Sabre Norris

Sabre Norris was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 3 January 2005 to Olympic butterfly swimmer Justin Norris and his wife Brooke Norris.[3] She is the oldest of six children.[4]

In 2016, at 11 years old Norris became the youngest surfer ever to compete in the open round of the Sydney International Women’s Pro.[5][6] Her 4 November 2016 interview with Karl Stefanovic captured quite a bit of attention on Australia's Channel Nine's The Today Show; it reportedly attracted over 2 million views[7] prompting an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show[8][9] which was viewed 40 million times.[10]

Norris is an accomplished skateboarder and although she has been diagnosed with Chiari malformation,[11][12][13] it did not impede her selection in the Australian skateboarding squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[14][15][16] She is the third female in history and first Australian female to land a "540".[17]

In 2018 she won a silver medal in skateboarding at the X Games (becoming the first woman to land a McTwist on a skateboard at an X Games);[18][19] won the Bondi Bowl-A-Rama;[20] and finished in second place in the Vans Park Series Oceania Championships.[21] In 2019 the ABC published the biographical podcast Sabre Norris — the girl who shreds waves and skate parks.[22]

In 2021 she appeared in the documentary film Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story, about 21-year-old Australian skateboarder Poppy Starr Olsen.[23]

Norris and her family have a YouTube channel called the “Norris Nuts”,[24] which focuses on her and her five younger siblings birthdays, gaming, and performing challenges. They also record songs together for the channel.[25] As of 2022 they have around 6 million subscribers.[26]