Fay DeFazio Ebert (born November 19, 2009) is a Canadian skateboarder. She is the youngest member of Canada's national skateboard team, for which she qualified at age 11 and is the reigning Pan American Games champion in the park event, winning gold in Santiago in 2023.[4]
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| Nickname | Fay All Day[1] | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 19, 2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2021-present | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular-footed | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 24th[3] (Park; October 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Park | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Adam Higgins | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sporting career
editEbert qualified for the Canadian national team in 2020, hoping to make a spot on the 2020 Summer Olympics team competing in Tokyo;[4] she did not make the team for that event, but may be competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as part of the Canadian park skateboarding team. If she does, she would be the youngest athlete to compete for Canada at the Olympics since Barbara Hounsell in 1964.[5]
She practices four hours a day, usually six days a week.[6]
Ebert represented Canada at the World Skate Olympic qualifier and participated in the 2019 skateboard world championships in Brazil; she was the youngest competitor at the event.[1] On June 26, 2024 Ebert was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team.[7][8]
Personal life
editEbert was born in the Toronto area and picked up the sport at age 8, during a March Break event held at a local skate club. She was immediately interested, getting her first skateboard the same day of the event and has been training weekly since then.[4] Her parents are interactive game designers, living in the Toronto area.[5] Saying she enjoys pressure, she admitted to the Toronto Star that the prospect of starting the ninth grade and high school was more daunting than competing in the Olympics.[5] During her spare time, she enjoys art, playing her ukulele, and Minecraft.[6]
Ebert earned the nickname "Fay All Day" from fellow skateboarders as she "can skate all day".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Armstrong, Laura (February 23, 2022). "Twelve-year-old skateboarder Fay De Fazio Ebert could be the FACE of her sport, with the help of a grant program". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings". World Skate. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c Michael, Akrit (March 5, 2021). "'She was a natural.' This 11-year-old from Toronto is the youngest member of Canada's first national skateboard team". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gillespie, Karry (July 8, 2023). "Fay De Fazio Ebert isn't afraid to fall. But the 13-year-old is hoping to soar for Canada at the Paris Olympics". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Strashin, Jamie (April 22, 2023). "Meet the 13-year-old Canadian skateboarder who's grinding her way to Paris 2024". CBC. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (26 June 2024). "Four Team Canada skateboarders will take to the park and streets of Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "14-year-old Pan Am champion De Fazio Ebert named to Canadian Olympic skateboard team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.