Pamela Rosa  / Photo Phil Elsworth / ESPN Images

Time change due to weather - see new times below to watch Women's Street Finals!!

X-Games Sydney kicks off this FRIDAY 10/19 and you don't want to miss watching the Women's Street Finals

Catch the action LIVE on the east and west coasts on Friday (you'll need to stay up late or get up very early depending on where you are!)


NEW TIMES!!!

1:15 AM - 2:30 AM  FRIDAY in Los Angeles - watching via Youtube Live

4:15 AM - 5:30 AM FRIDAY in New York - watching via Youtube Live



WOMEN'S SKATEBOARD STREET ATHLETES


Aori Nishimura (JPN)
Julia Brueckler (AUT)
Leticia Bufoni (BRA)
Hayley Wilson (AUS)
Candy Jacobs (NED)
Pamela Rosa (BRA)
Mariah Duran (USA)
Alexis Sablone (USA)
Nanaka Fujisawa (JPN)



TUNE IN AND WATCH IT LIVE:

X Games Sydney 2018 is streamed live at Facebook.com/XGames, Twitter.com/XGames and YouTube.com/XGames for viewers in the United States and across ESPN's online streaming service around the world.

Mariah Duran    /  Eric Lars Bakke / ESPN Images

10/18 3:15 PM UPDATE!!!  Time change due to weather - see new times below to watch Women's Street Finals!!

X-Games Sydney kicks off this FRIDAY 10/19 and you don't want to miss watching the Women's Street Finals on Friday, October 19th - if you are in Sydney the Women's Street Finals are on at 6 PM on Friday

Catch the action LIVE on the east and west coasts on Friday (you'll need to stay up late or get up very early  depending on where you are!)

NEW TIMES!!!

1:15 - 2:30  AM FRIDAY  in Los Angeles - watching via Youtube Live
4:15 AM  - 5:30 AM  FRIDAY in New York - watching via Youtube Live



Mariah Duran wold gold in the last X-Games comp so she will definitely be trying to repeat here, but with a great group of skaters who knows who will end up taking the gold?!


WOMEN'S SKATEBOARD STREET ATHLETES

Aori Nishimura (JPN)
Julia Brueckler (AUT)
Leticia Bufoni (BRA)
Hayley Wilson (AUS)
Candy Jacobs (NED)
Pamela Rosa (BRA)
Mariah Duran (USA)
Alexis Sablone (USA)
Nanaka Fujisawa (JPN)


TUNE IN AND WATCH IT LIVE:


X Games Sydney 2018 is streamed live at Facebook.com/XGames, Twitter.com/XGames and YouTube.com/XGames for viewers in the United States and across ESPN's online streaming service around the world.


Tune-in on YouTube

X Games YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/xgames

Tune-in on Facebook

X Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XGames

Tune-in on Twitter

X Games Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/XGames

International tune-in info

Outside of North America (Europe, Middle East, Africa & parts of Asia): ESPNPlayer.com
(Digital) l Highlights: Extreme Channel
Australia: 7Mate (free-to-air) and ESPN Australia
New Zealand: ESPN
Canada: TBA
China: http://sports.qq.com/espn/xgames.htm
Latin America: ESPNPlay.com
Watch highlights on ABC

X Games Sydney Best of BMX: Oct. 28, 1:30 p.m. ET
X Games Sydney Best of Skateboarding: Nov. 4, 2:30 p.m. ET
X Games Sydney Best of Moto X: Nov. 11, 4 p.m. ET

When she's not performing on Dancing with the Stars Jr.,  Sky is skating hard and hoping to compete in the 2020 Olympics for Japan.

Watch this video from The Olympic Channel to see what her life is like at home in Japan with her brother Ocean and her dreams for the future.

Grab your girl friends and make an afternoon of it skateboarding with other girls of all ages! The Girls Skate Session is back!  These skate sessions are fun for everyone and happen at a different skatepark each time - so besides meeting new people, you learn to skate new parks. It's an extremely welcoming group of girls and women, so mark your calendar and be there. There will be skateboarding, free hots dogs,  arts and crafts and a raffle for some great products from some awesome sponsors will be given away!

Saturday, October 13
11 AM - 3 PM
Houghton Skatepark
6310 Myrtle Ave, Long Beach

Are you a female skateboarder 25+? Then you'll want to make sure to head out to FONTANA, CA where the OG JAM SERIES is happening on Saturday, October 13, from 4 PM - 9 PM - so come out and skate stop #4 of the awesome OG Jam series! What could be better than an afternoon skateboarding with friends?

This year there is a big emphasis on getting women 25+ to get out and skate the series! You don't have to be super experienced!! Promise! Yes, it's a contest, but with a twist - everyone just wants you to do your personal best, hang with like-minded skaters and have FUN.

