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Alana Smith (skateboarder)

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Alana Smith
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-10-20) October 20, 2000 (age 20)
Mesa, Arizona, US
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
PositionGoofy-footed
Rank19th (Street; July 2021)[1]
Event(s)Street, park
Pro tour(s)Dew Tour
Street League Skateboarding
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Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's park skateboarding
X Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona

Alana Smith (born October 20, 2000) is an American professional skateboarder from Mesa, Arizona.[2][3][4] They are goofy-footed.[5]

Skateboarding career

In 2013, at the age of 12, Smith landed a 540 McTwist and became the youngest medalist in X Games history when they won silver in the women's park event at the X Games Barcelona.[4]

They finished first in the Girls Combi Pool Classic at the World Cup of Skateboarding in 2015.[6][7][8]

In 2016, Smith and Nora Vasconcellos joined the skate team of the Eugene, Oregon boardshop Tactics, as the brand's female ambassadors.[9]

In 2021, Smith competed in the women's street skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing in last place out of the 20 competitors at the heat stage.[10] In so doing, Smith became the first ever openly non-binary athlete to compete at the Olympics and had the pronouns "they/them" inscribed on their skateboard.[11] However, a number of sports presenters misgendered Smith during coverage of the event, including BBC Sport commentators and commentators on an international feed that was broadcast on NBC Sports.[12][13]

Personal life

Smith is bisexual and non-binary, using they/them pronouns.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Female". World Skate. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alana Smith Is Fearless". Street League Skateboarding. October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Dwyer, Kate (September 23, 2015). "This 14-Year-Old Proves Skateboarding is a Girl's Sport". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Harwood, Erika (September 26, 2019). "5 Female Skateboarders Everyone Will be Talking About in 2020". ELLE. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Alana Smith athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Khurshudyan, Isabelle (August 1, 2013). "Alana Smith blurs gender lines in skateboarding". ESPN. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Alana Smith (they/them)". XSM Global. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Waldman, Celia (June 3, 2016). "X Games Austin 2016 Q&A: Alana Smith". SI Kids. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Blakely, Brian (August 12, 2016). "Tactics Welcomes Alana Smith and Nora Vasconcellos". Transworld Skateboarding. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – Skateboarding, Women's Street (Prelims) – Heat Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (July 26, 2021). "Non-binary Olympic athlete continuously misgendered in sporting commentary". Gay Times. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Padgett, Donald (July 27, 2021). "Nonbinary Olympic Skateboarder Alana Smith Was Misgendered on TV". Out. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Parsons, Vic (July 27, 2021). "Non-binary skateboarder makes Olympics history – and is misgendered while doing it". PinkNews. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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