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AKA: Girl Skater is a 2003 documentary about four female professional skateboarders on a skateboarding tour in Australia.. The documentary follows Dave Carnie (from Big Brother Skateboard Magazine) as he leads pro skaters Amy Caron, [1] Vanessa Torres, [2] Monica Shaw, [3] and Jaime Reyes on a tour of Australia, visiting a variety of skate parks and tourist attractions.
She is one of few Asian-American women professional skateboarders and was a pioneer of Vert skateboarding and vert pool skateboarding for women. [ 3 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Oyama was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards [ 2 ] and garnered additional sponsorships by brands managed under the NHS, Inc. umbrella, including Independent Trucks , OJ Wheels ...
Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards [1] and is the first woman to win X Games gold. [2] In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park). [3]
In 2017, she placed female skate images on two back to back billboards on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA to show recognition for females in the sport. [16] On February 28, 2019 she placed advertising on electronic billboards in Times Square, NY, with female skateboarders on it and the text "GIRLS SKATE TOO." [17]
Caron is at the forefront of a small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding at the age of 12, and is currently sponsored by Meow Skateboards. Caron has stood on the X Games podium in the bronze-medal position three times—2003 in Park and 2007 and 2008 in Street.
Talent house WME has signed Nyjah Huston, a decorated athlete and endorsement machine who is largely considered one of the best pro skateboarders of all time. Huston picked up a skateboard at 5 ...
Amelia Brodka (Polish: Amelia Bródka; born 18 August 1989) is a Polish-American professional skateboarder, coach, and president of Exposure Skate Organization. A two-time European Park Skateboarding Champion, she qualified to compete in the inaugural women's park event at the Olympic Games .
Patricia Ann McGee (August 23, 1945 – October 16, 2024) was an American professional skateboarder. In 1964 she set a world speed record for women's skateboarding and became the first women's champion in the sport. She was the first woman professional skateboarder and the first woman inducted into the IASC Skateboarding Hall of Fame.