- Arisa Trew is an Olympic champion
- 14-year-old Australian teenager wins skateboarding final
- She is the youngest gold medalist from her country.
Arisa Trew is an Olympic champion after winning gold in women’s skateboarding in Paris.
Her victory in Paris means she is the youngest gold medallist in Australian Olympic history, breaking Sandra Morgan’s record which had stood for 68 years.
Swimming legend Morgan was 14 years and six months old when he won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Games, while Trew is now 14 years and three months old.
“What a finale! What a moment! What a Hollywood finale! There’s our golden girl,” Nine’s commentary team said.
“Arisa Trew, you are an absolute champion. I’ll tell you what. Gold suits you very well, my friend.”
The 14-year-old had to fight back after a nightmare start, falling in her first run, but responded with an incredible final effort that earned her an unattainable score of 93.18.
“I’m very excited,” Trew told Nine. “It’s like I’m feeling so many emotions at once.”
‘I crashed in my first race and I thought, oh, it’s really annoying when you crash in your first race because you always want the first race to be safe.
“But my coach told me, ‘Trev, you just have to give it your all.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, who cares. I was thinking all or nothing.'”
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Arisa Trew is an Olympic champion after winning gold in Paris on Tuesday
The skater is now the youngest Olympic medallist in Australian history.
Trew took home the top prize with an impressive run that earned him a score of 93.18.
