SPRING FLING 2021: FDR’s First Women’s Contest

Looking around FDR and seeing nothing but queens — and I mean only Queens — fired up, ripping in every direction, nearly running into each other, stoking each other up, and just straight going for it, reassures the female presence at DIYs (especially FDR) is well worth paying attention to. The energy is there. It’s authentic. It’s intense.

Las Chicaz in the Nude

This year ‘Las Chicas’ had their gathering at the one and only Nude Bowl in desert hot springs. All crews had their tents pitched up and got ready to shred. On the first day during the day the skate conditions were favorable, but on the second day the afternoon clouds rolled in and light droplets of H2O started to come down and were persistent all through the night.

Coping Bash 3 – SBC Restaurant – Vancouver, Canada

Presented by Skull Skates in celebration of their 40th anniversary year, Coping Bash 3 is the third incarnation of an event that has quickly exploded into Western Canada’s largest indoor ramp contest.

Atita Verghese. Layback front rock in the Jungle Bowl in Goa, India. Photo: Sonia Ziegler

GIRL SKATE INDIA TOUR – MOVIE

12 female skateboarders, from 9 different countries embark on a skateboarding journey through India. This film captures the essence of the emerging skateboarding scene in India, and the perspectives and encounters through the eyes of female skateboarders form all over the world. In a bus they travel with a filmer, photographer and skate yoga instructor to teach, do demos, build and empower Indian girls to take part.