Meet the 15-year-old X-Games gold medalist who could become one of the first Olympic skateboarders. (via CNBCMakeIt)
"If I wasn't skateboarding, I do see myself getting into fashion," Zeuner says. Sheas inspired by New York streetwear and 90's hip-hop artists. To get pumped up to before a skate competition, she listens to artists like The Pixies and The Breeders. "Sometimes I like to dress like a kid's toy," she says in theBut of all the ways she expresses herself, skateboarding remains the most important.
"I feel like skateboarding has helped a lot with my sense of fashion, and I'm kind of using skateboarding as a platform to promote that," Zeuner says, who also wants to go to college for fashion design. "I definitely got that from skateboarding, though, so at the same time, I don't know where I'd be without skating."
LONG BEACH, CA - JUNE 16: Mama Tezuka of Japan, left, hugs Bryce Wettstein of the USA, center, and Brighton Zeuner of the USA, right, after a run in the Women's Park Skateboard Final during the Dew Tour at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Long Beach, California.Even with her busy schedule, friends and family are an important part of Zeuner's life.
"My favorite piece of advice is when my dad is like, 'Just put on a show, just do you, there's no pressure,'" Zeuner says. "That actually really helps, because even if there is a little pressure, he makes it clear – just have fun." If she qualifies to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Games, Zeuner plans to bring her mom, dad, brother and grandpa along for the ride — but otherwise she'll prepare as she would for any other competition. "I know it's going to be maybe a little more mentally nerve-racking, maybe a little more pressure — but from me, not from anyone else. It's still skateboarding to me, so I shouldn't make it any different.". Her goal, in addition to making the U.S.
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