When Aaliyah and Keefer Wilson's father built them a mega skateboard ramp in their south Gippsland backyard in Victoria, it should have been a hint at just how good they were at the sport. At 8-metres tall and 90-metres long, it's the biggest in the southern hemisphere, and has played its part in their success. The teen siblings are now travelling the world as they vie for a spot in the Australian skateboarding team at the Paris Olympics.
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00:00 This one is 28 foot.
00:04 Yeah, I was pretty happy. I just feel like it's so exciting that you can do something new.
00:08 I was terrified. Lots of practicing on it.
00:12 I stopped skating for ages and then I started skating again.
00:16 Yeah, before she stopped skating she was like, "You're like, way better than me."
00:20 Yeah, he was never interested.
00:24 And I was like, "Woo!" And then I broke my arm and then I hated skating.
00:28 And then he kind of just got really good. I decided that I wanted to get good too.
00:32 The first time I did it was pretty sick. I was just like, "Wow, I didn't know I could do this."
00:38 It was pretty sweet. But now it's just kind of like, I've done it so long it's just kind of normal now.
00:42 It's pretty cool getting to travel with family and being able to see different parts of the world together. It's pretty sweet.
00:50 It's definitely fun doing it with a sibling.
00:53 Skateboarding being in the Olympics has really helped the sport.
00:56 You know, when you're chasing your dream you just make sacrifices for it.
01:00 You know, you want to do well for your family and yourself and all the hard work you put into it.
01:05 There is always pressure but at the end of the day it's just something you love and you just want to have fun.
01:10 Already there's so many younger skaters that are just so hyped for skating which is really cool.
01:15 So I think in the next few years it's going to be a very popular sport.
01:20 I love seeing new people kind of skate. I wish I could help them out.
01:24 I'm just really proud of it. It's sick because I remember that was me one day and seeing them is sick.
01:30 It would mean a lot. It would be really cool to represent my country and show everyone what skating is about.
01:36 And hopefully, you know, have fun and just make Australia proud.
01:43 I guess I just was like, "Yeah, sure I'll do the Olympics if I can."
01:48 And now I'm super keen on it and it would be amazing to represent Australia in the Olympics.
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