Australia's Olympic sweetheart Arisa Trew makes more history and makes bold pet call, X Games Salt Lake City, Osaka, Goldie the duck

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At just 15 years of age, Arisa Trew continues to break records and build a formidable skating legacy.
Last year, aged 14, Trew became the youngest-ever Australian to win an Olympic gold medal and since then has only gone from strength to strength as she breaks record after record.
Last weekend Trew took home gold in Women's Skateboard Park and Vert at X Games Osaka, which means the teenager now holds more X Games Skateboard gold medals than any other woman.
While the two more golds also means she is now tied with Fabiola da Silva for the most X Games summer discipline golds by a woman as well.
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Such is Trew's dominance, she has now taken home gold in the last three X Games in both Vert and Park and has a chance to claim another pair of first place finishes at the featured X Games this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.
You can watch her incredible Women's Skateboard Park run in the player above.
Speaking to news.com.au ahead of the event, Trew was beaming with pride as she spoke about her recent success.
'It is all just so much fun and I was really excited to compete (in Osaka) and it all went so good,' a humble Trew said in an interview with news.com.au.
Arisa Trew has continued to dominate the skateboarding world. Image: Getty
'I came first on the first day which was really good and I got a victory lap because I had already won with my first run and then yesterday I backed it up by getting another gold and also another victory run, which is pretty cool.'
Skaters have two 45-second runs with the best of two counted, but the fact Trew had already won both events before taking to the course for a second time meant she was able to do whatever she pleased, an opportunity for the Aussie phenom to take some chances and try out
extra manoeuvres.
Arisa Trew became the youngest-ever Australian to win an Olympic gold medal last year.
'When I have a victory run, I still just try and improve my run because, like, now I kind of know well I don't have to improve on it as I'm already first,' Trew said.
'So I just try my best to add tricks and improve and just have fun really.'
Arisa Trew eyes up complete skateboarding domination
Trew - who recently signed a sponsorship deal with energy drink giant Monster - is not just inspiring new generations of skaters, but her competitive attitude and willingness to push the boundaries has seen her quickly become a dominant force in her sport.
And she revealed to news.com.au that she is looking at expanding her range of events to include competing in MegaPark, an event exclusive to the X Games, which involves bigger ramps and therefore provides competitors with a greater chance to pull off more difficult and larger combinations.
'For now I'm just, like, going to keep skating for as long as I can because I really love skating and it's really fun and I love it,' Trew continued.
'I think I'm, like going to love skating my whole life because my life now kind of revolves around skateboarding. But I have thought a bit about also competing in a different discipline like Mega Park.
'I've only done mini mega once but it was really, really fun, so that might be next for me to try.'
Olympic Gold Medallist Arisa Trew at Elanora Skatepark on the Gold Coast. Picture: Richard Walker
Arisa Trew celebrates winning the gold medal at the end of the women's park skateboarding final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
Arisa Trew draws comparisons to legendary skater Tony Hawk
Along with a record amount of X Games golds, Trew also is the only woman to ever land a 900 – 2.5 revolutions at the top of the vertical ramp - albeit in practice.
It is a trick that was made famous by legendary skater Tony Hawk and so far Trew is the only female to ever pull it off.
Sharing the video of her completing the technically difficult manoeuvre on social media last year, Trew wrote: 'A dream come true! My first 900'.
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk (pictured) was the first person to ever pull off a 900. (Photo by)
Vertical skating – where Trew landed the 900 – is not an Olympic event but her goal is to land it in competition, potentially at the upcoming X Games in Salt Lake.
Last year Trew tried it in competition but didn't pull it off.
But what better time than at the X Games' 30th anniversary this year, to nail it in competition.
Trew, however, made no promises she would attempt it again this weekend, as she said she wants to potentially try it again in practice before attempting it on the big stage.
'I think I'd probably want to try to do it again in practice first because I have only tried it a couple of times,' Trew said.
'The ramps also need to be big enough. But if I feel good I could probably try it there (at Salt Lake City) if it feels good and if I try I think I could land it.'
Arisa Trew continues to win gold medal after gold medal. Picture: Richard Walker
Arisa Trew on dealing with fame
With success, Olympic gold and X Games domination comes plenty of fans.
And the teenager says following her Paris Games triumph she was stopped everywhere from the shops to the beach, but admits as time has gone on it happens less and less, unless she is at a skateboard meet.
'After the Olympics, like, I came home and I would, like, get stopped a lot for pictures and things, at the airport, shops at the beach, at the skate park, there's always people,' Trew said.
'But like I thought it was so cool because they supported me and are there for me and I know I am doing well and they like the sport.
'Now it's not like that unless I'm at a skate park. I can go out and it will be like 0 to 2 people that will stop and talk to me but like at the X Games on the weekend I couldn't go two steps before like a million people wanting my signature or photos. But that's just really cool.
'I also changed my signature so my coach made my signature the first year I competed but I have changed it to dot the I with a heart so it's more me.'
Arisa Trew says it took some time to adjust to her new-found fame. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
Arisa Trew shares update on duck Goldy and future pet plans
After claiming gold at last year's Paris Games, Trew warmed the hearts of the entire world when she seemed almost more excited about getting a duck - which was promised to her by her parents if she won - than the gold medal itself.
Speaking after taking gold in Paris about wanting a duck Trew said: 'They're really cute, I can take it to the skate park.'
Arisa Trew often takes Goldie (pictured) to the skate park with her. Picture Instagram
'Mum and Dad won't let me get a dog or a cat and I think a duck might be a little bit easier.'
And when news.com.au asked about Goldie the duck and if her parents had made any other pet wagers Trew chuckled stating there won't be any more new additions any time soon.
'Well, my parents have said they don't want any more pets because we already have four animals (a duck, two cockatiels and a blue-tongued lizard) and that is kind of a lot.'
'I would definitely want more pets if I had more time for them. But I feel like I need to not be travelling as much, so, yeah, no more pet promises,' she continued.
'But yeah, Goldie is great. He's at home right now and my friends are looking after him because my mum also came for this trip and usually he would be at home looking after Goldie and my other animals.
'But, yeah, he's doing really good. He loves coming to the skate park and hanging out with everyone, going to the beach. And he loves just being around us and following us around and we love taking him to the beach, on car rides and to the skate parks.'
So what's next for Arisa Trew?
In the short term, Trew has one more X Games to compete in this weekend, before her schedule opens up and she can finally have a bit of downtime.
But in the long term, more X Games gold and a plan to compete at the next Olympics in Los Angeles as well as the 2032 Games in Brisbane, barely an hour away from where she grew up on the Gold Coast, is the goal for the teenage sensation.
By Brisbane she'll be 22, a veteran in skateboarding terms, but still one of the youngsters on the Olympics squad.
But before then there is no doubt Trew will continue cleaning up gold medals, inspiring younger generations to skate and taking all the fame in her stride as she has done since the last Olympic Games.
Originally published as More gold but no more pets: Australia's Olympic sweetheart makes even more history