PARIS — On Sunday, a 16-year old Brazilian street skateboarder named Rayssa Leal stood atop a makeshift competition venue. She took her cellphone out of her pocket and laid it down at the top of a ramp.
She then went sailing downward before jumping onto a staircase rail and then proceeded to flip her board through the air before landing smoothly atop of it. As a packed house of fans erupted into cheers and waving flags, the soon-to-be bronze medalist glided up a ramp on the other side with arms outstretched — Christ the Redeemer style, considering her home country.