USA’s Jordyn Barratt & Nyjah Huston ~ Photo Ian Logan

These are questions we get asked a LOT.

How do you qualify for the Olympic Skateboarding team?

Is there a clear path to follow in order to qualify?

Well, you are in luck, we have compiled the latest information from the IOC and will break it down right here for you! We aren’t going to lie, it’s a lot of info to take in, and at times may feel overwhelming if you are not used to this system.

USA’s Olympic Skateboarding Team 2020 ~ Photo Ian Logan

How many athletes will compete in skateboarding at Paris 2024?

In total, 88 athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 skateboarding competition - 22 athletes per event for the men’s and women’s street, and men’s and women’s park events. This is eight more in total than in Tokyo.

As the host country, France will receive four quotas - one for men and one for women in each event - while the same amount will be set aside for Universality Places which will be decided by the Tripartite Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The other 80 quota places will be allocated based on competitions leading up to the Games, with a maximum of 12 quota places per National Olympic Committee (NOC) - three for men and three for women in each event.

USA’s Bryce Wettstein and Brighton Zeuner ~ Photo Ian Logan

What is the skateboarding qualification pathway to Paris 2024?

For the 80 athletes (20 per event) aiming to qualify for quota places for Paris 2024 (outside of the host nation and Universality Places), the following process will provide them the opportunity to book their tickets to the Games.

First, an athlete will need to be listed by name in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings (OWSR) as of 24 June 2024.

Several competitions will be taken into account in the OWSR and the five event tiers from which points are attributed are as follows:

• World Championship

• Olympic Qualifying Series

• Pro Tour

• ‘5-Star’ events

• ‘3-Star’ events

Unlike the Tokyo 2020 qualification pathway, Continental championships will now be ranked as '3-Star' events, and National Championships won't be included in the qualification strata.

The OWSR will be separated into three seasons, divided as follows:

• 2022: 22 June to 31 December

• 2023: 1 January to 31 December

• 2024: 1 January to 23 June

Unlike some other sports, athletes will be selected by name. Those names will be decided according to the OWSR as of 24 June 2024.

Each of the five continents of the Olympic Movement is guaranteed one athlete per event. If a continent doesn't qualify one athlete, the place will be allocated to the highest-ranked athlete on the OWSR from the continent representation, if available.

USA’s Mariah Duran, Alexis Sablone, Bryce Wettstein ~ Photo Ian Logan

The following are the Paris 2024 qualifying events for 2022

• 26 June - 3 July 2022: Street Skateboarding Rome (Pro Tour) - Rome (ITA)

• 2 October - 9 October 2022: Rio World Skate Park World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

• 9 October - 16 October: Rio World Skate Street World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

USA Women’s Park Team 2020 - Brighton Zeuner, Bryce Wettstein, Jordyn Barratt ~ Photo Ian Logan

Skateboarding qualification timeline for Paris 2024

• 22 June 2022 - 23 June 2024: Olympic period to earn OWSR points

• 26 June - 3 July 2022: Street Skateboarding Rome (Pro Tour) - Rome (ITA)

• 2 October - 9 October 2022: Rio World Skate Park World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

• 9 October - 16 October: Rio World Skate Street World Championships 2022 - Rio De Janeiro (BRA)

• 24 June 2024: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings published & World Skate to inform NOCs/NF of their allocated quota places

• 29 June 2024: NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places to World Skate

• 30 June 2024: World Skate will commence the reallocation of all unused quota places

• 7 July 2024: World Skate will complete the reallocation of all unused quota places

• TBD: The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Universality places to the NOCs( where applicable)

• 8 July 2024: Paris 2024 Sport Entries deadline

• 26 July - 11 August 2024: Olympic Games Paris 2024
  

USA Women’s Street Team 2020 - Alexis Sablone, Mariah Duran, Alana Smith~ Photo Ian Logan

What is the Paris 2024 skateboarding competition format and schedule?

