Young Female Skateboarder on 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

Ksenia Maricheva is 17 years old. She is a remarkable, boundary-breaking young skateboard sensation, who's rapidly making a name for herself. Born in Moscow, Ksenia has been skating since she was 11-years-old. In 2019 she takes part in SLS event in London and hopes to be selected for the first ever Olympic skateboarding contest.

Directed and self-shot by Zlata Onnufrieva

Animation by Denis Korolev

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