Maya and Mazel - snow cone doubles on the ramp

Morning break for a group photo

Mazel and Katelyn had a doubles routine that the crowd loved!

Snow cones were a hit - thanks Oakley! Brooke, Maya, Mazel and Mayzie living the life

The GN4LW team, plus Eunice, Erin and Janthavy!

Happy Go Skateboarding Day!

Our team had the best time skating at the Oakley Go Skateboarding Day Demo this weekend. If you want to see more of the action, check out our instagram feed!

Thanks to Oakley for having us and here’s to our team riders who made the day so awesome for the crowds!

Team Riders at this event:

Mazel Alegado

Mayzie Feher

Briel Weingartner

Quinne Daniels

Maya Kenny

Brooke Benton

Katelyn West

Anna Reynolds-Madsen

Red Bull Does it AGAIN!!

London’s Natural History Museum is famous throughout the world both for its collections (including the giant blue whale skeleton known as Hope) and the architectural sweep of the building itself.

Open since the 1880’s, the city’s grandest museum is a mere stone’s throw from the Royal Albert Hall location of our 2016 Hold The Line contest, and so when the opportunity to get locked into the space’s possibilities arose, we were all-in.

From Argentina, Belgium, the Philippines and Brazil four of our favourite women in the world answered the call to skate one of the world’s most famous locations for one night only.

Margie Didal, Leticia Bufoni, Lore Bruggeman and Aldana Bertran all converged for a never-to-be-repeated skate session inside the fabled halls- all on the proviso that whatever went down nothing got broken!

With just a few minor mods required the session was on, with an injured Margie in charge of hype duties throughout the night as our squad bagged as much footage as they could from an almost unbelievably photogenic environment.

Enjoy their new mini-film from this once-in-a-lifetime shared experience as Red Bull continues to take skateboarding everywhere we can!

School’s out and you can skate all day long. Maybe fueling up on skate videos is the perfect thing at night when you want to chill but still have skating on your mind… Here are a couple you should check out.

Nike SB has dropped another “Not Here By Luck” video on womxn skaters.

The “Not Here By Luck” series has been shining a light on emerging talents within women’s skateboarding. The latest episode heads to Sweden to link up with Stockholm's Vilma Stål.

Gassed Up is another rad video from Nike Skateboarding featuring Nicole Hause, Hayley Wilson, Arin Lester, Sarah Meurle, Chloe Covell, Victoria Ruesga, and more.

ENJOY!!!

Yurin Fujii during Women's Skate Park Final at 2023 X Games Japan at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba, Japan. ©Brett Wilhelm/X Games

Section Z + X Games to Introduce Young Females to Skateboarding

Ventura, CA - June 14, 2023 - X Games California 2023 will celebrate women’s skateboarding in several ways during the event July 21-23, highlighted by the addition of the first-ever Women’s Skateboard Street Best Trick competition and the return of Women’s Skateboard Vert for the first time since 2010. X Games will also celebrate women’s day on Saturday, June 22.

Over the past decade, women’s skateboarding has progressed exponentially, with stars like Sky Brown, Rayssa Leal and Leticia Bufoni gaining global fame. With Skateboard Park and Street joining the Olympic roster for Tokyo 2020, more qualifying events have been added to the competition season, which has only pushed the level even higher.

Sky Brown | Photo: Trevor Brown, Jr. / X Games Rayssa Leal | Photo: Brett Wilhelm / X Games

In 2023, Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert will serve as a qualifier for the X Games California 2023 Vert competitions, with the podium finishers earning an automatic invite to Ventura. The women’s field for the June 23-24 Vert Alert includes many familiar faces like Bryce Wettstein, Arisa Trew and Grace Marhoefer who all compete in the Park discipline at X Games as well. A longtime Vert skater and proponent of women’s Vert skating, Sky Brown will also be invited to compete at X Games.

