Photo Ian Logan

It's been a fun year with so much going on in women's skateboarding. More than we could have ever imagined, and that is great news. There were pro models for quite a few female skaters, a Hollywood movie about a legit skate crew, an awesome women's skate shoe that sold off the shelf for Nora, and the Olympics are coming, which has been a great equalizer for the best news of this past year - equal prize money for the women!!

And our crew of Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word skaters + support crew is stronger than ever, so big shout out everyone who helps us make this happen day after day, because we could not do it alone.

Skate Crew:

Minna Stess
Grace Cochrane
Amanda Caloia
Emma Houle
Zoe Herishen
Ruby Lilley
Briel Weingartner
Kat Folsom
Kyra Williams
Zoe Benedetto
Quinne Daniels
Kala Baltasar
Elise Crigar

And the awesome ladies from "She Skates Here"!


Support Team


Ian Logan - Staff Photographer
Joanne Barratt - Contributing Photographer abroad
Kristin Lawson - Marketing & PR + online sales
Stephanie Wise - Intern 
Candy Dungan - PR Releases
Eric Bangle - tech + coding guru
Elise Crigar - photos, design, moral support + more
City of Hermosa Beach & Hermosa Historical Society

Business Team

Dusters California & Dwindle Distribution x GN4LW collab boards
Sunshine Canteen x GN4LW collab tee line
Artists - Jim Rugg / "Street Angel" & P.C. Witte / "Girl Power"
Diemen Distribution - AU and beyond for our book & apparel line
Mixt Studios x GN4LW bag collab
Jol Designs - who executes all our crazy ideas
Wrenn Management - business support, legal and contracts
Flower Child - ongoing support of GN4LW and team rider Amanda Panda 
She Shreds (aka Gina Duffy) - longtime support of GN4LW
Metiza Magazine - we are stoked to be partners with these ladies!

All of the awesome stores all over the world that carry the GN4LW products.

And YOU!

Thanks for staying tuned to all the daily news we post and for all of your support!

Now get out, have some fun and Skate!!



Happy Holidays from the entire GN4LW Crew!

Photo Nick Guise-Smith / ESPN

All info via World Skate & Inside the Games

It was just announced that 25 year old pro street skater, Leticia Bufoni,  has been named as the athlete's representative at World Skate. Leticia will take a seat on the governing body's Executive Board.

Bufoni's role has been described as "essential", with skateboarding debuting at the 2020 Olympics, which is less than 2 years away.

"I'm so proud to welcome Leticia Bufoni on board and I'm confident that she will put all her enthusiasm and skills in a role that I don't hesitate to define fundamental for the correct development of our world," said World Skate President Sabatino Aracu.

Both street and park skateboarding competitions for men and women will be held at Tokyo 2020.

Hot the heels of her DWTS Jr, win, 10 year old skateboarder Sky Brown is featured in these new online ads for the Nike Air Force 1. Check out the video where Sky talks about her own personal style.

Photo Joe Hammeke / Thrasher Magazine

We are stoked to see this new Lizzie Armanto x Birdhouse deck with artwork by Mark Mothersbaugh come out. It's called "Mutants" and it's 8.25 x 32 and seems to come in a few color ways. Looks like this may be the most popular artwork on a Lizzie board yet!

We were able to find it online right now at the following places

Cow Town

Skatepark of Tampa

Warehouse Skateboards

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PARTNERSHIP

We are proud to be partnered with Metiza Magazine!

In fact, you can read articles from some of our favorite skater and surfer girls on their site - learn about how to make positive changes in the world, hear what other girls & women are doing to encourage female equality in their sport and much more.


More about Metiza


Metiza is a positive online community focused on young women inspiring and encouraging one another to be their best selves. We hope to instill a sense of purpose, confidence and love of authentic self into every person. Every voice is important, valuable and worthwhile and Metiza lets those voices shine.

We want to start a new conversation, one that celebrates the extraordinary within the ordinary, featuring everyday girls doing everyday, amazing things. True, honest, authentic, awesome.


We know young women are the key to change and a vital part of the paradigm shift happening in our world. They have a voice that is valuable; not just listening to advice from those who have been there, but sharing their own stories. BY each other, FOR each other.

