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Olympic Park skateboarders Sakura Yosozumi, Cocona Hiraki, Sky Brown, Poppy Olsen, Bryce Wettstein, Dora Varella and Yndiara Asp have been awarded the Tokyo 2020 Fair Play Award that honors extraordinary acts of sportsmanship during the Olympic Games

The award was given after the women surrounded the reigning world champion, Misugu Okamoto, and lifted her onto their shoulders following her fall at the Games.

Throughout Olympic trials Okamoto was considered the favorite to win gold in Tokyo. She narrowly missed the podium finishing fourth and stopping a clean sweep for Japan.

This accolade is given out by the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), who have been recognizing sportsmanship at the Games since Beijing 2008.

Tonight 2021 ends and we have 2022 to look forward to, but if this is any indication where women's skateboarding is headed, things are looking good!

 Happy New Year!!

Sky Brown is back in the UK and stops by Good Morning Britain to talk about her plans for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.  The 13-year-old won bronze in Skateboarding in Tokyo this summer and hopes to become the first athlete to compete in both the skateboarding and surfing competitions in Paris 2024. 

The games are coming up soon - so stay tuned!

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Great news in this morning from LA28!!!

LA28 today announced its full support for the International Olympic Committee Executive Board’s proposal to feature surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing at the LA28 Olympic Games. The LA28 Initial Sports Program will go before the IOC Session in February 2022.

 “These quintessential West Coast sports share a youthful energy and creative vibe and will be perfect for the LA28 Olympics,” said LA28 Chairperson Casey Wasserman. “We are eager to have the LA28 sport program include some of the most iconic LA sports and welcome the IOC Executive Board’s proposal. These sports will bring fresh excitement and relevance to the Olympic Games in America and connect the Olympics with younger fans across Los Angeles and around the world.”

After extensive analysis, LA28 provided full support to the Olympic Programme Commission’s recommendation to include surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing in its initial sport proposal to the IOC Executive Board. LA28 may propose additional sports in 2023.

“As we look at additional sport recommendations, we will continue to focus on sports that are relevant to Los Angeles, provide an incredible fan experience and contribute to the success of the Games,” said Wasserman. “We want to build on tradition, while progressing the Olympic Games forward.”   

The LA28 initial sports program proposal includes aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, canoe, cycling, equestrian, fencing, golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, skateboarding, soccer, sport climbing, surfing, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, triathlon, volleyball and wrestling.

LA28 will continue to work with the IOC to review sport disciplines in consultation with International Federations. The IOC also outlined a pathway for boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon to be potentially included in the LA28 sports program at the IOC session in 2023.

 If you haven't been keeping an eye on the next generation of Korean skateboarders -you should. Skateboarding in Korea is getting stronger than ever, especially among the younger generation. In fact, all 6 skaters who qualified for the national team were teenagers! 

Meet Cho Hyun-ju and Im Hyun-seong, the 14 year old skaters from Team Korea.

Cho Hyun-ju is currently ranked number 1 in Korea for women's street/park. She joined the national team at age 11 and has moved up the ranks. Her practice sessions last from 5-10 hours per day. The obstacles the team faces are great - there is not one International standard skatepark in Korea currently,  so the national team must train at parks where other kids skate - which sometimes have ramps with holes in them that are mot repaired qiuckly. They watch videos on YouTube to gain ideas and knowledge of how to do tricks they want to learn. And they keep practicing hard.

When asked how long she wants to keep skateboarding, Cho-Hyun-ju answered "until I am a grandmother." 💗

 Check out Rayssa's medal winning run during the Tokyo Olympics

Things have been moving fast for women in skateboarding since the Tokyo Olympics.

At age thirteen, Rayssa Leal has signed as a pro rider with April Skateboards. She just took first place at SLS in Salt Lake City this month, and a silver at the Olympics in August - so she is definitely on a roll! 

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GIRL Skateboards (notoriously known for not having a single girl on their team) has signed Breana Geering. Coming right off of her Thrasher cover this has been an epic month for Breana and so well deserved! Big congrats!!

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 Sky teaches Yungblud how to skate at Venice Skatepark...

Yungblud gives Sky a private concert - her first rock concert ever...

