All grown up at 16, Brazil’s Rayssa Leal adds another Olympic medal, turning Place de la Concorde into a party.
By Les Carpenter, The Washington PostBrazilian skater Rayssa Leal lays down another trick during the women’s street final on Sunday in Paris. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Later, Leal would say the trick she landed off the railing to win bronze, a kick flip frontside board slide, was one she had never done in competition. She wasn’t sure she wanted to try. But the shouts were so loud, the noise booming around Place de la Concorde, she jumped. Brazilian skater Rayssa Leal reacts during the women’s street final on Sunday at Place de la Concorde. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Every time Leal prepared to try a jump or a trick, the Brazilians stood, they waved flags, they jumped, they called her name, They chanted “Brazil, Brazil, Brazil.” At some point during the final, with the sun beating down, they did the wave. Soon the medals were brought into the stadium and Paris 2024 officials tried to start the ceremony, but rules prohibited them from doing so until the fans were in their seats. The arena announcer shouted for everyone to leave the concourse, but the dancing Brazilians would not listen
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