Life hasn’t changed much for Sky Brown since the Tokyo Olympics. At home in Los Angeles she has found something resembling routine: up early to surf the Californian waves where she can lose herself for three or four hours if the water’s good; back for breakfast before school, then out skating until dark with friends at Venice Beach or the giant Huntingdon skate park, trying to learn a new trick. She’s home at sunset for mum Mieko’s food. “She’s such a good cook,” Brown says with a grin. “She makes traditional Japanese food, which I love.”
The only difference now is that she gets stopped in the street by admiring fans a little more often, asking for a selfie or just to say congratulations – winning an Olympic medal aged 13 will do that to a person. “They usually say my full name, which is kind of funny,” she laughs.