The skateboarding competition at Paris 2024 will take place over four days at La Concorde on 27 and 28 July for street events, and 6 and 7 August for park events.

World Skate has released the competition formats for the Paris 2024 Street event, as well as for all Qualifying events, which are as follows:

Competitions will be held in two phases: the qualification and the final, with the top eight in the first phase making it to the final.

In each phase, skateboarders will complete two runs of 45 seconds each, which will be scored between 0 and 100 with only the score of the best run counting. They then perform five tricks, and also scored between 0 and 100, with the best two tricks counting towards the score. The total score is compiled by adding the scores of the best run and two tricks, making a final score between 0 and 300.

One important new rule that has been added is the Scoring Refusal Procedure of the trick phase. A skateboarder now has the right to have a trick scrubbed if they wish to attempt to improve it, without incurring any repetition penalty. Refused attempts count for zero points.

The Park format for Paris 2024 qualifiers has not yet been released.

Christiana Means ~ Photo Ian Logan

We have been waiting excitedly to share this news with you! The lineup for the women competing in Premier Skateboard Association’s new league has been announced and the roster is full of heavy hitters!

Mariah Duran, Pamela Rosa, Samarria Brevard, Keet Oldenbeuving, Monica Torres, Chelsea Castro, Margie Lynn Didal, Alexis Sablone, Funa Nakayama, Candy Jacobs, Roos Zwetsloot, Christiana Means, and Adrianne Sloboh.

If you don’t know how PSA is running their league, you’ll want to read the interview we did with them HERE because equality is the name of the game, and what they are doing is AWESOME!

Photo Ian Logan

July 9th is the first event and it takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles - Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com.

You never know what will happen when you’re skating in Venice! Team rider Kaiya Daniels was approached by the German magazine, Faz, to be part of an editorial spread they shot in and around the skatepark. She got to wear an outfit that was a combination of Deisel and Celine while she skated during the shoot.

Also included were Marissa Martizez from @MamaSkate (above) and Noodee @Manatweeek below.

In her recent Instagram post, Noodee describes in detail what she wore, and let’s just say it was amazing!!

* Styling Leonie Volk

*Text Celina Plag

*Fotos Eva Baales

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Photo of Maya by Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

We get super stoked when our younger team riders are featured in magazines like the new issue of BUTTER Magazine. Maya is just twelve years old but she’s inspiring girls everywhere with her smooth and aggressive style.

Jump over to BUTTER Magazine to read Maya’s interview!

We have to admit that we binged watched “Surviving Summer” on Netflix in one night. Yep, it’s that good! Expelled from school and exiled to Australia, a rebel New York teen (Summer played by Sky Katz) makes waves among a young surfer's inner circle — and leaves a mess in her wake.

We are not sure if Sky Katz is doing her own stunts or if she skates/surfs in real life - so, if you know who in the skate world is doubling for her, please let us know so we can give them a shout-out!

Update as of 6/16/22 - Summer’s stunt double in Australia portion of the show is Ava Godfrey! We love finding out that rad skaters we know get these cool jobs - Go Ava! The stunt double for Summer skating in NYC is Veronique Chalarca. Good job there too!

Surviving Summer is on Netflix now!.

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The full list hasn’t been released (yet) but here’s what we know so far…

Women’s Street - Rayssa Leal, Leticia Bufoni
Women’s Park - Sky Brown, Sakura Yosozumi

Location for both women’s park and street competitions will be CATF. The CA Training Facility is the first and only high-performance training center developed for skateboarding. CATF features both a full-sized concrete Street and Park courses created by the designers of X Games Street and Park courses.

Dates: July 20-24, 2022

X Games has promised that more updates on the invite list are coming soon - so stay tuned!

