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A High School Skateboarder Makes Her Olympic Debut

Name: Bryce Wettstein

Age: 17

Hometown: Encinitas, Calif.

Now lives: In a two-story Spanish-style home in Encinitas with her family. The backyard features a 10-foot vertical ramp and skate bowl.

Claim to fame: Ms. Wettstein is a top-ranked skateboarder who will compete this summer for Team U.S.A. when skateboarding makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo. Though still in high school, she was the 2019 U.S.A. National Champion for women’s park and came in first among American women at the International Skateboarding Open for park in 2019.