Are you a fan of the Olympics? Watch for Zion Wright as he competes in the new skateboarding event in the 2021 Olympics. Wright started skateboarding when he was 4, when he reached 15 he moved to the skateboard capital of the world, California.
Zion set his sites on qualifying in the Olympics The first step in this goal was making the team, he did this by winning the Dew Tours stop in Des Moines, Iowa. He subsequently made the Red Bull team and the rest is history. Why is it historic? Because this if the first Olympic competition to feature skateboarding, a pastime for kids for the last 20 years.
Twelve skateboarders will represent the U.S., the team is:
Women’s Park
Jordyn Barratt
Bryce Wettstein
Brighton Zeuner
Men’s Park
Heimana Reynolds
Cory Juneau
Zion Wright
Women’s Street
Mariah Duran
Alexis Sablone
Alana Smith
Men’s Street
Jagger Eaton
Nyjah Huston
Jake Ilardi