We love it when we all come together as a community to share the history of women’s skateboarding. Our friends at BigFoot Magazine just wrote about the Villa Villa Cola OG skate film “Getting Nowhere Faster” and we shared that on our Facebook page. In response, one of our rad followers, Marc Brinkers, came forward to show us his own VHS tape of this rare classic, SK8HERS, which was released in 1992 and was one 30-minute VHS tape in a two-part set - the other VHS tape was SKATE SESSIONS.

SK8HERS features Cara-Beth Burnside, Rhonda Doyle, Saecha Clarke, and Diane Desidero.

The film was produced by Patty Segovia (from the All Girls Skate Jam days!), and Brock Suter and Ethan Fox did the cinematography, directing, and editing.

And don’t fear that you can’t get your hands on this little-known gem - we have it playing right here on our site for you to enjoy!

Mariah Duran ~ Photo Credit: Durso

The annual summer Dew Tour competition circles back for its second year at Lauridsen skatepark in Des Moines, Iowa, to host some of the world’s best women, men, and adaptive athletes in skateboarding. California Skateparks has laid down the foundation for the nation’s largest park and a world-class arena for top skateboarders to showcase the highest caliber of skateboarding to the world.

This year’s event is an invite-only competition that focuses on street and park disciplines. Field sizes include 12 skateboarders for the men and eight for the women. Each competition is straight to finals, where participants are allotted three 45-second runs, and their best run counts to their final score. Skateboarders are judged on overall impression on a 1–100-point scale.

2022 also marks the return of the Dew Tour’s Battle of the Shops, featuring mid-west regional skate shops featuring five mid-west regional skate shops: Subsect, Escapist, Familia, Uprise, and Infinity. Each shop will have two team riders represent their store and will be comping on the street course in two heats. The top three shops will then move on to a final where the winners will be placed.

With initial invites sent out, here’s an official first look at the invited athletes you can expect at Dew Tour in Des Moines, Iowa, and be sure to tune in to the live street and park broadcast on DewTour.com/live!

Sky Brown, crailslide ~ Photo Chris Dangaard

Women’s Park
Sakura Yosozumi
Sky Brown
Bryce Wettstein
Lizzie Armanto
Cocona Hiraki
Mami Tezuka
Nora Vasconcellos (not confirmed)

Alternative Women’s Park
Kisa Nakamura
Minna Stess (not confirmed)
Ruby Lilley

Pamela Rosa, backside lipslide ~ Photo Durso

Women’s Street
Pamela Rosa
Rayssa Leal
Samarria Brevard
Momiji Nishiya
Aori Nishimura
Mariah Duran
Funa Nakayama
Alexis Sablone (not confirmed)

Alternative Women’s Street
Chloe Covell
Poe Pinson
Roos Zwetsloot

2022 Dew Tour Des Moines Event Schedule (Click Here)

A modern-day love letter to the series beloved by millions and one of today’s most respected skaters 

Vans, the original action sports footwear and apparel brand, is proud to announce the Vans x Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Collection by Lizzie Armanto. Inspired by the pioneering show and skater, the newest collection between Vans and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is a joyful yet gritty love letter for fans to wear on their sleeve. The collection of footwear, apparel and accessories evokes a DIY-approach with an old-school feel, led by Vans’ new performance-driven silhouette, The Lizzie— the first Vans signature skateboarding shoe designed by a woman in 20 years. Available on June 10, 2022, the Vans x Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Lizzie Armanto collection is part of a broader Vans x Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon capsule.

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon is a shojo manga written by Naoko Takeuchi, which began serializing in 1991 in the monthly magazine Nakayosi (published by Kodansha). The original book has been translated into 17 languages and the animated series produced by Toei Animation has been developed in more than 40 countries causing social phenomena in Japan and throughout the world. Vans has teamed up with Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon in a collection that reflects the same resiliency and inclusive spirit seen today in Vans’ team rider Lizzie Armanto. 

The footwear range offers three Vans Skate Classics styles adorned with black and white graphic collages depicting Sailor Moon and Sailor Guardians. The Skate Old Skool and Skate Slip-On combine heritage styling and a punk inspired theme. 

