By Canadian Press

Fourteen-year-old Pan Am champion De Fazio Ebert named to Olympic skateboard team

Jun 26, 2024 | 11:40 AM

TORONTO — Fourteen-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert has been named to Canada’s skateboard team for the Paris Olympics.

The roster, announced Wednesday by Canada Skateboard and the Canadian Olympic Committee, also includes Miles Berger of Kamloops, B.C., Ryan Decenzo of Delta, B.C., and Cordano Russell of London, Ont.

De Fazio Ebert, from Toronto, is likely to be the youngest competitor on Canada’s Olympic delegation. She won a gold medal in the women’s park event at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games.

Berger, the only member with previous Olympic experience, will compete in the men’s street event for the second straight Games. His best performance in the event came in 2021, when he finished sixth at the World Skateboard Championships.

Decenzo, who will celebrate his 38th birthday just before the opening ceremony in Paris, made his major Games debut at the 2023 Pan Am Games. He won a gold medal in street at the 2016 X Games and took bronze at last year’s event.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2024.

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