Skateboard GB Announce National Skateboard Park Team
Skateboard GB is excited to announce their 2022 skateboard park team in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Selected after a comprehensive and open process which provided all British skateboarders with the opportunity to apply to be a team member. The Skateboard GB selection panel considered several criteria, including trick difficulty level, trick repertoire, competition results and performances.
The skateboarder’s ability to qualify or medal at Paris 2024 and their potential to be successful at future competitions such as the LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032 were also considered.
The team sees the return of Tokyo 2020 breakout star and Bronze medalist Sky Brown, as well as the first skateboarder to ever drop in at an Olympic Games, in the skateboard park discipline, Bombette Martin.
New team members include forty-nine-year-old vert skateboarding legend Andy Macdonald and this year’s Skateboard GB National Champion Lola Tambling.
At just twelve years old, Liverpool born Tommy Calvert is the youngest member of the team.
Men’s Skateboard Park Team:
· George O’Neill
· Andy Macdonald
· Tommy Calvert
· Jesse Thomas
Women’s Skateboard Park Team:
· Sky Brown
· Bombette Martin
· Lola Tambling
· Lilly Strachan
Darren Pearcy, Performance Manager at Skateboard GB, said “We’re so stoked on the 2022 Skateboard GB park team. The team consists of an extremely talented group of individuals who we can’t wait to see shine on the world stage. We’re excited to work with the team and support their development in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games”.
James Hope-Gill, Chief Executive of Skateboard GB, said “We’re delighted to be able to announce the group of skateboarders we’ll be supporting towards qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and beyond. We are also very grateful to UK Sport and The National Lottery for the funding which provides this opportunity”.
The full team will compete at the World Skate Park World Championships in Río de Janeiro at the beginning of October, which will be the first Skateboard Park Olympic qualification event in the lead up to the Paris 2024 Summer Games.