Vancouver Islander headed to the Olympics with Canada’s first skateboard team

A skateboarder from Vancouver Island is headed to the Olympics with Canada’s first ever national skateboarding team.

Shay Sandiford, from Courtenay, is 23-years-old and currently resides in Los Angeles.

Canada Skateboard released the list of 12 people who made the team, and BC is well-represented.

Three of the team members are from Vancouver, one is from White Rock, and another is from Kamloops.

Canada's first National Skateboard Team is:

Discipline: Street Skateboarding

• Annie Guglia, Montreal, QC
• Maddy Balt, Brooklin, ON
• Sophie Grant, London, ON
• Matt Berger, Kamloops, BC
• Ryan Decenzo, Vancouver, BC
• Micky Papa, Vancouver, BC
• TJ Rogers, Whitby, ON
• Shay Sandiford, Courtenay, BC

Discipline: Park Skateboarding

• Fay De Fazio Ebert, Toronto, ON
• Adam Hopkins - Thunder Bay, ON
• James Clarke - Vancouver, BC
• Andy Anderson - White Rock, BC

Each individual earned their spot on this team by competing in the Olympic Qualifying Tour in 2019 - 2020 and were selected in accordance with Canada Skateboard's National Team Selection Policy.