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The Best of Rayssa Leal at Tokyo 2020! | Athlete Highlights

Rayssa Leal, known as “Fadinha”, is a talented Brazilian skateboarder. She started skateboarding at the age of six after receiving a skateboard as a birthday present. She started posting videos of her tricks on social media at the age of seven. In one of these videos, she skates in a fairy costume, which earned her the nickname “Fadinha do Skate”. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in July 2021, Leal formed the Brazilian women’s skateboard team together with Letícia Bufoni e Silva and Pâmela Rosa. At 13 years and seven months, she is the youngest Brazilian Olympic athlete ever. She won the silver medal in the Olympic competition on July 26, 2021.

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COMEBACK KING! Street Skateboarding: Men’s Final Highlights Olympic Qualifier Series

It all came down to the final at the Budapest Olympic Qualifier Series to decide the final Olympic spots! A close finish would have been an understatement as the best of the best left everything out on the course to give us an amazing appetizer for what’s to come at Paris 2024!

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TRIPLE PODIUM | Street Skateboarding: Women’s Final Highlights Olympic Qualifier Series

It all came down to Budapest, the final stop of the Olympic Qualifier Series and the best street skaters in the world did not disappoint! With Olympic places on the line, some serious tricks were put down giving us a real sneak peak on what we can expect in just a few weeks time at Paris 2024!

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SUPER CLOSE FINAL | Park Skateboarding: Men’s Final Highlights Olympic Qualifier Series

With Olympic spots on the line, we knew we were in for some serious skating in Budapest! The best of the best didn’t disappoint with 90+ scores going out left and right as we got a real sneak peek for what’s in store for us in just a few short weeks at Paris 2024!!!

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