It is a high point getter in which the board is rotated halfway horizontally, and the skater jumps on the rail and ... In the women’s skateboard street final at the Paris Olympics on July ...

The quad, a four-revolution jump, was long thought to be impossible for women skaters and, for them, is only allowed in the free skate; some men ... Her final short program at the novice level “Girl ...

These girl skaters are all part of Skateistan, a skating and education project set up by Oliver Percovich to teach children from all socio-economic backgrounds to skateboard. About 40% of its ...

In 2009, she created the Association for Women Skateboarders, which organised competitions for women and girls and made sure the Sao Bernardo do Campo skate park had hours reserved for women.