                                                                          ~ Paige Bird

The Metiza Story

Metiza came about through a conversation between a mother and daughter, commiserating about the bombardment and skewed “celebrity oriented” content being delivered to girls today. Content that unrealistically defines what’s beautiful, real, and meaningful, setting us up for inevitable failure by comparison.

Selina and Paige - co-founders of Metiza

We added a lifelong best friend, who’s passion for empowering young people gives her purpose, and got to work. We wanted to start a new conversation, one that celebrates the extraordinary within the ordinary, featuring everyday girls doing everyday, amazing things. True, honest, authentic, awesome.

We knew young women had to be part of the conversation. They have a voice that is valuable, not just listening to advice from those who have been there, but sharing their own stories.

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Do you have something to say and you'd like to be an online contributor to Metiza writing articles that are published and read by a global audience?   Read their guidelines and apply via this LINK - and tell them Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word sent you!

All info via Variety & Deadline

If you loved the Skate Kitchen movie, get ready, because HBO is developing a female skateboarding comedy series that hails from Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin.

Inspired by the film “Skate Kitchen,” which Moselle directed and co-wrote, the untitled series is set against the backdrop of New York City and will follow a diverse group of young women navigating their lives through the predominantly male oriented world of skateboarding.

Moselle and Arfin will write and executive produce the series, with Moselle also attached to direct.

“As girls we were never brave enough to try skateboarding,” Arfin and Moselle said. “We’re excited to work on a project that could potentially get other girls to feel inspired enough to face their fears, fight the patriarchy and start shredding. Women are changing the game across industries all over this country. Why not add skateboarding to that list?”


Will the orginal Skate Kitchen crew star in this series? We hope so, these rad ladies are what make The Skate Kitchen what it is! 

 We're stoked to see that these girls skate sessions are still happening on a regular basis at The Cove Skatepark in Santa Monica!

The next Girls Skate Session at The Cove will be this Saturday, December 15th from 10am - 12pm.

Please help spread the word and remind anyone new to The Cove that they must register in advance as the Parks & Rec office won't be open at this time.

See you Saturday!!

The new Cadillac XT4 Joy commercial features 4 female skateboarders.  Anyone know who the girls skating are?

BTW - I think the skaters look like they are having more fun than the girls in the Cadillac!

It's that time of the year again!

SkatePal is currently accepting applications for male and female volunteers to teach skateboarding in Palestine between March and October 2019. Placements are offered for either one or two months.

For more information or to receive your application form please email: info@skatepal.co.uk

Pro street skater, Margielyn Didal, from Cebu has just been named one of Time Magazine's most influential teens! After winning gold at the Asian Games she changed the persepctive of  being a female skateboarder in her native country, the Phillippines. Getting people, including her family,  to realize that skateboarding is not just a boy's sport.

Congrats to Margielyn for leading the way to create change!  That is HUGE!

Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word x Sunshine Canteen Tee's

 Nora Vasconcellos "Wicked Queen" pro model from Welcome Skateboards

Lizzie Armanto's pro wheel by Bones

Badass Skatemom Socks

Mixt Studio x GN4LW "Good Vibes" tote bag

Salt Rags Skateboards for kids

 It's Not About Pretty: A Book About Radical Skater Girls

S1 "Pink Helmet Posse" Helmet

The Skate Kitchen Movie

2x4 Mini Ramps

Femme Magnifique Book

Dusters California x GN4LW "Street Angel" cruiser

 Krux Hardware

 Street Angel Graphic Novels

 Dickies Girl Apparel / Photo Julie Daniels

Check out our holiday gift guide, full of rad ideas for the female skater on your gift list!

We've put together a list of 15 gifts, from low ($4.95) to high ($1,800), beginner to advanced, that any female skateboarder in your life would love to unwrap this holiday season!  All products shown above can be purchased online, so no rushing around from store to store, trying to hunt them down. Some sites are offering free shipping or discount codes as well. All products listed are things we put our trust in and have first-hand experience with.

Happy Holidays!!



