Love this music video from Nashville's Annie Bosko. Watch it all the way through and see Hoopla team rider Alana Smith shredding at Venice Skatepark. Rad song and great footage of girls surf & skate - Nice to see!
Love this music video from Nashville's Annie Bosko. Watch it all the way through and see Hoopla team rider Alana Smith shredding at Venice Skatepark. Rad song and great footage of girls surf & skate - Nice to see!
Sometimes we get emails that make us stop everything and watch a video link. Glad we did this morning. Nice seeing little one's Ashley & Kailey having so much fun and ripping it up in Tahoe.
Ashley was the USASA 2014 Halfpipe National champ and Kailey was the USASA 2013 Halfpipe, slope, GS, BoarderX and overall national champ. They live in Hawaii and against all odds they just arrived in Tahoe for the 2nd half of the season to go out and have as much fun as humanly possible. Their 3 year old snowboarding baby sister was just diagnosed with Leukemia and won't be able to make it from Hawaii to the snow this season. So, they are riding for her.
Much love to the whole Boagrt family. xx
Hey it's Monday! So take a break from work, sit back, relax and prepared to be inspired by this lonboard video by Noemie Chabrier. From the footwork to the downhill sections we're loving it all!
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| Spencer Breaux |
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| Hunter Long |
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| Amelia Brodka |
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| Jordyn Barratt |
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| Jean Rusen |
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| Nicole Hause |
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| Beverly Flood |
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| Bryce Wettstein |
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| Brighton Zeuner |
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| Amelia Brodka |
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| Hunter Long |
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| Alana Smith |
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| Julz Lynn |
All Photos by Joanne Barratt /Island Style Images
The rad shots just keep coming. The girls were on fire and the photographers were capturing insane shots the entire day.
We are very lucky to be able to share these photos that professional photographer Joanne Barratt, took at the Vans Girls Combi last Saturday - they are AWESOME!
OPEN - lgc skates Israel - short video from Longboard Girls Crew on Vimeo.
OPEN - The Longboard Girls Crew skates Israel movie , isn't out just yet BUT they just released a 15 minute video with extracts from the full movie to tide you over and they graciously allowed us to share it with you here!
In case you haven't seen some of our other posts where we drool in anticipation over this movie, here's what it's about - It's pretty bitchin' on so many levels!
OPEN is the name and concept of the new Longboard Girls Crew (LGC) film directed by Daniel Etura. The movie features a diverse group of female longboarders hailing from 11 different countries who get together in one of the most talked about places on Earth.
This skate journey screams womanhood while is also an eye-opener experience through which the riders challenge their skills, explore a new culture, meet its people and bring some joy to a place that hasn’t seen much of it lately.
LGC works together with the Association ‘Longboarding For Peace’ who gathers Muslim, Jew, Arab & Catholic kids to teach them an invaluable lesson: skateboarding doesn’t know about gender, religion or politics.
Make sure to follow Longboard Girls Crew on longboardgirlscrew.com and their official social media channels for worldwide premiere dates and updates on OPEN.
HUGE congrats to all these amazing girls who made this movie happen - it was a huge undertaking and it looks amazing!!
I'm honored to have been asked to be part of the Eddie Elguera El Gato Classic that's taking place THIS weekend. Come on out to Palm Springs and meet your favorite old school pros. It's going to be 3 days of super fun, back to back skate events. A lot of the events are FREE so I hope to see you there!
See the complete schedule of events HERE
Image via PDN Magazine / Photo by Claudio Abella
Awesome to open up a professional photography magazine and see that A.) a skate photo won and B.) that the skater is female!
Congrats to badass longboarder Manuela Bayugar and photographer Claudio Abella for taking grand prize in the amateur sports and action photography division in PDN's THE SHOT for 2015.
Great photo!
Great video of the Vans Girls Combi by The Ride Channel - the girls were ripping! And huge thanks to The Ride Channel for the cameo of the new XS x GN4LW helmet in the beginning of video!
Photo of Beverly Flood by Lorrie Palmos via Skidmark Magazine
Photographer Lorrie Palmos shot for Skidmark Skate Magazine and you should hop over to their site and check out her awesome shots and article on the event - Great Stuff!
Check it out HERE
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| Jordan Barratt |
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| Brighton Zeuner |
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| Amelia Brodka |
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| Poppy Starr Olsen |
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| Alana Smith |
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| Bryce Wettstein, Brighton Zeuner and Bella Kenworthy |
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| Lizzie Armanto |
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| Allysha Bergado |
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| Julz Lynn, Allysha Bergado, Alana Smith, Lizzie Armanto, Arianna Carmona, Nicole Hause |
All Photos Dan Spargana
2015 got off to a great start with the Vans Girls Combi Contest on Saturday. So many girls competing in every age division and the pro division was chock full of great skaters as well. Nice to see some new faces in the game like Autumn Tust from Florida, Cassie Oseguera from Northern California, and some other awesome girls who have skated for years, and are now coming out for these rad contests. We also got to witness Bella Kenworthy from The Pink Helmet Posse competing in her first big event.
We are honored to have these photographs from photographer Dan Sparagna here on the GN4LW site today - if you'd like to order a print of anything you see here, or check out Dan's shots from past skate events, please jump over to his site HERE. The order page to view prices and sizes available is HERE. You can also see even more of Dan's shots from the event later today on the World Cup Skateboarding Site!
