Alana Smith (skateboarder)

Alana Smith (born October 20, 2000) is a professional American skateboarder from Mesa, Arizona.[1][2][3][4]

Skateboarding career

Smith landed a 540 McTwist at the age of 12. Smith finished 1st at the 2015 Girls Combi Pool Classic.[5][6][7] Smith is goofy-footed.[1]

Smith became the youngest medalist in X Games history in 2003 at the age of 12 when she won silver at the Women's Park Contest.[4]

In 2016, Smith and Nora Vasconcellos joined the Eugene, OR boardshop Tactics, team as the first female ambassadors.[8]

References
  1. "Alana Smith's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. "Alana Smith Is Fearless". SLS - Street League Skateboarding. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  3. Dwyer, Kate. "This 14-Year-Old Proves Skateboarding is a Girl's Sport". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. Harwood, Erika (2019-09-26). "5 Female Skateboarders Everyone Will be Talking About in 2020". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. "Khurshudyan: Alana Smith blurs gender lines in skateboarding". ESPN.com. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  6. xsmglobal. "Alana Smith". XSM Global. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  7. Waldman, Celia. "X Games Austin 2016 Q&A: Alana Smith". SI Kids: Sports News for Kids, Kids Games and More. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  8. "Tactics Welcomes Alana Smith and Nora Vasconcellos". Transworld SKATEboarding. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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