After hosting Men’s Skateboard Street Best Trick competitions since 2019, the Women’s discipline will be added for the first time in 2023. Athletes like Rayssa Leal, Olympic gold medalist Momiji Nishiya and trick master Yumeka Oda will compete in the discipline.

Since 2007, all women’s skateboarding disciplines receive the same prize purse as the men’s disciplines. 

 

X Games and Section Z will partner to help grow the sport of skateboarding among women by providing access and exposure for a diverse group of local females at X Games California. Section Z’s mission is to expose young female athletes to live sports by reserving a dedicated section at professional sporting events. At X Games, they will bring 200 female high school students from the LA area to X Games where they will take in live competitions, participate in learn to ride sessions and interact with female athletes and executives to show them what is possible for women in sports.

X Games will celebrate Women’s Day at the event on Saturday, June 21 with female athlete autograph signings, female-only learn to ride sessions, gift bags for the first 300 women entering the event and more.

 

X Games California 2023 tickets are available now at XGames.com. In addition to general admission tickets, X Games offers several hospitality and experiences which include meet and greets, behind the scenes access and more.

That’s right, we will be at the Oakley Store in Santa Monica doing a mini ramp session with our rad team of girls and we’d love for you to come join us for an open skate session!

S1 has provided pads and helmets, so bring your board and we are happy to teach you the basics. Or, if you already know how to skate, bring your board and gear and come skate with us!

SATURDAY, JUNE 17th

OAKLEY STORE

1350 3rd STREET PROMENADE

SANTA MONICA, CA

WoolfWomen is a film documentary about 5 girls on a white-knuckle skateboard adventure to an ancient monastery in the Pontic Mountains.

The spotlight is on Jenny struggling to get over the unexpected loss of her dad. Her friends are worried about her mental health, and Jenny’s depression has led to her losing her job and home.
 Jenny decides to move into her van and starts planning for an adventurous skateboard expedition. But just when she thought the dust had finally settled – fate dealt another blow.

WoolfWomen is a film documentary sharing a true story about 5 Gen Z women, who go on a crazy white knuckle skateboard adventure to an ancient monastery in the Pontic Mountains.

Produced on a small budget in the style of a self filmed diary, the film has a fresh genre with its freestyle approach and 'no filter' attitude.

Featuring broken bones, super-fast downhill boarding, epic landscapes and cool music - WoolfWomen_Now or Never is a film about Friendship, Courage and Adventure.

If you are in the UK, make plans to see this film on the big screen!

Book your tickets now at the following Picture House Cinemas

LIVERPOOL June 15
BRIGHTON June 30
HACKNEY July 1

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Ventura, CA - X Games California announces the first wave of Skateboard, BMX and Moto X athletes who have received their invite to the world’s premiere action sports competition, taking place July 21 - 23 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds & Event Center. Among the invited athletes are gold medalists from X Games 2022 and X Games Chiba 2023 as well as world-class action sports athletes from around the globe.

It’s also exciting to see that after many, many years Women’s Vert is coming back! No word on who will be competing but stay tuned as we will be updating as info becomes available!!

 

X Games California 2023 tickets are available now at XGames.com. In addition to general admission tickets, X Games offers several hospitality and travel packages which include meet and greets, behind the scenes access and more.

The first wave of X Games California 2023 invited athletes includes: (athlete list subject to change)

Women’s Park:

Sky Brown

Yurin Fujii

Cocona Hiraki

Ruby Lilley

Kisa Nakamura

Minna Stess

Mami Tezuka

Arisa Trew

Bryce Wettstein

Sakura Yosozumi

Women’s Street:

Rizu Akama

Leticia Bufoni

Chloe Covell

Rayssa Leal

Funa Nakayama

Aori Nishimura

Momiji Nishiya

Yumeka Oda

Keet Oldenbeuving

Poe Pinson

Cover shot from Glorious Sport Magazine - Photo Brad Bowman

We are thrilled to be featured in the “PIONEER” issue of GLORIOUS SPORT Magazine. The article talks to Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word founder, Cindy Whitehead,about her 70’s pro skateboarding career and goes deep on what the mission of Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word is all about. The piece also shines a light on numerous of our team riders, showing just how powerful and dedicated these young girls are when it comes to skateboarding.

