Momiji Nishiya, Rayssa Leal and Funa Nakayama are all teenage female skateboarders — all of them snagging medals last week in the Olympics’ first-ever women’s skateboarding event. The victory is now extending beyond the podium, inspiring the next generation of skater girls to see themselves at the Olympics. Kayla McLean has the story.
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