There are prizes and there is NO entry fee! This is a free contest to compete in. It's a super fun time, so please grab your girlfriends and come on out!

More info at OGJamSeries.com

 Photos by Blaine Chostetler, Kaden Prado, and CJ Anderson

We are proud to announce that our third Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word micro-grant was awarded this past week to Salty Bitches in Utah! Twenty-two year old Noelle Sanders has been running this all-female skate group and planning consistent meet-ups with girls in the Salt Lake area for the past year, and the results have been huge. She has started a skate community that is growing each and every time she throws an event - all ages and abilities are welcome and the the environment is encouraging for  beginners, to avid skaters working on that next trick.

In a place where girls thought they were the only one at their local skatepark, they now have new female friends to skate with, hit up various parks with, film with, and to connect and encourage other girls to get on a board and skate.

We think that's pretty rad, and wanted to help Noelle continue her sessions and expand her vision even more!

Salty Bitches just had an amazing write up in Salt Lake City Weekly - you can read about them  HERE

Please follow Salty Bitches on instagram @_saltybitches


This grant was made possible by our friends at Tabula Rasa in Manhattan Beach, CA - they threw a launch party for our "Good Vibes" bag collab with MIXT Studio and gave 10% of the sales that night to Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word micro-grants - huge thanks to Tabula Rasa for their generous donation. 



Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word is providing micro grants for projects that we feel help further women and girls in skateboarding - especially those endeavors that involve creating and changing the media perception of girls in action sports and those that create a welcoming space for women to get together and skate. Grants are made possible through GN4LW via the sale of our skateboard line with Dwindle Distribution, as well as sales from our in-house apparel line and our all girls skateboard book "It's Not About Pretty". We also have select partnerships that we engage in from time to time, that also make these micro grants possible.

If you'd like to apply for a micro-grant please hit us up HERE

 Photos of Kyra & Quinne by Ian Logan 

It's HERE!  Our newest collab board with Dusters California!  This time we teamed up with artist Jim Rugg and his comic book heroine, Street Angel, for some badass graphics. If you haven't checked out the Street Angel series of graphic books/comics they are a must! Street Angel (Aka Jesse Sanchez) is a homeless pre-teen girl, that has ninja skills, loves skateboarding and fights the bad guys.

This GN4LW board gives back to our micro-grant program that financially helps girls create female based skate media, travel, set up all girls skate events and more!  You can apply online (see right-hand side of our website for photo & hyperlink) if you have a cause or project you'd like us to take a look at!

Grab your Street Angel cruiser HERE or at a skate shop near you!



Details & Product Features

Dusters GN4LW Street Angel 25" Cruiser Skateboard
White / Pink
Width: 7" / Length: 25" / Wheelbase: 12.25"

Features:
· Collab with Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word
· Original artwork by Jim Rugg
· Rippable shape with routered wheel wells
· Laser etched logo
· Full top griptape with print
· Tensor 4.25” trucks
· Dusters Abec 7 bearings
· 60mm x 40mm 83A wheels

Available at THANK YOU SUPPLY

and skate shops near you!

Photos via DWTS

Make sure you tune in on Sunday, October 7 at 8 PM ET/PT because pint-sized skateboarder Sky Brown will make her debut on Dancing With the Stars Jr. and you don't want to miss it! You've seen countless videos of her skateboarding, but now she's dancing and we are sure she is amazing at that too!

The DWTS spinoff’s judging panel will be comprised of Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, Emmy-winning choreographer Mandy Moore and longtime DWTS pro Val Chmerkovskiy.

Select Pro Jordyn Barratt at the 2017 VPS World Championships in Shanghai, China / Photo Acosta

The 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Finals to Culminate in Shanghai, China on October 27 - the  Newly-titled Vans Park Series Pro Finals Event to Determine 2018 VPS Park Terrain Skateboarding Champions




Costa Mesa, CALIF. (October 4, 2018) – Vans Park Series, the premier league for professional park terrain skateboarding since 2016, will bring a dramatic live action season finale to Shanghai, China on October 27, to crown two new VPS park terrain champions. Saluting an incredible international tour across five continents to showcase the world’s best park terrain skateboarders, the 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Finals culminates in yet another historic year in skateboarding’s progression onto the world stage. The confirmed field of competitors has been revealed today on vansparkseries.com including defending champions Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg and Nora Vasconcellos, leading Tour Challengers Tristan Rennie and Sakura Yosozumi, and select VPS Continental Champions from Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Europe and Australia.


The VPS Pro Finals will pit the top-ranking 2018 Pro Tour athletes against select VPS Continental Champions to present an extraordinary exhibition of men’s and women’s park terrain skateboarding in a custom-designed and purpose-built, VPS-certified park terrain competition course, built by California Skateparks.


