(CNN) — Australian teenager Arisa Trew has become the first female to land a 720 – a skateboarding trick involving two full rotations while in the air – as she competed in the Tony Hawk Vert Alert event on Saturday. He was present at his namesake competition in Salt Lake City, and said on Instagram that the 13-year-old Trew “brought the house down.”She won the women’s competition at the event. And to be the first girl in the world to land a 7 in competition,” an ecstatic Trew said on Instagram, before thanking those who helped her achieve this accomplishment. The 2 best vert skaters going head-to-head to land the 720 in front of the inventor of the trick. Medalists in the park event were Sakura Yosozumi, 19, Japan; Kokona Hiraki, 12, Japan; and Sky Brown, 13, Great Britain.

Source: CNN June 27, 2023 16:40 UTC