Tag: skateboarder
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Àngels Borrell
Àngels Borrell was 13 years old in 1978 when her skateboarding story began near Barcelona, Spain. And decades later, in her forties and fifties, she continued to skate thanks to a reunion with her childhood friends. Àngels also became a key resource when a dedicated crew of skaters began a movement to unearth the very…
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Patty Segovia AGSJ
Patty Segovia (Krause) was born and raised in Los Angeles and is revered for being the organizer and promoter of the All Girl Skate Jam (AGSJ) from 1997-2013, as well as a photographer. The AGSJ started out in 1990 as a girls’ vert demo at an NSA contest in Reno, Nevada, before returning with a…
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2025 Wrap Up
2025 has been an epic year, and there’s still a few more weeks to go that I suspect will be super busy! While I’m mindful that some of the promotion activities for Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: a history of badass women skateboarders have been distracting me from my regular research and the writing of…
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Stefanie Åkesson
Stefanie Åkesson (she/her) is from Falun, Sweden and has a long legacy of competitive skateboarding and an inspiring story. Her full list of contest wins can be found on her website such as being the Swedish freestyle champion over fifteen times! Stefanie explained via Facebook that “I got my first skateboard August 28, 1978. But…
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Louisa Hawton
Louisa Hawton, aka “Bang Bang Lulu” or “The Smiling Assassin” is best known for being a professional boxer, World Boxing Council (WBC) champion fighter, and 2019 Supreme Boxing Female Fighter of the Year, among many other boxing-related titles, and I’m not surprised to learn that she was also a ripping skater in the early 2000s.…
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Lynnette Fraas
Lynnette Fraas was a competitive freestyle skateboarder in the 1970s, sponsored by Banzai skateboards, whose name started to appear in contest results in 1976. She is from San Diego and attended Mission Bay Senior High (1978-1980). At the 2nd Annual Amateur Freestyle contest in Oceanside on July 11, 1976 there were 2000 spectators according to…
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Jayme Erickson
Jayme Erickson and her sister Jordyn from Mankato, Minnesota were competitive street skateboarders in the early 2000s. Jayme was sponsored by Hurley, Real skateboards, and Ipath footwear and Jordyn rode for Roxy. The skateboarding sisters were regulars at the 3rd Lair Skate Park – an indoor set-up that opened in 1997 and is still operating…
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Stephanie Massey
Stephanie Massey was a novelty in the late 1980s and early 1990s during a time when skateboarding pushed a stereotype of being an activity for delinquent boys. Very few “respectable” parents would permit their daughters to pursue skateboarding. Photo: Stephanie in Poweredge June 1989. Fortunately, Stephanie’s parents, Dan or “Danny” and Ruth Massey were already…
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Alex White
If you are remotely invested in skateboarding today, you will have encountered Alex White (she/her). She’s an entertaining persona offering commentary, interviews, and judging duties at skateboard contests like the Olympics, Exposure, Wheels of Fortune, and SLS, she’s part of the rotating crew that delivers the Vent City podcast, long-time Chair of the Skate Like…
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Pink Punk Australia
In the July 1996 issue of TransWorld Skateboarding magazine there was an article about a tour to Australia which included photos of a female skateboarder whom I’ve dubbed “pink punk” because of her dedication to pink and badass aesthetics. In my efforts to claw through decades worth of skate magazines I rarely pay any attention…
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