You can read the article in full HERE

Briel Weingartner ~ Photo Ian Logan

Mazel Alegado ~ Photo Ian Logan

THE FULL GLORIOUS SPORT ARTICLE —> HERE

The podium is getting younger and younger in women’s skateboarding these days. With fourteen-year-olds ruling the park and throwing down tricks that take women’s skateboarding to new heights, it’s a pleasure to see.

Brazil, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan ruled the finals (the USA didn’t have a skater qualify this time around) and the battle was fierce. It’s not just throwing down a line anymore, it’s strategy, variation of the three runs and more that come into play. We watched the women adjust as they saw scores get higher when another skater did a certain trick and they immediately pivoted to change up their run.

It was the best women’s park final we have seen!

Congrats to all the competitors who skated at the Olympic Qualifiers in San Juan, Argentina!

***Spoiler Alert (Results) Below*****

Via World Skate SB ~ Phoyo Piero Capannini

WOMEN’S PARK FINAL RESULTS - SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

1. Sky Brown (GBR) 90.84

2. Ruby Trew (AUS) 86.16

3. Raicca Oliveira (BRA) 85.17

4. Hinano Kusaki (JPN) 84.52

5. Kokona Hiraki (JPN) 84.19

6. Dora Pereira (BRA) 84.00

7. Arisa Trew (AUS) 82.23

8. Lilly Stoephasius (GER) 81.27

Image Via World Skate SB

The skateparks in Southern California have looked pretty empty this past week, with a lot of the pro and younger skaters heading off to compete in Argentina at Olympic Qualifiers. Paris is coming soon, and those points they accumulate at the qualifiers matter!!

Here is the schedule of events:

Sunday 5/21 through Tuesday 5/23 is practice sessions.

Then on Wednesday 5/24 we head into the Open Qualifier where they will narrow the field down to just thirty two skaters to move onto the quarter finals.

Friday 5/26 will be the quarter finals where the pre-seeds will join the thirty two skaters who made it through the open. The quarter Finals will narrow the field down again.

WATCH IT LIVE!! Saturday 5/27 is the semi finals. The semi-finals will narrow the field down to just EIGHT skaters for the finals . WHEW!!

Semi-Finals Start Time: 12:05 PM PT / 1:05 PM ET

WATCH IT LIVE!! Sunday 5/28 will be the eight women who made it through to the finals.

Start Time: 1:15 PM PT / 4:15 ET

HOW TO WATCH

Livestream coverage will be available on the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com beginning with the semi-finals on Saturday 27 May and finishing with the finals on Sunday 28 May.

Don’t Miss It!!

Lizzie Armanto

Huge thanks to photographer, Joanne Barratt, for covering X Games Chiba for us! We love the mix of action and portrait images she captured while there. We also love seeing Lizzie rocking a red jumpsuit, Bryce in floral and Arisa Trew in bright pink accents. Skaters have a unique fashion style that is all their own - we love that!

Scroll on to enjoy the images!

Bryce Wettstein

Cocona Hiraki

Arisa Trew

Minna Stess, Jordyn Barratt, Bryce Wettstein, and Cocona Hiarki waiting to skate

Grace Marhoefer

Jordyn Barratt

We are so stoked to announce that Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word team rider, Maya Kenny, has made the Mexican National Skateboard Team!

Maya traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico this month to compete in Mexico’s Nationals for Women’s Park, where she took home the silver medal. She will be representing Mexico at the Olympic Qualifiers in Argentina this month and we wish her all the best! At just thirteen years old, Maya has a bright future in skateboarding ahead of her. Go Maya!!

Check out the video she did with Braille below about training, making the National Team for Women’s Park and more!

