She may be only 12-years-old but Aussie Chloe Covell is shaking up the skateboarding world.
Still a child, but competing in a sport dominated by talented youngsters, Covell's skating inspiration is a teenage sensation which she met for the first time in Japan."I've always wanted to see her. She's my favourite skater and it was great to skate with her."
Covell finished behind 13-year-old Leal, who won her first X Games gold medal, and Japanese national Funa Nakayama.Looking to the future, the Coolangatta local hopes to join the likes of Australian Olympic gold medallist
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