Girls Skate Network

GIRLS COMBI POOL CLASSIC
VANS SKATEPARK - ORANGE, CA

JANUARY 19, 2013

DIVISION 1 (14 YEARS & UNDER)
1. Arianna Carmona $1,500
2. Poppy Starr $1,000
3. Jordyn Barratt $500
4. Bryce Wettstein
5. Madi Thomas
6. Pauline Branom
7. Annika Vrklan
8. Lilly Graves
9. Hannah Chumley
10. Tarryn Ross
11. Chasity Collins

DIVISION 2 (15 -27 YEARS)
1. Nora Vasconcellos $2,500
2. Lizzie Armanto $1,000
3. Julz Lynn $500
4. Alana Smith
5. Hunter Long
6. Nicole Hause
7. Amelia Brodka
8. Abby Zsarnay
9. Brenna Pawley
10. Brittney Conrad
11. Sarah Thompson
12. Amee Jay Papelera
13. Beverly Flood
14. Alex Harper
15. Mary D’Antoni
16. Cara Lawson

DIVISION 3 (28 YEARS & OVER)
1. Karen Jonz $2,500
2. Katherine Folsom $1,000
3. Jean Rusen $500
4. Cara-Beth Burnside
5. Lauren Callahan
6. Mandy Esch
7. Natalie Das
8. Kim Petersen
9. Nicole Noller
10. Ocea Iverson
11. Cheryl Jumao-as

www.wcsk8.com

"Aged sweet 16, Allysha Bergado has already made a name of herself in the skateboarding world and cruises the Woodward Bowls like it’s a walk in the park. And while the new year hasn’t started quite as smooth unfortunately, we wanted to find out more about this teenage skate prodigy." - Cooler Magazine

Read full interview at cooler.mpora.com!

The Poseiden Foundation went on their "Hope Campaign Argentina 2012" tour with a mission to help youth access the universal dreams, goals, and desires we so easily take for granted. They not only offered an opportunity to understand how to attain goals through passion, dedication, and preseverance, but also provided access to resources in and outside their own communities.  Founder Micaela Ramirez along with professionals Mimi Knoop, Lorena Lima, Jessica Florencio, Eliana Sosco, Milton Martinez and friends inspired and empowered children of Argentina during their 2 week tour with Girls Assault.  Visit www.poseidenfoundation.org for the trip recap and more information.

Also visit cooler.mpora.com for Mimi Knoop's photo diary of the trip.

Last year 3 new riders joined the Rogue team - we thought what better way than to help them get to know each other than organise a tour.

It was a good plan in thought but perhaps October was not the wisest of choices in the UK - weather wise!! Of course it turned out to be the coldest and wettest part of the year but putting a brave face on it the girls valiantly trouped out and we were able to capture enough footage to put a short edit together.

The riders were Dora Horvath who absolutely smashed every park she set foot in, Georgina Winter, Claire Thompson - the youngest and and one of the most promising female riders in the UK and Caitlin Robinson Mawhood - another young ripper. The team were also joined by long time friend Emma Richardson, new face on the block (and one to watch!) Camilla Mullins and Kerri Dennis.

The tour didn't have the best start, with what seemed to be scooters from hell at Ealing - however the group of girls who waited for more than four hours to meet the riders more than made up for it. Thanks to Ealing Skate Park Association for getting behind it! - Jenna Selby

http://rogueskateboards.co.uk/

ESPN caught up with Lizzie Armanto to get a recap of this year and plans for 2013.  Video and interview at espn.go.com!

The Alliance is proud to announce that ESPN's X Games will be adding in two new women's skateboarding contests for 2013! One women's street contest (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil stop) and one women's park contest (Barcelona, Spain stop) will be added to the Global X calendar along with the pre-existing women's street contest at X Games LA in August. We will be working closely with ESPN, California Productions, and our invite committees on planning, formats, and athlete selection for these events. Check back soon for more details!

From the ESPN site: "Four-time X Games gold-medalist skateboarder Cara-Beth Burnside said it should give women more incentive to push the sport. "There are so many girls out there skating right now, and transition skating is a huge part of what they are skating," Burnside said".

Women's skateboard event dates/locations for Global X Games 2013:

Women's Street - April 18-21st: Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Women's Park - May 16-19th: Barcelona, Spain

Women Street - Aug. 1-4th: Los Angeles, California - USA

http://www.actionsportsalliance.com

Congratulations to Leticia Bufoni and Lizzie Armanto for both finishing in 1st place overall 3 years in a row!

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There will be a Cancer Benefit/Fundraiser for Pamela Brodowski December 8th at Fontana II Skatepark.  If you are able to make it please come by and show your support!  If not you can still help out by donating to help with medical bill at https://www.facebook.com/PamelaBrodowskiFundraiser.

Garret Naka recently hooked up a girls session at the Terrordome and documented it for your enjoyment.

http://sk8session.kaidigital.com/121125/

Cooler Magazine just posted a Pro Chat with Mimi Knoop!

"I think these new media outlets and magazines are great for the girls when they come around. But I wouldn’t suggest waiting around for them to give us exposure – we all need to take our own initiative and promote / market ourselves."

Read full artile at cooler.mpora.com!