“Pretty insane”: Skateboarding produces Australia’s youngest ever Olympic gold medallist

Arisa Trew has become Australia’s youngest ever Olympic gold medallist.

At the age of 14 years and 86 days, star skateboarder Trew conquered the women’s park final in Paris to claim Australia’s 14th gold medal of the 2024 Games.

The Gold Coast talent pulled off a supreme run to score 93.18 which outlasted Japan’s Cocona Kiraki (92.63) and Great Britain’s Sky Brown (92.31).

“I got told by a few people that I'm Australia's youngest gold medallist,” Trew told Channel Nine.

“Which is like pretty insane, and really cool, because that's who I'm representing and it's just amazing.

“It's just super cool that I have won the gold medal because it has been like a dream.

“I’m just so excited.”

The previous record was held by swimmer Sandra Morgan who was 14 years and 184 days when she claimed gold in the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1956 Melbourne Games.

Elsewhere, the Boomers were eventually beaten by Serbia 95-90 after Patty Mills had seemingly rescued the team with a buzzer beater to send the quarter-final to overtime.

The Aussies had led by as much as 24 points, but Serbia's NBA superstar Nikola Jokic proved the difference in scoring the final eight points of the match to finish with 21 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.

Mills, who turns 36 this weekend, starred for the Boomers with 26 points in the last game of his final Olympics appearance.

“We've just enjoyed every moment of this journey,” said Mills.

“It hasn't been a smooth-sailing ship, but you do it together and you never take those moments for granted.

“But through the thick and thin and ups and downs, happy tears, sad tears, it's been an incredible journey to be able to share with those guys.”

The men’s cycling team produced a team pursuit world record with Sam Welsford, Kelland O'Brien, Conor Leahy and Oliver Bleddyn now into the final to take on Great Britain for a gold medal on Thursday morning (AEST).

They produced a time of 3:40.730 to eclipse the previous record of 3:42.032 which was set by Italy in Tokyo.

The men’s team sprint outfit of Leigh Hoffman, Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer managed a bronze medal by edging host nation France.

Australia’s medal tally now sits at 14 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze for an overall total of 35 and a third-place standing.