![]() ![]() ![]() A regular stance is where the left leg is facing the direction a skateboarder wishes to move, while a goofy-foot stance would be leading with the right leg and pushing off with your left. You could well hear the term “goofy” used, and this is all about stance. Reiko Otsuka on the street course at Ariake Urban Sports Park (Photo: Getty) What’s regular and goofy? Judges will assess the degree of difficulty of the tricks, height, speed, originality, execution and the composition of moves when awarding marks. Street – This course features stairs, handrails, curbs, benches, walls and slopes. The park course at the Ariake Urban Sports Park for Toky 2020 (Photo: Getty) Other tricks will include balancing, grinds and sliding on the lip of the ramp. The aim will be to generate speed and perform tricks mid-air, and the higher a skater can go the better. The Olympics website aptly say it resembles large dishes and dome-shaped bowls. Park – This takes place in a hollowed-out course that features all manners curves. There will be 80 skateboarders in action at Tokyo 2020, with the park and street events featuring 20 competitors in both male and female categories. You have athletes by 21, 22, talking about recovery time, the fact is they can’t just keep skating. “The younger you are, the bendier and softer you are when you try and get those skills, the quicker you can recover. “Action sports are based in skill acquisition,” says Leigh. You know to get that good you’ve overcome some big slams and stayed committed to it.” Why are skateboarders so young? That’s something shared between all skateboarders. “Anyone who has stepped on a skateboard has fallen off, and there’s a good saying, it doesn’t matter how rich you are, you can’t buy a trick, you have to pay with pain. It’s terrifyingly physical and you have to understand how much commitment it takes. Leigh adds: “Sky is so talented she could hold this position for two decades, despite the toll. Bombette Martin is another British prospect aiming for a top-10 finish, and so there could be a wave of interest on these shores as she and Brown take to the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Japan. ![]()
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