Mia Kretzer ready to take on the world

Australian skateboarding sensation Mia Kretzer will take on both Park and Vert when the World Skate Games roll into Paraguay, bringing an infectious attitude and an already remarkable list of achievements to the world stage.

The journey for Kretzer started when she was five years old, when her family was looking for an outdoor activity for her and her siblings during COVID.

They found skateboarding clinics.

“I hopped on a board and instantly fell in love with it,” Kretzer said.

Five years later, that love for skating has taken the now 11-year-old around the world and onto some of the biggest stages in the sport.

Kretzer made history at the 2024 X Games in Ventura, California, becoming the youngest female athlete, medallist and gold medallist in X Games history.

Aged just nine, she landed a 720 to win the Women’s Skateboard Vert Best Trick competition.

“Some of the best things I’ve accomplished in skating is winning a gold medal at the X Games when I was nine years old,” Kretzer said.

“Just being able to be there is a really big accomplishment.”

But the X Games breakthrough was only the beginning.

Kretzer has continued to compete against the world’s best, adding multiple X Games medals to her collection in 2026, including Vert gold at X Games Sacramento and Vert Best Trick gold at X Games New Orleans.

She also claimed silver in Women’s Skateboard Vert at X Games Chiba earlier this year and won the Skate Australia National Park Championships at the Gold Coast.

Now she turns her attention to the World Skate Games in Paraguay, where she will compete across both Women’s Skateboard Park and Vert.

Competing at the highest level has never been about chasing results alone.

“I just love skating, I go and do it and love it and don’t worry about anything else,” she said.

That attitude is part of what has helped Kretzer thrive in a sport where athletes constantly push each other.

“The community is great, everyone is always helping each other out, getting inspired to try new things and new tricks,” she said.

And while her list of achievements continues to grow, Kretzer's approach remains refreshingly simple.

“Go and have fun, try new things, don’t be scared, just chase your dreams and have fun while you are doing it, otherwise it is not worth it.”

The next dream is already on the horizon.

“Hopefully 2028 Olympics, I want to do that,” Kretzer said.

“I want to keep skating and having fun with my friends.”

For now, there is another major international competition to navigate.

With Park and Vert on the schedule, Kretzer is set for another busy few weeks on the road — something she has become very accustomed to.

“Most of the time I don’t know what day it is, what time it is, or where I am, I just try to have fun,” she said.

“Thank God for calendars.”

And wherever the calendar takes her next, Kretzer will be doing what she has done since she first stepped on a skateboard at five years old, skating, having fun and seeing how far she can push it.