My favourite skaters to watch are Vanessa Torres, Amy Caron, Lacey Baker, Samarria Brevard and Nora Vasconcellos are some of my favourites that I have been skating with recently, but I also love watching unknown girls who come out of nowhere and the guys I grew up watching. There are too many to list.

My biggest inspirations life inspirations are family, friends and skateboarding.

I’ve noticed more girls of all ages giving skating a try. [We chat about mum skaters here]. I believe it is largely due to all the new skateparks popping up around here. Some skateparks can be intimidating regardless of age/sex the first couple times you go, especially if you are fairly new to it. My advice would be to go to early mornings or other off peak hours when there are less people at the park, once you get comfortable with the park and build some confidence it will get a lot easier.

I recently asked my friend Tara Jepsen who started skating at 36 about whether you could feel too old to skate and I like her answer best. She said: “Don’t deny yourself the pleasure. It is the best thing in the entire world.” in Girls Skate Network Blog Cam #70 (around 4 minute mark) [peep the clip below]. I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on that one from girls and guys, there are a lot of people out there of all ages who think they are “too old to skate”. Sometimes just knowing you’re not alone makes a big difference.

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