Sabre Elle Norris (born 3 January 2005) is an Australian surfer, skater, and YouTuber from

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. She is the eldest child of Olympic swimmer and singer Justin Norris, and his wife Brooke Norris.

Early life

Sabre Elle Norris was born in

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on 3 January 2005 to Australian

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butterfly and individual medley swimmer and singer, Justin Norris, and his wife Brooke Norris. Sabre is the eldest of 6 children: Sabre, Cerrus (Sockie), Coda (Biggy), Naz, Disco and Charm. Norris was diagnosed with a

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in 2018.

Career

Sport

In 2016, at 11 years old, Norris was the second youngest surfer ever to compete in the open round of the ''Sydney International Women's Pro''. Her 4 November 2016 interview with

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's Channel Nine's ''The Today Show'' received over 2 million views, leading to an appearance on

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which was viewed 40 million times. She was the third female in history and first Australian female to land a "

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". In 2018, she won a silver medal in skateboarding at the

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(becoming the first woman to land a

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on a skateboard at an X Games), won the Bondi Bowl-A-Rama, and finished in second place in the Vans Park Series Oceania Championships. In 2019, the

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's ''Fierce Girls'' biographical podcast series released an episode about Norris titled ''Sabre Norris — the girl who shreds waves and skate parks.'' In 2021, she appeared in the documentary film ''Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story'', about 21-year-old Australian skateboarder Poppy Starr Olsen.

YouTube

Sabre Norris and her family have several YouTube channels, which focus on the Norris family and document birthdays, gaming, and other "challenges". , they have around 15 million subscribers across their seven channels.

References

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