Sky Brown suffers major injury concern while qualifying for Olympic skateboarding final

Sky Brown vowed to push by means of the ache barrier after sustaining a brand new damage throughout qualifying for the ladies’s park skateboarding remaining later on the Olympics on Tuesday at La Concorde.

The 16-year-old laid down a rating of 84.75 on her first run which proved sufficient to place her by means of to the Paris 2024 remaining in fourth place, however raised issues after falling closely within the final of her three runs.

Brown was helped from the bowl with an obvious shoulder damage and issues had been raised given she dislocated her left shoulder in coaching final month, which at one level put her second Olympic look unsure.

Fastidiously nursing her damage and showing near tears, Brown mentioned: “It was scary falling and feeling it. Undoubtedly it’s a little bit sore however I’m going to push by means of.

“I’m simply going to combat by means of it for all the women. It’s why I began competing and it’s why I needed to be on the Olympics, to combat for them and present them they’ll do it too.”

Brown has had a rocky previous few months with accidents after sustaining an MCL tear in her knee, whereas she narrowly didn’t qualify for browsing forward of those Video games.

“Each damage I’ve had, I’ve come again stronger,” Brown advised NBC after the knee damage. “So that is simply my time to actually take into consideration what I need to do subsequent. It actually places a hearth in my coronary heart – it occurs, it’s a part of life.”

That was adopted by the dislocated shoulder simply earlier than the Video games started, on which she may have an operation when she returns dwelling after the Olympics. For now, she’s going to push by means of the ache in Paris.

Tokyo silver medallist Cocona Hiraki topped the qualifying standings with a rating of 88.07, however defending champion Sakura Yosozumi missed out on the ultimate by two locations.