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China's Cui Chenxi competes in the final of the women's street skateboarding event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.


Thirteen-year-old Cui Chenxi of China clinched gold in women’s skateboarding at the Asian Games on Wednesday, becoming the country’s youngest gold medalist as teenage girls continue to dominate the sport.

According to interviews with multiple Chinese state media outlets, Cui first began skating on roller blades at just three years old, but only took up skateboarding three years ago after being unable to go outside during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Within a year, the then-amateur was reaching podiums at professional-level provincial events.