Vogue España - Roman Hager - Ava Mcgowan from The Lord Of The Board on Vimeo.



Great behind the scenes skate video from the Vogue Ninos shoot - featuring Ava McGowan & Roman & Rocco Hager.

 Photos via Tuuri family

Olivia has only been skating 8 short months, but she has already caught the attention of  OG pro skater Jonny Miller who told us we really had to see the progression of this young girl. He was right! We are pretty sure that we will be seeing a lot more of Olivia in the coming months, she just scored her first sponsor - Toyland, and we think there will be more to come!


Who's Rad?   Olivia Michelle Tuuri

Age?     10 years old

Home is?      Paso Robles, California

Home Park or Skate spot is?     Templeton skate park

How long have you been skateboarding?      7-8 months

What do you enjoy most about skateboarding?  

Riding my board is like having my own roller coaster.

Favorite music to skate to?    

I don’t listen to music while I skate, but I like to listen to Justin Timberlake while I draw.

Girls who skate that inspire YOU?

Since I’m new to this sport I haven’t had the chance to meet or see any girls that skate. My dad and Danny Way are my inspirations for skating.

Favorite place you’ve ever skated?

 I don’t have a favorite place to skateboard yet, but I love the Atascadero skate park.

Favorite Trick or maneuver?      Carving

Sponsors:     Toyland, Dad and Mom

Three things you don’t know about me:

1. I LOVE lizards and I think they’re cute too!

2. My favorite color is lavender.

3. I love to draw.


What’s next? 

I’m learning how to go down really big hills and learning how to Ollie. I am also helping my dad build a half pipe at our house!

Make sure you follow Olivia ---->   on Facebook 

 Photos Monica Suarez de Tangil / Vogue Ninos

An absolutely stunning editorial from earlier this year that appeared in VOGUE NINOS. Featuring young Florida skaters Ava McGowan, & Roman & Rocco Hager. Love the old school vibe Vogue created, these kids are totally channeling the Z-Boys days.

Photo: Christine Benedetto

Photo: Todd Fuller

Photo Stu Brown

So stoked to see an amazing 26 pages of visual goodness featuring our under age 9 team riders,  Zoe Benedetto, Sky Brown & Minna Stess in the new issue of GIRLS WHO RIDE MAGAZINE.

GWR Magazine dedicates each & every issue to featuring amazing girls in all different types of action sports. We are so apprecaitive of all they do to highlight these rad girls!

Check out the current issue, plus the rad back issues on line, and see the rest of Minna, Zoe and Sky's interviews + photos  ---> HERE

Nora Vasconcellos

Allysha Beragdo

Ariana Carmona

Jordyn Barratt

Beverly Flood

Julz Lynn

Lizzie Armanto

Poppy Starr Olsen

Sarah Thompson

Spencer Breaux

Vanessa Torres

Kisa Nakamura

Alana Smith

Podium - 1st Allysha Bergado, 2nd Julz Lynn, & 3rd Lizzie Armanto

Photos Ian Logan

If you saw the Vans live webcast, you know how hard the girls were skating. The huge crowd in the stands was cheering them on, and by the time we got down to the finals it was an all out heavy duty jam session like we have never seen before. 

All the girls skated hard, but only 6 could make it into the finals - Alana Smith, Allysha Bergado, Lizzie Armanto, Arianna Carmona, Julz Lynn,  and Nora Vasconcellos made the cut in a very tough field of competitors. 

At the end of the final jam session it was Allysha Bergado in 1st, Julz Lynn in 2nd, and Lizzie Armanto in 3rd.

Congrats to all the girls for showing the world what womens skateboarding is all about - it was a GREAT event because of all of you!

* Many thanks to our friends at  Vans , The Boardr Events  &  The Alliance for having us on deck to bring you this up close coverage both days!

 Photos: Ian Logan & Cindy Whitehead

Two very different types of physical therapy going on these past few days at the Supergirl Pro and the Van Doren Invitational...

Allysha Bergado and Poppy Starr Olsen decided to give little Brighton Zeuner their own form of PT/spa day before the Supergirl Pro. Must have worked, because Allysha came in 1st, Poppy 2nd, and Brighton 3rd!

Beverly Flood & Jordyn Barratt getting a bit more "qualified" PT at the Vans US Open after the first day of practice. These two skated hard and the crowd in Huntington loved them!

Julz Lynn

Ariana Carmona

Jordyn Barratt

Lizzie Armanto

Nicole Hause

 Photos Ian Logan

Just a few snaps from the practice day at the Van Doren Invitational - the girls were ripping! More photos to come throughout the week from practice and the contest - so stay tuned!

