Blog Cam #106 – Girls Skate LA session at Stoner Plaza with Lacey Baker, Savannah Headden, Christiana Smith, Amy Caron, Hannah Tallman, Sarah Kelly, Maddie Collins, Emma Houle and more. Stoner Skate Plaza 1835 Stoner Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90025 Filmed and edited by Lisa Whitaker.
“If its one thing we can count on during the months of September through November, its that we never know when (or if) the snow will come. When we started seeing some flurries start to fall this month, we couldn’t resist—we had to get out there and see if we could find some snow. It […]
70+ female skateboarders got together at Girls Skate LA’s Halloween skate session at The Berrics! Check out this recap video by Christiana Smith / @GirlsSkateLA.
India’s largest skateboarding park isn’t in a big city, it’s in a small village in Madhya Pradesh. A sport which has long been identified with urban neighbourhoods across the world, is being used in a village in central India as a trigger for social change. Ulrike Reinhard – a German national – established a skate […]
Lacey Baker took home this year’s Women’s division SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship with an incredible performance on the course. Not only did she nail some really technical tricks during her runs, she managed not to fall one time. In this candid interview conducted after the contest, Baker discusses what winning this year’s […]
Fancy Rutherford full part by Kieth Rutherford. Filmers: Kieth Rutherford, Madison Blackley, Danny Kern, Ryland West, Danyale Patterson, Corinne Pasela, Taylor Elliott, Andrew Guddat, and Marj Couturier.
Exclusive highlights and behind the scenes at practice with your favorite pro skaters at the 2016 Women’s Division at the SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championships in Los Angeles, CA. Featuring the world’s best female street skaters: Leticia Bufoni, Alana Smith, Lacey Baker, Alexis Sablone, Aori Nishimura, Pamela Rosa, Monica Torres, Mariah Duran and […]
The skate industry isn’t equal, according to professional skater Lacey Baker. She is critical of the industry for the discrepancy between what male skaters earn versus female skaters, and she says the only way to break the glass ceiling is for women in the industry to carve out their own space. Video by Great Big […]
In the male-dominated world of skateboarding, women face significant challenges in gaining exposure. But Valeria Kechichian is working to change that. In 2010, she co-founded Longboard Girls Crew, an international community that supports and promotes women in action sports. What started with a viral skating video has grown into an international organization with members in […]