Skateboarder Arisa Trew has made history by winning more gold medals in the X Games summer disciplines than any other woman and said she has no intention of slowing down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/03/more-sports/arisa-trew-xgames-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #arisatrew #xgames #2026losangelesolympics
Teenage skateboarding star Arisa Trew has no plans to slow down

Trew is set to defend her Olympic title at the Los Angeles Games in 2028 at age 18.

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Starting this year, the World Skate Federation is phasing in a minimum age for World Skateboarding Tour events, which could have an impact on the field for the LA Olympics in 2028. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/23/more-sports/skateboarding-new-age-limit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldskatefederation #worldskateboardingtour #xgames #xgamesosaka #arisatrew #emakawakami #miakretzer
World Skate puts brakes on skateboarding's preteen movement with new age limits

The minimum age of 11 this year will be raised one year each in 2026, 2027 and 2028 so that when the LA Olympics roll around in 2028, the minimum age will be 14.

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Australian Arisa Trew set a new mark for female skateboarders while Japanese athletes took home a big haul of medals over the course of a thrilling weekend at X Games Osaka. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/22/more-sports/x-games-osaka-recap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #xgames #xgamesosaka #osaka #arisatrew #rimnakamura #yoheiuchino #kairinetsuke
Australian Arisa Trew sets new mark at X Games Osaka as Japan athletes shine

Trew, whose mother is Japanese, electrified the crowd at Kyocera Dome with two monster runs in the park final to put her ahead of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi.

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Arisa Trew continued her golden summer with a dramatic victory in the women’s skateboard park event, while Sora Shirai led a Japan sweep in the men's street competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/22/more-sports/trew-x-games-gold/ #moresports #xgames #arisatrew #skybrown #guikhury #motoshibata #sorashira
Arisa Trew's golden run continues with win in skateboard park at X Games Chiba

Japan’s men had a big day in the skateboard street competition, with Sora Shirai grabbing the title ahead of two of his compatriots.

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You gotta love Skate Park at the #ParisOlympics2024

From 14 year-old Aussie gold medalist #ArisaTrew yesterday to 49 year-old Saffa, #DallasObeholzer and 51 yr-old Brit, #AndyMacDonald whizzing around the concrete today!

SO. GOOD. 🛹

#NoLimits

Japan was represented on every level of the Olympic podium, as Trew and British bronze winner Sky Brown both have Japanese mothers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/07/trew-womens-skateboard-park/ #olympics #coconahiraki #2024parisolympics #teamjapan #arisatrew #skybrown #teens
Australia's Trew, 14, wins skateboard park gold ahead of Japan's Hiraki

Japan was represented on every level of the Olympic podium, as Trew and British bronze winner Sky Brown both have Japanese mothers.

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