It would honestly be a shame if we don’t get to see him compete this year. I’m kinda confused on how Olympic teams are selected for skateboarding if anyone feels like clueing me in. I watched the recent “Olympic Qualifiers” on YouTube but all countries compete in them? I know that in track & field, selections are pretty confusing. Like in the US, we hold Trials and placing 1-3 in an event doesn’t always mean that you will be sent, and there are standard times but sometimes you can be sent without meeting them based on your world ranking. & in some countries, like Kenya, it’s said that they like for their three competitors in each event to represent a different sponsorship, so many times two athletes from the same brand will not be sent which leads me to believe that certain committees will just choose they want to send for their own reasons…
anyways, the Olympics are cool. I was very stoked Yuto won the first skateboarding Gold medal in his home. I’d love to see him compete again this year.