Sky gets guitar lessons from Yungblud...

The music and sports crossover series From The Top, executive produced by Elton John, introduces Olympians with musical artists both at the top of their game and examines the similarities of their paths to greatness.

Silver Kokona, Gold Sakura, Bronze Sky ~ Photo Bryce Kanights for World Skate

 

If you missed watching Women's Park Skateboarding live from the Olympics last night, you missed out on one of the greatest women's skate comps of all time!

 

The battles were fierce and every single skater gave it their all. From prelims to finals it was anyone's guess as to who would advance at times.  We were on the edge of our seats, biting our nails throughout most of the evening!

 

MEDAL RESULTS

• Gold - Sakura Yosozumi - Japan (age 19)
  
• Silver -  Kokona Hiraki - Japan (age 12)
  
• Bronze -  Sky Brown - Great Britain (age 13)
  

Gold Medalist, Sakura Yosozumi - Japan    Photo Bryce Kanights for World Skate

 

Silver Medalist, Kokona Hiraki - Japan    Photo Bryce Kanights for World Skate

Bronze Medalist, Sky Brown - Great Britain    Photo Bryce Kanights for World Skate

The eight finalists were:

• Misugu Okamoto - Japan
• Sky Brown - Great Britain
• Kokona Hiraki - Japan
  
• Sakura Yosozumi - Japan 
• Bryce Wettstein - USA
• Poppy Olsen - Australia
• Yndiara Asp - Brazil
• Dora Varella - Brazil
• Lilly Stoephasius - Great Britain
  
• Isadora Pachecho -  Brazil

Overall this was some of the absolute best skating we have seen from the women, it is obvious that for many, Pandemic or not, they were training hard throughout and very serious about their skating. The level went up substantially at this comp.

We can't wait to see how this changes women's skateboarding - in a good way!

Congrats to all the women who skated in the first ever Olympic Women's Park Competition!

Team USA ~ Jordyn Barratt, Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein ~ Photos Acosta

 

HEAT SHEETS

 

 

 

 

 SCHEDULE - IN WORLD TIME ZONES

 

 

LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE - USA

 

**All skateboarding events will be livestreamed on NBCOlympics.com with NBC Primetime highlights of the women, NBC Primetime replay of the men**

 

Women: Park Prelims Heats 1-4 

Wednesday, August 4 / 9am - 11am  Japan Time/  5pm - 7pm PT (August 3) 

https://stream.nbcolympics.com/skateboarding-womens-park-qualification-heat-1-to-4 

Women: Park Finals 

 

Wednesday, August 4/ 12:30pm Japan Time/ 8:30pm PT (August 3) 

 

https://stream.nbcolympics.com/skateboarding-womens-park-final   

 

 

 

NBC Primetime Highlights 

 

August 4/ 1:05pm Japan Time/ 9:05pm (August 3) 

 

https://stream.nbcolympics.com/nbc-prime-plus-august-3 

USA Olympic Women's Park Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

                             (From left to right) Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt
  

WHERE CAN I TUNE IN?

NBC is home to the Olympics, so tune into your local NBC station for prime time coverage. 

Programing will also be featured on NBC Sports Network, USA, CNBC, the NBC Olympics channel, the Golf Channel and Telemundo. 

Or viewers can stream the Games at Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and NBCSports.com. 

Tokyo Olympics programming can also be seen on streamers that feature NBC such as Sling TV, Roku, Hulu Plus, FuboTV, AT&T TV, Xfinity and YouTube TV. 

** We will be honest here - it was a total shit show there in the USA trying to watch Women's Street last week  - some broadcasts did a split screen during commercials, some left to go to another Olympic sport entirely, and we missed women's runs.

We suggest - going to NBC via whatever service provides you with TV coverage and also pulling up nbcsports.com on your ipad, laptop, or phone so you have BOTH running at same time in case one drops off during prelims. We are "assuming" finals will be adequately covered no matter which platform you are viewing on.

Not easy, but the best solution we can find after last weeks debacle.

All times below are West Coast times!

WOMEN'S PARK  TUESDAY AUGUST 3rd  

5:00 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:30 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

If you are interested in watching Men's Park, here is that info as well - we did hear a rumor that Men's Park may be rescheduled...

