Girls On Boards

"A swedish girl skateboarder association arranging an all girl skate camp * once every year." In Swedish and English *. Since 1995 *. Search * Related

AKA: Girl Skater

Website for the Australian *-shot skate video with Vanessa Torres *, Amy Caron, Jaime Rayes, Monica Shaw, and Dave Carnie. Search * Related

The Side Project

"Girls Skateboarding Network." Interviews, photos, videos and more with the likes of Amy Caron, Vanessa Torres *, Lyn-z Adams * Hawkins, Jen O'Brien *, Alex White, Cara-Beth Burnside *, Van Nguyen, Lauren Perkins, and Lisa Whitaker. Search * Related

Team Jackpot

A group whose purpose is to "support female skateboarders whose goal is to become the best possible skateboarder they can be. ... All of our members are from the Bay Area, California *." Search * Related

Skateboard Women Increasingly Appear At Skateparks (Posted 7/3/2004)

"People always think of skateboarding as this tough scene, but I'm always out there with kids and their parents, just one big happy skate family," says Lyn-Z Adams *, 14, a phenom from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif., who skates for the all-girl Roxy squad. "Growing up, I wanted to be like my brother," she says. "But today, maybe other young girls will want to be like me." Search *

Respect for Women Skateboarders (Posted 10/14/2002)

This article with quotes from Jessie van Roechoudt * notes that about 11 per cent of the 3.3 million Americans who skateboard more than once a week are female. "While some skateboarders are railing against corporate branding of their subculture, women athletes remain desperate for any dollars." Search *

Tony Hawk: Skateboarder and Cultural Icon (Posted 6/18/2002)

This article, reprinted from the Boston Globe *, gives a brief overview of Tony's skateboard career. Tony's career has taken him from 12-year-old Bones Brigade * rookie to 14-year old pro, through the skateboard industry doldrums to the mega-limelight of today's Warped Tours *, X-Games *, and skateboard video games. Even through this all, Tony Hawk * is clearly one of skateboarding's most positive and lasting role models, and we all owe him for that. Now if we could just stop the ads... Search *

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