Almost six years ago, Brazilian skater Rayssa Leal caught the attention Tony Hawk with a video of her performing a trick while dressed as a fairy princess.
Roll forward to 2021, and the now 13-year-old has just won a silver medal at the Olympic Games.
Leal finished second in the women's street skateboarding in Tokyo on Monday to become the youngest athlete in the history of Brazil win an Olympic medal.
Japan's Momiji Nishiya, also 13, took home gold.
Six years ago he introduced me to the world of skateboarding by sharing my video wearing a fairy costume," she said. "Today, he filmed me at the Olympics.
"This is all so amazing, I'm living a dream! Thank you @tonyhawk to being so kidding (Maybe this is a typo) and always motivating me."
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