The last chances to watch skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics are coming up, and Team USA is hoping to add to its sole bronze medal with some golds. Yes, after Jagger Eaton medaled in the street competition this past Sunday, teammate Heimana Reynolds from Hawaii looks to take gold in the park event.
Aug. 3: Women's Park Qualification (@ 8 p.m. ET) and Final (11:30 p.m. ET)
Aug. 4: Men's Park Qualification (@ 8 p.m. ET) and Final (11:30 p.m. ET)
• U.S. — Watch live on NBCOlympics.com, select events rebroadcast on NBC and NBCSN via Sling or Fubo.TV
• U.K. — Watch on Discovery+
• Watch anywhere — Try ExpressVPN 100% risk free
Yes, the final events of the men's and women's skateboarding Olympic competition are "park" format, taking the style of skateboarding born out of Venice Beach, CA to the big games. This format, with its steeper edges of bowls and ramps, enables higher velocity gains in shorter times, which could make for more awesome moves.
Reynolds is likely wondering how Japan's Hirano Ayumu, a two-time Winter Olympic medalist, will compete. Japan's already taken two golds After including one from Horigome Yuto in the street event on July 25.
The women's side of the Olympic skateboarding events features tons of prodigious talent, with Japan's Hiraki Kokona looking to show the world what a 12-year-old an do. Team GB's fielding its own super-young talent, the 13-year-old Sky Brown.
Also keep your eyes out for Finland's Lizzie Armanto, the only female skater to complete Tony Hawk's 360 loop.
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Of the services you will want for these games, Peacock will help you see highlights at night, while Sling TV and Fubo TV can help you catch games on tape-delay.
How to watch skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics from anywhere in the world
The Olympics is a global event and can be viewed in almost every country on Earth. However, if you're not in your home country and can't watch the Tokyo Olympics' skateboarding events with your usual services — or you want to watch in your native language — you're not out of luck.
With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can appear to be surfing the web from your home town (or somewhere that blackouts won't hit), and access the same streaming services you already paid for. They're totally legal, inexpensive and easy to use.
Not sure which VPN is right for you? We've tested many different services and our pick for the best VPN overall is ExpressVPN. It offers superb speeds and excellent customer service. But you've got other VPN options as well.
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, ExpressVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a U.K. service, you'd select U.K. from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to your website or streaming service of choice and tune in.
How to watch skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics live in the US
Anyone who wants to watch skateboarding from the Tokyo Olympics live, it's time to find your cable/streaming login because NBCOlympics.com requires one. Games will also air on NBCSN and NBC, sometimes at reasonable hours (though often rebroadcast on tape delay).
Of course, the nightly coverage on Peacock will likely include updates as well.
USA and NBCSN are part of the $35 per month Sling TV Blue package, and Olympics-watchers will want the Blue package, which also has NBC. The Olympic Channel is also available as a $11 per month add-on.
Sling is one of the best streaming services alongside our other recommendation for Olympics viewing: Fubo TV, which has 100-plus channels (many more than Sling), including all of the above networks.
How to watch skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics in the UK
To watch every event live, you'll want to subscribe to Discovery Plus, which is offering coverage of every event at Tokyo 2020; all of the Olympics skateboarding events will be on the service.
Discovery is currently offering a three-day free trial of the service, with full subscriptions available for £6.99/month or £29.99/year after that. Plus, the service is available to stream through a multitude of devices include Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV and apps for iOS and Android.
The BBC iPlayer has been the go-to source for all Olympics coverage for those in the U.K., but things have changed.
The BBC won't have the monopoly on Olympics coverage in the U.K., with the IOC having sold the main European rights to the Discovery network. As a result, the BBC's coverage, though still good, is limited to no more than two live events at one time.
Americans abroad could just use the service of their choice, provided they log in via a VPN such as ExpressVPN.
How to watch skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics live in Canada
Details aren't exactly strong here. Sportsnet, CBC and TSN are sharing coverage of the Olympics, and so we've got some, but not all, of the details you may need.
TSN1 and TSN2 (and TSN3 on Wednesday) have Olympics coverage during this time, but do not say what's on them. Sportsnet has Olympics coverage, but skateboarding isn't among the listed events (Volleyball, Canoe Sprint, Athletics, Baseball and Diving).
That said, TLN has most of the games, though judging by the schedule they will be on tape-delay.
Again, Americans visiting their friends in the great white north could just use Peacock, Sling, Fubo and other services, provided they log in via a VPN such as ExpressVPN.
How to watch skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics live in Australia
Down Under, Aussies can watch the Olympic skateboarding events for free on the 7Plus network's streaming service — which has practically everything in the Olympics. Just add 14 hours to the Eastern times listed below to figure out when games start in AEST.
Currently out of the country? Use ExpressVPN to access your paid-for services.
Tokyo Olympics skateboarding schedule
(all times listed in Eastern)
- Tuesday, August 3 @ 8 p.m.: Women's Park: Qualification
- Tuesday, August 3 @ 11:30 p.m.: Women's Park: Final (re-airs at 12:05 a.m. and 12 p.m. on NBC on Aug. 4)
- Wednesday, August 4 @ 8 p.m.: Men's Park: Qualification
- Wednesday, August 4 @ 11:30 p.m.: Men's Park: Final (re-airs at 12:05 a.m. and 8 p.m. on NBC on Aug. 5, and 5 a.m. on NBC SN)
