Paris experienced an unexpected twelve-hour downpour, resulting in the Men's Street contest being delayed by 48 hours.
Consequently, the Women's event commenced the proceedings, marking the next step on the long journey to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
A 14-year-old Japanese skateboarder with no major sponsorship swept aside all before her in Paris this evening to become the new Olympic champion in women's street skateboarding.
Coco Yoshizawa from Kanagawa won top honors after holding off a spirited challenge from 15-year-old compatriot Liz Akama.
Akama briefly took the reins from Coco before having to settle for silver when the new champion pulled her first-ever competitive big spin kickflip frontside boardslide on a handrail to retake the lead and gold with a single best trick still to spare.
Coco, who has competed at every stop on the Road To Paris, only won her first contest at the final leg of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest last month.
Having qualified in first through the preliminary stage of today's event comfortably, she was the outright leader by the end of the first round of Runs in the final before getting a scare from a resurgent Liz Akama.
In bronze came 16-year-old Brazilian star Rayssa Leal, who was 13 points off the pace at the end of the run section but brought the large and vociferous Brazil contingent in the packed stadium in Place de la Concorde to a fever pitch with a comeback of her own.
Paris 2024 | Women's Street Skateboarding Final Results
- Coco Yoshizawa (JPN) 272.75
- Liz Akama (JPN) 265.95
- Rayssa Leal (BRA) 253.37