The Japan Times: Athletes at last year’s Tokyo Games performed only for each other in the confine…

Athletes at last year’s Tokyo Games performed only for each other in the confines of the unprecedented “bubble” that allowed the world’s largest sporting event to take place in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Nine months later, many of those skaters were given a second chance to hear cheers from local crowds as the X Games — known for igniting the mainstream popularity of action sports and elevating many top athletes into household names — made its Japan debut over the weekend at Chiba’s Zozo Marine Stadium. In welcoming the X Games, Japan became its fifth Asian host — following Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and China — as well as the 12th overall outside the United States.Read more with the link in our bio. 📸 Dan Orlowitz (@dokool)
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