Photo and designs - Elise Crigar 

 

National Go Skateboarding Day is THIS Friday - June 21 and you can catch the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word Skate Crew at the iconic Los Angeles landmark, Randy's Donuts, where they'll be doing a girls skate demo on a mini half-pipe generously provided for this event by our partners at 2x4 Mini Ramps!

Come by, have a donut (or three, heck better buy a dozen to take home - they are that good!) and watch some incredible girls skateboarding!  Make sure you take photos with our pro skaters & Olympic hopefuls, get your board signed and more - there will be some fun give-aways and lots more happening at Randy's Donuts on Go Skateboarding Day  - you don't want to miss this!


Friday, June 21, 2019
1:00-4:00 PM

Randy's Donuts
805 West Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA

 See YOU there!!!

The Japanese skaters were out in full force + AU's Charlotte Heath

Sakura Yosozumi

Lizzie Armanto

Nora Vasconcellos

Sky Brown

Minna Stess

Allysha Le

Poppy Starr Olsen

Bryce Wettstein

Jordyn Barratt

Grace Cochrane

Shanae

Dora Varella

Brighton Zeuner

Cocona Hiraki

Misugu

Yndiara Asp

Lizzie Armanto

Bella Kenworthy

Arianna Carmona

Jordyn Barratt

 Photos by @ianloganphoto  for @girlisnota4letterword 

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please credit accordingly - thanks!

Plenty has been written about this past weekend's Dew Tour in Long Beach, and if you follow our Instagram you saw first hand the HUGE and flawless 540 that 12-year-old Japanese skater, Misugu, threw down. It was the first Olympic qualifier for women's park so there was a lot of pressure on the women and new ways of doing things. And the skating was nothing short of amazing!

But instead of a blow by blow recap, we thought we'd run some inspiring photos we captured while there because sometimes an image speaks a 1,000 words.


Thanks so much for The Dew Tour for having us!

If you didn’t know already, Shanghai is well on its way to becoming a skate capital, and last month’s Vans Park Series (VPS) tournament proved it. As one of four international qualifiers before the VPS World Championships are held in September in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Shanghai stop saw men and women of all ages compete in park terrain skateboarding including rising American skateboarder, Brighton Zeuner.

HYPEBAE caught up with Zeuner and local Vans sponsored rider 66 as they explored the Chinese megacity ahead of the tournament. Together, they traded thoughts on everything from their personal style inspiration to the rise of women in skateboarding and of course, their favorite skate spots in Shanghai – watch the video above to get the lowdown.

Nora Vasconcellos ~ photo Sam McGuire

Check out Red Bull's new video featuring Lacey Baker, Alexis Sablone, Samarria Brevard and Nora Vasconcellos: I mean, can you name a more all-star cast to head out on the road with?

Four of the hottest names in the game right now were assembled, and the lone remaining challenge was to organise a trip that would get them sparked and do their talents justice.

Watch the video to see how it went down!

Misugu Okamoto ~  image via Dew Tour

Pamela Rosa ~ image via Dew Tour

(Long Beach, Calif.) June 16, 2019 -- It was an action-packed day of legendary skateboarding on the final day of Dew Tour and the first-ever global Olympic qualifying event in the U.S. for men’s and women’s skateboard street and park. While the morning began with overcast skies, the sun came out shining down on some of the sport’s most talented athletes, in time for them to take center stage during the four Final events. After beginning on Wednesday with more than 300 skaters representing 46 different countries, only 32 athletes remained today, ready to throw down their best runs for a chance to take the Dew Tour win and valuable points for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Starting the day off was Women’s Street Finals, with the top eight from the week, set to go head-to-head. The skaters had two runs, plus five individual tricks, with their highest four scores counting. Taking a victory run on her final trick was 19-year-old Pamela Rosa (BRA), who had the highest total combined score of the day: a 21.40 out of possible 40.00. Rosa impressed the judges with tricks including a backside lipslide down the Boost Mobile rail, a frontside Smith grind down Boost Mobile rail and frontside nosegrind down the Hubba, securing the first place podium spot and back-to-back Dew Tour titles.

“I am so stoked to win again,” said Rosa. “I can’t believe it. This is the best day and I am so happy I was able to land the tricks I wanted.”

After pushing through an ankle injury, Leticia Bufoni (BRA) locked in a second place finish on her last trick, finishing with a 19.00, and Candy Jacobs (NED) finished up in third with a 17.90 with her first-ever Dew Tour podium.

