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Etnies Contest - This Saturday!

October 23, 2014, 8:53 am
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Longboard Girls Crew - Costa Rica.

October 27, 2014, 7:30 am
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Check out this video from the Longboard Girls crew Costa Rica, just like their LBGC sisters all over the world, they RIP!

We love that LBGC encourages girls all over the world to meet, get together and skate, and put out great videos like this!     #PrettyPowerful

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Exposure - A Women's Skateboarding Event.

October 28, 2014, 7:30 am
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We are so stoked to be part of this awesome women's skateboard event. Make sure you mark your calendars because it's coming up fast!

*Free Admission
*Free Autograph Signings
*Vendor Village - see all the coolest skate products for girls
* Take a FREE skate clinic with GRO (Girls Riders Organization)  - put on by XS Helmets
* Take part in the yoga clinic put on by Sambazon
* Meet new friends in the skate community
* Watch some of the bestfemale skateboarders in the world compete in vert & bowl
* Raise money for victims of domestic violence

Exposure Skate is where pro skater Alana Smith landed her 1st 540 on a vert ramp and made female skate history! You do not want to miss this event!

See you there on November 8 !!


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Who's Rad? Juliet James.

October 29, 2014, 6:00 am
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Juliet James is one of those girls you just want to hang out and skate with. She's super nice, positive, and fun. At just 15 years old and with only 2 years of skating under her feet she is pushing ahead and skating different parks up and down the coast of California with a group of skater friends to learn to skate new terrain, try new tricks and now, she's entering her very first contest. Read on to see what this rad skater girl is up to!



Who's Rad?    Juliet James

Age?  15


Home is?     Santa Barbara, CA


Home Park or Skate spot is?      

Technically Skater’s Point in Santa Barbara, but I spend more time at the Ojai skatepark.


How Long Have You Been Skateboarding?     Almost two years.

What do you enjoy most about skateboarding?     

The feeling of accomplishment when you learn a new trick, and all the awesome people you get to meet through skateboarding.


Favorite music to skate to? 

I don’t tend to listen to music while skating but I’m a big fan of Misfits, Portugal. the Man, and Flogging Molly.


Girls who skate that inspire you?

Allysha Bergado, Lizzie Armanto, Arianna Carmona, Beverly Flood, and many more.


Favorite place you've ever skated?     Encinitas YMCA



 Favorite Trick or maneuver?    Backside airs and 50-50’s. I also love the feeling of dropping into bowls.

 Sponsors     BrokinbonzClothing




Three things you don't know about me:

1. I’m a vegetarian

2. I lived in Wales from when I was seven to when I was fourteen but I don’t have an accent.

3. I have this weird superstition that if you say what you hope the weather will be, it will be the opposite.

What’s Next?  

I’m going to be skating in Amateur Bowl at Exposure on November 8th. This will be my first time competing so I am really nervous, but I know that I’m going to have tons of fun and that it will be a great experience. I just need to keep reminding myself that everyone is super supportive so I should just focus on skating and having fun, and not worry about all the people watching me. 





Make sure you follow  Julieton Instagram and on Youtube





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Scary Skater Girls.

October 31, 2014, 6:30 am
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Bella from The Pink Helmet Posse at the Etnies Hallows Eve Bash





Sarah Thompson ruling the pool as "Cholita" at the Etnies Hallows Eve Bash  Photo: by Radballs
Julie Westfall as beautiful as she is rad - Photo by Radballs
Julz going all punk rock (in combat boots!) at the Iguana Bowl
Matt & Julz - Punk Rock Forever
Bryce Wettstein makes a great cat woman!


We love seeing these rad pics of The Pink Helmet Posse and The Silly Girl Skate Team dressed up for Halloween events at the Iguana Bowl as well as the Etnies Hallows Eve Bash. Their costumes are great! Julz was even ripping in combat boots.

Happy Halloween!



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We Are Launching Another One!

November 4, 2014, 6:16 am
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Guess what? We are launching a brand new GN4LW tee at Exposure Skate Contest this coming Saturday! 
A badass charcoal gray  GN4LW tee to go with our new XS Helmet and Dusters California skateboard collabs . 
Get it this coming weekend at the Pink Widow/Silly Girl  booth at Exposure Skate!

