Half of the 2024 USA Olympic skaters heading to Paris have ties to San Diego, California.
VISTA, Calif. — For just the second time ever, skateboarding will be an Olympic sport. This summer in Paris six men and six women will represent the United States in both Park and Street skating. Those teams were recently announced in Vista at theheading to France in late July, half of them have ties to San Diego County. The world's number one rider in men's park and Point Loma High School graduate Tate Carew will be making his Olympics debut.
Wrapping up the men's park team is 24-year-old San Dieguito High School alum, Tom Schaar. Schaar is currently the 4th highest-ranked men's park skater in the world. Over on the men's street side Arizona native but current San Diego resident Jagger Eaton will be returning to the Olympics after winning a bronze in Tokyo.
Wettstein made the first-ever women's Olympic park team that went to Tokyo and this year said she plans to soak it all in again."I think I'm just going to really work on enjoying it, enjoying it and enjoying it." 17-year-old Lilley is originally from Maryland but moved to Oceanside when she was young and now has realized a dream come true."I've been wanting to go to the Olympics since I was like 12 or 13.
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