Deck The Halls Art Show
November 2009
Lyn-Z Adams McTwist
A big congratulations to Lyn-Z Adams for successfully landing the first ever woman’s 540 McTwist at the Tony Hawk Show in Paris, France!! So Rad! Yet another woman to break barriers in this male dominated sport.
Hunter Long brings Hoopla to the islands of Hawaii
Hunter Long has been working very hard a developing her skateboarding skills and school work in hopes to one day becoming a professional skateboarder and/or doctor. She is not only a straight A student, but a true “Ambassador of Aloha” for female skateboarding in Hawaii. With her genuine, humble, considerate, hardworking attitude; along with great talent, there are many local Hawaiians who support Hunter and would love to see her succeed. Not only does Hawaii want to see Hunter take her skateboarding skills to the next level, but so does Hoopla. We just sent Hunter a flow package and she was so stoked! She immediately gripped it, switched it up, stickered it and headed to the Hickam Skate Hangar for a quick session. She has a comp. there at the end of this month, “The Turkey Bowl Shootout.” In case this wasn’t enough, she is only 14 and just received 3rd place in the 14-16 open division at last weekends skate park contest with 20 competitors and 2 girls. Pretty impressive! Hunter has just been picked up on flow with DC shoes and Vandal Eyewear- on top of her current supporters/sponsors Dakine and Local 808 Entertainment.
Thank you hunter for bringing the spirit of Aloha to Hoopla Skateboards and Happy almost 15th Birthday!
Olivia Rohde
Allow me to introduce you to my friend Olivia Rohde from San Juan Capistrano…Olivia is currently being flowed by Hoopla and she rips at skateboarding! She is also an amazing musician and very talented when it comes to riding a surfboard. Check out these pics!
DYLA Magazine Interview
I recently did a Q & A session with DYLA Magazine. DYLA Mag is the first US-based free online magazine entirely dedicated to women in the action sports. Their definition of fun is woman surfing 15 foot waves, woman doing huge airs on vert ramps, and free-rides in deep fresh powder snow. DYLA aims to create a media outlet completely tailored to woman’s needs and tastes in an industry widely dominated by men. They give a voice to all female athletes, female owned businesses and to every girl, lady or woman who partakes in, loves and lives for action sports and for fun!
Please make sure to check the full article here.
Breaking Barriers in a Male-Dominated Sport
Once upon a time (before I got into skateboarding professionally), I did go to college. I went to Radford University, a liberal arts school nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. I earned my BFA in visual arts there and graduated in 2000. If you would have asked me back then if I knew I would have pursued professional skating, I would have laughed at you. Funny how things come to be in this world! Anyway, RU just posted up an Alumna profile on me and my skateboarding. Make sure to check out the link and here are some pics of the campus and surrounding scenery there. Thanks for the memories, RU!
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Ditch Session In Hollywood
One our way up to Santa Barbara last month, CB and I stopped at a little ditch in Hollywood and met up with Lisa Whitaker, Lauren Mollica, & Ana Paula for a fun skate sesh. Make sure to check out Lisa’s blog The Side Project.
