Paris Olympics 2024: Logan Martin goes big but crashes out to end BMX Freestyle hopes

Logan Martin flew high but couldn’t stick the landing as Australia’s BMX champion couldn’t defend his Tokyo title with crashes bringing an end to his gold medal hopes.

It was a hotly contested final with multiple riders reeling off 90-plus point runs on the back of some massive air and jaw-dropping stunts.

Martin, looking to defend his Olympic title, got off to a poor start with his foot slipping on landing his first trick but recovered well including whipping out a competition-first bike flip which had the audience in awe.

He was looking good for a strong score only to crash on his final obstacle with just six seconds remaining to turn in a 64.4 more than 30 points back on the gold medal score.

It put all the pressure on his final run to try and pull something out of the bag to salvage his medal hopes needing to better a 94.82 to give him a chance at gold.

He started off to a flyer, with a quadruple tail whip and a double flair impressing onlookers.

But he scrubbed off too much speed on the landing which saw him fail to clear the next obstacle cleanly causing his foot to touch the ground and end his hopes.

Martin remained upbeat despite the disappointment, saying “it just wasn’t meant to be.”

“Obviously it wasn’t the day I wanted,” Martin told Channel 9.

“I wasn’t able to pull my runs, which is super disappointing to me. It’s not the fact that I’m not walking away with a medal, it’s the fact that I couldn’t land a run.

“I always go out there, try and put on my best show, try and put on my best performance, and I wasn’t able to make that happen today, so a little bit disappointed.

“Life moves on.

“The good thing is, I do already have a gold medal at the Olympics, and that means a lot to me.

“I am grateful for this life that I’m living.”