13-Year-Old Olympic Skateboarder Becomes One Of The Youngest Gold Medalists Ever
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13-Year-Old Olympic Skateboarder Becomes One Of The Youngest Gold Medalists Ever

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LOADING ERROR LOADING The three athletes who won spots on the Olympic podium for the women’s street skateboarding competiton at the Tokyo Olympics Monday had a combined age of 42. Skateboarder Momiji Nishiya of Japan, 13, became one of the youngest gold medal winners ever at the Olympic Games. Japan's Momiji Nishiya poses with her gold medal for the skateboarding women's street final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Cool moment between 13-year-olds Momiji Nishiya & Rayssa Leal, as they take home gold & silver in the first-ever Olympic women's skateboarding street event. 🇯🇵 Momiji Nishiya 🇧🇷 Rayssa Leal: 🇯🇵 Funa Nakayama Epic 👏pic.twitter.com/E8J88rJNVA — Joe Pompliano July 26, 2021 “I want more rivals, which will make skating more fun,” Nakayama told Reuters.

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