1.  Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word x Sunshine Canteen Collab Tees -  are available in kids and adult sizes and have retro California 70's inspired graphics that everyone will love. If you use code SHOP20 you will get 20% off your entire purchase!  $22.00  to  $45.00

Shopgirlisnota4letterword.com


2.  Nora Vasconcellos "Wicked Queen" pro model by Welcome Skateboards, any adult female skater in your life would love this new design. The graphics are awesome and it just came out! And who isn't a fan of Nora?  $50.99

Skatewarehouse.com


 3.  Bones Lizzie Armanto Pro Wheel - the china blue pattern is awesome and the wheels are fast, they come in 2 sizes, 56mm and 58mm. Great as a stocking stuffer too! They are even on sale right now!   $24.99

Zumiez.com


4. Badass Skate Mom has another great stocking stuffer - their new socks are sweet, the designs are great and who doesn't want to be fearless and badass when they skate?  $8.00

BadassSkateMom.com


5. Mixt Studio x GN4LW "Good Vibes" Zippered Tote  - this roomy zippered tote bag is made out of Tyvek so it's super strong and washable! It also zips so all your skate gear or surf gear doesn't come tumbling out when you least expect it. The photos' on the bag were taken by GN4LW founder Cindy Whitehead, and proceeds go back to girls in skateboarding.   $46.00

Mixtstudio.com


6. Salt Rags Skateboards has the perfect board for your little mini shredder!  With kid appropriate graphics and sizes for any young skater, these boards are sure to be a hit under the Christmas tree. Check out their site for appropriate sizing!  $42.00

SaltRags.com 


7. It's Not About Pretty Book - Want to be inspired by other girls that skate? Grab a copy of the new hardback book, "It's Not About Pretty" each book comes with a 15x19 pull-out poster of a female skater, and is chock full of female skate shots,  from parks and pools, to street and downhill.  $35.00

Amazon.com


8. Pink Helmet Posse S1 Helmet - this helmet is designed to fit small riders and comes in PHP's signature pink colorway. It's definitely protective, but it also looks good. It's good to be a girl at the skatepark and pink is badass!  $60.00

Pinkhelmetposse.com

9. The Skate Kitchen Movie - is now out on iTunes so you can rent or buy it for a skater girl you love and even send it digitally to them! Please note that this is more of a teen/adult film due to some graphic content and subject matter. Excellent "coming of age" movie about girls who skate!  $4.99/rental   $14.99 Purchase 

Itunes
 

10. 2x4 Mini Ramps - Want to go BIG? Get her a high-quality mini ramp for your yard so she can skate whenever she wants! We like 2x4 Mini Ramps, these guys know their stuff and will even come out and put it together for you. Uneven ground? Not a problem (although extra charges may apply) they have a solution for everything and you'll be skating at home in no time! Ramp pictured is an 8x3 kit and runs $1,800.00 (without railings and extras like galvanized steel hardware etc.)

2x4miniramps.com

11. Femme Magnifique Book - this awesome anthology of 50 magnificient women who changed the world, is brought to you by editor Shelly Bond and published by IDW. The book is illustrated in comic book form and a fun read for any age. The visuals are stunning and the stories are amazing. And yes, a female OG skateboarder is represented!   $19.36

Amazon.com


12.  Street Angel Cruiser - Looking for a complete cruiser that is out of the box and ready to roll? The new Dusters California x GN4LW "Street Angel" board is perfect!  With art by comic book illustrator Jim Rugg, the board features well known comic book heroine "Street Angel".  This cruiser is small enough to fit in a school locker but stable and fun to ride anywhere you need to go!   $129.95

Thankyousupply.com 


13. Krux Hardware in Pink or Blue - Spice up her board with some Krux pink or blue hardware. The package comes with 8 pink bolts and one blue, or 8 blue and one pink - so configure any way you want. Another great stocking stuffer!  $4.95 /per pack 

NHSfunfactory.com


14. Street Angel Graphic Novels - Artist Jim Rugg keeps us entertained all year long with these comic books where the heroine is a female skater! Street Angel, aka Jesse Sanchez, is a homeless ninja on a skateboard and the deadliest girl alive. We don’t know where she came from, how she learned to fight, or if she’s even human. She possesses powers that help her escape traps, scale walls, pick locks and every other cool thing we wished we could do at that age. Street Angel is an urban legend, a mystery...the stuff of which comic books are made.  $14.95 each

