With her sights set on winning a medal, Sirvio is currently visiting the city of Tampere, Finland, where she is preparing with the final training sessions at the skatepark before participating in the Finnish skateboarding championships leading up to the grand Parisian event. "I am really excited to represent my country and have the opportunity to make people proud of me," said the young skater during a break.

Ten days before the Olympics, Sirvio speaks to the press with a look of utmost concentration, her blonde ponytail peeking out from under her helmet, as she launches off a half-pipe on her skateboard, twisting in the air and landing on the ramp with absolute skill. She tackles each day of preparation with this same confidence and will continue training in southern Sweden in the coming days.

Although the skater usually resides in California, the epicentre of this sport, she has been travelling the world with her family for a long time. "We have practically been living on the road for the past two years," says her father, Fredrik Sirvio, who explains how they have fully committed to their daughter's Olympic aspirations, accompanying her to all the qualifying tournaments for Paris 2024.
The young Sirvio, as her father describes, maintains a daily routine that consists of having breakfast, going to the skatepark, having lunch, returning, resting a bit, swimming in the lake, and going back to the rink. Demanding and disciplined, these are the travel companions of this athlete who is preparing to compete with the world's top female skaters.

Although it is true that she can currently boast of being at the pinnacle of this discipline, Sirvio has only been skating for four years, making her progress astonishing. It all started in 2020 when the family moved to Australia to escape the cold winter months in Finland. During the Covid-19 lockdown, boredom led young Sirvio to take an interest in her father's skateboard and start practising for hours alongside her sisters. “I have been skating ever since,” confesses this precocious Olympic athlete.

"As parents, we have to tell the girls from time to time that it’s a good moment to take a day off and do something different from skateboarding," says Fredrik with a smile. This passion is what propelled Sirvio, initially leading her to find success in the Australian championships, which are considered among the most important tournaments in the world. It was precisely this that sparked her desire to dream of the Olympic Games.

The rest was taken care of by her father, who had experience as a professional snowboarder and recognised all the potential in his daughter that she has been demonstrating. The former athlete always believed in Sirvio’s ability to reach Paris, so he made a decisive bet on her. "These things don’t happen often in life, so we decided to put everything we have into it.” The family left Australia behind and started travelling in search of competitions and the best training facilities around the world.

With this goal as their life’s mission, they settled in California, where Sirvio has been fortunate to skate with some of the legends of skateboarding and to develop her skills exponentially. Her next achievement will be sought on the Parisian track as the 14th-ranked competitor in the women's park. It will be on August 6th at Place de la Concorde, in an event full of bowls and curves that could take her to the podium. "Hopefully, we will bring back a medal; that would mean a lot to me," says the Finnish skater with a smile.