The crown jewel of the footwear collection, The Lizzie is given the full Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon treatment. Created to provide something else entirely for a wider range of skateboarders whose needs are not being met, The Lizzie features a new vulcanized construction with a lower profile sidewall foxing tape, an exposed radiused outsole edge, and flex grooves for a stable, broken-in feel. The universal fit features the perfect amount of EcoCush™ cushioning, increasing boardfeel for a wider range of skaters. A new 3D Embossed DURACAP™ toe and Sidestripe has even more durability in high-wear areas, while an all-new micro-waffle tread and Sick-Stick™ rubber offers maximum grip.

Carrying over to an apparel offering, the Vans x Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Collection by Lizzie Armanto features a similar aesthetic in black-and-white tones across a BFF-fit hoodie with anime illustrations on the front and Checkerboard detailing on the sleeves, and a reversible bucket hat with a Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon logo patch on a solid black colorway, and Checkerboard detailing and Vans logo patch on the reverse side.

A true embodiment of Vans’ DNA, Lizzie Armanto is an icon of originality and positivity. With her down-to-earth, fashion-forward, barrier-breaking approach, it’s no wonder Lizzie has become a role model to skateboarders around the world. Moving to Santa Monica at age 14, Lizzie quickly became a fixture at local skate park The Cove. While she spent every day refining her skateboarding skills, she never imagined it as a career for herself. It is perhaps this humble attitude along with her unrelenting drive that has paved the way for the iconic milestones she’s achieved today. From being the first female to complete Tony Hawk’s 360 Loop, to gracing the covers of TransWorld Skateboarding and Thrasher, and recently competing on the world stage at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Lizzie is setting the tone for a revolution the skateboarding world’s been waiting for. 

The Vans x Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Collection by Lizzie Armanto will be available beginning June 10, 2022, at Vans retail locations and at vans.com.

The Nike SB “Begging to be rad in Puerto Rico” video with Gnarhunters was released this week. It features Elissa Steamer, Nicole Hause, Jake Anderson, Leticia Bufoni, Eric Koston, and Mason Silva.

Elissa Steamer - image via Nike

If you’re not familiar, Gnarhunters is Elissa Steamer's skate and surf brand, and Nike SB is dropping its second shoe for the brand (the first was in 2019) this month.

Nike SB x Gnarhunters shoe - image via Nike

The Gnarhunters Dunk Low SB is black and white, has a bungee cord lace and toggle system, and removable velcro Swoosh. Finished with a co-branded wax comb keychain, Gnarhunters tongue and heel branding, and custom art insole for added protection.

The new shoe retails for $120 and is available May 24 exclusively at skate shops.

Image of Rayssa via April Skateboards

Rayssa Leal - Photo via X Games Chiba

We remember seeing Rayssa on Instagram when she was just seven years old doing a heelflip downstairs with fairy wings on -the short clip went viral after Tony Hawk posted about her. Since then, she has become a staple on the pro street skateboarding circuit making history with the highest score in women's SLS history, as no woman had achieved a 360º flip followed by a handrail maneuver until this point in an official competition. Her recent gold medal at X Games Chiba, and her silver medal in women’s street at the 2020 Olympics only solidified her place in skateboarding history.

In 2021 her sponsor, Nike, paid tribute to Rayssa’s beginnings by producing a short video titled “New Fairies” with Rayssa letting girls know that “when fairies have fun, they put an end to all this prejudice”. At age fourteen she has accomplished more in skateboarding than most pro skaters do in a lifetime.

Rayssa Leal pro model - April Skateboards

Last week it was announced that her sponsor, April Skateboards, was turning her pro with her very first pro model being available now. Her name and artwork of fairy wings, grace the new board.

Big congrats to Rayssa - well deserved!