Up next, eight more ladies took to the Park Finals, showcasing their talents in a best-of-three-run format. After an incredible display of technical skating and pushing the boundaries of progression, 12-year-old Misugu Okamoto (JPN) finished in the top spot, with a run complete with McTwist in the deep of pool, kickflip body jar to score a 63.16. Though she only started skating four years ago, Okamoto is already looking like a definite one to watch on the path to Tokyo 2020.

“It hasn’t hit me yet,” Okamoto said. “It doesn’t feel like I’m in the number one spot. I can’t believe it. I feel very lucky.”

Second place honors went to Lizzie Armanto (FIN) with a 55.00, and third to Kokona Hiraki (JPN) with a 53.06.

image via Dew Tour

Women’s Park Final Results

1. Misugu Okamoto (JPN), 63.16

2. Lizzie Armanto (FIN), 55.00

3. Kokona Hiraki (JPN), 53.06

4. Mami Tezuka (JPN), 46.00

5. Sakura Yosozumi (JPN), 43.33

6. Bryce Wettstein (USA), 43.00

7. Kisa Nakamura (JPN), 42.00

8. Brighton Zeuner (USA), 34.00

image via Dew Tour

Women’s Street Final Results

1. Pamela Rosa (BRA), 21.40

2. Leticia Bufoni (BRA), 19.00

3. Candy Jacobs (NED), 17.90

4. Hayley Wilson (AUS), 16.80

5. Yumeka Oda (JPN), 16.00

6. Aori Nishimura (JPN), 15.10

7. Mariah Duran (USA), 11.20

8. Lacey Baker (USA), 9.20

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Mariah Duran ~ image via Dew Tour

Watch the women compete LIVE today from Dew Tour! This event is an Olympic qualifier so the ladies have been bringing it every single day to make the finals. The battle in park & street semi-finals was fierce, with only two USA women making the cut for both park & street finals. It's seriously going to be a showdown and you don't want to miss it!.

 These are the 8 ladies who made it to the finals in street and park:

STREET

Mariah Duran
Pamela Rosa
Leticia Bufoni
Lacey Baker
Aori Nishimura
Yumeka Oda
Candy Jacobs
Hayley Wilson

PARK

Misugu Okamoto
Brighton Zeuner
Sakura Yosozumi
Bryce Wettstein
Mami Tezuka
Kisa Nakamura
Lizzie Armanto
Kokana Hiraki
 

Catch all the action at Dewtour.com/live

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM  PT - Women's Street Final

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM  PT  - Women's Park Final
 

MisuguOkamoto ~ photo Ian Logan

All we can say is if you didn't catch our instagram video of  Misugu Okamoto of Japan yesterday, it's a must see. This 12-year-old girl was spinning 540's so high that you'd gasp watching - and 9 times out of 10 she'd make them. Her flawless runs packed with back to back tricks, gave her a huge lead of 15 points from her nearest competitor.


(Long Beach, Calif.) June 13, 2019 -- The world’s top skaters and some of skateboarding’s biggest fans converged in Long Beach today as day the first official day of Dew Tour went off without a hitch. Being the first-ever global Olympic qualifying event in the U.S. for men’s and women’s Park and Street skateboarding, athletes stepped up their skating like never before, fueled by the opportunity to accumulate points required to make it to Tokyo, Japan in 2020.

During the Women’s Park Semi Final, the 14 skaters from yesterday’s Quarter Final joined 10 pre-seeded athletes from the last World Championship for a park showdown. With only eight spots open for Sunday’s Final, the ladies had no choice but to put everything on the line. When their three runs were all said and done, it was Misugu Okamoto (JPN), who made her way to the top spot scoring a 61.00 securing the lead. Brighton Zeuner’s (USA) skills also paid off, scoring a 46.00 for second and Sakura Yosozumi (JPN) solidified third with a 45.03.

 

Candy Jacobs - image via Dew Tour

In the Women’s Street Quarter Final today, the top 12 skaters from yesterday’s Open Qualifier met 18 pre-seeded skaters for a chance to be one of the 12 who move on to Friday’s Semi Final. Each skater had two 45-second runs, with their best run counting toward their standing. Candy Jacobs (NED) led the pack scoring a 46.13; Momiki Nishiya (JPN), came in second with a 45.60 and Alana Smith (USA) followed with 42.73.



The top EIGHT go on to WOMEN'S PARK FINALS

Stay tuned on Sunday for the Women's Street and Women's Park Finals! 

