Naia Laso
{{Short description|Spanish skateboarder (born 2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| birth_place = Bermeo, Spain
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| country = Spain
| sport = Skateboarding
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| rank = 15th{{cite web |title=Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female |url=https://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/ranking-paris-2024.html |website=World Skate |access-date=6 August 2024 |language=en |date=6 August 2024}}
| event = Park
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{{MedalSport|Women's park skateboarding}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Rome|Park}}
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Naia Laso (born November 19, 2008) is a Spanish skateboarder. She represented Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Laso is a three-time Spanish skateboarding national champion.{{cite web |url=https://urbanworldseries.com/news/mathias-island-takes-the-crown-as-inaugural-scootception-champion-2/ |title=Naia Laso and Alain Kortabitarte are the Kings of Skateboarding in Spain |website=urbanworldseries.com |date=28 November 2023 |access-date=6 August 2024}}
Career
Laso competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Rome. During the qualification round she had the highest score of 83.18 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141455/park-world-champs-2023-day-2 |title=Laso the surprise star of women's qualifying at WST Park World Championships |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Patrick |last=Burke |date=5 October 2023 |access-date=6 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/wst-rome-park-world-championships-2023-naia-laso-tops-women-open-qualifier |title=WST Rome Park World Championships 2023: Naia Laso tops women's open qualifier |website=oympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=5 October 2023 |access-date=6 August 2024}} She finished the championship in fifth place.
In March 2024, she won the World Skate Tour (WST) stop in Dubai, with a score of 93.46 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144059/crucial-moments-in-wst-dubai-park-2024 |title=WST Dubai Park 2024: Historic wins for Danny Leon and Naia Laso |website=insidethegames.biz |date=4 March 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-wst-dubai-park-2024-naio-laso-wins-womens-final |title=WST Dubai Park 2024: "Super happy" Naio Laso wins women's final at Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier |website=oympics.com |first1=Chloe |last1=Merrell |first2=Rory |last2=Jiwani |date=3 March 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024}} Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Laso qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/here-are-the-athletes-that-will-compete-in-park-and-street-skateboarding-at-the-olympic-qualifier-series |title=Here are the athletes that will compete in park and street skateboarding at the Olympic Qualifier Series |website=oympics.com |first=Scott |last=Bregman |date=13 March 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cope.es/deportes/noticias/skate--danny-leon-alain-kortabitarte-julia-benedetti-naia-laso-natalia-munoz-skaters-espanoles-paris-2024-20240622_3365478 |title=Danny León, Alain Kortabitarte, Julia Benedetti, Naia Laso y Natalia Muñoz, skaters españoles en París 2024 |publisher=COPE |date=22 June 2024|access-date=6 August 2024 |language=es}} During the park event at the Olympics she finished in seventh place with a score of 86.28 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.surinenglish.com/sport/spanish-teen-skater-earns-olympic-diploma-despite-20240807164959-nt.html |title=Spanish teen skater earns Olympic diploma despite back injury |website=surinenglish.com |first=Pío |last=García |date=7 August 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024}}
In September 2024, she competed at the 2024 World Skateboarding Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1148751/spanish-teen-naia-laso-masters-the-world |title=Spanish teen Naia Laso masters the World Skate Games |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Daniel |last=Soriano |date=19 September 2024 |access-date=19 September 2024}} During the qualification round she had the highest score of 88.21 points.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-skate-games-2024-naia-laso-women-park-skateboarding-semi-results |title=World Skate Games Italia 2024: Solid Naia Laso first through to women's park skateboarding final |website=oympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=21 September 2024 |access-date=21 September 2024}} During the finals she won a bronze medal with a score of 90.14 points.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-skate-games-italia-2024-women-park-skateboarding-results |title=World Skate Games Italia 2024: Raicca Ventura claims women's park skateboarding title |website=oympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=22 September 2024 |access-date=22 September 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|naia-laso}}
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Category:Spanish skateboarders
Category:Olympic skateboarders for Spain
Category:Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:World Skateboarding Championship medalists
Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen
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