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Aussie teen fights through tears in difficult final: ‘I tried my best’

Aussie teen fights through tears in difficult final: ‘I tried my best’

Chloe Covell is looking on the bright side and counting down the days to Los Angeles 2028 after missing out on an Olympic medal in the street skateboarding final in Paris.

The 14-year-old’s bid to become the youngest Australian to win gold unravelled when she did not land any of her five tricks and finished last.

She was in tears midway through the medal round and only briefly spoke to reporters, but what she did say could prove the making of her.

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“I tried my best and I just couldn’t land much. But it’s all good,” Covell said.

“I just wanted to keep trying and not give up.

“It was very hard work to get here … I just have to come back better and stronger for the next time.”

Japan’s Coco Yoshizawa won the gold medal with her total score of 272.75, beating compatriot Liz Akama’s 265.95.

Brazilian Rayssa Leal backed up her Tokyo Olympics silver medal with a bronze in Paris, scoring 253.37.

Fox had been on the back foot before the tricks after scoring 70.33 from her two runs in the medal round.