Catch all the action at Dewtour.com/live

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM  PT - Women's Street Final

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM  PT  - Women's Park Final

Our rad friends at STOKE MUCH are throwing a curb contest!

All you need to do is upload a video on the Lomotif app and tag it #skatecurbs. The winner isn't the hardest trick, it's the best video of people having fun skating curbs. They want to see people skateboarding, and sharing their experience, so there's much more to it than tricks.


How To Enter:

1.) Skate curbs and film it

2.) Make an edit

3.) Post the edit to your Lomotif account

4.) Tag #SkateCurbs

5.) Do it again (no limit to how many times you can enter)



Details:

Contest runs from 5/1 through 06/21/2019 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time.

Grand Prize Contest is free to enter, and open to all people of all ages globally.

Weekly winners limited to USA/Mexico/Canada.

1 Grand Prize Winner ($1,000) will be announced on 6/24/2019 via Stoke Much.

8 weekly winners–2 each week–will be selected each week between 5/31 and 6/21. Weekly winners will receive special prize packs.

Winners will be chosen based on how much fun they are having, how creative they are, and how effectively their videos capture skateboard culture in the contemporary world.

Winners will be chosen by a private panel of judges–probably just Zach and Tiff and Luchien, asking Blake and Phil and Vanessa what they think.


More info HERE

Arianna Carmona

We watched practice yesterday and the talent pool at Dew Tour for women's park was off the charts. So many girls from so many countries - great to see. This morning was Open Qualifiers for women's park with just 14 girls advancing to meet up with 14 more in the quarter finals - read on for more results and info!


(Long Beach, Calif.) June 12, 2019 -- The first-ever global Olympic qualifying event in the U.S. for men’s and women’s skateboard Park and Street events got underway today at the annual Dew Tour, in sunny Long Beach, California. This is the fourth consecutive year that Dew Tour has been held in Long Beach.

While the event doesn’t open to the public until tomorrow, Thursday, June 13 at 2 p.m. PST, the Open Qualifiers took place today to narrow the fields. More than 300 athletes, ranging in age from 10 to 28 years, representing 45 countries, competed in today’s competition. Men’s and Women’s Street and Men’s and Women’s Park Open Qualifiers were held, as was the Women’s Park Quarterfinals.

The street and park courses were buzzing with energy as new and seasoned pros from around the world dialed in their runs to earn valuable points toward their country’s Olympic skateboarding team. The Olympic qualification system is based on World Skateboarding Rankings maintained by World Skate, the sport’s International Governing Body. Skateboarders earn points by competing in World Skate sanctioned events during the Olympic qualifying period which started January 1 of this year and will end May 31, 2020. Dew Tour is part of the World Skate sanctioned Five-Star Street and Park skateboarding series.

During today’s Open Qualifier, three skaters per country registered by World Skate’s recognized National Governing Body (NGB) as well as event wildcard athletes, skated the courses in three-minute jam sessions in hopes of being one of the top skaters to advance to the Quarter Final round.

Dew Tour’s youngest athlete, 10-year old Sky Brown (GBR), took the number one spot in today’s Women’s Park Open Qualifier. The Women’s Park Quarter Final was also held this evening where the top 14 from Open Qualifiers joined an additional 14 pre-seeded skaters. Brown kept up her impressive skills and finished third, behind Lizzie Armanto (FIN) and Brighton Zeuner (USA). The top 13 seeds will now move on to tomorrow’s Semi-Final competition.

On the Women’s Street Open Qualifier, Nanaka Fujisawa (JPN) took the top score, followed by Funa Nakayama (JPN) and Haylie Powell (AUS) who earned the second and third spot, respectively. The top 12 skaters from today’s event join pre-seeded skaters in Thursday’s Quarter Final.

Full results from Women's Park Quarter Finals:

 

Such a cool short film on Stella Reynolds from the folks behind "Patti People". We guarante you'll watch it more than once.  And at the end you'll wish you skated like Stella and your dad was as cool as Andrew.  xx


A film featuring Stella Reynolds. 

We came across a note on a table at the Reynolds residence that Andrew had written to Stella. 

We thought it was great and was perfect for this film about skateboarding, having fun with friends and not taking life too serious. 

"I love you Stella, have fun everyday! you are amazing, smart, funny, stylish, go skate, go surf, text your friends. Make plans. YOLO. Look for the good in every situation and person. Have fun. I love you, Dad" Andrew Reynolds. 

