Guinness World Record Holder & Skateboarding Legend: Judi Oyama

Judi Oyama has been pushing skateboarding forward since the 1970s. A former Women’s Slalom World Champion (2003) and Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee, World Skate first spoke with her when she represented the USA in Downhill Slalom at the 2023 World Skate Games in Italy.

At that event, Judi mentioned Guinness World Records was considering naming her the world’s oldest competitive female skateboarder — a title she now proudly holds.

To celebrate, they invited the Santa Cruz native to share her pioneering story and personal photo archive, which capture both her own journey and a legendary era in skateboarding history.

At 65, Judi is still charging, still inspiring, and still skating nonstop since the first wave. Congratulations, Judi — from all of us and World Skate.

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Women’s Park Final Highlights Rockstar Energy Open 2025

Here’s everything you need to catch up on the Women’s Park Final from this weekend’s Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon. Highlight video above features Aaliyah Wilson, Yurin Fujii, Lady Meek, Jordan Santana, Hinano Kusaki, Minna Stess, Lilly Erickson, Ruby Lilley, Heili Sirvio, Bryce Wettstein, Sky Brown, and Mizuho Hasegawa.

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Sal Barbier Is Back! | The Nine Club #380

Sal Barbier discusses the first Sal flip, tried his hardest to build a vert ramp, how “Shackle Me Not” changed his life, going on tour with Matt Hensley and Ron Allen, making money doing demos, going from H-street to Plan B & Ternasky helping change how skaters got paid, restarting Aestethics, his Sal 23 reissue, Malbon x Etnies collab and much more!

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