Ruby Lilley, Cocona Hiraki and Yurin Fujii on the podium for Women's Skateboard Park Final 2023 X Games Japan at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba, Japan. ©Brett Wilhelm/X Games

WOMEN’S PARK PODIUM RESULTS

Gold - Cocona Hiraki - Japan

Silver - Ruby Lilley - USA

Bronze - Yurin Fuji - Japan

We can’t say that this X Games was an uneventful one. From a 5.4 earthquake that struck Chiba, Japan in the early morning hours (while the skaters were still sleeping) to a rain delay that ultimately forced the women to use the prelims as their finals. There was a lot to contend with. As per usual, the skaters did it with style and grace. Pushing their hardest for great runs and cheering each other on. If you were up in the early morning hours - it was a great contest!

With seven of 15 skaters hailing from Japan, the Women’s Skateboard Park Elimination saw X Games Chiba 2022 silver medalist Cocona Hiraki from Tomakomai, Japan earn her first-ever X Games gold medal. Hiraki’s run bested the rest of the field by more than 10 points, with a run that focused on speed, style and technical difficulty. The only skater to hit the flat bar rail feature, Hiraki’s backside nosegrind was the best in the competition. American Ruby Lilley earned her first X Games medal with silver and Chigasaki, Japan’s Yurin Fujii rounded out the podium in bronze position. Fuji’s opening trick was the best of the competition, a backside 360 over a huge box jump

Watch the full X Games women’s park comp above

Momiji Nishiya, Rayssa Leal and Rizu Akama on the podium for Women's Skateboard Street Final at 2023 X Games Japan at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba, Japan. ©Brett Wilhelm/X Games

WOMEN’S STREET PODIUM RESULTS

Gold - Rayssa Leal - Brazil

Silver - Momiji Nishiya - Japan

Bronze - Rizu Akama - Japan

Brazilian superstar Rayssa Leal opened the day by successfully defended her X Games Chiba 2022 gold medal. Her first run score narrowly beat out X Games 2022 gold medalist Momiji Nishiya, who hails from Osaka, Japan. Both Leal and Nishiya landed backside lipslides down the 14-stair handrail, the biggest rail on the course. Both just 15 years old, the two have combined to win eight of the last nine major women’s street contests around the world. X Games rookie Rizu Akama from Aomori City, Japan earned a bronze medal with technical tricks that impressed the judges, including a Barley grind which is almost never seen in women’s competition. 

Watch the full X Games women’s Street Comp above

Hey Los Angeles!!!

Get tickets to see the World Premiere of a new skateboarding documentary! N-Men: The Untold Story by Director: James Sweigert is now slated to show in Los Angeles - so don’t miss it!!

N-Men: The Untold Story was just announced as the winner of the 2023 LA Independent Film Festival’s “Best Director” and is nominated for “Best Picture” - both are huge honors!!

This film premiere is part of the LA Independent Film Festival and you can get tickets starting at 11 AM TODAY.

**This showing is ONE NIGHT only!

LINK for TICKETS

Date of Premiere: May 27th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14 at 8 PM

Synopsis: In 1975, in downtown Sacramento, California, a diverse crew of skateboarders met at a paved embankment under the freeway. They had no idea their underground movement would last 50 years and have a global impact on the world of skateboarding. N-Men: The Untold Story is a sneak peek into this off the grid crew who were Northern California's answer to the Z-Boys from Dogtown in Southern California. It is a raw and intimate look in this crew and the two men who founded them.

You don’t want to miss this iconic skateboarding documentary!

Sakura Yosozumi~ Photo Garth Milan for espn

X Games Japan is almost here, so get ready to tune in and watch women’s park and street. This is the second year that the event will be held at Chiba's ZOZOMarine Stadium. The event hasn’t even started and the biggest news so far is that Sky Brown has pulled out of the event and we hear rumblings that Japanese sensation, Sakura Yosozumi has as well? But don’t worry! There are plenty of rad women to watch, including our own team rider, Minna Stess!l

Read on for all the details of who was invited and when/where to watch LIVE!!!

