Heili Sirviö’s financial situation got easier

Finnish the skateboarder who made Olympic history in Paris this summer Heili Sirviö continue to write history.

Sirviö, 13, will participate in the X Games competitions organized in Japan this weekend, where 12 of the world’s best park skaters have been invited.

Sirviö was invited to the games as the youngest Finnish skateboarder in history, and his competitive career begins in the preliminaries early on Friday morning.

X Games is an extreme sports event that started in 1995, which combines different sports and popular culture.

Event has gained significant popularity in e.g. skateboarding, BMX cycling and freestyle motocross as well as winter sports such as snowboarding.

Legends of the sport have made their names in the games, such as Tony Hawk, Shaun White and Dave Mirra.

The costs of the race trip will be helped by the departure of three Finnish companies to support Sirviö. Sirviö is so young that he has not yet been able to receive an athlete grant from the Olympic Committee.

There was already news about the departure of the IT service company Luoto Company to sponsor Sirviö. Now the loan comparison service Sortter and the fashion brand NordicBuddies have joined.

Sirviö was handsomely fifth in the park finals of the Paris Olympics, which was the best ranking of the Finnish team in the Games, which was left without a medal.

Sirviö has lived with his family for a long time in Australia, but last week it was confirmed that he will continue to represent Finland.