Sports丨Teen 'stoked' to be on board with Team Finland

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Traveling to skateboard competitions around the world, 13-year-old Heili Sirvio — Finland's youngest Olympic athlete ever — leads a life unlike the average Finnish teen. ▲ Heili Sirvio competes at the Finnish championship on July 6 in Tampere, Finland. [Photo/AFP] With a focused expression and her blonde ponytail peeking out from under her helmet, Sirvio set off down a half-pipe on her skateboard, seconds later she spun around in the air while grabbing her board before sticking the landing with ease. "I am really stoked to be able to represent my country and hopefully make them proud," the young skateboarder said during a break between training sessions at a skatepark in the Finnish city of Tampere. The visit to her native Finland was only a short pit stop for Sirvio, who lives in California and who has spent a lot of time traveling in recent years. Less than a month before the Olympic Games — which will be held in Paris from July 26 to Aug 11 — Sirvio made a stop in Tampere ………………………………