And if you want to see pics and video from todays contest that you won't see anywhere else - hop over to BeautyCon's Snapchat (BeautyConSnaps) and check out the snapchat takeover we did today! 


* Many thanks to our friends at  Vans , The Boardr Events  &  The Alliance for having us on deck to bring you this up close coverage both days! 

Lizzie Armanto from the girls practice session yesterday

 It's TRUE!   We're taking over BeautyCon's  SNAPCHAT today and we are going to be sharing moments from the girls bowl contest at the Van Doren Invitational at the US Open in Huntington Beach.

So follow along at BeautyConSnaps on Snapchat and see exclusive interviews with some of your favorite female skaters,  and get an inside peek from the deck of the pool at everything that's going on!

Photos Kurt Steinmetz for ASA

It was a battle right down to the last heat yesterday at the Supergirl Pro in Oceanside, but when all was said & done, 19 yr old Tatiana Weston-Webb emerged victorious over last years winner Courtney Conlogue.

Here;s hwo it all qwent down...  Weston-Webb took a quick lead with a 4.33 then trailed Conlogue, who posted a 3.00 and 7.50. She answered back with a 7.87 to Courtney's 6.03 in an exchange. Needing a 5.66, Tatiana put up a 6.60 within the final five minutes to seal the win.

The Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro is the only WSL QS6000 female competition in the continental U.S.  The event will be broadcast on FOX Sports One this fall.

Congrats to all the girls who competed over the last 3 days - the level of surfing we saw was amazing!

Sierra Kerr

Poppy Starr Olsen

Jordyn Barratt

Spencer Breaux

Hunter Long

Bryce Wettsein

Jordan Beal

Nicole Hause

Allysha Bergado

Brighton Zeuner

Amelia Brodka

Sierra Kerr getting her "Best Attitude"award

Podium - 1st Allysha Bergado, 2nd Poppy Olsen, 3rd Brighton Zeuner

11 stoked girls!

 Photos Ian Logan

It was a gorgeous,  sunny day in Oceanside for the last day of the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro, and while the top female pro surfers in the world took to the water to compete in the semi finals and finals of the three day event,  some of the top female amateur & pro skaters  took to the vert ramp to show just how far women's skateboarding has come.

Eleven girls competed in the event - Allysha Bergado, Jordyn Barratt, Poppy Starr Olsen, Jordan Beal, Nicole Hause, Bryce Wettstein, Brighton Zuener, Spencer Breaux, Hunter Long, Sierra Kerr, & Amelia Brodka - these girls were on FIRE!  The consistency and level of skating from every single girl throughout the day, both in practice, and during the contest, was amazing. The crowd was cheering them on and they just kept throwing down insane trick after trick. Backside disasters, fast plants, insanely high airs, judo airs - you name it, these girls were doing it.

Podium Results:

1st Place Allysha Bergado
2nd Place Poppy Starr Olsen
3rd Place Brighton Zeuner

And a special award for "best attitude" went to little Sierra Kerr!

Congrats to all the girls for bringing it today - it was definitely up there as one of the best days in women's skateboarding we have ever seen! 

Sage Erickson / Photo Steinmetz for ASA Ent.

Courtney Conlogue / Photo Steinmetz for ASA Ent.

Malia Manuel / Photo Steinmetz for ASA Ent.

We're heading off bright and early to the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro in Oceanside this morning to see the women's surf finals and watch the all girls skate contest on the vert ramp.

The Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro is the only WSL QS6000 female event in the continental U.S. and all the top female surfers from around the world are there competing. The event has been going on since Friday (started with 106 surfers) and we are down to seeing the last 16 surfers compete for the title today - should be an exciting day as the girls are charging hard!

The contest will be streamed LIVE on the Supergirl Pro site from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST.

Round of 16 to compete at Sunday’s Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro starting at 8 AM this morning include:

Defending Supergirl Pro champ Sage Erickson (USA), 24
Courtney Conlogue (USA), 22
Lakey Peterson (USA), 20
Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW), 19
Malia Manuel (HAW), 21
Coco Ho (HAW), 24
Johanne Defay (FRA), 21
Silvana Lima (BRA), 30
Nikki Van Dijk (AUS), 20
Laura Enever (AUS), 23
Chelsea Tuach (BRB), 19
Justine Dupont (FRA), 23
Isabella Nichols (AUS), 17
Alessa Quizon (HAW), 21
Philippa Anderson (AUS), 23
Dimity Stoyle (AUS), 23.