Women’s Park - Invited Skaters

Lizzie Armanto

Jordyn Barratt

Yurin Fujii

Mizuho Hasegawa

Cocona Hiraki

Hinano Kusaki

Ruby Lilley

Grace Marhoefer

Kisa Nakamura

Kihana Ogawa

Isadora Pacheco

Minna Stess

Mami Tezuka

Arisa Trew

Bryce Wettstein

Sakura Yosozumi

Women’s Street - Invited Skaters

  Rizu Akama

Chloe Covell

Paige Heyn

Rayssa Leal

Secret Lynn

Hina Maeda

Grace Marhoefer

Christiana Means

Funa Nakayama

Aori Nishimura

Momiji Nishiya

Yumeka Oda

Keet Oldenbeuving

Haylie Powell

Wenhui Zeng

HOW TO WATCH LIVE!

X Games is live all weekend May 12-14 from Chiba, Japan, available to watch your way globally across XGames.com, YouTube and Twitch

May 12th - USA TIMES (starts in the middle of the night - so dont get confused here)

Women's Skateboard Street Elimination: 3:30am ET (5/12) | 12:30am PT (5/12)

Women’s Skateboard Park Elimination: 6:30am ET (5/12) | 3:30am PT (5/12) |

Women’s Skateboard Park: 11:45pm ET (5/12) | 8:45pm PT (5/12)

Women’s Skateboard Street: 1:10a ET (5/13) | 10:10pm PT (5/12)

Photo Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

At 59 years old, Amy Bradshaw still skateboards every day. She goes by @oldladyskater on instagram but that is Amy having a bit of fun, while she may be older than most people skateboarding regularly, she still keeps up with the kids at the skatepark (easily).

S1 helmets just posted an interview with Amy that covers her skating back in the day, her life now and everything in-between. It’s a great read!

You can check out Amy’s S1 interview HERE

Photo Ian Logan x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word

Once again team rider, Zoe Herishen, is throwing her awesome Chica de Mayo event in New Jersey at Ocean City Skatepark!

All girls and Womxn skaters are welcome so come out and skate with friends, take a lesson, win prizes and much more!

FREE ADMISSION!!

**Please bring helmet and pads as the park requires you to wear them **

OCEAN CITY SKATEPARK - 550 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, NJ

SUNDAY MAY 7th from 10 AM - 1 PM

Image via SLS

Get ready to do some downloading, because SLS is now LIVE on RUMBLE and you’ll need to download the app if you want to watch. But don’t worry, we have all the info for each device and a direct link as well. Let’s make this easy! And BTW - watching LIVE is still FREE!

The women’s finals take place on Saturday, April 29th on RUMBLE

Image via SLS

WOMEN’S FINALISTS

Yumeka Oda

Roos Zwetsloot

Chloe Covell

Momiji Nishiya

Funa Nakayama

Rayssa Leal

Watch the Women’s FINALS - FREE!

Saturday, April 29th

6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT

Rumble is the exclusive home to watch SLS Events Live – FOR FREE!

​Stream all the action on Web, Desktop, Mobile, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, and LG TV. No registration or fee is required to watch SLS. 

​All fans are encouraged to subscribe to the SLS channel on Rumble to keep up to date on upcoming events and exclusive content!

DESKTOP/WEB:

1. Go to www.rumble.com
2. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also go directly to www.rumble.com/sls or click on the green button above that says "WATCH LIVE AND FREE ON RUMBLE"

IPHONE & IPAD: 

1. Open the Apple App Store
2. Search for Rumble.com or Rumble
3. Tap the Get button
4. Tap Install
5. Open the Rumble app on your Apple device
6. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also search “SLS” and navigate directly to the SLS Channel to access the content

APPLE TV:

1. Open the Apple App Store
2. Search for Rumble.com or Rumble
3. Tap the Get button
4. Tap Install
5. Open the Rumble app on your Apple TV
6. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also search “SLS” and navigate directly to the SLS Channel to access the content

ANDROID & ANDROID TV:

