Rayssa Leal is Pro For April Skateboards

Image of Rayssa via April Skateboards

Rayssa Leal - Photo via X Games Chiba

We remember seeing Rayssa on Instagram when she was just seven years old doing a heelflip downstairs with fairy wings on -the short clip went viral after Tony Hawk posted about her. Since then, she has become a staple on the pro street skateboarding circuit making history with the highest score in women's SLS history, as no woman had achieved a 360º flip followed by a handrail maneuver until this point in an official competition. Her recent gold medal at X Games Chiba, and her silver medal in women’s street at the 2020 Olympics only solidified her place in skateboarding history.

In 2021 her sponsor, Nike, paid tribute to Rayssa’s beginnings by producing a short video titled “New Fairies” with Rayssa letting girls know that “when fairies have fun, they put an end to all this prejudice”. At age fourteen she has accomplished more in skateboarding than most pro skaters do in a lifetime.

Rayssa Leal pro model - April Skateboards

Last week it was announced that her sponsor, April Skateboards, was turning her pro with her very first pro model being available now. Her name and artwork of fairy wings, grace the new board.

Big congrats to Rayssa - well deserved!