Filmed by: Elley Norman Tylre Wilcox 
Featuring: Andrew Reynolds Bella Kenworthy Ruby Lilley 
Music: Artist: Dope Lemon 
Song: Uptown Folks

BLOOM -Featuring Elissa Steamer ~ interview by Jesse Frietze

When Stumptown Coffee Roasters announced earlier this year that they had formed and sponsored a pro skate team, and that one of the team riders was badass street skater, Elissa Steamer, we were intrgued. But when they launched their mini magazine, BLOOM, and our friend and Venice Skatepark local, Jessie Frietze, was tapped to do Elissa's interview for the mag, we knew it was time to delve deeper.

Jessie ruling the pool in Venice

Hey Jessie, can you tell us how were you picked to do the interview with Elissa Steamer?

Well, Stumptown recently became a certified B-Corp. One part of this new journey includes a commitment to invest in employee culture, and skateboarding has been a significant part of it's culture since the company's founding. Since the crew is pretty small, everyone has a good idea about each other passions outside of work, and my co-workers have always been in the know and supportive of my skateboarding. The idea was to let employees who skate interview one of the skate team members that they look up to.

Was this your first time ever speaking with Elissa?

Yes, I was pretty stoked that I got the opportunity to interview her. She was very down to earth, very real and had the tone reminiscent of 90s street skating, or what I remember of it, haha.

By happen chance, our LA Roasting crew also got an opportunity to host Elissa on her first coffee cupping when she was here visiting LA. That was a fun day to say the least.

What does it mean to you to have a female skater on the Stumptown team?


It’s pretty freakin rad if you ask me. I think my jaw literally dropped when I heard Elissa would be joining the team. Elissa is a skateboarding legend regardless of her gender. But personally, having a female on the team displays a true representation of what skateboarding actually is ...diverse. On top of that, it displays the creative role that companies can play in supporting skaters, ladies included, and demonstrates a commitment to actually investing in communities that the company is apart of. I think this move definitely leads the way for other companies and sponsors to follow suit.

What’s next for the Stumptown skaters?

The Stumptown Skate Crew just premiered it’s first skate video called Breaking the Crust, directed by a longtime barista and creator Tim Wenzel.

It’s a wild good time if you have a few minutes to check it out.






On another note, something I'm really pumped about is the Skate Team Coffee and the causes that it's supporting. The Skate Team Coffee was a combined effort to highlight creativity in skateboarding and showcase a beautiful coffee from producer partners in Colombia. A portion of the proceeds from the Skate Team coffee bag designed by Chet Childress will go to three skateboarding nonprofits, Exposure, Skate Like A Girl, and The Harold Hunter Foundation. Its available while supplies last.

The Skate Team Coffee is currently sold out for the season. But hopefully, we'll have this coffee or another fun skateboarding collaboration back in time for next Spring."

There's sure to be more fun, creative projects with the Stumptown Skate Crew in the future so stay tuned for those...


What do you do and how long have you worked for the company?

I'm a Coffee Roaster and skateboarder, and Im coming up on 5 years at Stumptown. Come by the LA Roastery and say hi anytime!


You can read the entire interview that Jessie did with Elissa Steamer ---> HERE

Brighton Zeuner - photo Chris Gregson

Nickelodeon just revealed all the nominees for the upcoming Kid's Sports Choice award show and it includes pro skateboarder and USA National Team rider, Brighton Zeuner in the "Favorite Action Sports Star" category!  Brighton is up against well known action sports rippers like;  Chloe Kim, John John Florence and Nyjah Huson - see full list below.


Favorite Action Sports Star Nominees

Alex Honnold (Rock Climber)
Brighton Zeuner (Skateboarder)
Chloe Kim (Snowboarder)
Jamie Anderson (Snowboarder)
John John Florence (Surfer)
Nyjah Huston (Skateboarder)


“Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports is a one-of-a-kind awards show that brings all-star athletes, kids and of course, slime together. When I hosted the first year of the show, I loved it—the energy, stunts, kids, crowd and slime… a lot of slime! Hosting this show has been one of my favorite things I’ve done, and this year is going to be the biggest, the baddest and the slimiest,”  host Michael Strahan said in a statement.

Kids Choice Sports 2019 airs on August 10th on Nickelodeon.

The Broadly Women's Skate series is back!!