1. Open the Google Play Store
2. Search for Rumble.com or Rumble
3. Tap Install
4. Start the Rumble app on your Android device
5. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also search “SLS” and navigate directly to the SLS Channel to access the content

AMAZON FIRE TV:

1. Use the main menu on your Fire TV to search for apps. You can also use your voice to search for specific apps. Just press the voice button on your Alexa Voice Remote.
2. Search for Rumble.com or Rumble
3. Select Get or the shopping cart icon to start your download
4. Start the Rumble app on your Fire TV
5. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also search “SLS” and navigate directly to the SLS Rumble Channel to access the content

ROKU STREAMING PLAYERS AND ROKU TVS:

1. Press Home on your Roku remote
2. Scroll and select Store
3. Select Channels, then search for Rumble.com or Rumble
4. Select Add channel
5. Open the Rumble app
6. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also search “SLS” and navigate directly to the SLS Rumble Channel to access the content

LG TV:

How to watch on Rumble:

1. Press the Home button on the remote control.
2. LG Content Store will launch.
3. Select APPS category shown at the top of the screen.
4. Search for Rumble.com or Rumble
5. Read the details of the Rumble app and then press Install
6. Open the Rumble app
7. Watch SLS Chicago free on April 29th at 2pm ET/11am PT for Men's Knockout and 6pm ET/3pm PT for Women's and Men's Final

You can also search “SLS” and navigate directly to the SLS Rumble Channel to access the content

Yumeka Oda and Momiji Nishiya at Sanrio headquarters (C) 2023 SANRIO CO., LTD.

Press Release: TOKYO, April 25, 2023 -- Sanrio Company, Ltd. headquartered in Tokyo, is pleased to announce that it has signed sponsorship agreements with Japanese female skateboarders Momiji Nishiya and Yumeka Oda, effective April 21, 2023. Through these agreements, Sanrio hopes to support young athletes in their challenges and strengthen its corporate brand in North America and other global markets.

As part of the agreements, both athletes will use decks with Hello Kitty and Sanrio logo stickers to compete in various tournaments and competitions, starting with one of the world's most prestigious, premier action sporting events, "X Games Chiba 2023" (May 12-14 in Chiba, Japan).

Momiji Nishiya - photo via Sanrio

Momiji Nishiya - Born on August 30, 2007, in Osaka, Japan. She is the first gold medalist in the TOKYO 2020 Skateboard Women's Street event. At the same time, she became the youngest Japanese skater ever to win a gold medal at the age of 13 years and 10 months. She started skateboarding at the age of 6, influenced by her older brother, and within 7 years of starting to compete, she joined the ranks of the world's top-class skaters. With the motto of "smile and have fun until the end," she has won the world's most prestigious contests such as X Games and Dew Tour, and is also eager to create video parts on street skating.

Yumeka Oda

Yumeka Oda - Born on October 30, 2006, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, she started skateboarding at the age of 7. In 2022, she represented Japan at the Pro Tour organized by World Skate. She also won in Street League Skateboarding, the most prestigious competition in the world, and scored 9.4, that is the highest score for a single trick in women's history and the first time in women's skating history to score in the 9-point range. The disappointment of missing out on TOKYO 2020 has propelled her to be one of the leading candidates of the next generation who are expected to achieve great things at the next Games.

Poster via N-Men The Movie

Get ready for a great documentary film featuring the men and women who paved the way!

“In 1975 the Z-Boys came to life in Dogtown. That same year in Northern California, the N-Men were formed. The Z-Boys only lasted 3 years. The N-Men and women have never stopped and have had a global impact on the world of skateboarding. Their story has never been told. Until now.”

We love that three of our Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word sponsored skaters over the years are featured in this film - congrats to Beverly Flood, Kat Folsom and Judi Oyama!

This film by James Sweigert was eleven years in the making and just won the LAFA film award here in Los Angeles - so you don’t want to miss this!

See the film and meet some of the N-Men (and women) in Sacramento when the film shows at The Crest Theater on June 2nd and 3rd!