Under 14 Podium

 15 and over Podium

We heard that the girls were going off at the Tim Brauch Memorial contest today in Northern California! 

We also heard some huge news!!

First of all Kayla Caballero has returned to the amateur girls contest circuit! Yeah Kayla - everyone is so stoked to see you back!

The other big news today was that Autumn Tust from Florida, announced that she was turning Pro during the Tim Brauch contest and switched from competing in the 15 & over amateur girls division to the Pro division, where she will now compete on Sunday.
 

Here is how today's results looked - and congrats to all the girls who competed today!


Under 14 girls podium:

1st Brighton Zeuner
2nd Spencer Breaux
3rd Bryce Wettstein

15 & older girls podium:

1st Poppy Starr Olsen
2nd Jordyn Barratt
3rd Kayla Caballero


The girls have a long drive tonight as they head seven hours down the coast  to get some much needed sleep and be up early to compete in the Paul Mitchell Super Girl Pro contest in Oceanside tomorrow.

We will be bringing you coverage from that event as it happens live on instagram so catch us there @girlisnota4letterword

Photos: Todd Prince for the Moscow Times

Nice photo gallery in the Moscow Times today about girls in Russia skateboarding, it talks about why they took up skateboarding, and asks them how long they have been skating. 

One of the girls had this to say.

Alisa, 25, a stylist, said she tried skateboarding for the first time about 10 years ago. However, she recently took it up again because she ''needs some outdoor exercise'' and biking is not her thing.
Alisa said more girls are skateboarding today partially because it's a fashion trend, but also because skateboards have become more accessible, both in terms of price and variety. 

Nice to see that girls all over the world are picking up boards and skating!


You can see the rest of the photos and quotes HERE

The World Surf League (WSL) 6-Star Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro will take place for the eighth consecutive year at the Oceanside Pier in Oceanside, California, from July 24-26, 2015. The nationally televised event is the largest female surf contest in the world, with 112 of the planet’s top pros expected to compete. Admission to the event is FREE.

The Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro will serve as the lone women’s WSL qualifying event scheduled in the U.S. in 2015 and plays a critical role for surfers looking to solidify their position on the 2016 WSL Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT).

Some of the world-class surfers registered to compete include Alana Blanchard, Lakey Peterson, Malia Manuel, Coco Ho, Courtney Conlogue, Laura Enever, Johanne Defay, Nikki Van Dijk, Tatiana Weston-Webb, and Sage Erickson.

In addition to the world’s best surfing talent, the Supergirl Pro features an action-packed Festival Village with live bands, comedy, art, yoga, fitness, dance, female surf films, give-aways, autographs, hair styling, celebrities, skateboarding, food trucks, and other activities.

The event will run daily between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from July 24-26.

The women's vert skateboarding comp will be on Sunday, July 26 at 11 AM for practice and 1 PM for the comp.

Skaters competing in Sundays event are:


Julz Lynn
Brighton Zeuner
Spencer Breaux
Hunter Long
Amelia Brodka
Allysha Bergado
Nicole Hause
Jordan Barratt
Poppy Starr
Bryce Wettstein
Sierra Kerr
Minna Stess
Beverly Flood


For more info on the Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro please check out the event website HERE

 Photo: Brent Bielmann

 

Surfing Magazine's caption says it all.  Historic day for female surfers - yeah Keala!

We are beyond stoked to see three of our fav little rippers, Bella, Relz, and Ryan from The Pink Helmet Posse in this behind the scenes video from an upcoming commercial with Gap Kids x Ellen DeGeneres clothing collection.  This rad campaign encourages talented tweens to embrace their individuality. Something we believe in FULLY.


Congrats Relz, Ryan and Bella!

Beverly Flood / Invert at Tim Brauch Contest

Demarcus James / Frontside Invert

Minna Stess / Rock & Roll slide at Freemont

We heard about photographer Todd Fuller before we actually ever met him.  Some of the female skaters would send us pictures he took of them, and we were amazed. There was a style to his photographs we didn't see too often, especially when it came to shooting with the girls. We followed his work on instagram where he posts pics of not only female skaters, but rad kids like Logan Frank, and the male pros as well. And we were hooked!  Since Todd is at most girls skate events snapping away and posting great shots, we thought you should get to know him...


Name?    Todd Fuller / aka @besuro on Instagram

Where do you live/work?      San Francisco Bay Area

How did you get started in photography?

I had a really nasty foot break that stopped me from being able to skate anymore, so I took up the camera. I had some video and motion picture shooting experience prior to that, so I wasn’t exactly starting from zero.

