Who knew this was going to be so fun?
Thirty or so Christmases ago, I received my first skateboard. Alas, it was also my last skateboard: not long after I got the hang of balancing on the thing, it was run over and snapped in half by a mail truck.
A Brazilian skateboarding sensation who went viral at the age of 7 while skating in fairy wings and a blue dress is back on the global stage but this time capturing more than just hearts: She’s taking home an Olympic medal.
Rayssa Leal, the skateboarder who was - once upon time - heel flipping in a princess dress on Vine at 7 years old, is now 13 and one of the youngest Olympic medalists in the history of skateboarding, as she took the silver medal in skateboarding for Brazil on Monday.
People may know Rayssa Leal from a Vine that showed her landing an incredible heelflip while dressed in a pixie outfit, but today she’s wearing something different: the silver medal she won for her performance in the 2021 Olympic women’s street skating event.
Japan’s new guard of skaters are dominating at the games.