MEN'S PARK  AUGUST 4Tth  

5:00 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:30 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

Please keep checking your local stations -times are subject to change!

Momiji Nishiya wins Gold In Women's Street at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

If you watched the Women's Street comp last night live from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics you may have been surprised at just how many young teenage girls were competing in the final. You also may have been surprised that the lone American, Alexis Sablone, at age 34 with a degree from MIT held her own and just narrowly missed podium. 

That's skateboarding. Age doesn't matter, although the younger generation seems to be gaining on all of us. Perhaps that's because they have seen women like Sablone pave the way for them and they know that anything is possible. Sablone has been skateboarding longer than some of these young girls have been alive.

Watching two thirteen year old girls take the podium - Momiji Nishiya (Japan) and Rayssa Leal (Brazil) along with sixteen year old Funa Nakayama (Japan) it seemed to be a teens game in the end. But when you look closely at the scores, American skater, Alexis Sablone, was not too far off.

We may be celebrating the youth at these games - as skateboarding in the Olympics is one sport that has no age requirements. But let's not forget about the women like Alexis who have competed and charged so hard all these years and are still at the top of their game. Yesterday Sablone showed the world that for those of us that skate, skateboarding has no expiration date.

Alexis Sablone (USA) Photo via USA Skateboarding

Other interesting facts - Momiji is not quite the youngest to win a gold medal at the games but she does fall into an elite group - had Rayssa Leal taken Gold she would have been the youngest gold medalist in Olympic history.

Here are some stats:

Marjorie Gestring

USA diving

In 1936 aged 13 years, 268 days.

Klaus Zerta

Germany rowing 

In 1960 aged 13 years, 283 days.

Nishiya Momiji

Japan skateboarding 

In 2021 aged 13 years, 330 days old.

Jagger Eaton ~ Photo Atiba

 

Yuto Horigome (Gold),  Kelvin Hoefler (Silver), Jagger Eaton (Bronze)

Jagger Eaton (USA) wins the Bronze Medal in Men's Skateboard Street at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

We don't usually post about men's skateboarding, but since it's the Olympics we felt that our male counterparts should also get some love!

Via USA Skateboarding - Tokyo, Japan (July 25, 2021) —  History was made today at Tokyo’s Ariake Park with the debut of skateboarding in the 2020 Olympic Games, and  Arizona’s Jagger Eaton bringing home the first Olympic medal for the United States. Eaton was the first skater in the first heat to drop in at today’s semi-finals and maintained his lead throughout all four heats. Eaton posted a final round score of 35.35, 0.8 behind the 36.15 points by Brazil’s Kelvin Hoefler. Yuto Horigome of Japan gave the host nation the honor of winning the first gold medal presented in the sport by scoring 37.18. 

“To be able to have skateboarding on this pedestal where it is now and being able to have all these eyes on it, it makes me so happy because skating brings so much joy,” Eaton said about the Olympic debut of skateboarding. “And to be able to do this and take home a bronze for Team USA and be the first skateboarder on earth to do this, my pride is just through the roof, and I’m so proud of Team USA and the battle that we went through these past few years to get here, and I feel blessed to take this home to Arizona.”  

Josh Friedberg, USA Skateboarding CEO: “Skateboarding’s debut in the Olympic Games looked and felt like the skateboarding we know and love, and the results only emphasize what an incredibly difficult undertaking it is to compete at this level. Congrats to Yuto Horigome and Kelvin Hoefler on their Gold and Silver medals, and congrats to Jagger Eaton on making history as the first-ever American Olympic Skateboarding medalist with his Bronze today. While these three were on the podium, skateboarding truly won today! “

Hailing from Mesa, Arizona, Jagger Eaton has limitless talent and versatility, as evidenced by his switching to the USA Skateboarding Men’s Park National Team this year after making the Men’s Street team in 2020. Add to that his many top-5 finishes in Big Air competition, and it’s clear why Jagger is one of the most progressive and technical skateboarders the sport has ever seen. In 2012, at 11 years old, Jagger set the Guinness World Record as the youngest ever X Games competitor and has continued to grow into a powerhouse. In 2017, he dominated the X Games, sweeping the gold medal in both the Skateboard Am Street and Park events. In 2018, Jagger pulled a global 1-2 by winning the Tampa Pro contest in Florida as a rookie, then traveling to Estonia to win the Simple Sessions Street contest, to Norway for a 2nd-place finish at the X Games, and finally returning to the US to take 2nd at both the Dew Tour Street in Long Beach, California and the X Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The USA Olympic Skateboard Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

 

Get ready, because Tokyo Olympic's 2020 Opening Ceremonies happen this FRIDAY night and you'll want to watch all the athletes walk into the arena - but especially the skateboarders!