Skateboarder Mia Lovell is featured in this new “Unvape” commercial talking about why she doesn’t vape. It’s great to hear the younger generation saying it’s not so cool - especially if you are an athlete.

You may know Mia from the many contests she’s been in, as well as seeing her skateboard in the film, “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things”. Thanks for standing up for what you believe in Mia!

Now boarding in New Orleans, where the Red Bull Skateboarding crew turned a vacant airport into a Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 video game level in real life. The airfield of dreams became a virtual reality as Jake Wooten and friends (including Brighton Zeuner) ripped across ticketing counters, baggage claims, open concourses, and an active tarmac in NoLa. Choose your skater and stack points, complete challenges, and find the hidden tapes at Red Bull Terminal Takeover!

Evette, Jessie, Briel and Klara with the 2nd issue of Bigfoot Skate Mag

We love it when we find magazines that feature womxn in skateboarding but unfortunately, those times are few and far between. Discovering Bigfoot Skate magazine’s second issue felt like a breath of fresh air. Seeing page after page of womxn who shred and also have inspiring and interesting stories, made us read the issue cover to cover more than once!

The layout and design are done by Bigfoot’s founder, Migzy, and have a rad 90s feel to them that we love - it feels like you are always seeing something new each and every time you look at the pages.

We also feel that it is super important to support womxn who are making a difference in skateboarding by creating products, shining a light on non-male identifying skaters, and sharing stories that you haven’t seen time and time again. That is Bigfoot Magazine, 100%

Issue Two is available now and while we don’t want to give it all way we can tell you that Samarria Brevard gracing the cover sets the tone. Inside you’ll find articles and photos of skaters like Mama Skate, Poppy Starr, Vanessa Torres, an article on Skate Wild Camp (have you been yet?!) and so much more!

You can order Issue Two of Bigfoot Magazine HERE or find a list of retailers that carry the mag HERE. And if you don’t see your favorite skate shop on this list, tell them to start ordering it!

Just when you thought women’s skateboarding couldn’t get better - it does!

We just spoke to Matt McKee, COO of Premier Skateboard Association (PSA) and found out that together with SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, they are announcing a series of historic firsts for the world's first true skateboarding league and the new, state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue and 2022 Super Bowl host. The venue will welcome the world's top skate athletes in its first-ever skateboarding event this summer, launching PSA's 2022 season.

But that’s not all - PSA will pay male and female skateboarders 10K each for skateboarding at each event and a winner takes all 10K at end of each event. At the end of the season, the final prize money for men and women is $250K. In addition to that, travel and per diem for every athlete are covered. So no more raiding your savings account to get to a contest!

The first event is on July 9, and will be televised on top television and digital platforms globally with distribution that rivals tier 1 sports. Skateboarders will be competing in a one-on-one battle jam session format.

As an "athlete's first" organization, PSA ensures both men's and women's grand prize winners secure a first-ever equal cash purse, television coverage as well as the opportunity to hoist the "Green and Gold" championship belt, produced in collaboration with the World Boxing Council.

Image via WBC

The equal $250k purse for the season's points leader is the largest ever awarded to a female skate athlete confirming PSA's commitment to gender parity.

Mariah Duran

World's Top Skate Athletes

PSA's 2022 world tour stars 30 of the biggest international names in men's and women's street skateboarding including 14 Olympians. Ryan Sheckler (USA), Manny Santiago (PR), Chris Cole (USA), Kelvin Hoefler (BRA) and Felipe Gustavo (BRA) on the men's side and Funa Nakayama (JPN), Pamela Rosa (BRA), Alexis Sablone (USA) and Mariah Duran (USA) on the women's side are just a few of the top talent pushing limits and landing bolts for awestruck crowds worldwide.

