August
The new king of skateboarding worries he’s too old. He’s 21.
Keegan Palmer joined fellow Gold Coaster Arisa Trew in taking gold. It was his second, and he wants more. But the skateboarder frets he might be past his prime.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
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- Paris 2024
Why the world should fear skateboarding’s smiling assassin
Arisa Trew – Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist – is the product of an elite training program that mixes three hours of school a day with a lot of backside airs.
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- James Hall
July
Aussie surfer rides best Olympics wave as swimming schedule heats up
The Australian star has progressed to the next round; Watch to watch at the Olympic Games tonight; Barnaby Joyce insinuated voters should use their ballot papers as bullets at rally. Follow the latest here.
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- Staff Writers
The 14-year-old Olympian who could make history in Paris
Skateboarder Chloe Covell could become the youngest gold medallist in Australian Olympic history.
- Roger Vaughan
August 2021
How Gina Rinehart ‘saved swimming’
The sports supported by Australia’s richest person yielded the best results.
- Michael Bleby
Ring-ins lift Australia’s medal tally to within a whisker of history
Two canoeists who had never competed together internationally and a teenage skateboarder have given Australia’s medal tally a massive boost.
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- Michael Bleby