"The level is crazy – I had to put a lot down to get here. To win, to be a world champion on International Women's Day definitely means a lot, but there are bigger things going on. This feels huge and I am so thankful, but there are bigger things. I just pray for peace."
"World Skate had given a 7pm (11pm GMT) deadline for the competition to recommence, stating that if any weather-related interruption occurs, the activity will not resume. Only one competitor, Cocona Hiraki of Japan, managed to start a third run, before more falling rain forced officials to end the competition."
Sky Brown, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, secured her second world skateboarding championship at a park competition in São Paulo that was cut short due to adverse weather conditions. The 17-year-old's score of 88.16 points from her second run stood as the winning score after World Skate halted the competition due to recurrent rainfall. Japan's Mizuho Hasegawa finished second with 84.36 points, while Minna Stess of Finland took third with 83.90 points. Australia's Arisa Trew, the 2024 Olympic gold medallist, placed fourth. Brown acknowledged the unusual circumstances but expressed gratitude for winning on International Women's Day, emphasizing that larger global concerns take precedence. In the men's competition, Spain's Egoitz Bijueska successfully defended his title with a score of 95.83.
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