(Ben Curtis | AP) Rayssa Leal of Brazil competes in the women's street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. She next will compete at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City in a Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour qualifier on Aug. 27-28.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.