Arisa Trew has made Olympic history in Australia as the youngest ever gold medallist at the age of 14, after winning the women’s skateboarding event in Paris.
And after her Olympic victory, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk praised the teenager.
On Wednesday, she shared images of Arisa’s final and winning race on Instagram.
In the caption, she praised the young skateboarding champion for her achievement.
“Congratulations to Arisa Trew on her epic final run in the women’s park final this afternoon, which earned her a well-deserved gold medal,” she wrote.
‘Thank you to all the competitors for pushing skateboarding into a new era of equality and inclusion.’
Trew was surprised by Hawk’s post after admitting that he inspired her to get into the sport and then helped her become the first woman to perform her iconic 720, 900 and two-and-a-half-revolution aerial spin.
“It’s great to hear that from Tony because he’s a huge inspiration to everyone,” he told Channel Nine’s Eddie McGuire.
Arisa Trew has made Olympic history in Australia as the youngest ever gold medallist at the age of 14 after winning the women’s skateboarding event in Paris.
And after her Olympic win, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk (pictured) praised the teenager.
“Nobody would be here without what he did in skateboarding,” he added.
Arisa’s win means she has broken Sandra Morgan’s previous record as the youngest Australian gold medallist, which stood for 68 years.
Swimming legend Morgan was 14 years and six months old when she won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Games, while Arisa is currently 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.”
Hawk inspired Trew to take up the sport and later helped her become the first woman to perform her iconic 720, 900, two-and-a-half-revolution aerial spin.
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 really excited,” Arisa 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.'”
Arisa’s win brings Australia’s total gold medals to 14.
Fellow Australian skater Ruby Trew, no relation to Arisa, failed to make it to the final.
Arisa Trew is the youngest member of Australia’s team in Paris and the seventh youngest Olympian in Australian history.
Trew was surprised by Hawk’s post after admitting that he inspired her to take up the sport. She said: “It’s great to hear that from Tony because he’s such an inspiration to everyone.”
