Alexis Sablone: an MIT architecture graduate with hope for Olympic gold
Alexis Sablone is bringing her knowledge of architecture to the Olympics, though not in the way you might expect from a professional artist with degrees in the subject from MIT and Columbia. The 34-year-old Connecticut native represents the US during this year’s delayed Tokyo Olympic Games, joining the inaugural skateboarding team on their quest for gold. Sablone, who has been skating since she was 10, is able to compete this year because of a rule that allows Olympic hosts to add different “demonstration” sports to the games every year. The three-time X Games gold medalist has dominated the professional skateboarding circuit since her debut in 2002, earning sponsorships from Converse and wheelmaker Dial Tone along the way. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alexis Sablone (@suminaynay)The goofy-footed skater finished her Master’s at MIT in 2016 after using earnings that she made on the pro skate tour to continue her study of the discipline begun while...
Alexis Sablone is bringing her knowledge of architecture to the Olympics, though not in the way you might expect from a professional artist with degrees in the subject from MIT and Columbia.
The 34-year-old Connecticut native represents the US during this year’s delayed Tokyo Olympic Games, joining the inaugural skateboarding team on their quest for gold.
Sablone, who has been skating since she was 10, is able to compete this year because of a rule that allows Olympic hosts to add different “demonstration” sports to the games every year. The three-time X Games gold medalist has dominated the professional skateboarding circuit since her debut in 2002, earning sponsorships from Converse and wheelmaker Dial Tone along the way.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alexis Sablone (@suminaynay)
The goofy-footed skater finished her Master’s at MIT in 2016 after using earnings that she made on the pro skate tour to continue her study of the discipline begun while...
