Sky Brown sets her sights on skating and surfing at Paris Olympics 2024 as 'life's too short'

'It's important to not just do one thing,' Olympic skateboarder Sky Brown said as she eyes up surfing and skateboarding in the next Olympics

"Life is too short to just do one thing," bronze medallist skateboarder Sky Brown said as she sets her sights on competing in skateboarding and surfing in the next Olympic games.

The 13-year-old, who is Britain's youngest summer Olympic medallist, has said she wants to skate and surf in the 2024 Paris games.

The teen fell twice while attempting a Kickflip Indy trick in her first two runs of the women's park skateboarding final, but nailed her last attempt with a score of 56.47 to finish behind Japanese pair Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki.

But skateboarding is not her only talent. Speaking about her ambition to compete in two different sports in the next games, she said: "I think it's important to not (just) do one thing.

"I think it's important to do all different kinds of things, and I surf, I dance, I do jiujitsu, I bike, I do all different kinds of things.

"Life's too short to just do one thing, you know."

Brown also spoke about how the skateboarding community is "one big family" who "all push each other" as competitors were seen cheering and supporting each other during the Olympic final.

She described how disheartening it was to see her rival Misugu Okamoto, who finished in fourth place behind her, fall in her last run while also attempting the Kickflip Indy.

Sky Brown describes how she 'really felt bad' as her rival Misugu Okamoto fell in her third run in the Olympic final

Brown said: "When Misugu (Okamoto) fell, I really felt bad. She's so amazing.

"This is what my dad said: "You know you're so good, contests won't define you.' And she's awesome. I mean everyone is so good and sometimes we fall."

She added: "Everyone (doesn't want) the other ones to fall, you know. And we're always happy if they land a trick. If you could land a trick that's cool too, but we also want your friends to land a trick."

Despite falling twice from the Kickflip Indy trick, Brown said she was not interested in playing it safe in her third run to try and get a medal.

Brown said she was determined to unlock the Kickflip Indy trick, even if it meant risking her chance at a medal

She said: "I knew for sure I was going to try that trick again. I had a safer way to compete but all I wanted was to get that trick and if I did my safer one, I could've ended up better (in the rankings).

"But all I wanted was to get that trick, that was my goal. I didn't really care about my position."

And when she finally nailed the trick, she said it felt so much like a dream, she had to pinch herself a couple of times.

She said: "I was stoked. I was so happy, like incredibly happy, the happiest I've ever been."

Brown encouraged other youngsters to take up skateboarding and follow in her footsteps: "If I can do it, you can do it too. If you believe in yourself, you can be here."