Hindu  

Sprint hurdler Nia Ali led a final day gold rush for the United States as the curtain came down on the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 on Sunday. It was one of three final day gold medals for the USA, which finished on top of the medal table with 14 golds, 11 silver and four bronze. The women's relay victory …

Emily Seebohm wins world championship to break Australia's gold medal drought
7 years, 7 months ago

Emily Seebohm wins world championship to break Australia's gold medal drought

ABC  

Emily Seebohm has delivered Australia its first gold medal of the swimming program at the world championships in Budapest after setting a new national record to defend her women's 200 metres backstroke crown. Australia had gone without gold through the first six days of the world titles but on the penultimate night Seebohm, 25, clocked two minutes and 05.68 seconds …

Australian Dutton wins first gold at Nanjing Youth Oympics
10 years, 7 months ago

Australian Dutton wins first gold at Nanjing Youth Oympics

China Daily  

Australia's Brittany Dutton crosses the finish line during the women's triathlon final at the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games held at the Xuanwu Lake Triathlon Venue in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, August 17, 2014. NANJING, China - Brittany Dutton of Australia took the first gold medal of the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games by winning the women's …

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