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Momiji Nishiya ( 西矢 椛, Nishiya Momiji, born 30 August 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the first ever gold medal in the women's street competition.
Jul 27, 2021 · At 13 years old, skateboarder Momiji Nishiya of Japan just became one of the youngest gold medal winners ever at the Olympic Games. The girls standing by her side on the podium? Also...
- CBS News
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Jul 26, 2021 · TOKYO — Thirteen-year-old Momiji Nishiya dazzled during the Olympic women's skateboarding street competition. She skated through a park of rails, ramps and stairs meant to...
- Leila Fadel
Jul 26, 2021 · That was the case as women’s street skateboarding made its bow at the Olympics, with 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya of Japan taking gold ahead of Brazil’s Rayssa Leal – also 13 – and 16-year-old Funa...
Jul 26, 2022 · Nishiya Momiji, 14, became Japan's youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 in 2021. She wants to live and skate in the U.S. one day, and enjoys meeting her friends and having fun at contests.
Jul 25, 2021 · The 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder made history as the youngest Olympic champion in the sport and the first female gold medallist in street skateboarding. She beat Brazil's Rayssa Leal and Japan's Funa Nakayama in a thrilling final that went down to the wire.
Jul 26, 2021 · You read that right: 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya has won the first ever Olympic gold medal for women’s street skateboarding. This makes her Japan’s youngest Olympic champion, a title that until...
