Who is Arisa Trew? Australian skateboarder makes history with gold finish at Paris Games at 14

Every year in which they are held, the Olympic Games deliver storylines of first-time Olympic athletes becoming champions.

The latest is Australian women's skateboarder Arisa Trew .

In the women's park skateboarding final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, the first-time Olympian made history by becoming the youngest Australian Olympian to win gold, at the age of 14 years, two months and 26 days. It is also the first time an Australian woman skateboarder won gold in the sport at the Olympics, as the sport made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics.

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In her route to win gold, Trew had to overcome some adversity after falling in her first run. Trew scored a 93.18 in her final run to move past Japan's Cocona Hiraki and Great Britain's Sky Brown. Here's what to know about Trew as she made Olympic history on Tuesday:

Who is Arisa Trew?

Trew made her Olympic Games debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a member of Australia's skateboarding team.

As noted by Olympics.com, the 14-year-old Aussie had her breakout moment on the global stage in skateboarding in 2023, when she became the first female athlete to land a 720 trick. She followed up that feat in May by becoming the first woman to land a 900-degree spin — which consists of spinning two-and-a-half times in the air — on the half pipe. Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk was the first skateboarder to land the move.

She also competes in the X Games , where last year she surpassed Shaun White as the youngest skateboarder to win two gold medals at one X Games. Trew, who won gold in skateboarding park and skateboarding vert, was 13 years and 2 months old — three years and two months younger than White was when he achieved the feat.

Per NBCOlympics.com, Trew's final run Tuesday at the Paris Games featured a 360 spin, a McTwist, a Body Varial 540, a Kickflip Indy, a Switch Melon Grab and a Noseblunt. She finished ahead of Hiraki by .55 points for gold, giving Hiraki her second consecutive silver medal in the event at the Olympics.

With a gold medal finish — Australia's 14th of the Paris Games — Trew also became the youngest medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

How old is Arisa Trew?

Trew is 14 years, two months and 26 days old. She was born on May 12, 2010.

As noted by Olympics.com, Trew is the seventh-youngest Australian Olympian and the youngest in 40 years to compete at the Olympics, when Dimity Douglas competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in swimming at the age of 14 years, 27 days old.

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