USA Skateboarding had its #ecosystems contest this past week and we are proud to say that three of our team riders placed in their divisions!

Congrats to all the girls who competed - you were all amazing!!

Read on for more results!

Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word team rider, Klara Kermoade earned a well deserved 1st place in Women’s 13 and Under Bowl. Her run was powerful and full of back-to-back tricks. She’s only 13 and after watching this, we can’t wait to see her future progression!! Get ready!!

Team rider Elle Warne resides in Utah where it’s hard to skate in the winter, yet somehow this young shredder always finds innovative lines and trick combos no matter what time of year it is. Entering into her freshman year of High School, we hope 14-year-old Elle encourages other girls in Utah to skate with her - maybe by forming a skate club at her high school. Her well deserved 3rd place finish in 14-16 year old Women’s Bowl at this comp makes her one to watch!

To win “Best Trick” in the Women’s division (all ages) is a major thing - and when you are 12 it’s even bigger! Team rider Briel Weingartner has been on the scene pushing the boundaries for young women in street skating for awhile now. It’s awesome to see her recognized for her innovative style and trick execution!

Minna Stess ~ Photo Ian Logan

It’s been a minute after Nationals and we have all been waiting eagerly for the USA Skateboarding team announcement and here it is!

**We are proud to say the list includes GN4LW team rider Minna Stess!!!

All info via USA Skateboarding

The U.S. governing body for skateboarding - announced that 16 members would join the 2023 National Skateboarding team. Skaters named to the national team were based off selection criteria listed on the athlete resources page at usaskateboarding.com. 
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The skaters named to the 2023 USA Skateboarding National Team in no particular order:

Men’s Park:
@tatecarew
@jaggereaton
@gavinbottger
@liampace_
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Women’s Park
@brycewettstein
@ruby_lilley
@minnastess
@gracemarhoefer
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Men’s Street
@jaggereaton
@nyjah
@chrisjoslin_
@bradenhoban
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Women’s Street
@paigeheyn
@_meaganguy
@mariahduran_
@poepinson
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@toyotausa @teamtoyota #usaskateboarding #olympicskateboarding #teamtoyota #toyota

(left to right) Grace Marhoefer, Bruce Wettstein, Ruby Lilley ~ Photo via USA Skateboarding

This weekend was nerve wracking for so many people in skateboarding. It was the weekend of the semi- finals and finals for the 2022 USA National Skateboarding Championships, presented by Toyota, that took place at CATF in Vista, CA. This event determines who will now be on the 2023 USA National Skateboarding Team. (This does NOT determine who will compete in Paris in 2024)

There was a huge new crop of female skaters trying out for the Women’s Street Division and an even larger group trying out for the Women’s Park Team. It was nice to see Jordyn Barratt, Minna Stess, Jordan Santana, Bryce Wettstein and Arianna Carmona still in the mix and competing at high levels. Twelve year old GN4LW team rider, Katelyn West, made the finals and was simply stoked to be skating with women she has looked up to since she started skating.

Rumor has it that the top TWO in each discipline will make the USA National Team and the other TWO spots (there are 4 spots total in each discipline) will be filled by the discretion of USA Skateboarding. We are eagerly waiting for the official announcement. We are also hoping they will share the criteria of how the selections are made for the 2 other spots. Points from previous year? Potential gauged at event? Or?

Stay Tuned!!!

Congrats to all the skaters this weekend!

(left to right) Christine Cottam, Paige Heyn, Secret Lynn - Photo via USA Skateboarding

Women’s Street Podium

1. Paige Heyn

2. Secret Lynn

3. Christine Cottam

Women’s Park Podium

1. Bryce Wettstein

2. Ruby Lilley

3. Grace Marhoefer

The 2022 USA Skateboarding National Championships (presented by Toyota) semifinalists have been revealed. Watch today's video to get familiar with who's moving on to the next phase in Men's & Women's Park and Street disciplines.

The Semis will be held at CA Skateparks training facility on December 3, and the Finals will happen on the 4th. Visit USASkateboarding.com for more information!

Congrats to our team riders Minna Stess, Klara Kermoade, Katelyn West, and Maya Kenny for making the semi-finals!

2020 USA National Team Heading to the Olympics - Photo Ian Logan

It’s that time of year - when the USA National Skateboarding Team holds their try-outs for new National Team Members in Bowl and Street. They have made the process pretty simple, and if you follow the link we have provided below, you will see that you will need to fill out a form, shoot an “UN-EDITED” video to submit, and wait to hear if you have made it to the Semi-Finals.

If you make it, then you’ll need to be at CATF to compete in the semi-finals and, hopefully, the finals!

Good Luck!

Pro Tips:

Under 18 or entering for Park? You must have a helmet on in your video submission.

This must be a recent and NEW - never been posted before - video

It must not be edited - one take only!

Filmed between now and November 16th

1 Minute in length!

You must have an open Instagram Account (not private) to load up your submission and tag

You also must add your Instagram link to your video submission form.

Make sure you read all directions carefully because if you miss one step, your submission may not be judged.

Get all the details HERE

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A little over an hour ago. USA Skateboarding’s High-Performance Coach, Mimi Knoop, posted her resignation from Team USA on Instagram. She included board members Micaela Ramirez and Oscar Loreto Jr. in the post as well (each has posted their own resignation info on their respective Instagram pages)

No official reason was given for the exits, but with everything we have seen going on lately in the news regarding USA Skateboarding, we can bet there are more shakeups coming.

As has been reported, Don Bostwick is now the new chair at USA Skateboarding, so we expect to see a lot of positive changes in the very near future!

Stay tuned.

Team USA 2020 Olympics - Photo Ian Logan

In case you haven’t been following the whirlwind the past few days, USA Skateboarding was audited by the USOPC and found deficient in 28 areas out of 48. That is not good news for USA Skateboarding and the prosperity of these amazing athletes. Let’s be clear, this report has nothing to do with the athletes doing anything wrong, these issues are all about the organizational team.

It has now been made official that the USA Chair of Skateboarding, Gary Ream, has officially resigned from USA Skateboarding.

For more in-depth info, we encourage you to head over to Inside the Games.

This is an ongoing story, and we will update you as it comes in.