Next up will be Skateboard Street and the following week, Skateboard Park.

Use our easy watch guide so you don't miss any of the action go down.

WHAT TIME IS IT, HERE/THERE!?

Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time and 16 hours ahead of Pacific time, which means many events held in the evening in Tokyo will be in the early morning hours for U.S. viewers.

Photo Ian Logan

WHERE CAN I TUNE IN?

 NBC is home to the Olympics, so tune into your local NBC station for primetime coverage. 

Programing will also be featured on NBC Sports Network, USA, CNBC, the NBC Olympics channel, the Golf Channel and Telemundo. 

Or viewers can stream the Games at Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and NBCSports.com. 

Tokyo Olympics programming can also be seen on streamers that feature NBC such as Sling TV, Roku, Hulu Plus, FuboTV, AT&T TV, Xfinity and YouTube TV. 

WILL I BE ABLE TO SEE IT ALL?

The Tokyo Olympics will be broadcast and streamed in the U.S. on NBC Universal platforms, which will feature more than 7,000 hours of coverage.

I WANT TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONIES

For the first time ever, NBC will broadcast the opening ceremony live in the morning — that's 7:00 AM EDT (and 4:00 AM PDT!) for you super-early birds. 

But for folks who want to catch up later in the day, NBC will re-air the event Friday at 7:30 PM EDT, and then again for a third time overnight, so there's almost no chance that you will miss out. 

**(The network will air the closing ceremony on Aug. 8 at 7:00 AM EDT.) 

Photo Ian Logan

WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE TO WATCH SKATEBOARDING?

 (This is the schedule for watching in the USA - all times PDT)

USA Men's + Women's Olympic Street Skateboarding Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

MEN'S STREET  ON  JULY 24th

4:30 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:25 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

WOMEN'S STREET  ON JULY 25th

4:30 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:25 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

USA Men's + Women's Olympic Park Skateboarding Team ~ Photo Ian Logan

WOMEN'S PARK  AUGUST 3rd  

5:00 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:30 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

MEN'S PARK  AUGUST 4Tth  

5:00 PM  PDT -  PRELIMS - Heats 1-4

8:30 PM  PDT - FINAL MEDAL RUNS

Please keep checking your local stations -times are subject to change!

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We have heard about it for so long, but to now see these current photos from USA skateboarding on instagram, it gives us goosebumps!Check out those Olympic Rings!!

Stay tuned we will be posting the complete scheduile for Opening Ceremonies as well as Skateboard Street and Park comps ASAP!

This Olympics will be like no other, spectators and parents will stay home, athletes will compete in empty stadiums. Staying connected is the best way to take those you love at home with you. This new Olympic ad from Samsung features GB's Sky Brown.

This new Olympic spot from the BBC infuses their athletes into so many scenarios you may just feel like you are in Tokyo taking it all in.

By infusing Japanese pop culture with sports references they created a video promo for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics that you'll really need to wtach again and again to catch all the subtle references.

Keep your eye out for skateboarder, Sky Brown. Below is a hint of where to look when you watch the video...

"What Agnes Saw" is a powerful film that will be shown during the opening ceremonies in Tokyo.

Gymnast Agnes Keleti is a 10-time Olympic medalist. 

At 100 years old, she’s also the oldest living Olympic Champion. 

She was forced to put her gymnastics career on hold when the Nazi's invaded her  Hungary, where she lived with her parents. Later she was forced out of her gym for being Jewish.

None of this could stop Agnes and she went on against all odds to win 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.

And when she sees the new generation of athletes like Team GB's youngest Olympian, Sky Brown, she knows that together, we’re stronger than the darkness can ever be.

