Eliana sosco biography of michaels
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The natural
Chris PalmerNov 8, 2011, 10:53 AM ET
Close- Chris Palmer has been a frequent contributor to ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com's NBA coverage since 1999.
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This story appears in the Nov. 14 issue of ESPN The Magazine.
Under the bright LA morning sun, Leticia Bufoni tugs on the sleeves of her fitted black leather jacket. Her long brown hair is wrapped in her trademark black bandanna, an ode to her favorite rock star, Axl Rose. The 18-year-old Brazilian mounts her skateboard and sails off a three-foot-high ledge. She whips her board 360 degrees beneath her -- a trick called an inward heelflip -- teasing at the ability that has her pegged as the future of her sport.
Bufoni is just one of a wave of skaters -- including fellow Brazilians Jessica Florencio, 20, and Eliana Sosco, 24 -- who aim to make women's skating relevant in the ever-growing action sports landscape. But with her deep arsenal of moves, aggressive style and marketability, it's Bufoni w
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Magazine Covers
Have you ever wondered if your favourite skateboard magazine has featured photos of women skateboarding on their covers, and how many? Here is an overview, which will be updated as the skateboard industry evolves.
Special shout-out to the FLINTA magazines that have focused on female and non-binary skaters: Equal Time zine, Check it Out (Brazil / U.S.), Push(Canada), OH-SO, Quell, Dolores (Spain), SKATEISM, Bigfoot, Mess Mag, Mag De Zine (France) and Into the Mirror (Brazil). See the page on Zines for more DIY publications.
Jump down to: 1960s / 1970s / 1980s & 1990s / 2000s: Check it Out / 2000-2010 / 2011-2019 / FLINTA focus / 2020-2022 / 2023-2025
1960s
- Patti McGee – Life, May 1965 (Bill Eppridge)
- Patti McGee – Skateboarder, October 1965 (Ron Stoner)
*Skateboarder was briefly called The Quarterly Skateboarder and had two runs from Winter 1964 – October 1965, and then Summer 1975 – Se
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The 20 Hottest Female Professional Snowboarders
Winter is officially upon us, and with it comes the opportunity to grab your snowboard, strap into your bindings and hit the slopes. And while your cruising down a mountain or waiting to drop in on a halfpipe, make sure to keep an eye out for one of these lovely ladies.
From the decorated Lindsey Jacobellis to tattooed beauty Tara Dakides, check out some of the hottest female snowboarders in the game today.
Top 20 hetaste female snowboarders
As most of us know, action sports stars have become mainstream with their extreme tricks over the past 25-plus years now. However, it wasn’t until recently – 2010, in fact – that these boarders got some love from the International Olympic Committee and got invited to the Games for a chance at a scoring a medal.
With the Winter Olympics in Sochi beginning, I’m taking a look at not only some of the most popular names in the sport, but also the ones who earn the heftiest paychec