Yuto Horigome proved Sunday that he will prevail no matter how intense the pressure, the 22-year-old Tokyoite shaking off sub-par runs in the Olympic skateboard street final to lay down the four must-land tricks that won him gold.His fourth attempt, a nollie backside 270 tailslide, garnered the highest score of the competition, a 9.50, and cemented a lead the Japanese would not surrender."Even after the fourth trick, I was not sure about the medal," said Horigome. "And I thought landing the fifth (trick) was necessary for the gold medal. So I was very focused on the fifth trick, rather than…READ FULL ARTICLE
