Toronto's Fay De Fazio Ebert, 13, wins skateboarding gold at Pan Am Games
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Toronto teen Fay De Fazio Ebert will leave the Pan American Games as the youngest gold medallist on this year's Canadian team.
The 13-year-old won the women's park competition on Sunday, scoring a best of 84.66 points on the second of her three runs in Santiago, Chile.
Raicca Ventura of Brazil took silver with 82.54 points and American Bryce Wettstein earned bronze (79.95) in the new Urban Sports Esplanade of the National Stadium.
Ebert captured the fifth gold of these Games for Canada, which won four on Saturday. It also has two silver and three bronze.
"I can't explain how good I'm feeling right now," Ebert told CBC Sports. "I'm so glad my mom's here. She supports me."
Ebert, who usually practises four hours a day, six days a week, competed with a feather in her helmet from her pet duck, Richard, as she does for each competition.
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Ebert isn't uncomfortable skating against older competitors, saying it's more about the friendship between the athletes.
"Back home I skate with 20-, 30-year-olds, maybe as old as 50, this one guy. He's so good, too."
Elisabeth De Fazio could see the confidence in her daughter during Sunday's event.
"I'm proud of her, she worked so hard this week," Elisabeth said. "I saw her making the [medal] podium but wasn't sure where. This kind of pressure is a lot for anybody."
Fay has always embraced the pressure of competition, she told CBC Sports this past April, whether competing in local events or against the best in the world.
"I like the pressure of having to do something in that moment," Ebert said. "It's a good feeling doing a great kick-flip or getting big air. I have never felt that I have to do competitions or train, I chose to because it excites me."
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