US Olympic skating superstar Jagger Eaton on listening to classical jazz while he trains, breaking records at 11 years old - and why NOBODY will be 'on his level' at the Paris Games

EXCLUSIVE US Olympic skating superstar Jagger Eaton on listening to classical jazz while he trains, breaking records at 11 years old - and why NOBODY will be 'on his level' at the Paris Games Jagger Eaton is aiming to qualify for both skate and street in the Olympics He spoke exclusively with Mail Sport ahead of the Paris Games By Jake Nisse Published: 12:15 EDT, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 12:15 EDT, 27 May 2024 e-mail View comments Last month, during a sunny day in New York City 's East Village, skaters flocked to the famous blacktop at Tompkins Square Park as they so often do. World champion Jagger Eaton was amongst them. In another sport, with the Paris Olympics fast approaching, such a casual outing may have been viewed as a distraction.

Eaton sees it as the exact opposite for his vocation. 'I mean, it's so important to just get out and skate,' he exclusively told Mail Sport at the Team USA media summit. 'It's exactly why you pull up at like a basketball court and everybody's shooting hoops together.

'It's like that vibe...

you don't know anybody there. But everybody's skating. And all of a sudden, like, 20 minutes later, you got five new homies, and you guys are all just vibing and skating a flat bar and talking.

And it's such a special environment, especially here in New York.' Jagger Eaton celebrates after winning the street final at the Olympic Qualifier Series on May 19 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jagger (@jaggereaton) Of course, his Olympic training has.