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Age diversity shines in Team USA with Olympic hopefuls ranging from teens to veterans

Age diversity shines in Team USA with Olympic hopefuls ranging from teens to veterans
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Age diversity shines in Team USA with Olympic hopefuls ranging from teens to veterans
Team USA's diverse roster of athletes, ranging from teenagers to veterans, embodies the adage, "Age is just a number." Two athletes' ages are hard to ignore among the team members. Bobby Body, a 49-year-old U.S. Army and Marine Corps veteran will be competing in powerlifting at the Paralympics."I wanna be that 95-year-old guy, training with people saying, 'Holy cow look at that guy,' I guess it's my therapeutic happy place," Body said. Minna Stess, an 18-year-old skateboarder, is one of the youngest members of the American contingent."You just saying it is making me think about it even more," Stess said. "But it's definitely crazy to think about, only being a teenager going to the Olympics, because I always saw the Olympics on TV thinking it would be cool if I could go there, but never thinking that skateboarding would be in the Olympics so now that I have this opportunity, it's just crazy."Stess started skateboarding at just 4 years old. By 8, she had won the California Amateur Skateboard League and by 13, she was an X-Games finalist. Now, she's the top-ranked American skateboarder and one of the favorites to win a medal this summer.Learn more about these athletes in the video player above.

Team USA's diverse roster of athletes, ranging from teenagers to veterans, embodies the adage, "Age is just a number."

Two athletes' ages are hard to ignore among the team members. Bobby Body, a 49-year-old U.S. Army and Marine Corps veteran will be competing in powerlifting at the Paralympics.

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"I wanna be that 95-year-old guy, training with people saying, 'Holy cow look at that guy,' I guess it's my therapeutic happy place," Body said.

Minna Stess, an 18-year-old skateboarder, is one of the youngest members of the American contingent.

"You just saying it is making me think about it even more," Stess said. "But it's definitely crazy to think about, only being a teenager going to the Olympics, because I always saw the Olympics on TV thinking it would be cool if I could go there, but never thinking that skateboarding would be in the Olympics so now that I have this opportunity, it's just crazy."

Stess started skateboarding at just 4 years old. By 8, she had won the California Amateur Skateboard League and by 13, she was an X-Games finalist. Now, she's the top-ranked American skateboarder and one of the favorites to win a medal this summer.

Learn more about these athletes in the video player above.