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Australia's youngest Olympic gold medalist chooses coach over business class
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Australia flew Olympic medalists home from Paris in business class. Their youngest-ever gold winner, 14-year-old Arisa Trew, declined the upgrade, preferring to stay with her teammates in coach.

Arisa Trew is the youngest Australian Olympic medalist, surpassing Sandra Morgan who won swimming gold in 1956 at the age of 14 years and 183 days. Arisa won Skateboard Park gold at the age of 14 years and 86 days.

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