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UPDATE: Lizzie Armanto to Compete on Finland’s Olympic Team

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Despite being born and raised in Southern California, Lizzie Armanto will be skating for Finland at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Her dad is from the country, which allows her to join Jaakko Ojanen and Kasperi Kropsu in the pursuit of Olympic gold. With Lizzie’s contest record, this definitely elevates Finland’s threat level in Tokyo next year.

UPDATE 02.01.19: Lizzie was the guest on last week’s episode of The Desiree Show, and talks about competing in the Olympics starting at the 51:20 mark below.

With the Olympics coming up, I’m going to be representing Finland. It’s kind of crazy, the whole Olympics thing and skateboarding. It’s definitely not popular right now. It’s important though; I think. I think it should be skateboarders leading the way, and saying: “This is skateboarding. And this is how we do it.” And keep skateboarding skateboarding, and not let it turn into something else… Back when snowboarding was first put into the Olympics, the top guys weren’t a part of it. They weren’t going to embrace it. That hasn’t stopped yet. So I think it’s important that skateboarders take care of their own.

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BATB 13 Round 2: Leo Romero Out, Legion of Doom In

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In Round 2 of BATB 13: Freedom, Luan Oliveira was scheduled to compete against Leo Romero. However, Leo was unable to skate due to an injury. In his place, the renowned Legion of Doom, led by Chris Roberts, accepted the challenge of facing the BATB 11 Champion, Luan Oliveira.

Find out if Luan can beat the Legion this Saturday in Round 2 of BATB 13: Freedom. In the meantime, watch the clips from their practice above.

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Tampa Am 2023: Vert Demo is Returning to Tampa

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With the Tampa Am just around the corner, the Skatepark of Tampa announced that the Pro Vert Legends Demo would return at the SPoT for this year’s event. The demo will happen on Friday, October 13, at 7:30 PM.

Visit Skate Park of Tampa for the Tampa Am full schedule.

For 29 years now, Tampa Am has been the platform for premier amateurs from across the globe to showcase their skills and make a name for themselves in the world of skateboarding.

Many of the winners of the early Tampa Ams went on to become professional skateboarders, so winning this competition eventually became synonymous with having a successful career in skateboarding.

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IOC Launches ‘Let’s Move Street Challenge’

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In partnership with Samsung, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched a unique online competition called the Let’s Move Street Challenge. The competition is open to BMX, Breaking and Skateboarding enthusiasts over the age of 13.

Participants are required to showcase their best sporting moves and creative talent in a 30-second video entry on Olympics.com.

The entries will be judged by a panel of experts and influential faces from across the three sports. In addition, sports fans can vote for their “fan favorite” videos.

The winners will receive a special, behind-the-scenes trip to an Olympic Games qualification event for these sports.

The Let’s Move Street Challenge aims to inspire and enable young people to embrace the joy of movement and a more active lifestyle by practising urban sports.

The competition is open for submissions from 23rd September 00:00 CEST to 21st October 24:00 CEST. For more details about the competition, visit Olympics.com.

The Let’s Move Street Challenge winners will be crowned in November during a streamed show celebrating the sports, their communities and culture, their athletes and the Let’s Move Street Challenge competitors.

This initiative builds on the IOC’s Let’s Move campaign, which was launched on Olympic Day 2023 in response to the World Health Organization’s findings that one in four adults and over 80% of young people don’t meet the recommended minimum activity levels needed for optimum health.

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