Comixology.com


15. Dickies Girl Apparel - now made in the smallest of sizes, even your little one can now wear Dickies Girl at the skatepark. They also have Dickies Girls Junior for your teenage skater.  Many a pro skater swears by these pants and some (like Nora) even dye theirs a fav color for a more personal look.  $12.00 and up 

Dickies.com

Photo Ian Logan

Big congrats to Arianna Carmona who just received her first pro model skateboard from Moonshine Skateboards! Arianna won a silver medal at the Vert World Championships in Nanjing, China in 2017, and she has been on fire this year, taking second place in vert this past October at Exposure Skate.

 The Arianna Carmona "Death Moth" is  8.25 x 32.5 with a 14.75" wheelbase, the deck is stained and handcrafted in the USA by Drifter MFG with silk screened graphics. It's a small batch run, so get yours quick!  Comes with stickers and pin.  It's a gorgeous board and should be fun to ride too!

Art by Chris Alliston

Get yours HERE

 all images via Grizzly

Grizzly just released a collab collection that they did with instagram skater SkateMoss, the look is very athleisure/fashion x skate, full of bright colors and high eneergy graphics from head to toe. You can grab beanies, sports bras, cropped tee's and hoodies, joggers and bodysuits in various patterns, and the sizes range from XXS - XXL.

What we were most excited to see is the collab griptape - always fun to grip a new board with something interesting and different!

You can check it all out HERE

Jessie at Venice OG Jam Contest

The women battled hard all season during the OG Jam - from Venice Skatepark to a private pool in Palm Springs, the contests were fun and the ladies got to shred with friends and won great prizes at each stop.

At the end of the season the winner of the OG Jam Championships was Jessie Frietze-Armenta taking the coveted trophy and the spoils! Jessie's post on Instagram says it all - she never thought she'd be competing in skateboarding past age 11 and here she is as an adult winning an entire series!

#SkateboardingIsForever

Congrats Jessie!!

article via ABC News 

We are so stoked to announce that Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word team rider, Grace Cochrane, is the first recipient of a Tasmanian Institute of Sport Scholarship for Skateboarding! Grace has just started competing internationally this past year and her future looks extremely bright. This young ripper made it to the semi-finals at the World Championships in Nanjing, China this past month and we know that with this scholarship she will be able to train even more and prepare for the 2020 Olympics, hopefully competing for AU! Grace is currently ranked sixth in Australia, with only one year of competition under her belt

GO GRACE!!!.

Read the entire article HERE

It's finally here! If you missed it in theaters, the film everyone has been talking about, THE SKATE KITCHEN, is now available to rent or buy on Itunes!

What could be better to watch in the evening over holiday break after a long skate sesh  with your crew?

Save the date! The rad people at Element are having a girls skate night at their private park at their headquarters in Irvine, CA. There will be music, vegan pizza, beer and a raffle for free give-a-ways!

So grab your girl gang and make a night of it!

December 6, 2018 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Element HQ
121 Waterworks Way
Irvine, CA 92618

Bella Kenworthy has always been a phenomenal young skater, but in the past year, she has really come into her own. Watch this sick edit she put together to wrap up 2018! We have it on REPEAT!

Forty nine guys and one woman...  Nora Vasconcellos is the only female skater up for Thrasher Magazine's  2018 "Skater of the Year" - it's awesome that a female skater is even in the running (because we know how these things usually are) so lets all get out and vote for Nora - she has really killed it this year and is fully deserving of this honor!

You can VOTE HERE - her name is last column - third from bottom.

It was all love and shout outs for Margielyn Didal this weeknd on her instagram page letting the skate community know that her sponsor Eighty Five Two Shop presented her with her first pro model!

The Cebu native has had an impressive year, she competed in the X-Games Minneaopils for the first time, and took home GOLD at the Asian Games just a few months later.

Congrats on your new pro model Margielyn - well deserved!!

"Margie Soooooo HYPE!!!! thank you Eightfivetwo shop for having me in the team but today @jbs8five2 @antclaravall you guys suprised me for this awesome board ❤️❤️❤️ so much Love and Support from you guys"