Rayssa Leal

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Rayssa Leal
March 06, 2023 | 08:00 PM

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The 15-year-old athlete was the youngest skater to win a World Tour stage, at the age of 11. Rayssa Leal gained worldwide notoriety in 2021, when skateboarding entered the Olympic Games for the first time and she won the silver medal. The following year, she was world champion. Rayssa Leal has been skateboarding since the age of six - when she went viral on the internet for wearing a fairy costume - and is one of those responsible for promoting the sport among women. She has 6.4 million followers on Instagram.