Katie Pike, teen skateboarder from Canberra chases her Olympic dream

The Canberra Times

Pike, an 18-year-old Scottish Australian is preparing to fly to Dubai and compete in the second qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Video by Bageshri Savyasachi

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00:00 I'm Katie, I'm from Canberra, I'm 18 years old and I'm preparing to qualify for the Olympics

00:17 in Dubai.

00:18 I think just with skating, the passion drive for learning tricks, obviously before skateboarding

00:24 wasn't in the Olympics so you just kind of wanted to progress and progress and progress

00:28 but now there's like a goal that everyone wants to go to the Olympics and I just want

00:32 to progress to be able to show my talent on the big screen I guess.

00:35 This is probably one of the biggest things I've ever had.

00:38 [Skateboard sounds]

00:45 [Music]

00:58 [Music]

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