Friday, November 18, 2011
We have a new website!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Alliance has a new website and new members
The Alliance has relaunched their website and announce a new board member: Jenna Selby!
Jenna tells in her website that she is "a skateboarder and freelance photographer based in London.
She has since shot images for a variety of national and international
publications, online magazines and companies. She also helped create the
annual event series, "Girl Skate Jam UK" which is now celebrating it's
10 year. After breaking her ankle in 2008 Jenna turned her attention to
film making, creating the first European female skate film ‘As If, And
What?’ She is now working on a world wide venture called ‘Scratch The
Surface.’ The film will look to showcase not only those riders already
established, but also to document the girls who are part of emerging
scenes in countries where skateboarding is relatively new, including
Afghanistan, China and Russia. The project will be supported by images
and short documentaries."
For those who want to know more, "The Alliance is a non-profit association of professional women
skateboarders and other action sports athletes who have united to
develop and promote their sport by empowering and encouraging young
women's participation as well as increasing professional opportunities".
Check it out! http://www.actionsportsalliance.com
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Mimi Knoop tells her experience in WIB2011
Text from Mimi Knoop on www.mimi-knoop.com
http://www.mimi-knoop.com/2011/10/05/women-in-boardsports-retreat-2011-%e2%80%a2-saas-fee-switzerland/
Women in Boardsports Retreat 2011 • Saas Fee, Switzerland
Check out Jenna Selby’s article about the retreat on the Cooler Magazine’s site here.
Below are some of my pics from the trip:
Saas Fee, Switzerland. One of the most beautiful places I have ever seen!

Friday, October 21, 2011
WIB2011 REview From Sophie Friedel
Text from Sophie Friedl on sophiefriedl.blogspot.com
"Women in Boardsports Retreat 2011
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| Saas-Fee Mountain, photo: Maria Wolfsberger |
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Win a trip to Iceland with Nikita
Th
at’s right, not only will the winner get a trip to Iceland, the six day adventure entails a visit to the flagship store in Reykjavik to choose some new Nikita gear, a look-see at Nikita HQ to meet everyone including founder and head designer Heida Birgisdottir, party with the crew (no mean feat in itself), go snowboarding with them, enjoy a soak at the hazy Blue Lagoon and attend the AK Extreme festival of snowboard and music mayhem where the likes of homegrown talents and global gob smackers Halldor Helgason and Gulli Gudmundsson will most likely be riding once again. The event is held in the north of Iceland in a town called Akureyri.
To enter all you need to do is take a photo of yourself in Nikita Outerwear (past or present) and upload it to the Nikita contest website between 10th October 2011 to 10th January 2012. There will be a microsite running on the website www.nikitaclothing.com featuring details about the comp, where your photos will also be visible to others. The winner will be chosen by Nikita and announced on 1st February 2012. Follow the rules: you must be female, over 18 years of age, hold a valid passport and be available to make the trip next year, 11th – 16th April 2012.
So be prepared for many good times from which many good stories will follow.
If you’re looking to buy Nikita Outerwear this coming winter season, watch out for the special hangtags detailing entry.
NEED TO KNOW:
Contest Starts: 10th October 2011
Contest Ends: 10th January 2012
Winner announced: 1st February 2012
Trip will take place: 11th – 16th April 2012
Take a photo of yourself in Nikita Outerwear and upload it to: NIKITA Clothing – www.nikitaclothing.com
Extra Streetwear and Outerwear prizes will be given out every month!
You will be going here - AK Extreme - http://www.akextreme.is/english.html
Sunday, October 2, 2011
3rd day WIB retreat, gala dinner and awards
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| Sophie Friedl telling her experience in Afghanistan. Photo credit: Alba Pardo |
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| Suzanne DeJannasz. Photo Credit: Alba Pardo |
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| Group picture. Thank you girls! Photo Credit: Alba Pardo |
Saturday, October 1, 2011
WIB 2011: Day 2
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| Skate clinic. Photo credit: Maria Cerda |
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| Cori Schumacher. Photo credit: Alba Pardo |
Christine Waeber from Bluesign was the one to follow. Operating from Switzerland, her company is doing great steps on the road to sustainability in sports clothing. Check out their website to get some information about their work http://www.bluesign.com/
Another amazing project that you definitely need to check out is Skateistan. The NGO is working with youths in Kabul, Afghanistan where a carefree life is far from reality for most. Sophie Friedel’s speech and footage was deeply moving and inspiring. Make sure to take at look at http://skateistan.org.
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| Mimi Knoop. Photo Credit: Alba Pardo |
Staying on wheels, Lucy Adams and Jenna Selby shared her experience being female skaters in the early 90ies and their approach of “How to influence female skateboarding in a positive way”. They even shared some top secret footage of Jenna’s latest film project “Scratching the surface”. Check out http://rogueskateboards.co.uk/ for regular updates about her creative work and skateboarding projects!
The evening went on with a yummy dinner at Ferienart Hotel and a Raffle dedicated to Skatistan in Popcorn Bar – thanks to everybody donating and to our sponsors for supporting us with great prices and goodies!