We will be bringing you photos from the Vans Girls Combi Contest throughout the week and including links to other sites where you can see even more coverage, so stay tuned!
Huge thanks to Kristy & Steve Van Doren from Vans, Don and Danielle Bostick from WCS, Dave Duncan for being a fun and great MC, & all the awesome judges, for making this contest a reality for the girls.
It was great to see so many people out there supporting women's skateboarding!
RESULTS:
Pro Division
1. Alana Smith
2. Lizzie Armanto
3. Allysha Bergado
4. Julz Lynn
5. Arianna Carmona
6. Nicole Hause
7. Kisa Nakamura
8. Amelia Brodka
9. Sarah Thompson
10. Beverly Flood
11. Hunter Long
12. Pauline Branom
13. Izy Mutu
14. Jean Rusen
15. Julie Westfall
Amateur Girls 15 And Over:
1. Poppy Starr Olsen
2. Jordyn Barratt
3. Autumn Tust
4. Hannah Chumley
5. Paige LaBare
6. Nicole Noller
7. Summer Vereecke
8. Alishia Stevens
9. Juliet James
10. Cassie Oseguera
11. Cansas Burns
12. Emma Storm
13. Brittney Conrad
Amateur 14 & Under Girls:
1. Brighton Zeuner
2. Spencer Breaux
3. Minna Stess
4. Bryce Wettstein
5. Bella Kenworthy
6. Michelle Yoon
7. Taryn Ross
8. Zoe Safanda
9. Halle Gonzales
10. Jordan Beal
Practice has been going on all week and the girls are relentless in nailing down their hardest tricks and getting insane height - that's Alana Smith above showing how it's done. Poppy Starr Olsen had a bad fall last night that required eight stitches, but being the trooper she is, we heard she will be back at it and ready for Saturday's competition - she didn't fly here all the way from Australian to sit in some hospital bed! Jordyn Barratt is looking smooth and more than ready to shred and Julz Lynn, Bryce Wettstein and Bella Kenworthy all look relaxed and ready to take combi by storm. So many girls have been there practicing for the past week - it's going to be GREAT!
Huge thanks to Vans and World Cup Skateboarding for all you do to put this contest on for the girls!
We will be instagraming and tweeting LIVE - so follow us on instagram at @girlisnota4letterword for pics of the girls competing, practicing and some candids!
Its a GREAT day for women's skateboarding!!
Photo of Amelia Brodka by Lorrie Palmos for Skidmark Skate Mag
Great piece in Skidmark Skate Mag this week about the Ladies Day at The Berrics that Poseiden Foundation put on.
We aren't going to show you anything except this teaser photo of Amelia Brodka shot by awesome photographer Lorrie Palmos because we want you to jump over HERE and see the entire photo spread and article at Skidmark Skate Mag!
Images via USA Today/Guy Rhodes & CBS News
We are wishing 25 year old Olympic Gold Medalist Kaitlyn Farrington all the best. The sad news about her early retirement due to medical reasons, was posted on her instagram page just hours ago. Kaitlyn won gold for the USA in snowboard half-pipe in Sochi & has been a favorite of fans everywhere.
Her instagram post explains that after taking a fall in Austria she got an MRI which showed that she had congenital cervical stenosis of the spine, which was a condition she was born with and never knew she had. She goes on to explain that it has taken her a few months to come to terms with her diagnosis and the fact that she must retire from competitive snowboarding.
We will miss seeing your smiling face at half pipe competitions Kaitlyn, you always made every run look like so much fun - even when the pressure was on. You are an inspiration on the snow & off to so many girls, and that never ends. Keep smiling. xx
Photo Ian Logan
Nice to open Concrete Wave Magazine this month and see a huge, rad, pic from Exposure Skate Contest of bad ass skater & Silly Girl Team rider Julz Lynn in it.
Girls are becoming more visible in skateboarding everywhere you look. Gotta love that.
Speaking of girls skateboarding - The Vans Girls Combi is this coming up weekend and we will be posting LIVE on our instagram from there. So follow us at Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word to see updates throughout the day!
"I skate for no other reason than I love it and it makes me happy" Christiana Smith - skateboarder.
We think this video by skateboarder Christiana Smith is well worth watching. Equality, skateboarding, and what society thinks women are "supposed" to be. Listen to her powerful message and watch her rip. Proof once again on all levels, that girls are out there breaking barriers and riding hard.
Thanks Christiana and GRO for this well done video on the subject. xx
Video via Abec11 / Jet Skateboards
Longboarder Pam Diaz in a mini documentary about sharing her drive, stoke and determination and how she got started in longboarding. It's only been four short years since she started and she is already a force to be reckoned with on the longboard scene. Prepare to be inspired by this amazing and positive role model. She's not "good for a GIRL" - she's just plain old bad ass GOOD period!
You can read our GN4LW interview with Pam HERE
In case you aren't familiar with Art of Board, it's an amazing company that takes our skate communities used, broken, or beat up skate decks, and recycles them into awesome looking tiles, home goods, apparel, and accessories. This movement Art of Board has created is called I RIDE I RECYCLE - so next time you think about throwing your broken or used deck away - find a shop near you that has the I RIDE I RECYCLE bin and help keep the cycle going!
All photos via Art of Board
Etnies skatepark featuring tiles from Art of Board's "I Ride I Recycle"movement. To learn more about I RIDE I RECYCLE check them out HERE