TOKYO (AP) — Hannah Roberts will have the top seed when BMX freestyle makes its Olympic finals debut.
The 19-year-old from Indiana had a two-run seeding average of 87.70 to lead American teammate Perris Benegas by 1.2 heading into Sunday’s finals.
Roberts has already won three world championships.
Gold medal favorite Logan Martin of Australia led the men’s qualifying with a 90.97 average. Rim Nakamura of Japan was second at 87.67.
Riders will get two one-minute runs in the final and scoring will be the average of the two.