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Taekwondo is steeped in tradition for Skylar Park.
Practiced by grandparents, her father, aunts, cousins, and brothers, the sport truly runs in the family.
2023 has been exceptionally special again for the Park siblings, who each medalled at the 2022 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships.
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Skylar Park (L) of Team Canada competing against Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Quarterfinal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Skylar Park (L) of Team Canada competing against Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Quarterfinal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Taekwondo is a family affair for Canada's Skylar Park: "Everyone’s a black belt"

Anastasija Zolotic is an all-round fighter.
Aged 18, she kicked her way to a historic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021. And since becoming the first American woman to win gold in taekwondo at the Olympics, Zolotic has discovered that the fighter inside her is greater.
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Taekwondo | Olympic Qualifier | World Grand Prix | Paris

CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Hatice Kubra Ä°lgun of Team Turkey during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Quarterfinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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Olympic taekwondo champion Anastasija Zolotic on “loss of motivation” after career-threatening injury, her comeback season, and why being stubborn pays off

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Team USA is on a mission to disrupt the Republic of Korea's dominance in the world of Olympic Taekwondo.
Last month, USA Taekwondo announced the official roster for Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Since Taekwondo reappeared as a full medal sport at Sydney 2000, the Republic of Korea has dominated the

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After thrilling and exciting first three rounds of the 2022 Grand Prix Series, focus now shifts to the main event of the year, the World Taekwondo Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Competition takes place from Monday 14th to Sunday 20th November, and as with the previous two Grand Prix events in

CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 27: Cansel Deniz (R) of Team Kazakhstan competes against Svetlana Osipova of Team Uzbekistan during the Women's +67kg Taekwondo Round of 16 contest on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 27, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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2022 World Taekwondo Championships Guadalajara: Preview and how to watch live action with Paris 2024 qualifying ranking points on offer

Olympic gold medallists Anastasija Zolotic and Jade Jones suffered shock second round losses at the Paris 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix on Friday (September 2).
The event offers ranking points towards qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Zolotic who took bronze in the last Grand Prix in Rome, was

CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States competes against Tatiana Minina of Team ROC during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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Shock defeats for Olympic gold medallists in round of 16 at Paris 2022 Grand Prix taekwondo event - Results

Double Olympic champion Jade Jones led a host of qualifiers who progressed into round of 16 after their opening matches at the Paris 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix on Friday (September 2).
The Great Britain star won her first match 2-0 against Lithuania’s Klaudija Tvaronaviciute in the round of 32

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Double Olympic champion Jade Jones through to round of 16 at Paris 2022 Grand Prix taekwondo event - Results

Four Olympic champions are among the stars that will compete at the Paris 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix from 2-4 September.
The Grand Prix is an important stop on the road to Paris 2024 Olympics as the 256 invited athletes have a chance to achieve Olympic qualification ranking points.
There

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Paris 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix: Top things you need to know about the Olympic qualifier

The Olympic taekwondo champion from Tokyo 2020 explains why #StrongerTogether became her motto: "We are not a big sport, but as long as we are all pushing each other together it takes us to the top." The 18-year-old American also shares how she enjoys being a role model to younger athletes and inspiring the next generation of girls since winning silver at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics.

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Anastasija Zolotic: "If we come together, we are better and stronger"

Taekwondo at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 saw several shock upsets and warm-hearted moments.
Teenagers Anastasija Zolotic of the USA and Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Rashitov claimed surprise gold medals after upset wins in the finals at the Makuhari Messe Hall A in Chiba.
Milica Mandic won her second Olympic gold, nine

CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic (R) f Team United States competes against defeating Tatiana Minina of Team ROC during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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What we learned: Taekwondo wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020, in 2021, was a monumental Olympic Games for the United States.
An extra year of waiting was rewarded with Olympic memories that will surely endure lifetimes.
Spectators watching from home all around the world saw tears of joys, glimpses of pain, rallies of resilience and history being rewritten

SAITAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Kevin Durant #7 of Team United States celebrates the United States' victory over France in the Men's Basketball Finals game on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 07, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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Team USA at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Medals, Results, and Top Moments

The American Anastasija Zolotic, with a series of impressive performances in the -57kg category on 25 July, made history by becoming the first American woman to win Olympic Taekwondo gold.
The 18-year-old, who hails from the state of Florida, followed up from the gold she won at the Pan American

CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Zhao Shuai of Team China celebrates after defeating Lee Dae-Hoon of Team South Korea during the Men's -68kg Taekwondo Bronze Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/2021 Getty Images)

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Taekwondo is a family affair for Canada's Skylar Park: "Everyone’s a black belt"

Olympic taekwondo champion Anastasija Zolotic on “loss of motivation” after career-threatening injury, her comeback season, and why being stubborn pays off

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