Vans Park Series Pro Finals – Competitor Field


VPS Continental Champions


Americas
Dora Varella (BRA)

Africa
Mellisa Williams (ZAF)

Asia
Kokona Hiraki (JPN)

Europa
Amelia Brodka (POL)

Oceania
Poppy Starr Olsen (AUS)


Select Pros - Women

Nora Vasconcellos (USA)
Brighton Zeuner (USA)
Kisa Nakamura (JPN)
Lizzie Armanto (USA)
Grace Marhoefer (USA)
Jordyn Barratt (USA)
Kihana Ogawa (JPN)
Yndiara Asp (BRA)



VPS Top-Ranked Tour Challengers - Women

*Earned their way through Pro Tour circuit to secure coveted invites to VPS Pro Finals


Sakura Yosozumi (JPN)
Bryce Wettstein (USA)
Nicole Hause (USA)
Arianna Carmona (USA)
Hunter Long (USA)



The 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Finals will take place on October 27 in Shanghai, China.  You can watch it LIVE - stay tuned for more details in the next few weeks!



ABOUT VANS PARK SERIES

The 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Tour is the premier series for professional park terrain skateboarders consisting of four men’s global qualifiers and three women’s global qualifiers spanning five countries over six months and culminating with the official Vans Park Series Pro Finals. Showcasing an international roster of skateboarding’s elite pros and a total series purse in excess of $700,000(USD), the Vans Park Series uniquely defines the park terrain format with its exclusive points system, judging guidelines and qualifying park terrain course criteria. Additional information and live webcast details will be available on the official Vans Park Series iOS app and online.

Fashion line, Zadig & Voltaire, has a new fragrance called "Girls Can Do Anything" and we like the video they shot to promote it. It features a female skateboarder flying down a ramp and launching over the hood of a car.

Looks like it's model/skater Izzy Wild in some shots and pro skateboarder Leticia Bufoni flying over the car!

Check out this fun interview with Australian skateboarder Amar Hadid in the second episode of The Move. If you don't know about Amar yet, you should - this young Aussie is one to watch! She's an awesome skater with great style. Amar shows so much poise during this interview - it's hard to believe she is only 20 years old.

Continue to tune into The Move for part two of Amar's interview as well as interviews with other rad female athletes that will definitely inspire you!

Check out team rider Zoe Herishen in this new music video filmed in Asbury Park, NJ.

Zoe is riding the Dusters x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word longboard with artwork by legendary Dogtown artist Wes Humpston. We love that Zoe skates parks and also loves longboarding!

Sit back and watch this beautiful & inspiring film from The Inertia!

In Summer of 2018, The Inertia traveled to El Salvador with Kassia Meador, Leah Dawson, and Lola Mignot, three outstanding women who are inspiring the next generation of ocean lovers through their alternative approach to both surfing and life. Each has developed a strong voice as a leader in surfing, and managed to do so on her own terms. They ride the boards they want, spearhead projects that speak to their passions, and keep their eyes peeled for interesting ways to engage that fascinating nexus where surfing and the rest of the world collide. We wanted to better understand each woman’s approach to living a fulfilling life and to meaningfully engage with El Salvador’s beautiful culture.

Great to see this awesome Almost Skateboards deck (and complete) that supports Skateistan. Mini shredder Sky Brown (Awsm Kids) lends her support to this important orgainzatiuon and stands behind this rad looking collab board.

You can pre-order yours HERE


Almost is proud to announce a collaboration with Skateistan, the award-winning non-profit organization empowering children and youth through skateboarding and education. They recently launched a new Skate School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday (February 23rd, 2018). Over 100 children celebrated alongside special guests from around the world, including Almost flow skater Sky Brown. To help support the cause a portion of all proceeds from the sales of these boards will go directly to Skateistan.org.

We're excited to see our rad friend, Sierra Prescott, in this new video for Fossil - and check out her new skateboard model with Street Plant - it's pretty sweet!

Nike continues its "Just Do It" campaign with this rad image of Nike team rider, Lacey Baker, with the qoute "You don't have to change who you are to change your world"

Pretty great advice!

It's that time of year, the weather is cool, the sun is still out, the ocean has a nice breeze and you are skating with all your friends down the coast, from Santa Monica to Redondo Beach while raising money for the awesome organization, Boarding For Breast Cancer!

It's the 11tannualal B4BC "Skate the Coast" and it's 19 miles of good times! You can skateboard, bike, or even rollerskate the 19 miles down the strand so bring the entire family to participate and raise some money for B4BC

Register now and start lining up your sponsors so you can be eligible for some really great prizes.

More info and to sign up ---->  HERE

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, September 28th - KICK OFF PARTY!!!

B4BC is  kicking off the weekend with a pre-party hosted by Arbor!

