Vanessa Torres

Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986 in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards[1] and is the first woman to win X Games gold.[2]

Vanessa Torres

Personal information
Born	(1986-07-17) July 17, 1986 Anaheim, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight	120 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Sport	Skateboarding
Medal record Summer X Games Representing  United States 2003 Los Angeles Park 2004 Los Angeles Street 2015 Austin Street 2016 Oslo Street SLS Super Crown Representing  United States 2015 Chicago Street

In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park).[3] Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004 and placed in the top ten in 2005-2011 and 2014. In 2015 at the X Games in Austin and 2016 at the X Games in Oslo, Torres won bronze. She again placed in the top ten in 2016 and 2017.[4]

She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater (2003), Getting Nowhere Faster (2004), and Quit Your Day Job (2014). She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, making her the third female as a playable skater to appear in the Tony Hawk's video game series after Elissa Steamer and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.

Torres is of Mexican descent from Modesto, California.[5][2] She dropped out of high school to pursue skateboarding.[2] She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.[6]