13-year-old Aussie skaters win gold medals at the X Games, and a 10-year-old Canadian claims silver

10-year-old Reese Nelson claimed silver in women’s vert, becoming the youngest medalist in the X Games’ 29 years of history.

VENTURA, Calif. — A pair of 13-year-old Australian skateboarding prodigies won their first gold medals at the X Games on Saturday, and a 10-year-old Canadian became the youngest medalist in the action sports event’s history.

Chloe Covell won the women’s street competition a few hours before Arisa Trew claimed the women’s vert title at the coastal Ventura County Fairgrounds. Trew had to land the first 720 by a woman in X Games competition to hold off 10-year-old Reese Nelson, who claimed silver to become the youngest

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