Sky Brown, 13, says she wants to compete in BOTH surfing and skateboarding at ...

Sky Brown, 13, says she wants to compete in BOTH surfing and skateboarding at ...
Sky Brown, 13, says she wants to compete in BOTH surfing and skateboarding at ...
'I love bangers and mash': Team GB skateboard bronze medallist Sky Brown, 13, reveals her favourite British foods - and how she wants to compete for the UK at BOTH skateboarding and surfing as her multi-million pound career takes off

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Skateboarding sensation Sky Brown has revealed she's a fan of bangers and mash as she looks ahead and says she is considering competing in both surfing and skateboarding for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 13-year-old secured her place in the history books after becoming the youngest ever medallist for Team GB when she bagged bronze in the skateboarding final.

But the talented youngster already has her sights set on the next challenge as she revealed she is hoping to add surfing to her Olympic repertoire at the Paris games.

Speaking to Sky News in Tokyo this morning, Sky said: 'It definitely is possible but I do know it's going to be hard - it's going to be very hard.

'But honestly I love surfing, I love skating and surfing and skating with my friends will be fun.

Skateboarding sensation Sky Brown (pictured on Sky News this morning) has revealed she wants to compete in surfing and skateboarding at the next Olympic Games in three years time

Skateboarding sensation Sky Brown (pictured on Sky News this morning) has revealed she wants to compete in surfing and skateboarding at the next Olympic Games in three years time

Pictured: Skateboarder Sky Brown surfing at a beach in Takanabe town in Japan in 2018

Pictured: Skateboarder Sky Brown surfing at a beach in Takanabe town in Japan in 2018

'Going to Paris would be awesome. It's like one of my favourite countries and Fiji, I mean it would be awesome.'

Surfing events are held in French Polynesia so there would be logistical challenges to overcome if she is to compete in both but the young Olympian seemed motivated to make it happen.

Sky was born in Japan but lives in San Diego with her British father Stuart, a skateboarder and marketing executive originally from Cornwall, and Japanese mother Miko, a

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