Rayssa Leal: Skate Fairy Won 2 Olympic Medals by 16 (Bio)

Rayssa Leal started her skateboarding journey as a seven-year-old fairy doing heelflips and is now a two-time Olympic medalist. Fact checking Rayssa Leal’s career, background and known information on her earnings.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Jhulia Rayssa Mendes Leal
Born	January 4, 2008, in Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
Age	18 (as of 2026)
Nickname	“Skate Fairy”
Discipline	Street skateboarding
Olympic Medals	Silver (Tokyo 2020), Bronze (Paris 2024)
X Games	Two-time gold medalist (Chiba 2022, Japan 2023)
Sponsors	April, Nike SB, Monster Energy, Bones, Stronger Trucks
Net Worth	Not publicly disclosed — treat any online estimate as unverified

The Viral Fairy Video

Growing up in the Brazilian city of Imperatriz, Leal’s mom caught her daughter doing a heelflip in a fairy costume on video and posted it to social media, eventually finding its way to the skate legend Tony Hawk. “Skate Fairy” gained viral notoriety for the video and gave Leal the chance to meet Brazilian skate star Leticia Bufoni.

A Teenage Contest Regular

Leal kept improving long after the viral moment faded. She placed fourth in women’s street at the X Games in Norway and Minneapolis in 2019 while still a young girl, then won X Games gold at Chiba in 2022 and at X Games Japan in 2023. She turned professional in 2022 for Shane O’Neill’s April Skateboards, and X Games lists her as having the biggest social media presence of any active X Games athlete.

Olympic Silver at 13

Street Skateboarding earned Rayssa Leal her first Olympic medal when she earned silver in Tokyo at the 2020 games, which took place in 2021, and was the youngest medal winner of the games and Brazil’s youngest Olympic medalist at the age of 13.

Olympic Bronze in Paris

At Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde, she finished behind Japan’s Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama in street skating, gaining a third Olympic medal after Tokyo’s silver. With three Olympic medals, Leal became the youngest Brazilian double Olympic medalist. She has also won world-level titles in street skateboarding, and Olympics.com has covered her regaining the women’s street world crown against a strong Japanese challenge. For more action-sports stars who made the Olympic podium young, see our profiles of Sky Brown, Eileen Gu, and Chloe Kim.

Training Setup and Ambassador Role

Rayssa Leal owns a private warehouse skatepark training facility, according to her X Games profile. In 2026, the IOC named her a Global Ambassador for the first Olympic Games to take place in Africa, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, to tell her story of the Games to the next generation of Olympic athletes. She has mentioned in the past how when she first started to compete she just wanted to do something that she loved to do and in that regard it was the early successes that defined the person and athlete that she has become.

Rayssa Leal Net Worth and Earnings

As with every profile we publish, it’s worth separating what’s confirmed from what’s speculation. Rayssa Leal’s income from contest winnings, her sponsors, and her social media following has not been publicly disclosed. Net worth figures on profile sites don’t cite a source, so any number attached to her name should be treated as an unverified estimate.

Fun Facts

Tony Hawk’s personal email received her 2015 video when she did a heelflip in a fairy costume.
The youngest person from Brazil to medal in the Olympic Games. She won Olympic silver at 13 years old..
The position of Global Ambassador for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games was offered to her.

Frequently Asked Questions

Rayssa Leal age: how old is she in 2026?

She is 18 years old in 2026 since she was born on January 4th, 2008.

Why is Rayssa Leal called the “Skate Fairy”?

It all began at seven years old when she was filmed doing a heelflip dressed as a fairy, which her mom sent to Tony Hawk and became an internet sensation.

Rayssa Leal Olympic medals: how many has she won?

Two, one of each medal colour. She earned the silver at age 13 for street skateboarding at the Tokyo 2020 games, and earned a bronze medal in Paris 2024.

What is Rayssa Leal’s net worth?

No information is known about it, as any online estimation is unconfirmed.

Who sponsors Rayssa Leal?

Her sponsors include April Skateboards, Nike SB, Monster Energy, Bones and Stronger Trucks.

Rayssa Leal Olympics

The 2024 Games marked her third Games, Leal was only 16 at the time of the event and has the opportunity to earn her fourth medal when the Games return to the U.S. in 2028. As her career moves through each Olympic cycle, we’ll continue to update this page with the latest information.

Earning medals at three Olympics, Leal, has built an impressive resume for a career started on the web. Two Olympic silver medals before age 17, X Games gold medals, and X Games X Games. Her role as a Global Ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games in 2026 for Dakar has cemented her place in the younger generation’s street skateboarding.Career details here draw on Britannica, Wikipedia, and her X Games profile.

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Rayssa Leal: Biography, Skateboarding Career & Net Worth