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How skateboarder Maurio McCoy found an Olympic edge in the pandemic

How skateboarder Maurio McCoy found an Olympic edge in the pandemic
A NEW SPORT TO DROP AT THE SUMMER GESAM SKATEBOARDING IS THE LATEST ACTION SPORT TO HIT THE OLYMPICS LINEUP. YEAH, AND IT鈥橲 KCRA 3鈥橲 DEISER FITZPATRICK REPORTS. IT鈥橲 ANOTHER WAY TO ATTRACT YOUNGER FANS AND THE STARS OF SKATEBOARDING ARE READY. A LOT OF OLYMPIC HOPEFULS SAW DRMSEA GO ON PAUSE WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN THE WORLD. IT鈥橲 NOT ONE OF THEM. NO, THAT鈥橲 LIKE THAT'鈥� THE CRAZIEST THING BECAUSE I鈥橫 SURE FOR A LOT OF OTHER. IT鈥橲 TRUE AFTER LIKE BEING A GYM TO TRAIN FOR THE OLYMPICS OR FOR WHATEVER SPORT THEY DO LIKE. THE PANDEMIC COMPLETELY MESSED THAT UP FROM LIKE OUR TRAINING IS GOING TO THE SKATEPARK OR WHEREVER BNGEI ON A SKATEBOARD PERIOD SO IT鈥橲 SUCH A LOOSE LIKE ACTIVITY WHERE WE LIKE THERE鈥橲 NOT MUCH DISCIPLINE. SO FORHE T PANDEMIC IT WAS LIKE DIDN鈥橳 REALLY AFFECT ANYTHING LIKE WE STILL CAN SOCLLIAY DISTANCE AND SKATE FORTUNATELY. HE鈥橠 MOVED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT BEFORE QUARANTINE. I DON鈥橳 HAVE TO DLEA WITH WEATHER. IT鈥橲 JUST SUNNY HERE FOR THE MOST PART BUT YEAH, I LIKE THAT. I CAN JUST SKATE YEAR ROUND SO IT鈥橲 BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR MY SKATING MARIO COMPETES IN STREET SKATING WHERE ATHLETES PERFORM TRICKS IN AN URBAN PLAYGROUND TURNING ARCHITECTURE INTO MOVING ART WHOSE CAMPUS TAKES SHAPE WHEREVER INSPIRATION STRIKES. KIND OF TALK ABOUT IT AND LIKE YOU TAKE A PHOTO OF IT AND THEN IF IT IS A GOOD SPOT AND NO ONE KNOWS ABO IUTT. YOU DON鈥橳 TELL ANYONE EXCEPT FOR LIKE YOUR FILM OR YOU GO SKATE IT FIRST. AND THEN IF SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS WHEN IT COMES SKATE IT MAYBE YOU LET HIM KNOW WHERE IT鈥橲 AT, BUT PEOPLE ARE LIKE SUPER SECRETIVE ABOUT IT. IT鈥橲 NOT A SECRET. THE SKATEBOARDERSID DN鈥橳 EXACTLY FLIP WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THEIR SPORT WOULBED IN THE OVEN LIKE OTHER SPORTS THE OLYMPICS ISN鈥橳 THE PINNAECL OF COMPETITION OR EVEN MONEY FOR A LOT OF SKATERS, BUT THAT IS CHANGING. I鈥橪L BE HONEST. I WASN鈥橳 IT WASN鈥橳 ON MY RADAR. IT DEFINITELY WASN鈥橳 LIKE A THING OLYMPIC SPONSORS LIKE GOD MILK ARE LOVING SHARING THE SPIRIT WITH THE GAMES. STARS IT鈥橲 INSANE. IT鈥橲 CRAZY THAT IAN C MONETIZE SOMETHING THAT I鈥橫 SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT. I FELL IN LOVE WITH WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND MAYBE EVEN GO TO THE OLYMPICS ON IT AND MAYBE GO TO THE OLYMPICS. WOW, SKATEBOARDING CATCHING THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT THIS SUMMER IN TOKYO ON THE ROAD TO TOKYO. I鈥橫 DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. AND MARIO CREDITS HIS BIG BROTHER FOR ACTUALLY GETTING HIM INTO THE SPORTT A THE AGE OF FOUR. HIS
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How skateboarder Maurio McCoy found an Olympic edge in the pandemic
Watch the video above for the full story Five new sports will debut at this summer's Tokyo Olympics. Skateboarding is one of them, and Maurio McCoy wants to bring home gold for Team USA. Skateboarding features two events: Park and street. Park competitions take place in a bowl and emphasize an athlete's flow and tricks. Street competitions feature a course that creates real-world obstacles like stairs and rails. McCoy is a street skater and he can thank his big brother for his Olympic dreams. His brother handed him a skateboard at the age of 4 and the rest is history. McCoy moved to Los Angeles from Pennsylvania right before the pandemic. He spent quarantine skating and falling in love with his new hometown. "I don't have to deal with weather 鈥� sunny here for the most part. I like that it's been good for my skating," said McCoy. Our sister station KCRA spoke with McCoy on its "Dying to Ask" podcast. Listen below: Other places to listen:CLICK HERE to listen on iTunesCLICK HERE to listen on Stitcher

Watch the video above for the full story

Five new sports will debut at this summer's Tokyo Olympics.

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Skateboarding is one of them, and wants to bring home gold for Team USA.

features two events: Park and street.

Park competitions take place in a bowl and emphasize an athlete's flow and tricks. Street competitions feature a course that creates real-world obstacles like stairs and rails.

McCoy is a street skater and he can thank his big brother for his Olympic dreams.

His brother handed him a skateboard at the age of 4 and the rest is history.

McCoy moved to Los Angeles from Pennsylvania right before the pandemic. He spent quarantine skating and falling in love with his new hometown.

"I don't have to deal with weather 鈥� sunny here for the most part. I like that it's been good for my skating," said McCoy.

Our sister station KCRA spoke with McCoy on its "Dying to Ask" podcast. Listen below:

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