Queensland teenager was youngest ever double medallist at X-Games as ex-NRL-playing dad Luke encourages ‘hard work and dedication’
hloe Covell turns 13 on Wednesday. But instead of celebrating her milestone birthday with friends and family as most new teenagers would, the skateboarding prodigy from the New South Wales-Queensland border will be on a plane, travelling back to Australia from the UAE with a world championships silver medal in her luggage and an eye on making the 2024 Olympic team.
“I started skating when I was six years old. I was just watching the TV and the X-Games came on. After I saw that I just wanted to start,” she says. Things moved pretty quickly from there and within two years she entered her first local competition. Three years further down the track and she was winning the first of her medals on the world stage, before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 further cemented her passion for the sport and narrowed her focus.
“Seeing Chloe’s progression over the past 12 months, considering her age, is quite incredible,” Savage says. “We’re certainly really excited to support her and see her reach her dreams and goals towards Paris. Her progression is a reflection of her passion, her zest and her froth for the sport itself. That is what we nurture and encourage.”Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
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