Hinano Kusaki finishes 2nd in X Games women’s park

Paris Olympics-bound Japanese skateboarder Hinano Kusaki placed second behind 14-year-old Australian Arisa Trew in the women’s park final at the X Games on Sunday.

Japan’s Hinano Kusaki competes en route to finishing second in the women’s skateboard park final at the X Games in Ventura, California, on June 30, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Trew won with a score of 87.33 points, 8.67 clear of Kusaki. Compatriot Ruby Trew, no relation to Arisa, rounded out the podium, finishing 9.33 behind the winner on the last day of the three-day event in Ventura, California.

Australia’s Arisa Trew competes in the women’s park skateboarding final at the X Games in Ventura, California, on June 30, 2024. (Getty/Kyodo)

Cocona Hiraki, who will represent Japan with Kusaki and reigning Olympic champion Sakura Yosozumi in women’s park skateboarding in Paris, finished eighth with 68.33.

Arisa Trew (C) of Australia poses after winning the women’s skateboard park final at the X Games in Ventura, California, on June 30, 2024, alongside Japan’s Hinano Kusaki (L) and Ruby Trew of Australia, who finished second and third, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Related coverage:

Skateboarding: Horigome leads Japan podium sweep, earns Olympic berth

Skateboarding: Japanese face tight final battle for Olympic spots

Skateboarding: Yuto Horigome makes shock early exit at Olympic qualifiers