Meet Momiji Nishiya โ 13 years old and an Olympic gold medalist!
Also, she is the first women's Olympic skateboarding gold medalist EVER!
A historic first on home soil! #JPN's Nishiya Momiji is the first women's Olympic #Skateboarding champion! @worldskatesb @Japan_Olympic
In the sport's debut at the Games, she goes down in history as one of the youngest medalists ever to compete in the Olympics.
She's young but seasoned with medals โ she won silver at the 2019 and 2021 X Games.
Check out her winning run:
Momiji Nishiya wins the first #gold in women's #skateboarding. Sheโs only 13. ๐ #Olympics #Tokyo2020
Momiji makes it look to easy, and as someone who has fallen down stairs before, I can say grinding down a rail shouldn't look so simple.
Great sportsmanship was shown by Brazilian silver medalist Rayssa Leal. (All three medalists were teenagers)
๐ฅ Japan's Momiji Nishiya ๐ฅ Brazil's Rayssa Leal Both medalists in women's street skateboarding. Both 13 years old. ๐คฏ ๐ฅ: @NBCOlympics
One thing is for sure: The skateboarding world has been put on notice.