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Who's Rad? Emma Storm.Photo:

November 5, 2014, 6:30 am
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Photo: Connor Norwick

Photo: Juliet James
Photo: Kreg McMillan
Photo: Laura Mahoffy
Photo: Malorie French
Photo: Melissa McGoldrick
Photo: Scott Bastin


We still remember the day we met Emma for the first time. It was at an all girls skate session at The Berrics. A few girls started talking about the possibility of hitting up another spot later that had some vert. Emma and her friends were down with that plan and before we knew it they were inviting all of us to follow them to a spot they knew of in Hollywood. That's the kind of girl Emma is and we think that's pretty rad.  If you are at Exposure Skate Contest this Saturday, make sure you tell her "hi" and cheer her on - she will be the girl smiling & ripping.


Who's Rad?      Emma Storm

Age?     21

Home is?    Originally from Napa Valley but I have been living in Santa Barbara for about 3 and a half years.

Home Park or Skate spot is?      Skater’s Point in Santa Barbara

How Long Have You Been Skateboarding?      About a year and a half

What do you enjoy most about skateboarding?

Skateboarding saved me. When I started skating, I started to discover myself. I began to learn that I was capable of so many things that I never thought I could do. I would always watch these people and say, “Man, I wish I could do that.” Now, I am doing it. My favorite thing about skateboarding is that it pushes me to try new things and I challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone. Even falling, I like because it reminds me that sometimes, you have to fall in life if you ever want to get anywhere. I am so grateful for all of the amazing people and experiences that skateboarding has brought into my life; I am one lucky lady.

Favorite music to skate to? 

 Black Sabbath, Black Flag, Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, Old School Funk, Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Misfits, Dead Kennedys

Girls Who Skate that inspire YOU:

Julz Lynn, Lizzie Armanto, Allysha Bergado, Arianna Carmona, Sarah Thompson, Gaby Ponce, Mimi Knoop, Cassie Oseguera, Melissa Sullivan, Amy Treadway

Favorite place you've ever skated?      The Mike Fox skate park in Santa Cruz

Favorite Trick or maneuver?     Bean Plants, feebles, backside airs and grinding pool coping is the best feeling.

Sponsors:      BrokinBonz Clothing


Three Things You Don't Know About Me:

1. I’m a vegetarian
2. I have a 19-pound cat who is on a diet; his name is Winston.
3. I’m a singer in a jam band

What’s Next? 

I will be competing at EXPOSURE on November 8th, 2014. I’m nervous but really excited just to be a part of such a wonderful event, and to meet so many new and amazing people. The tricks that I’m currently working on are bonelesses, no comply, kickflips and pop shove-its.


Make sure you follow Emma on:   Instagram at @emmstorm and also on her
YouTube page for music and skate edit updates at: https://www.youtube.com/user/Emmalemmalove

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Exposure Skate Pro/AM.

November 6, 2014, 8:51 pm
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Beverly Flood
Amelia Brodka / Photo Dan Sparagna
Julz Lynn
Gaby Ponce
Poppy Starr Olsen / Photo Todd Fuller
Nicole Hause / Photo Dan Bourqui
Lizzie Armanto / Photo Epicly Trife
Jordyn Barratt


Come out this Saturday to Exposure Skate and see the best girls in the world competing in vert & bowl. Pro and AM skaters of all ages ripping it up all day long - Please check out the Exposure website to see a full list of all the girls who will be competing! 

See you there!




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GN4LW Team Rider Kyra Williams Takes 1st!

November 9, 2014, 7:47 pm
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Photo: Mark Williams

Congrats to Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word team rider Kyra Williams for taking 1st place this weekend in the 14 and under division of the NSSA contest in Ventura, CA!!  Kyra has been training hard and it shows - she is absolutely killing it.  Yeah Kyra!!
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Exposure 2014 Bowl Contest.

November 9, 2014, 9:13 pm
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Julz Lynn
Allysha Bergado
Hannah Chumley
Pauline Branom
Jordyn Barratt
Minna Stess
Poppy Starr Olsen
Bryce Wettstein
Spencer Breaux
Brighton Zeuner
Sarah Thompson
Arianna Carmona
Beverly Flood
Amelia Brodka
Hunter Long
Lizzie Armanto
Nora Vasconcellos

 All Photos: Ian Logan Photography

* GN4LW is a "not for profit website" -  so we please ask you to respect all the photographers who donate their photos for us to post by crediting back to them anywhere you may repost a photo of yourself. These people are all professional photographers who make their living by doing this - please give them the credit they deserve for donating their time & energy here - thank you!


Wow!  Exposure Skate 2014 was absolutely amazing - so many girls of all ages came out to compete and have fun. The level of skating was off the charts too, with every division of girls pushing hard.

Here's a few photos from the bowl event & we will be posting more in the days ahead so stay tuned.

