TOKYO, Japan — The Scottsdale-born and California-raised athlete Brighton Zeuner made her Olympic debut in the women's skateboard park Tuesday evening, but she failed to qualify for the finals after placing 12rth in the preliminary round.
Twenty women competed and eight qualified for the finals.
Though it was her first time on the Olympic stage, the skateboarder is no stranger to winning big.
Zeuner, 17, became the youngest gold medalist at the X Games in 2017 when she won the women's skateboard park just one day after her 13th birthday.
She also won silver at the X Games the next year.
Zeuner said she has an intense training schedule that starts at 7:30 a.m., five to six days a week.
One training method she practicing is meditation. She said she practices with her dad, although she's far from mastering the art.
Zeuner's interest in skateboarding started when she was just 4-years-old and grew the more she started competing and winning. Zeuner said since the 2018 Winter Olympics, she imagined herself representing her country while standing on the winner's podium.
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