{"id":73231,"date":"2024-08-02T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=73231"},"modified":"2024-08-14T14:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:50:58","slug":"paris-2024-rayssa-leal-and-jagger-eaton-team-samsung-galaxy-skateboarders-and-olympic-medalists-share-message-to-inspire-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-rayssa-leal-jagger-eaton-team-galaxy-skateboarders-and-olympic-medalists-share-message-inspire-next-generation-paris-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayssa Leal and Jagger Eaton \u2014 Team Samsung Galaxy Skateboarders and Olympic Medalists \u2014 Share Message To Inspire the Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresh from their medal-winning performances at the Olympic Games Paris 2024<\/a>, Team Samsung Galaxy athletes Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding, Brazil) and Jagger Eaton (Skateboarding, USA) surprised fans at the Olympic\u2122 rendezvous @ Samsung | Square Marigny<\/a>. Fans gathered as the athletes explored the space, posed for pictures and left their mark with a signed board and helmet \u2014 now on display at the space throughout Paris 2024.<\/p>\n

Samsung Newsroom<\/a> spoke with Leal, bronze medalist in the Women\u2019s Street Skateboarding competition, and Eaton, silver medalist in the Men\u2019s Street Skateboarding competition, to revisit some of the ups and downs on their journey to the Olympics and learn how Galaxy was a key part of their experience.<\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 31, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

How <\/strong>do<\/strong> you <\/strong>feel see<\/strong>ing<\/strong> s<\/strong>treet <\/strong>s<\/strong>kateboarding represented on <\/strong>a<\/strong> stage<\/strong> as iconic as the Olympics<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leal<\/strong>:<\/strong> For us skaters, it was very emotional. Seeing the beginning of skateboarding in the Olympics is very cool, and I hope the sport grows even bigger. The Olympics are an important chapter in our story, and I am thrilled to be a part of it. The skateboarding scene had a huge evolution \u2014 and the level this time was so much higher than the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. I am especially proud of all the female skateboarders and thankful for everyone who made this happen.<\/p>\n

Eaton<\/strong>:<\/strong> The Olympic Games bring any sport to new heights. It\u2019s amazing for people, especially young kids, to see the creativity, discipline, fear and beauty of skateboarding. If there is one thing I hope that anyone takes away from watching skateboarding on such a big stage, it is to buy a skateboard.<\/p>\n

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What was <\/strong>the<\/strong> biggest highlight <\/strong>a<\/strong>nd challenge faced<\/strong> during your competition<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Eaton<\/strong>: <\/strong>Oh my goodness! My biggest downfall was missing the final for the park skateboarding competition by one spot in the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest<\/a>. That was really hard. My biggest highlight was making a nollie 270 switch backside noseblunt [in the street skateboarding competition at Paris 2024<\/a>] that I\u2019ve never made in my entire life.<\/p>\n

What was going through your mind during the competition?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leal<\/strong>:<\/strong> Man, I was nervous and afraid of not doing well. Yet, I was proud of myself for making it to the final. My tricks and family were on my mind \u2014 but the crowd was what moved me the most.<\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

What<\/strong> i<\/strong>s your favorite <\/strong>feature in<\/strong> the new Galaxy Z Flip6 <\/strong>Olympic Edition <\/strong>given to all athletes competing at Paris 2024?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leal<\/strong>:<\/strong> The Auto Zoom feature is awesome. I\u2019ve been having a blast making several social media posts in my room. This feature will help skaters and content creators since we can skate, make videos and take selfies with perfect framing.<\/p>\n

Eaton<\/strong>:<\/strong> I love how compact the Galaxy Z Flip6<\/a> is. I was worried about having a big phone in my pocket because I knew I would be skating in gym shorts. With the Galaxy Z Flip6<\/a>, I could just pop it in my pocket and go.<\/p>\n

What <\/strong>were you listening to <\/strong>with Galaxy during the competition?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leal<\/strong>:<\/strong> While I have a lot of songs on my playlist, I choose my music depending on the situation. In the semifinals, I listened to Brazilian trap and rap to give me energy. During the finals, I listened to relaxing music to calm my nerves.<\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 30, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 31, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Any word<\/strong>s<\/strong> for fellow Team Samsung Galaxy athletes who are still competi<\/strong>ng<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leal<\/strong>:<\/strong> Go all out! We know it’s all or nothing, so this is our chance. If we want it, we can do it! Breathe and stay calm because, despite everything, we worked hard to get here. Being here is already a victory, so take it easy! I\u2019d also like to say something to Sky Brown from Great Britain \u2014 I know a lot of thoughts must be going through your head right now. Just take a deep breath before the first trick and go for it.<\/p>\n

Eaton<\/strong>:<\/strong> As Team Samsung Galaxy athletes, we all understand how important it is to never give up \u2014 no matter how often we want to throw in the towel.<\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 31, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

What do you hope fans take away from your Paris 2024 journey?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leal<\/strong>:<\/strong> I hope they felt my determination. Even though we sometimes think things are not going well, one moment makes all the difference. Smile, have fun and do what you love. Everyone should remember there’s a first time for everything.<\/p>\n

Eaton<\/strong>:<\/strong> Never give up, and never stop trying. It\u2019s so easy to give up when you\u2019re going for an insane goal like an Olympic gold medal. But as much as a gold medal matters, the journey itself is priceless. You will wish to do it all over again.<\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 30, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fresh from their medal-winning performances at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Team Samsung Galaxy athletes Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding, Brazil) and Jagger Eaton (Skateboarding, USA) surprised fans at the Olympic\u2122 rendezvous @ Samsung | Square Marigny. Fans gathered as the athletes explored the space, posed for pictures and left their mark with a signed board and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29720,29718,29721],"tags":[25940,30429,40,817,30364],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-73231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-mobile","category-product","category-product-mobile-smartphones","tag-galaxy","tag-galaxy-z-flip6","tag-mobile","tag-olympics","tag-paris-2024"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01171329\/samsung-team-galaxy-paris-2024-featured-200x200.png","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01171329\/samsung-team-galaxy-paris-2024-featured-432x286.png","primary_category":{"term_id":29720,"name":"Mobile","slug":"product-mobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29720,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":984,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73231"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=73231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}