Yndiara Asp

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Yndiara Asp
Personal information
NicknameYndi
Born (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 26)
Florianópolis, Brazil
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportSkateboarding
PositionGoofy-footed
Rank14th (June 2021)[1]
EventPark
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020 Summer Olympics: Women's park – 8th

Yndiara Asp (born 19 October 1997) is a Brazilian professional skateboarder, who represented Brazil in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.[2]

Early life[edit]

Born in Santa Catarina, Yndiara began skateboarding at the age of 7, and started to pursue competitive events in the age of 15.[3] She studied Physical education in the Federal University of Santa Catarina, but opted to drop out to pursue skateboarding professionally.[4]

Skateboarding[edit]

Yndiara has competed in women's park events at several World Skateboarding Championships, finishing 10th in 2018 and 36th in 2019. She has also competed at X Games, placing 4th in 2018.[2]

She is placed eighth in the women's park event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the first that featured skateboarding as an official sport. [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings (Park, Female)". World Skate. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Skateboarding ASP Yndiara". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Yndiara Asp: campeã que já usou o skate como refúgio". Red Bull (in Portuguese). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Yndiara Asp define skate como arte e comenta luta pela igualdade nas premiações". GQ (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Yndiara ASP Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympic Results.

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