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She won the first women's skateboarding championship the same year, in Santa Monica; by then she had adopted a handstand as her signature board trick. [2] McGee was the first female professional skateboarder. [7] She was paid by Hobie/Vita Pak to travel and demonstrate the Hobie skateboard on a national level. [6]
In 2024, Heyn finished 5th in Women's Skateboard Street at the X Games in Ventura, California. [ 13 ] [ 3 ] She also represented the United States as a member of the USA Skateboarding National Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics , where she competed in the women's street skating and came in 6th place with 163.23 points.
Stess began skateboarding at two years old. [8] In 2013, at eight years old, she became the first girl ever to win the California Amateur Skateboard League. [9] In 2014, during the King of Groms Championship, she became the first female skater to compete in all three skateboarding finals (street, mini ramp and bowl), and was the first girl to win the mini ramp competition. [10]
In this week's episode of In The Know: Uncommon Ground, we explore the growing group for female skaters in Philadelphia. This all-female skateboarding group has created a bond that goes beyond the ...
[1] [8] [9] In 2017, Giovanni Reda directed a short film in collaboration with Adidas titled Nora, a documentary that spotlights Vasconcellos’ journey in skateboarding from childhood to present. [1] [3] [10] Thrasher listed Vasconcellos at number 4 on The Top 10 Women & Non-Binary Skaters of 2019 list. [11]
In 2021, Smith competed in the women's street skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing in last place out of the 20 competitors at the heat stage. [11] In so doing, Smith became the first ever openly non-binary athlete to compete at the Olympics and had the pronouns "they/them" inscribed on their skateboard. [ 12 ]
She has received a total of 5 Summer X Games medals for skateboarding. [3] In 1989, Burnside became the first woman to appear on the cover of Thrasher and in 1999, she became the first woman to have a signature skate shoe. [1] Burnside was named TransWorld Skateboarding's female vert skater of the year in 2004.
The athletes sport traditional pollera skirts, bowler hats or the dresses their Aymara grandmothers have passed down to them, while skating. Female skateboarding collective breaks stereotypes in ...