Alana Smith didn't leave the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a medal, but they're still a winner. In a post shared to Instagram on July 26, the 20-year-old skateboarder, who is non-binary, reflected on their time at the Games and all that they accomplished. "What a wild f***ing ride…," Smith wrote. "My goal coming into this was to be happy and be a visual representation for humans like me. For the first time in my entire life, I'm proud of the person I've worked to become. I chose my happiness over medaling. Out of everything I've done, I wanted to walk out of this knowing I Unapologetically was myself and was genuinely smiling. The feeling in my heart says I did that." The...
- 7/28/2021
- E! Online
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