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Brazilian Olympic skateboarder Rayssa Leal, 13, arrives at Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos, Brazil, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Leal who won the silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)
Brazil Olympic skateboarding is tropical fairytale for girls

By Mauricio Savarese And Tatiana Pollastri Aug. 06, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

Margielyn Didal of Philippines reacts after completing a trick in the women's street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
In Tokyo, social platforms help the Pandemic Olympics shine

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 05, 2021 03:16 AM EDT

Jagger Eaton, of the United States, crashes as he competes in men's street skateboarding during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Social media stars: A glance at Olympians who went big

By Syd Fryer Aug. 05, 2021 03:14 AM EDT

Skateboarder Dallas Oberholzer, 46, poses for a photo at the Germiston Lake Skateboard Park, near Johannesburg, Saturday, July 3, 2021. The age-range of competitors in skateboarding's Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games is remarkably broad and 46-year-old Dallas Oberholzer will go wheel-to-wheel with skaters less than half his age. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
At 46, African skateboarder finally wows mom at Tokyo Games

By John Leicester Jul. 31, 2021 07:54 PM EDT

A worker looks at the start ramp at the BMX racing track as preparations continue for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to 'Back to the Future' and 'E.T.'

By John Leicester Jul. 23, 2021 09:12 PM EDT

In this May 22, 2021, photo, Nyjah Huston, of the United States, practices during an Olympic qualifying skateboard event at Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, Iowa. Where some skateboarders might be reluctant to move so boldly into the gargantuan realm of the Olympics, Huston is more than glad to latch on onto this monster. Tokyo might be the place where people outside the sport finally get a glimpse of one of the most interesting athletes around. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Skateboarder Nyjah Huston brings unique brand to Olympics

By Eddie Pells Jul. 14, 2021 11:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 3, 2002, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers television play-by-play announcer Vin Scully rehearses before a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. To baseball fans, opening day is an annual rite of spring that evokes great anticipation and warm memories. This year's season was scheduled to begin Thursday, March 26, 2020, but there will be no games for a while because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)
The Latest: Scully ponders when opening day will arrive

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2020 05:45 AM EDT