About Rayssa Leal
Jhulia Rayssa Mendes Leal (born 4 January 2008) is a Brazilian profesional skateboarder. Representing Brazil in the street skateboarding, she won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as a bronze at the 2024 Games. Leal is a two-time gold medalist at the World Skateboarding Championship in women's street. She is also the most successful female skateboarder at the Street League Skateboarding (SLS), with a record of four titles at the league's final season tournament (Super Crown). == Early life == Leal was born in Imperatriz, the second largest city in Maranhão, Brazil, to parents Haraldo Oliveira Leal and Lilian Mendes. She has a younger brother, Arthur. She started skateboarding at the age of six, after getting her first skateboard as a gift from a family friend. == Skateboarding career == Leal first gained attention at the age of 7, when a video of her skating in a tutu and jumping off tall structures on her skateboard went viral online. Leal's mother filmed the video on September 7, 2015, and sent it to American professional skateboarder Tony Hawk. The next day, Hawk reposted on Twitter and commented: "I don't know anything about it, but it's amazing: a fairytale-style heelflip in Brazil".
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