The gold medal was won by Antoine Delpero from France, who Great Britain representative Skinner had beaten convincingly in his final qualifying heat a day earlier. Delpero managed to secure a place in Saturday’s final with victory in the repercharge final.

The 28-year-old Jerseyman, who retained his European Longboard title a fortnight ago in the Azores, had been in fantastic form all week, winning three of his five qualifying heats en route to the final.