LA Stories: Felipe Gustavo, Skateboarding

"The Olympics being in LA in 2028 is just epic. I live here now, to be able to go to the Games and watch all the pros, and for sure expanding the sports, its pretty cool." - Felipe Gustavo
From Brazil 🇧🇷 to LA🌴 - to learning English and becoming a US citizen - Tokyo 2020 Skateboarding Olympian Felipe Gustavo looks back on his quest to become a pro skater, his excitement for #LA28, and why he think the Olympics has helped skateboarding reach new levels and inspired future generations of skaters. 🛹
You can catch Felipe in action at the 2022 World Park skateboarding championships happening February 5-12 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, where precious world ranking points on the road to Paris 2024 are on the line! 💪
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[@maxochavez5854]

Dude Felipe’s my favorite skater ever. Much love. So glad I got to meet him in Lake Havasu, showed much love, nicest dude so humble. Even gave me a board ! 🙏🏼❤️

[@forresterdarragh]

can't wait to watch #LA28

[@emanuelsilva522]

Braziiiil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@SkateTube]

Those courts were like this.. still sorry about cx170...

[@cyberneticgeometry777phill5]

Can Domee Shi direct an Opening Ceremony with Ava DuVernay, and other Animation film Directors Like Goro Miyazaki, Byron Howard, and other Animation directors and animators led by Mansai Nomura, Takashi Yamazaki, Movie producer and writer Genki Kawamura, creative producer Yoshie Kurisu, singer-songwriter Sheena Ringo, creative technologist Kaoru Sugano and choreographer MIKIKO?

[@SkateTube]

Somebody said something about basketball .. I was not the best player there ;D