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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]
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]
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.
[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 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 ...
Pages in category "Female skateboarders" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Yndiara Asp; B.
[7] [8] At the 1978 Skateboarding Nationals she placed 4th among the women in her age group. [9] In 1980 she joined the Sims Skateboard team owned by Tom Sims. Its team members at the time included; Brad Bowman, Bert LaMar, George Orton, Mike Folmer, and Marc Hollander. She was the only female team rider at the time. [10]
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 ...