Tag: Canadian champion

  • Denise Frohlick (Wait)

    Denise Frohlick (Wait)

    Denise Frohlick (Wait) of Coquitlam, BC was a champion skater in the early 1980s from Canada. I had come across her name in Thrasher within the September 1981 issue, within an article called “The Great Canadian Open.” On page 11, it was noted that in the banked bowl-riding contest at Seylynn skatepark, “Women’s Open winner…

  • Canada’s Champion

    Canada’s Champion

    I first wrote about PJ McKenzie (Pam Judge) back in May 2022 after sourcing just a few photos of her online, and then stumbling upon a few more through newspaper databases. Once I realized that she was Canada’s first female skateboarding champion (back in 1977 / 1978), I knew that I had to meet her!…

  • Pam Judge

    Pam Judge

    PJ McKenzie (AKA Pam Judge) was Canada’s first female National Champion winning the 1977 and 1978 championships, which would result in sponsorship by Gordon & Smith (G&S) – a leading skateboarding company in the U.S. If there was a Canadian Skateboarding Hall of Fame, PJ would have my vote! While I can get riled up…