Evelyn Abad / Frontside Boneless

What type of photography do you do when you are not shooting skateboarding?

I have a hard time being interested in shooting anything else, to be honest. Skateboarding has so many spots, tricks, characters - I never run out of inspiration.

What made you decide to start shooting female skaters? 

No conscious decision on my part. To me it’s all just skateboarding. There are a lot of people out there who want to tell other people what is and what is not skateboarding or who is and who is not a skater and I hate that so I’m stoked to see so many young women getting involved and glad to help put those old-fashioned ideas to rest.

Beverly Flood

Are there any skaters you really enjoy working with & why? 

People that are positive and confident. I’ve shot a lot with Beverly Flood, she’s always good to work with. Poppy Starr Olsen is pretty amazing. I met her at a contest last year. Logan Frank, before he moved to SoCal. Too many to list, really.

Dezmin Lane / Ollie

What are some of your favorite places to shoot at? 

Any backyard pool is good. Derby park in Santa Cruz, Fremont Skatepark and Lake Cunningham all come to mind as well.

Poppy Starr Olsen /  Backside Air

Do you have an all time favorite female skate image that you’ve shot?

Probably the shot of Poppy from last year’s Tim Brauch Memorial Bowl Contest at Lake Cunningham. The sky was just amazing.

Josh Rodriguez / Frontside Hurricane

Any favorite tricks you like to shoot?

Crails, backside disaster, layback grinds, proper slashes, hurricane, nose blunts. Stuff where the skaters body is elongated or twisted are always more interesting than something where the person is basically just squatting down or standing up.

Favorite camera body & lens?

I’m shooting with a Canon 5D mkIII right now. I use the Canon EF 15mm f2.8 for fisheye stuff and a Canon 50mm L f1.2 for street skating or portraits.

Ki Crumpton / Benihana

 Do you like to light or do you prefer shooting with natural light?

I shoot at skateparks a lot and there tends to be a lot of visual noise in the background at skateparks, so you try to minimize it any way you can. For me, that generally means using flashes.

Any girls out there you haven’t shot yet but would like to?

Sure - Leticia Bufoni, Julz Lynn, B Zeuner, and a few more that I don’t want to jinx by mentioning names.

Dylan Meikle / invert

Any advice for someone who wanted to get into action sports photography? 

Just get out there and do it - You don’t need much to start. Just a camera or an app that lets you have manual control. Don’t get caught up in the technical aspects - you’ll recognize the problems and seek out the solutions as you go.

Check out Todd's work at:

www.skateographer.com or on Instagram at instagram.com/besuro

Check out this rad little edit by skater/filmer Courtney Akita - shot at Woodward it's a fun edit of some of your favorite female skateboarders. Pro skater Alana Smith even makes an appearance!

Photo: Ian Logan 

Skate every damn day. Skate anywhere you can. Skate forever.

Judi Oyama's art piece for the Screaming Hand Show

The Screaming Hand art show has officially started!  It kicked off in Los Angeles on July 10 with an amazing reception for the artists and it will now be making its way around the world for the next year. The show celebrates 30 years of The Screaming Hand and is a tribute to original artist Jim Phillips.

Legendary artists and skaters like Natas Kaupas, Jimbo Phillips, Justin Forbes, Mark Gonzales, Jason Jessee, Eric Dressen, John Lucero, Keith Meek, Mike Giant, Lucas Musgrave, Steve Olsen, Steve Caballero and more all designed unique versions of the Screaming Hand for the show.

This show is especially meaningful as it features just ONE female artist, Judi Oyama. Judi is a legendary pro skater from the 1970's who rode for Santa Cruz Skateboards &  skated vert and slalom. Judi is still out there skating today, racing in slalom comps and skating any chance she gets. She is also an extremely talented artist with her own design firm and a line of tees called Badass Skate Mom that launched earlier this year.

The piece she created for the Screaming Hand Art show is extremely unique and powerful. She brought an edgy element of femininity to the project in a way that only she can. It was awesome to see it in person, so if the show happens to be in your area you must check it out!

Here is what Judi has to say about her acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 piece :

" I wanted to create a female version of the Screaming Hand. Skateboard Graphics are mostly designed by dudes and being one of the few females in the skateboarding industry doing graphics, I wanted it to have a bit of attitude. I was actually going to do the middle finger bird, but choose to do something a bit calmer. I drew and then scanned my drawing into the computer and reworked it in illustrator, then output it to a museum-quality canvas on a wood frame"

We think its pretty Rad!

If you would like to see all the pieces that are in the show, get a list of where the show is heading next, or listen to an audio tour you can jump on over HERE