GET THE SKINNY: ALLIANCE BLOG

The Action Sports Alliance is proud to announce a new partnership with SoCal design agency, Mitten United (MU). The Alliance and it’s leaders have long been embedded in the action sports culture. Founded in 2005 by Cara-Beth Burnside, Mimi Knoop, and Drew Mearns in order to bring together and give voice to professional female skateboarders- the Alliance has cultivated more opportunities for female action... Read More →

Here are a few pics from the girl’s first street practices in Foz do Iguacu! More to come! X GAMES FOZ DO IGUACU FOZ DO IGUACU, BRAZIL APRIL 21, 2013 WOMEN’S STREET RESULTS 1. Leticia Bufoni 2. Lacey Baker 3. Jessica Florencio 4. Marisa Dal Santo 5. Eliana Sosco 6. Alexis Sablone 7. Pamela Rose 8. Eugenia Ginepro 9. Rachel Reinhard 10. Evelien Bouilliart Read More →

Check out the first round of invited athletes for X Games Foz do Iguacu, Brazil! Included are the female skaters for Women’s Street listed below!  WOMEN’S STREET Alexis Sablone Leticia Bufoni Rachel Reinhard Marissa Dal Santo Lacey Baker Jessica Florencio Eliana Sosco Elissa Steamer Pamela Rose Evelien Bouilliart Read More →

We are happy to announce that the Alliance has teamed up with the event and production company, CA Productions ! Alliance co-founder, Mimi Knoop, has taken on the role of Director of Women’s events w/ CA Productions, and will continue to work closely w/ our Alliance selection committees & advisory board managing of all aspects of the women’s skate events at X Games. We have lots of plans in store w/ CA... Read More →

The Alliance is proud to announce that ESPN’s X Games will be adding in two new women’s skateboarding contests for 2013! One women’s street contest (Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil stop) and one women’s park contest (Barcelona, Spain stop) will be added to the Global X calendar along with the pre-existing women’s street contest at X Games LA in August. We will be working closely with ESPN,... Read More →

X Games announced the addition of three new disciplines to its Real Series, including “Real Women” which will include 8 female athletes; two snowboarders, two skaters, two skiers, and two surfers. Fan voting will begin in May, and the medalists will be announced at X Games Barcelona 2013 May 16th-19th.   Invited female skateboarders are Leticia Bufoni and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana.   “Having... Read More →

Alliance founders, Cara-Beth Burnside & Mimi Knoop, are featured in the latest episode of Jeff Grosso’s Love Letters to Skateboarding. In this web series, Legendary skateboarder, Jeff Grosso, “pays homage to some of the most influential people in skateboarding.” In this episode, Jeff digs in to find out about Cara-Beth’s roots in skateboarding and how much the sport has grown over the... Read More →