In the first episode, Una Farrar and Breana Gearing are carving out the new wave of Vancouver street skateboarding. Broadly explores what ‘crew’ means for creativity in the city whose diverse and storied skate culture is founded on community.

Michelle Pezel a 25 year skate veteran and founder of the legendary Antisocial Skate Shop can attest to this: “Community I think plays a huge part in creativity... People don't really think of it as all being connected but it's all connected.”.

 It’s Una and Breana’s bond and their creative outlets in film and music which push them past their comfort zones to shred new spots and to discover deeper layers of self acceptance.

 Boardly is a video series that spotlights people from all walks of life who share one thing in common: a passion for skateboarding that has shaped who they are in equally different, yet unique ways.

In Season 2 of Boardly, Style Notes, Broadley explores what skateboarding means to six emerging voices.

More than a sport, skating is a powerful form of self-expression. An identity. An art. Above all else it is raw creativity in its purest form

image via Nickelodean

We are stoked to say that GN4LW team rider Quinne stars on this season of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader"!! Quinne is a rad skater, but she is also super smart (did you know that she loves math & science and builds robots?) and that's one of the reason's she was chosen from thousands of young hopefuls to star on the show this season.

"Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader" Hosted by WWE star John Cena,  is set to premiere on Nickelodeon on June 10 and will see a group of kids helping adults put their elementary school knowledge to the test.

Joining Cena this season is a rotating cast of 12 brainy fifth graders: Amira from Orlando, Fla.; Chloe from Queens, N.Y.; Colin from Dallas; Cooper from Porter Ranch, Calif.; Isabella from St. Cloud, Fla.; Jamir from Atlanta; Mia from New Orleans; Nick from Broomall, Pa.; Patrick from Lehigh Valley, Pa.; Quinne from Los Angeles; Saya from Peachtree City, Ga.; and Tristan from Aurora, Ill.

In an all-new format the show places kids in the center of the action, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader contestants must revisit the classroom to answer six questions on a variety of subjects from the first through fourth grade, before moving on to the final round where they must race against the clock to answer five questions taken from the fifth grade. Each time the contestants answer questions correctly, their bank increases with a possible winning of $100,000. Newly-added elements to the show include an additional “cheat” option and new ways contestants can enlist the help of their grade-school classmates

Check out Quinne in this new Nickelodeon promo for the show!

Tune in to Nickelodean on Monday, June 10th to watch Quinne on the start of this season's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". 

Converse dropped her new shoe on Saturday (we ordered a pair ASAP - did you?)  And now you can watch the video of Alexis cruising around NYC in the new Converse One Star Pro shoe - this video is so good!

 16mm Filming And Editing: Josh Stewart
Animations: Alexis Sablone

Get a pair HERE

Brighton Zeuner - USA National Team Rider

Lacey Baker - USA National Team Rider

This is what we have all been waiting for!  The list of qualifying events for women's park and street leading up to the 2020 Olympics. The first 3 events for park are listed below, along with 5 for street.

When you throw the VPS tour and X-Games events into this mix (those events are NOT Olympic qualifiers - but are still extremely important) the women are looking at a very busy season!!


SLS London marked the first-ever qualifying event for Skateboard Street and the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Today World Skate, the sanctioning organization for skateboarding, announced the full schedule for Skateboard Park and Street for the first season of the Olympic qualifying process:



PARK

June 10-16, 2019
Dew Tour - Long Beach, CA (USA)
5-Star Event

July 14-19, 2019
International Skateboarding Open (ISO) - Nanjing (CHN)
5-Star Event

September 10-15, 2019
World Skate World Championships by Skate Total Urbe (STU) - Sao Paulo (BRA)

STREET

May 20-26, 2019
World Skate/SLS Pro Tour Stop 1 - London (GBR)
Pro Tour Event

June 10-16, 2019
Dew Tour - Long Beach (USA)
5-Star Event

July 23-28, 2019
World Skate/SLS Pro Tour Stop 2 - Los Angeles (USA)
Pro Tour Event

September 3-8, 2019
International Skateboarding Open (ISO) - Qingfeng (CHN)
5-Star Event

September 17-22, 2019
World Skate/SLS World Championships - Mexico City (MEX)

For more info including current point standings go HERE

It's Monday so be prepared to be inspired! Lizzie Armanto is featured in season 10 of Jeff Grosso's "Loveletters to Skateboarding" and people are saying it's the most inspiring episode yet! This rad girl did the loop, so yeah, we're pretty sure this epissode RULES. 

