Skateboarding at Paris 2024 Olympics: Preview, full schedule and how to watch live
The world’s best 88 men’s and women’s skateboarders will compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, from 27 July to 7 August.
The 44 men and 44 women, who successfully secured a quota for the Games, will skate in the park and street disciplines in two bespoke venues nestled in the heart of Paris' iconic Place de La Concorde.
Reigning Olympic park champions Keegan Palmer and Yosozumi Sakura, and men's street gold medallist Horigome Yuto, will all be bidding to become the first back-to-back Olympic title winners as they go for gold in Paris. But there will be plenty of skaters plotting to stop them.
In the men's street discipline, United States skate legend Nyjah Huston will lead the charge against Horigome with medallists Kelvin Hoefler and Jagger Eaton in tow. Likewise, Australia's Palmer, the current king of men's park, will have a host from the US skaters chasing him down fronted by world champion Gavin Bottger.
Over in women's park, Sky Brown, third-place runner-up in Tokyo, will be among those hoping to unseat Yosozumi along with Australian history-maker Arisa Trew.
And in women's street, with no Nishiya Momiji in Paris, a new champion is set to be crowned with Brazilian silver medallist Rayssa Leal among those in the chase.
Below, we take a closer look at the stars to watch out for in Paris, a full schedule, and how to watch the action.
Skateboarding stars to watch at Paris 2024 Olympics
After an attritional two-year-long qualification period punctuated by global stops and the collection of ranking points, the fields for skateboarding in Paris promise to be the deepest yet.
In the men's street event, Nyjah Huston will headline the stars set to compete and after finishing seventh in Tokyo, he will be expected to go better this time in France.
Japan's Horigome will be one obstacle to gold but he won't be the only one from his country to threaten. World champion Shirai Sora and 14-year-old Japanese phenom Onodera Ginwoo have impressed throughout qualifying with Onodera in particular, out-manoeuvring skaters twice his age and size. With Eaton, Hoefler, French medal hope Aurélien Giraud and Jagger Eaton (USA) in the mix, men's street promises to deliver on drama.
In the women's event, Brazilian superstar Rayssa Leal will have the might of a nation behind her when she drops in Paris. Having shot to celebrity status after winning silver as a 13-year-old in Tokyo, Leal has only gotten stronger and better. She will face challenges from a deep Team Japan fronted by Liz Akama as well as Australian star 14-year-old Chloe Covell who has wowed since qualifying began.
Great Britain's Sky Brown, another teenage star who pierced public consciousness, will return to the action in women's park as a favourite for the podium.
Though her Olympic cycle has been less than straightforward with an unsuccessful pursuit of an Olympic berth for surfing and a torn MCL, at the final Olympic Qualifier in Budapest Brown showed she still has the form to succeed. She will face a stern challenge from the ever-consistent Tokyo silver medallist Hiraki Kokona and new arrival Arisa Trew, 14, who has been racking up world records in vert skateboarding.
Men's park has seen a surge in newcomers since the road to Paris 2024 began, and while Olympic champion Keegan Palmer has managed to keep pace with strong showings at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest and Shanghai, his title defence will require his very best.
US skaters Gavin Bottger, Tate Carew and Tom Schaar and Brazilians Luigi Cini, Pedro Barros and Augusto Akio will be healthily in the mix and ready to push the boundaries when the Games get underway.
Full skateboarding schedule at Olympic Games 2024
Skateboarding will take place from 27 July to 7 August during Paris 2024. Click here for a detailed schedule.
How to watch skateboarding live at Paris 2024
All the action from Paris 2024, including skateboarding, can be watched via media rights holders (MRHs).
MRHs include Nine in Australia, Globo in Brazil, CBC in Canada, CCTV in People's Republic of China, Fuji TV/NHK/Nippon TV/TBS/TV Asahi/TV Tokyo in Japan, SKY NZ in New Zealand, SuperSport in South Africa, NBC in the United States, and Discovery Eurosport across Europe, alongside France Télévisions in France, ARD/ZDF in Germany, and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom, among others.
Check listings in other regions for your local broadcaster here