sakura yozozumi took the gold.to the silver medallist. kokona hiraki is not even a teeanger yet. she's just 12! the average age of the skateboarders in the final wasjust 17, and the bronze was taken by british 13—year—old sky brown. so, why arejapanese women so good at skateboarding at such a young age? who better to ask than mariko oi? good morning. how popular is the sport injapan? you good morning. how popular is the sport in japan?— good morning. how popular is the sport in japan? you know what, i did not realise how— sport in japan? you know what, i did not realise how popular— sport in japan? you know what, i did not realise how popular it _ sport in japan? you know what, i did not realise how popular it was - sport in japan? you know what, i did not realise how popular it was until. not realise how popular it was until we saw those amazing young athletes doing so extremely well. after say that podium was so adorable. as you said, 19—year—old sakura yozozumi winning the gold but 12—year—old kokona hiraki is w