Arbor Venice
108 Washington Blvd
Venice, CA 90292


Come by for live music, art auctions, get your tee shirts + goodie bags, raffle tickets and beer! You'll be able to meet your fellow skaters and the B4BC crew.


SATURDAY, September 29th:  SKATE THE COAST!

8 am (SHARP!) - Park and meet at Veterans Park (309 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, CA 90277) in Redondo Beach, and get shuttled to the start at the north side of the Santa Monica Pier. Skate, Bike or Rollerskate 18-miles along the boardwalk from Santa Monica to Redondo Beach.

(3) Hydration Stations along the way


Finish line, celebration and awards ceremony at:

Dive N Surf
504 N Broadway
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Post skate celebration and fundraiser hosted by Dive N Surf!

Kisa Nakamura

Brighton Zeuner

Photos via Vans Park Series

The women battled it out in this last VPS event before the World Championships in October, that will take place in China. With equal prize money, to the men's event, on the line for the women, we have seen the level of women's skateboarding progress faster and faster this year. Huge thanks to Vans for that - you can really see the difference it is making!

Poppy Starr Olsen was leading during the first run landing everything she tried but Jordyn Barratt had an incredible second run packed full of tricks that catapulted her right into first place. Kisa Nakamura landed a nice backside 360 on the banked wall which moved her up to third. Sakura pulled off a nose blunt on the 10 ft vert section and moved into second place. Kisa pulled off an awesome 3rd run and she moved into second place - right on Jordyn's heels.  Last runs had Brighton moving up to third and that's your podium!

Please check with VansParkSeries.com later in the day for replays of the top three skaters.



FINALS  RESULTS

1st    Jordyn Barratt
2nd   Kisa Nakamura
3rd   Brighton Zeuner

4th   Sakura Yosozumi
5th   Poppy Starr Olsen
6th   Arianna Carmona
7th   Lizzie Armanto
8th   Hunter Long

Jordyn Barratt - Photo Joanne Barratt

It was a jam-packed day in Malmo, Sweden at the Vans Park Series women's qualifiers which had five heats consisting of twenty-two female skaters who came from all over the world to compete. After all was said and done, it was Kisa Nakamura from Japan leading in first place going into tomorrow's final. But Kisa will have to try and stay on top and beat the rest of the field again to get gold - and that is going to be tough as all the women are seriously ripping!

Info from VPS:   In the women’s competition, preliminary rounds ran directly as semi-finals with 22 competitors, producing noteworthy results for the Women’s finals lineup. Still buzzing off her win in Huntington Beach, Kisa Nakamura (JPN) took the semis lead, demonstrating technical consistency and speed in a promising performance ahead of finals. Edged out of competition by only a few points, current world champion Nora Vasconcellos (USA) did not make the finals cut, leaving room for two tour challengers, Hunter Long (USA), 6th, and Arianna Carmona (USA), 8th, to compete in the finals round for their first time this season. Carmona and Long are the only two Challengers who can sneak into the World Championships lineup by potentially bumping out Mami Tezuka (JPN) from the fifth spot in the current global challenger rankings, but only if they place higher than Poppy Starr Olsen (AUS) and Sakura Yosozumi (JPN) in tomorrow’s competition.




QUALIFIER RESULTS

1st   Kisa Nakamura
2nd  Brighton Zeuner
3rd   Jordyn Barratt
4th   Poppy Starr Olsen
5th   Arianna Carmona
6th   Sakura Yosozumi
7th   Lizzie Armanto
8th   Hunter Long

All eight of these ladies advance to tomorrow's finals!



Tune in LIVE to watch them compete! 

** If you are on the west coast,  it's, unfortunately, going to be a very early one if you want to watch it go down LIVE! 


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th

WATCH THE LIVE BROADCAST ON THE ETN APP and VANSPARKSERIES.COM

Sweden – Saturday, September 8, 12PM GMT+2

Hong Kong – Saturday, September 8, 6PM HKT

Sydney – Saturday, September 8, 8PM AEST

New York – Saturday, September 8, 6AM EDT

Los Angeles – Saturday, September 8,  3AM PDT

Sao Paulo — Saturday, September 8, 7AM GMT-3

Photo via Vans Park Series

Photo via Vans Park Series

Here are the results from today's Vans Park Series Europa Continental Championships in Malmo, Sweden!

1st   Amelia Brodka     (Poland)
2nd  Lilly Stoephasius  (Germany)
3rd   Shani Bru    (France)


Amelia Brodka will now advance to the Vans Park Series Women's finals in China in October. Congrats to Amelia and all the girls who competed today!

Check out powerhouse, Kisa Nakamura, in this new video just released from Vans Park Series! Kisa is in Malmo, Sweden today competing in the VPS women's qualifiers. Hopefully you'll see her LIVE in Saturday's final!