The 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team were announced in March 2019. The skaters competed to qualify for Skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[1] Twelve American skateboarders qualified for the 2020[2] and 2024[3] Olympics.
2019 National Team
editThe skaters named to the 2019 USA Skateboarding National Team included:[4]
Women's Park
edit- Brighton Zeuner (Encinitas, CA)
- Bryce Wettstein (Encinitas, CA)
- Jordyn Barratt (Haleiwa, HI)
- Nicole Hause (Stillwater, MN)
Men's Park
edit- Alex Sorgente (Lake Worth, FL)
- Tom Schaar (Malibu, CA)
- Tristan Rennie (Rialto, CA)
- Zion Wright (Jupiter, FL)
Women's Street
edit- Alexis Sablone (Old Saybrook, CT)
- Jenn Soto (Jersey City, NJ)
- Leo Baker (Covina, CA)
- Mariah Duran (Albuquerque, NM)
Men's Street
edit- Chris Joslin (Hawaiian Gardens, CA)
- Jagger Eaton (Mesa, AZ)[5]
- Louie Lopez (Hawthorne, CA)
- Nyjah Huston (Laguna Beach, CA)
2020 Olympic Team
editTwelve American skateboarders, the maximum number allowed per country, qualified to skate on behalf of the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] The skaters who qualified were:
Women's Park
editMen's Park
editWomen's Street
editMen's Street
edit2024 Olympic Team
editIn 2024, twelve American skateboarders qualified to skate for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[3] The team was:
Women's Park
editMen's Park
editWomen's Street
editMen's Street
editReferences
edit- ^ Wilson, Bernie. "Huston, Zeuner, Schaar head 1st US skateboarding team". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b Mercuri, Simona. "The List of Future Olympic Skateboarders is Official!!!". www.worldskate.org. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, Shawn (June 26, 2024). "Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news". NBC Olympics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "USA Skateboarding Olympic Team Announced". Transworld Skateboarding.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff. "Mesa skateboarder Jagger Eaton named to first national team on path to 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Arizona Republic.
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