Everyone's Obsessed With The USA Skateboarding Team, So I Went And Found All Their Instagrams

SO. UNFAIRLY. COOL.

All I've been seeing on the internet since the Olympics started is how obsessed with the USA skateboarding team you all are. And rightfully so!

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I mean...they are, like...nauseatingly cool.

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03:38 PM - 23 Jul 2021

So, without further ado, here's what I've been able to dig up on each of them so far, and of course, I've also linked their IGs. 😌

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Alexis Sablone, Women's Street

Instagram / @suminaynay / @thewestisblue

Age: 34

Birthplace: Old Saybrook, CT

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Fun fact: Alexis has a master's degree in architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology AND her own skate shoe line with Converse!!!

Mariah Duran, Women's Street

Instagram / @mariahduran_ / @jeraries

Age: 24

Birthplace: Albuquerque, NM

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM

Fun fact: Mariah is currently ranked the #1 female street skateboarder in the United States!

Jordyn Barratt, Women's Park

Instagram / @jordynbarratt / @brush

Age: 22

Birthplace: Haleiwa, HI
Hometown: Oceanside, CA

Fun fact: Jordyn comes from a competitive surfing background.

Alana Smith, Women's Street

Instagram / @alanasmithskate

Age: 20

Birthplace: Mesa, AZ

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

Fun fact: Alana is the first openly non-binary Olympic athlete.

Bryce Wettstein, Women's Park

Instagram / @brycewettstein

Age: 16

Birthplace: Encinitas, CA

Hometown: Encinitas, CA

Fun fact: Bryce is also a singer-songwriter who plays the ukulele!

Brighton Zeuner, Women's Park

Instagram / @brightonzeuner

Age: 16

Birthplace: Phoenix, AZ

Hometown: Encinitas, CA

Fun fact: Brighton is the youngest person ever to win a gold medal at the X Games — she was only 13!

Jagger Eaton, Men's Street

Instagram / @jaggereaton

Age: 20

Birthplace: Scottsdale, AZ

Hometown: Mesa, AZ

Fun fact: In 2016, Nickelodeon made a reality show about Jagger being the youngest person to ever compete in the X Games. It was called Jagger Eaton's Mega Life.

Nyjah Huston, Men's Street

Instagram / @nyjah

Age: 26

Birthplace: Davis, CA

Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA

Fun fact: Nyjah grew up living a Rastafarian lifestyle and was raised strictly vegan. He's also currently ranked as the #1 skateboarder in the world.

Heimana Reynolds, Men's Park

Instagram: @heimana_reynolds

Age: 22

Birthplace: Honolulu, HI

Hometown: Carlsbad, CA

Fun fact: When he's not competing, Heimana works at his family's business that teaches kids how to skateboard.

Jake Ilardi, Men's Street

Instagram / @jakeilardi

Age: 24

Birthplace: Osprey, FL

Hometown: Sarasota, FL

Fun fact: Jake's grandma reportedly gave him his first skateboard.

Zion Wright, Men's Park

Instagram / @zionwright / @zoraholivia

Age: 22

Birthplace: Palm Beach County, FL

Hometown: Carlsbad, CA

Fun fact: Zion says his dad is his biggest supporter, and even credits him with predicting that skateboarding would become an Olympic sport!

Cory Juneau, Men's Park

Instagram / @codyjuneau / @andrewjamespeters

Age: 22

Birthplace: San Diego, CA

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Fun fact: Cory's nickname is apparently Sleepy Turtle...?!

GO USA SKATEBOARDING!!!!!!!! You are all so cool it HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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