We want to thank Amelia Brodka and all the amazing volunteers for all the work they do in putting on this contest - it really is the BEST!

BOWL RESULTS:

Pro Division

1st Lizzie Armanto
2nd Julz Lynn
3rd Allysha Bergado

15 and over

1st Jordyn Barratt
2nd Hannah Chumley
3rd Pauline Branom

14 and under

1st Poppy Olsen
2nd Brighton Zeuner
3rd Spencer Breaux
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She's 6 And She Rips.

November 10, 2014, 7:45 am
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She's Baaaack!!  Little 6 year old Sky is back for more in this rad video and as usual, she is absolutely ripping!! 

#MondayInspiration
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Skatepark Courtesy Of Pearl Jam.

November 12, 2014, 6:23 am
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We love hearing about people who grew up skateboarding, still love it as adults, and give back to the sport.

Pearl Jam's bassist, Jeff Ament, has quietly been funding & getting skateparks built in his home state of Montana for years now. He has been targeting smaller more rural communities where others may not have built a skatepark, so skaters don't have to travel so far to do something they love.

But this new skatepark is his biggest venture to date.

The new park is being built in Browning, Montana. Browning is the largest community on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the new skatepark is 12,000 square feet and built to replicate the feel of "The Big O" - one of our fav Southern California skate parks from the 70's.  The Browning skatepark is set to open Spring 2015, so if you live in Montana you may want to check it out - it sounds like it's going to be amazing!
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Exposure Skate Contest Video.

November 12, 2014, 7:09 am
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Afghan Skater Girl Photo Chosen For Exhibit.

November 13, 2014, 7:55 am
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Info and photos via Creative Review blog 

The winners of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 have been announced -
59 images including the winning work have been chosen from 4,193 submissions, to be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery from 13 Nov 2014 until 22 Feb 2015.


We love that Second prize went to Jessica Fullford-Dobson, for Skate Girl - a portrait of a seven-year-old Afghan girl at a skate school in Kabul.

‘The series reveals that Afghan girls are like any others in the world," explains Fulford-Dobson. "What I loved about this girl, was how immaculately dressed and composed she was. The skate hall is a dusty, noisy place filled with laughter and yelps of excitement as the girls skateboard freely, up, down and around with their robes and scarves flying."

Love it! Congrats Jessica!
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Lizzie Armanto at Exposure Skate.

November 13, 2014, 9:38 am
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Poppy Olsen - Encouraging The Next Generation.

November 14, 2014, 10:30 am
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 Photos Ian Logan


There is nothing better than a positive story to share. This one comes out of Exposure Skate.

XS Helmets was the sponsor of the girls skate clinic put on by GRO at last Saturday's skate event and it was awesome because it was absolutely free & girls could sign up to learn skateboarding basics, or sharpen their skills with one of the many volunteers.

A young girl named Callia showed up, and while she had had a few lessons at the Santa Clarita skatepark where she lives, she had never been around so many girls who did what she loved to do. Callia had been talking about the event to her mom and dad for weeks but when it came time for her skate lesson she was a little nervous being out of her own environment. Volunteer Angela Strong (who is not much older than Callia and a great little role model) stepped in, as did Courtney from GRO, to reassure her and make her feel comfortable. She was still a tiny bit nervous, so I decided to introduce her to Poppy Starr Olsen.

Poppy's event was already under way and her division was up next, but she smiled and said to Callia "come on let's skate" and took Callia down into the flat area with a small roll in and started teaching her to roll down it.

Poppy had flown half way across the world from her home in Australia, to compete in a very important women's event and yet she never hesitated to help another young girl out & encourage her - even if it was literally minutes before her heat. She could have easily said  "I'm so sorry my heat is next but how about after?" and that would have been completely OK and understandable, but no, she jumped right in and made this little girls day.

Callia went back to her hotel near the skatepark that night and asked her dad to pull up every single video he could find on the internet with Poppy in it and watched them until she fell asleep. She will remember Poppy's kindness forever, has become Poppy's #1 fan and now feels that she is part of girls skateboarding in a bigger way thanks to Poppy. That is what skateboarding is all about.

* Poppy went on that day to win both the under 14 years of age bowl and vert competitions.

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Exposure Vert Results.

November 14, 2014, 7:50 pm
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Poppy Starr Olsen
Julz Lynn
Lizzie Armanto
Amelia Brodka
Gaby Ponce with a HUGE Judo air!
Allysha Bergado
Arianna Carmona
Beverly Flood

Brighton Zeuner

 Photos Ian Logan


Exposure Skate was going off all day long last Saturday, & the day ended with the vert contest where the girls - especially Gaby Ponce - were launching super high airs out of the pipe. The level of skating at this contest was some of the best I have ever seen. But best of all, every single girl looked like she was having the time of her life. And isn't that what skateboarding is all about?