Kala

Briel, Kala, Quinne, Vianez, Meredith

Quinne

Briel

The new South Bay Sk8 Kids facility!

Meredith

Vianez

Quinne with a signature cookie!

GN4LW girls and the South Bay Sk8 Kids Crew

 Photos Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

Some of the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word crew were invited to skate the new SOUTH BAY SK8 KIDS facility before their grand opening on Saturday and it was so rad!  The space is bright and fun and there is everything from small street areas to a mini ramp and quarter pipes. South Bay locals Kala, Briel, Quinne, Vianez and Meredith were hitting up every section of the new facility and deemed it "epic"!

In addition to the rad indoor space, there is a small outdoor mini ramp as well, and various areas to get your creative side going  - we heard they will be having "build a board" events, art events and more.

Right now, June Summer Day Camp Sessions are open for sign-ups, but we know spots will fill up fast. There are also group skate classes and private lessons available, and you can book the space for an upcoming birthday party (great idea!). Open Skate happens every Friday from 5:30-7:30 PM and is only $5 per spot.  They are also throwing a "parents night out" on June 29  and you can drop your kids off while you go to dinner, a movie, or date night!


Check out southbaysk8kids.com/events for more info and pricing!

Thanks to Jason and Adele and the entire South Bay Sk8 Kids crew for having us!

Leticia, Hayley & Alexis - Photo  Brett Wilhelm / X Games

Leticia  - Photo Brett Wilhelm / X Games

X-Games Women’s Skateboard Street live from Shanghai yesterday (if you were here in the USA hopefully you caught it last night on ESPN2) was where Brazilian fan-favorite Leticia Bufoni took home her fifth X Games gold medal with a score of 84.33. Bufoni winning gold tied Elissa Steamer’s record for most gold in Women’s Skateboard Street, a record which has stood since X Games Los Angeles in 2008. With tricks including a Nollie 360, feeble grind, frontside 180 and a straight ollie off the dragon feature in her first and winning run, Bufoni bested Aussie Hayley Wilson (84.00) and American Alexis Sablone (81.66), who also had a chance to tie Steamer’s record going into the event.

Hayley Wilson - Photo Brett Wilhelm / X Games

Alexis Sablone - Photo Brett Wilhelm / X Games

Podium - Leticia, Hayley & Alexis -  Photo Brett Wilhelm / X Games

Leticia Bufoni - GOLD
Hayley Wilson - SILVER
Alexis Sablone - BRONZE 



Women’s Skateboard Street Full Results

1. Leticia Bufoni, 84.33 (BRA)
2. Hayley Wilson 84.00 (AUS)
3. Alexis Sablone, 81.66 (USA)
4. Pamela Rosa, 75.00 (BRA)
5. Aori Nishimura, 71.33 (JPN)
6. Nanaka Fujisawa, 69.66 (JPN)
7. Candy Jacobs, 68.33 (NED)
8. Mariah Duran, 67.00 (USA)
9. Jenn Soto, 66.66 (USA)
10. Zeng Wenhui, 56.33 (CHN)

Alexis Sablone - image via Converse

Gone are the days when girls have to buy the guys skate shoes. Back in the day, Cara-Beth Burnside had her own shoe with Vans (I still have a pair - it was that big of a deal), but then nothing for so many years...

Until recently that is. Nora Vasconcellos, Lacey Baker, a capsule collection from Vans with Lizzie Armanto, and now Alexis Sablone's new shoe with Converse is dropping.

Alexis Sablone - image via Converse

And this shoe is rad. Alexis really put thought into how she wanted the shoe to not only look, but perform. She modified the popular Converse  One Star Pro by asking for a piece of rubber on the toe vamp for one.

 Says Sablone;

“When I flick my board, I like the last thing that touches the board to be rubber. That rubber improves the grip, and it also helps the shoe last longer — I tend to blow through shoes pretty quickly.” 


Alexis and Converse also created a double-stitched, reinforced eye row — an area that sees the most wear during flip tricks — to enhance the shoe’s durability and further balance padding with board-grip control.

The look of the shoe is clean and nice - the white suede upper hosts a gold star, a baby blue sockliner, egret foxing tape and a gold foil insignia that stamps “Alexis” on the upper. It also comes in unisex sizing so its wearable for girls and guys - on the board and off.

Now that's gender inclusive!

The Alexis Sablone One Star Pro releases June 1 on converse.com and at select retailers.