Jordyn Barratt and Nyjah Huston

 

First-Ever Olympic Skateboarding Team Announcement 

Presented by Toyota Celebrates 12 Skaters Named to Represent the United States

 

Alexis Sablone, Brighton Zeuner

Bryce Wettstein, Brighton Zeuner

 

We were so excited to be present today when USA Skateboarding made history on Go Skateboarding Day by announcing the Olympic Skateboarding Team for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020! 

Watching the 12 member team cruise into the press conference in downtown Los Angeles on their skateboards was a perfect way to kick things off - especially on Go Skateboarding Day.

Twelve-member Olympic Skateboard Team includes: Cory Juneau (Park), Zion Wright (Park), Nyjah Huston (Street), Mariah Duran (Street), Jake Ilardi (Street), Brighton  Zeuner (Park), Jagger Eaton (Street), Alexis Sablone (Street), Heimana Reynolds (Park), Alana Smith (Street),  Bryce Wettstein (Park), Jordyn Barrat (Park)

Together with Toyota and sponsors Nike SB, Tech Deck, Jessup Griptape and ProTec Helmets, USA Skateboarding—the U.S. governing body for skateboarding—announced the 12 members who will represent Team USA for the inaugural Olympic Skateboarding team. This historic event was announced today in downtown Los Angeles, California - home to many on the Olympic team and the birthplace of skateboarding. 

“I’m honored to introduce the first-ever American Olympic Skateboarding team today on Go Skateboarding Day,” said Josh Friedberg, CEO USA Skateboarding. “Skateboarders know what makes our culture special, and we couldn’t ask for a better group of talented athletes to share that with the world during skateboarding’s Olympic debut this summer in Tokyo.”

Brighton Zeuner, Jordyn Barratt

Dedra DeLilli, group manager, sponsorship, integration, & auto shows, Toyota Motor North America said: “In what is truly a historic moment for the Olympic Games, we are excited to support the naming of the first-ever U.S. Olympic Skateboarding team. Congratulations to all of the athletes, including Team Toyota’s Jordyn Barratt, who have been named to the inaugural Olympic Skateboarding team as they go for the gold. It’s an honor for Toyota to be a partner of USA Skateboarding on the sport’s road to Tokyo ahead of its Olympic debut.”

 

 

Mariah Duran, Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt

Alana Smith, Mariah Duran, Alexis Sablone, Bryce Wettstein, Brighton Zeuner

 

The female skaters named to the 2020 Olympic Team include:

 

Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt

 

Women’s Park

Brighton Zeuner (Encinitas, CA)

Brighton Zeuner was put on this Earth to ride a skateboard. She started at age four, was competing by eight, and in 2016, at twelve, she was crowned the inaugural Vans Park Series World Champion. Add in back-to-back X Games Gold medals in 2017 and 2018, and consistent top-five finishes through 2019, and what you get is a young skater with a one-way ticket to greatness.

Bryce Wettstein (Encinitas, CA)

Bryce Wettstein describes herself as a skateboarder and high school student. She was also the 2019 USA Skateboarding Women's Park National Champion. That was the first year the Park National Championships were held, and Bryce has been a member of the National Team ever since. In 2021, she will also represent the USA at the Tokyo Olympics. Bryce credits skateboarding for bringing out the best in herself. She’s also a great skater, as evidenced by her results, and with a backyard array of ramps and several world-class skateparks all around her, she’s sure to keep progressing. With so much traveling for skateboarding, it’s been tough for Bryce to keep up with school, but she still has ambitions to balance her skating career with her education. 

Jordyn Barratt  (Haleiwa, HI)

Born and raised in Haleiwa, Hawaii, and a Team Toyota athlete, Jordyn Barratt is a trailblazer in action sports. She competed in the 2016 US Open of Surfing, making her the first female to compete as a pro in both US Open skate and surf events in the same year. Jordyn was also the first female to qualify for the Dew Tour Park Am contest, skating alongside the men. That same year, she turned pro after winning a Bronze medal in her debut X Games. Jordyn was an inaugural member of the USA Skateboarding Women’s Park National Team in 2019, and has earned her place every year since. Her stylish and powerful skating has taken her far, but as a member of Team USA and focused on the Tokyo Olympics, the ambitious girl from Haleiwa is just getting started.

