Sky Brown, 16, wins BRONZE in Paris just one week after dislocating her shoulder - three years after Team GB skateboarder won the same medal at the Tokyo Games

BREAKING NEWS Sky Brown, 16, wins BRONZE in Paris just one week after dislocating her shoulder - three years after Team GB skateboarder won the same medal at the Tokyo Games The 16-year-old also suffered an MCL injury in April ahead of this year's Games By Tamara Prenn Published: 17:19, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 17:23, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments Sky Brown has won a bronze medal in the women's skateboarding park event, three years after becoming Team GB 's youngest-ever Olympian with the same medal in Tokyo. The 16-year-old became the first British skateboarding world champion at last year's World Skateboarding Championship in 2023, and on Tuesday afternoon added another medal to her trophy cabinet following a commanding performance at Place de la Concorde. Brown had qualified fourth in the preliminary heats on Tuesday morning with a best score of 84.

75, but left fans concerned after bailing on her final run and clutching her shoulder . But cleared to compete in the final, Brown sped to silver medal contention with a first run of 80.57 - despite bailing on her last trick, just after the buzzer - and an even stronger second, garnering her a score of 91.

60. The teen then went even better in her final run, scoring a 92.31 to put her on the podium behind Australia's Arisa Trew before Japan's Cocona Hiraki pipped her to the silver with the last run of the final.

Brown's success in Paris comes just one week after the teenager revealed that she had dislocated her shoulder in t.