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Sky Brown wins silver at World Skateboarding Tour in Rome

Sky Brown during the Women's Quarterfinal of the World Cup Rome 2026. She is seen performing a movement on her skateboard where she is upside down.Getty Images

After becoming world champion for the second time earlier this year, British skateboarder Sky Brown has another success to celebrate.

The 17- year-old has won second place at the World Skateboarding Tour.

The event is part of World Cup Rome 2026, where the world's top skateboarders compete across two weekends in elite Street and Park competitions.

It's also the first Olympic Qualifying event of the season for Women's Park - the main event Sky competes in.

Sky had topped the leaderboard with a score of 93.38, achieving 3 scores above 90 in a single event.

This makes her the first female to ever do this in an international competition.

But in the final run she was beaten by 15-year-old Japanese skateboarder Mizuho Hasegawa, who came second to the British teen at the World Skateboarding Championships back in March.

Sky was competing alongside her GB teammates, with her younger brother Ocean also taking part in his first ever Olympic Qualifying event.

The three skaters are seen standing on the podium with their skateboards Getty Images

GB's Sky Brown took second place, with Mizuho Hasegawa and Cocona Hiraki from Japan coming in first and third place

The World Cup event was held from 10th – 14th June in Ostia as part of the official World Championships.

It's also the chance for the skaters to check out the competition and set the tone for the year ahead, as they begin to look ahead to the LA Olympic Games in 2028.

Sky has won bronze medals for Team GB at the last two Olympics in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

Niall Neeson from World Skate praised Sky's performance, saying: "What she delivered this week in Rome reflects not only her talent but her commitment to pushing the sport forward on the world stage."