Alexis Sablone, Mariah Duran, Alana Smith

Women’s Street  

Alana Smith   (Mesa, AZ)

Ever since Alana Smith stormed onto the X Games scene in 2013 with a Women’s Park Silver medal in Barcelona, it’s been clear that she’s a force to be reckoned with. Alana is among a select group of skateboarders who push limits and boundaries, regardless of the terrain. Her transition skills are very impressive, and at times can even threaten to overshadow her considerable street prowess. Alana was the first female to do a backflip on a skateboard, and in 2015 Alana took first at Vert Attack in Sweden, as well as both Vans Girls Combi Pool Classic events that year. Switching athletic gears, she also landed on the podium that year in Chicago at Street League, taking home the third-place trophy.

Alexis Sablone  (Old Saybrook, CT)

Alexis Sablone is amongst the most respected female street skateboarders in the world. Since capturing the attention of the skateboard world back in 2002, as the only girl to have a part in the ever-memorable PJ Ladd’s Wonderful Horrible Life video, she went on to claim three X Games Gold, two Silver, and two Bronze medals, and is currently the only pro female on several all-male teams, including Converse and Alltimers Skateboards. Not only is Alexis a fierce competitor, but a true street skateboarder, through and through. Alongside her skateboarding career, Alexis has managed to balance her other occupations as an artist and architect, as well—something fairly uncommon amongst her skateboarding peers. She holds an undergraduate degree from Barnard College, Columbia University, as well as a Masters in Architecture from the prestigious MIT. With that kind of drive, you can bet we’ll be hearing a lot more from Alexis.

Mariah Duran  (Albuquerque, NM)

Mariah is one of the most technical and talented skaters today, taking on big stair sets and rails with finesse and ease. She’s been a member of the USA Skateboarding Women’s Street National Team since it started in 2019, is the reigning National Champion for women’s street, and is one of the top women skaters heading into skateboarding’s inaugural debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games. 2016 was a breakout year for Mariah, clinching the Silver medal at X Games and releasing two full video parts before turning pro for Meow Skateboards. She won her first SLS podium spot at the Super Crown World Championship in 2017. It’s easy to see why Duran then became a back-to-back X Games Gold medalist in 2018.

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Jordyn is on The Olympic Channel this week - RAD!

Growing up in Hawaii, it’s not surprising that Jordyn was a surfer long before she stepped on a skateboard. But her life changed when she entered a skatepark for the first time. She finally felt at home and was able to express herself through her movements on the board. 

Now that skateboarding is an Olympic sport, she’s ready to represent her community on the biggest stage of all.

 Images via Vogue Australia ~ Shot by Jesse Lizotte

In anticipation of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics (yes, she made the AU team!) Women's Park skater, Poppy Starr Olsen has been extremely busy! 

From practice sessions back in AU and in California, to flying out to Des Moines to compete in the Olympic Qualifiers at The Dew Tour (the AU team didn't get to compete unfortunately, as several team members contracted COVID - Poppy did NOT!), to her, years-in-the-making, documentary TALL POPPY being released in AU theaters this month (June 27th), to landing a 10 page spread in Vogue AU on her 21st birthday - whew!

Poppy also just announced that she joined the Worble Skate Crew - big congrats!!

How she found time to film and edit a new episode of Dear Diary with girlfriend, Una Farrar can only mean that the girl does not sleep!

 Dear Diary is raw and candid - like watching home movies of you and your friends skating - only these girls rip! 

Poppy's work ethic has always been second to none and she leaves no down time wasted. At age 13 Poppy was doing amazing illustrations and making jewelry to help fund her travels to the USA to compete, now her projects keep her soaring even higher.

Watch for Poppy competing at the Tokyo Olympics this July!

 

This is the official list from WORLD SKATE of the ladies who will be competing at the Olympics in Women's Park and Street!

Dates to know - skateboarding - for Tokyo Olympics:

July 23 - Opening ceremonies: July 23, 6:55 a.m. ET

July 25 - Day 2     skateboarding makes Olympics debut

We can't wait to watch!!