Vincent Matheron may have a backup athletic career in the NFL should his skateboarding miscues continue.
The French skateboarder, 26, wiped out just eight seconds into his final lap of the men’s park preliminaries on Wednesday during a descent of an apparent 360, falling straight on his back.
Matheron then took his frustration out on his helmet, which he punted straight into the air at Place de la Concorde.
With near-perfect form, Matheron — an Encinitas, Calif., resident — could probably give an NFL punter a run for their money as he even stuck the follow-through.
Vincent Matheron of France kicks his helmet during the preliminaries at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 7, 2024. Getty Images
Despite recording a score of 82.02 in the first run, Matheron never bested the mark, finishing 12th and missing the cut for the finals later that day.
Matheron wiped out just eight seconds into his final shot at making the last round of park skateboarding. REUTERS
توییتر هی اکانت قفل می کنه هر رویداد سیاسی ورزشی فرهنگی هنری اقا غلط کردم راجب اون پیر سگ هاف هافو Oberholzer توییت زدم که سن فقط یک عدده هم ریپورت شدم هم کپی رایت خوردم مطمئنم خودش ریپورت کرده سگ هم طرفدارش نیست سن خیلی مهمه پیر سگ. (کیک زیبای وینست رو می بینیم) #VincentMatheron pic.twitter.com/tkY5N4VYmc
Matheron ensured nobody would forget his exit in Paris. Getty Images
Other top finishes for the Frenchman include fifth at the Men’s Park World Championship in 2018, as well as 14th in this year’s World Championships.
America performed well in skateboarding at this year’s Paris Games, with Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston finishing with silver and bronze, respectively, in the street final.
Japan’s Yuto Horigome defended his gold medal win in street at this year’s Games, becoming a two-time gold medalist; Australia’s Arisa Trew won gold in women’s park while Coco Yoshizawa of Japan took gold in women’s street.
Japan earned four skateboarding medals in Paris, followed by the U.S. with three.
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