Please note - we are missing a memory card that has the 15 & over & some of 14 & under vert photos - as soon as it's found (fingers crossed) we will post!

Thanks to Amelia Brodka for making this contest a reality - what she is doing for women's skateboarding is huge!


Vert Results

Pro Division:

1st   Lizzie Armanto
2nd  Gaby Ponce
3rd   Amelia Brodka

15 & Up:

1st   Jordyn Barratt
2nd  Mecu Videla
3rd   Pauline Branom

14 & Under

1st   Poppy Olsen
2nd  Brighton Zeuner
3rd   Spencer Breaux



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Skater Girl Inspiration in 8x10.

November 15, 2014, 9:45 am
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 All photos Joanne Barratt

When I was growing up,  I used to cut any photo I saw of a girl skateboarding out of Skateboarder Magazine and tape it on my bedroom wall. The pictures were usually less than a quarter page but I loved knowing there were other girls out there just like me who skated.

That's all changed for the better. There are so many girls shredding, and almost all of them were at Exposure Skate this past weekend. And the best part is, photographer Joanne Barratt had an amazing photo booth set up and captured these rad girls in gorgeous black & white prints.

Now you can get a 8x10 picture of your daughter (or son's!) favorite skater for her/his bedroom wall,  or if one of these shots is of you, or your own daughter, then how about a print for your mom, dad, aunts, uncles or grandparents for the holidays?

If you would like to purchase a high resolution version for personal use or an 8x10 print of any of the images , they are $25 each (plus tax and shipping on prints) and HALF of that goes back to start funding the next EXPOSURE event!

You can see all the images HERE  & you can email Joanne directly @joanne@islandstyleimages.com about any images you'd like to order. 

Please note: If you would like to use any of these images for commercial use (your business, your sponsors business, your neighbors business, your dog's business etc… ) then please contact Joanne directly via phone or email to discuss a usage agreement !

Joanne's  Photo Booth is available for other events so keep her in mind of you know of something fun that could use it!


Thanks again for your continued support of all of the girls who love skateboarding!
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Today on CBS - Skater Girls in Afghanistan.

November 16, 2014, 8:37 am
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CBS Trailer


The piece below was written by pro skateboarder Holly Lyons who is part of this amazing CBS special, speaking about girls skating in Afghanistan.

Skateistan in Afghanistan.

TODAY, Sunday, November 16 at 12 NOON PST and 3 PM EST please check out CBS "Courage in Sports".  

*Please check your area to see what time it plays as we are getting conflicting info depending on what cable service you have - thanks!

It's so incredible to think that more girls skate in Afghanistan than anywhere else in the world! Skateistan founder Oliver Percovich has made such a massive difference for these girls in Afghanistan and I'm confident he will continue to impact so many other countries around the world.

In so many countries girls still are not allowed to participate in most sports activities or get educated. This movement alone can really change the way that adults see their children, and how people see females and what's possible in their lives.

Skateboarding is such a unique way for people to express themselves. Skateboarding is a feeling that nobody can give you and nobody can take away from you. It's free and it's for everyone! No matter who you are, what you look like or where you came from, anyone and everyone can feel the feeling that skateboarding gives!!   FREEDOM

I'm very grateful to have of been asked to speak about Skateistan on CBS along with Tony Hawk and the founder. Please check it out!!

Whether we are girls or boys, women or men, we are all people and all have the right to live a full life, feel alive, have fun and fully express ourselves. Skate 4 Life!!!

Here's the website to learn more! ----> SKATEISTAN
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Chill Foundation Skater Girls.

November 16, 2014, 6:21 pm
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 Photo via Chill Foundation

So stoked to see Jen Marony who heads up Chill Foundation here in Los Angeles, bring some rad young girls to Exposure Skate contest. These young girls got to see some incredible skating, skate a bit themselves, and have an awesome time. They also became GN4LW fans - we love that!

If you are not familiar with Chill you should check them out. Founded by Jake & Donna Burton-Carpenter it's a pretty amazing organization.  Chill's core youth development program revolves around a six-week curriculum that uses snowboarding to teach life skills and increase self-esteem in underserved youth between the ages of 10-18. Their six weekly themes; patience, persistence, responsibility, courage, respect, and pride, provide a framework for learning and personal growth.

Thanks to Jen and Chill for coming out!
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