Fay De Fazio Ebert, only 14 years old, was one of four athletes named to Canada's Olympic skateboarding group, as Canada Skateboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee revealed their choices on Wednesday.
Canada's Fay De Fazio Ebert celebrates during her gold medal performance, while wearing on feather from her pet duck in her helmet, at the Women's Park Skateboarding at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Oct. 22, 2023. Most teenagers spend their summer vacations at camp or with friends. Fay De Fazio Ebert could be spending hers representing Canada on the world stage.
"It makes a big impact having so many outstanding Canadian skateboarders headed to Paris 2024. We lack high-level skateboarding training facilities in the country," De Fazio Ebert said."Yet, to see us as a team, as individuals, push through and skateboard our best on this international scene is amazing."
"This qualification period began back in June 2022, the dedication required to get to this point has been incredibly demanding," Higgins said in the press release."These four skateboarders have kept pushing and progressing, and now they have the honour of representing skateboarding and Canada on the Olympic stage.
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