"We entertained a number of venues globally to open the PSA season, but for this caliber of street skateboarding athletes we chose the heart of skateboarding's home - Los Angeles," said Matt McKee, COO, Premier Skateboard Association. "SoFi Stadium is arguably the best stadium on the planet, placing skateboarding on the largest stage in its history,"

Image credit ~ SoFi Stadium

Premier Skateboard Association Global 2022 Event Season

     • July 9 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium

     • August 27 San Francisco, CA

     • Sept 24 Sao Paulo, Brazil

     • Oct 27 San Juan, Puerto Rico

     • Nov 12 Miami, FL  

Ticket Information

Fans will have the opportunity to experience this historic world skate launch at SoFi Stadium with tickets available to the public starting Wednesday, May 18th at 10:00 am PT via Ticketmaster.com.

Premier Skateboard Association (PSA)

Headquartered in Los Angeles and founded in 2020, PSA is the leading "athlete first" league of professional street skateboarding competitions. The league is made up of some of the most decorated male and female professional skateboarders in the world, including veterans of the X Games and Olympics. PSA also hosts Backyard Skate Battle (BSB) events which are presented under the PSA umbrella and serve as a qualifier series for competitions. In the BSB Series, 6 men and 6 women compete in "challenge-style" formats. BSB champions earn places in the PSA League. With its fast-paced, action-filled contest series taking place on custom-designed street courses in the US and abroad, PSA is creating a premium experience for its athletes and its global audience.

Follow PSA on social media: Instagram: @PSA_SK8 | YouTube @PSASK8 | Facebook @PSASK8

We are so stoked to hear this news!! Exposure 2022 will be held at Encinitas Community Park aka “Poods” on October 22nd and 23rd!!! Mark your calendars, book your hotel, and schedule your flight (if you live out of town) It’s going to be RAD!!

Why would you want to spend Go Skateboarding Day anywhere else but Venice Skatepark?

We are proud to announce that Skatepark Association International, Girl is Not a 4 Letter Word , Concrete Disciples, & American Skateboarding Association in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, and Venice Beach Recreation Center are hosting Go Skateboarding Day event at the legendary Venice Skatepark.

Go Skateboarding Day is on June 21, and the event runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

Pup Cup for the little ones at 10:30 AM

12 Noon - 4 PM is all ages Skate Jam!

All ages event, all genders, all abilities, all skateboarding!

This is a FREE event with swag, skateboarding with friends and so much more!

Thanks to all the sponsors that make this event happen each year. We couldn’t do it without your support!

If you are anywhere near Portland, OR you’ll want to make sure you head over to the rad meet-up that Skate Like a Girl Portland has going on!

Meet your favorite pro skaters, Nora Vasconcellos, Nicole Hause, Marbie Miller, Fabiana Delfino, Breana Geering, Minna Stess, Poe Pinson and Suzy Heath!

There will be food, drinks, swag, autograph signings, and more!

Support this crew of rad skaters by coming out to say “hi” and bringing your friends too. This tour is the first of its kind, so let’s help to make this the new norm!

Saturday, May 14 from 12-2:00 PM at PSU Courts, 1948 SW Broadway in Portland

USA team rider, Jordan Santana faces off against Britain’s 2021 Olympian, Bombette Martin, in the first women’s Mano A Mano 2022 at Woodward West.

As most of you know, Jordan has that 540 that she can throw down just about anywhere (But what about on a mini ramp?) - but will that be enough to beat Bombette? Tune in to see who wins this round.

If you haven’t watched previous seasons, Mano A Mano brings 24 of the world’s best transition skaters together for a single-elimination Game of S.K.A.T.E. tournament on the iconic Mini Ramp at Woodward West.

And here is the part we are happiest about!

New for 2022 is an 8-skater women’s division featuring top pros and up-and-coming talent, along with a handful of bonus challenges for cash prizes.

Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word team rider, Mazel, is featured in this new video “Why We Go” by Hydro Flask.

At just 8 years old, Mazel loves skateboarding and landing new tricks. Follow along as she shows us why her day is always filled with fun, skateboarding and good friends.