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Japan's Yoshizawa, 14, makes a big leap to land Olympic skateboard gold

Yoshizawa went into her penultimate trick with two big scores but needing a third to complete her total, before finishing in style.

Coco Yoshizawa. AFP PHOTO
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa grabbed gold in the all-teenage women's street skateboard final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, after nailing a high-risk ride down the hand-rail. 

Yoshizawa went into her

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