Raised By His Grandma, Now Skating For His Kids, Chris Joslin Is One Step Away From An Olympic Berth
After a podium finish in Shanghai, Joslin could clinch an Olympic berth in men’s street at the OQS finale in Budapest.
Athlete Bio
Team USA
Age
16
Hometown
Tempe, AZ
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"“I feel like people not in the culture are like, ‘Oh, they’re just little kids running around skateboarding, doing bad things. But it’s not like that at all. We’re all building each other and helping each other skateboard."
Paige Heyn at the '23 Pan Am Games.
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