The 19-year-old - who had thrown her bike in the emotion of completing her first run - could not finish her second 60-second stint on the Tokyo course and, as the last rider to compete, her concession confirmed Worthington's champion status. Riders were ranked on their best score from their two runs and Worthington's 97.50 transferred all of the pressure to American Roberts, who appeared to be cruising to the title after she put up 96.10 on run one. Worthington's team celebrated wildly when her score of 97.50 was read out The trick no woman had done before - how a 360 backflip won gold for GB.If it wasn't for Hannah Roberts, external-link we wouldn't be doing these tricks. "I've not been doing that trick for so long but we've been trying to find that big banger trick and when we did we thought, 'this is the one'. "It was incredible," said Worthington when asked about the key backflip. She celebrated her score wildly and then watched as four rivals - including favourite Hannah Roberts - failed to usurp her mark. With no score of significance on the board after her fall, she simply had to deliver on run two and did so by becoming the first woman to land a 360-degree backflip in competition - the same trick that left her on the floor during run one. The 25-year-old watched on as riders failed to surpass his mark of 90.80, with Australia's Martin Logan taking gold on 93.30.īrooks' medal followed shortly after Worthington's superb victory.
The gripping action set the stage for Declan Brooks to seal bronze in the men's event, Britain's fourth BMX medal of a remarkable week.
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