Team GB Athlete Sky Brown, 13, Almost Died During Training After Shock Accident
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Skateboarder Sky Brown has just made history, becoming Britain's youngest ever Olympic medallist.
Aged just 13 years (and 28 days), Sky won bronze in the women's park skateboarding at Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday.
But the young athlete almost didn't make the games after having a serious accident during training last year.
In May, Sky collided between two ramps, fracturing her skull, breaking her left arm and wrist and suffering lacerations to her heart and lungs.
"Sky had the gnarliest fall she's ever had and is lucky to be alive," her dad Stu told BBC Sport at the time.
"Sky remains positive and strong. The whole medical team is shocked to see her positivity."
Sky would have been out of the Olympics due to her injuries had they taken place when scheduled in 2020.
She also fell before her Olympic qualifier, breaking her arm but came first whilst wearing a cast.
What a trooper!
After her accident, Sky used Instagram to update her followers on her recovery. She's now huge on social media with 927,000 Instagram followers and 286,000 YouTube subscribers.
She first went viral aged just four-years-old when her dad Stu posted a video of her skateboarding and she turned professional aged just 10.
Sky broke Margery Hinton's 93-year-old record to become the youngest athlete to represent Team GB. Margery was 13 years and 44 days when she swam at the Amsterdam Games in 1928 - 16 days older than Sky.
Sky took bronze after scoring 56.47 in her final run.
"It was a super sick final," she told BBC Sport. "I'm so happy to be here - I'm blessed."
The eight skateboarders in the final had an average age of just 17.
Japan's Sakura Yosozumi, 19, won gold with the best score of 60.09 points while 12-year-old Kokona Hiraki claimed silver with 59.04.
Congratulations Sky!
