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GRO (Girls Rider Organization) Crew Tearing It Up in San Jose
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 29, 2012 at 5:42pm

Fundraising effort saves San Jose skatepark By John Woolfolk Kayla Caballero, 14, of Campbell, warms up during a skate competition for girls at Lake Cunningham Skate Park in San Jose Saturday Jan. 28, 2012. (Patrick Tehan/Staff) The concrete bowls of ...more

New York Skating Goes Ladies Only
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 16, 2012 at 12:24am

House of Vans is holding another girls only session in February and the girls are stoked. There will be a great crew of riders and we want you there too! They do require pads if you are under 18 and a helmet no matter what. You also need a waiver sig...more

Girls Skate It Up Contest In San Jose
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 13, 2012 at 3:13am

San Jose GRO Crew has been hard at work getting together a new contest for the ladies of skate! If you are anywhere even remotely close, get there, or fly! Here’s to a great day in San Jose! ...more

Australia Is Hot For Girls' Skateboarding
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 30, 2011 at 12:25pm

Yes, two events almost back to back in Australia coming up very soon. If you are around, make it out, skate and show your support! ...more

A Skater Girl with Cerebral Palsy has Wish Granted At X Games
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 30, 2011 at 10:54am

In May 2011, Sony, 3net and Facebook teamed up for the "Your Life in Sony 3D" contest. The concept behind the contest was to capture a moment of a lifetime for one lucky winner and have their story told on-air. Hundreds entered to have their special mo...more

Need To Work Off Holiday Meals – Grab Your Skateboard To Workout
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 28, 2011 at 1:54pm

Skateboards are useful in so many ways beyond just riding. Seats, moving things and now gym like workouts. Parents, another reason to make sure you always have a skateboard in the house! ...more

Skateboarders Unite at Tampa Am 2011
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:55pm

GRO was back for Tampa Am this year. Lacey Baker and Taylor Beatty both stepped up to the almost 200 guys at Tampa Am. Although neither one qualified into the next round, they do represent girls with guts to go for it! This event always brings a so...more

Movie Opportunity For Female Skateboarders
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 24, 2011 at 1:32pm

Calling all girl skaters who want to be a part of Underexposed: A Women’s Skateboarding Documentary! Have some skate footage you want to share? Send it! Along with that make sure you also introduce yourself! All that you have to do is grab a digit...more

San Jose Girls Skate Contest Kicks Off 2012
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted December 24, 2011 at 3:21am

Girls Contest, All Ages, All Levels Saturday, January 28th Lake Cunninghm Regional Skate Park, San Jose, CA. You can sign up to skate the Mini bowls or the Skull Bowl, or Both !! To sign up email me at heidinewton@aol.com with full name, age, skate le...more

Girls Rider Organization (GRO) Liberty Rider Shirts Now Available!
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 22, 2011 at 10:41pm

There is a new graphic available now in the GRO Store! Shirts, kids and women sizes, and some hooded sweatshirts too! You get to pick the size, shirt type and color. Get shopping here now. ...more

Gadget Drive for Girls Riders Organization
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 20, 2011 at 3:44pm

GRO is hosting an online gadget drive through Gazelle to raise money for their organization, Girls Riders Organization – GRO, and would love your support. You can visit their drive webpage at http://gro.gazelle.com. A gadget drive is a new way to fu...more

Jam to this: 14-year-old skateboarder Maggie Kelly montage
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 16, 2011 at 11:25pm

Maggie Kelly skateboarding around Michigan and California over a few months. Filmed and Edited// Molly Kelly Filmed with Canon GL1 Dedicated to Thomas Everett Johnson. RIP ...more

Support Girls Riders Org and get a chance to win two Bapple Skateboards
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 16, 2011 at 10:54am

Bapple is helping GRO with this year’s holiday fundraising. From now until Thanksgiving, every dollar donated to GRO online through PayPal, you will receive an entry into the online raffle. Your chance to win not one, but two, Bapple Skateboards! T...more

Hello Skater Girl – In The Making
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 13, 2011 at 11:57am

Hello, Skater Girl from Hello, Skater Girl on Vimeo. “Some of you know, most of you don’t, all of you I thought should know about a project I’ve been working on for about a year now called “Hello, Skater Girl.” It’s a photography book — my...more

Video Recap of Combi Pool Classic – by Underexposed
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 12, 2011 at 11:34am

UNDEREXPOSED Teaser / Girls Combi Classic Recap from Amelia Brodka on Vimeo. ...more

2011 Ladies World Cup Skateboarding Bowl Rankings To Date
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 11, 2011 at 10:23am

The 2011 World Cup Bowl Rankings now include the Combi Pool Classic. Here are the top ten. Congrats to Gro Riders Abby Zsarnay and Nora Vasconcellos tied for third. Also Gro Leaders Heidi Newton and Nicole Noller for reaching the top ten. All of the...more

Where The Ladies At? New York!
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 10, 2011 at 1:13am

Day 1 – Chelsea Piers Skatepark in Manhattan. The weather was chilly, at the pier that day, but the ladies came out anyways. Lorena Lima, Jennifer Soto and Jennifer from Uptown Skate School and more ventured over from New Jersey. Many New York ride...more

Combi Pool Classic – The Results
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 7, 2011 at 11:21pm

Full Pro Results 1. Allysha Bergado 2. Mimi Knoop 3. Lizzie Armanto 4. Julie Kindstrand 5. Amelia Brodka 6. Nora Vasconcellos 7. Justyce Tabor 8. Abby Zsarnay 9. Mandy Esch 10. Jen O’Brien 11. Alex Harper 12. Ashley Espinoza 13. Lauren Callahan 14. Ka...more

Vans Combi Pool #2 Today
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 6, 2011 at 1:52am

The Combi Pool will be packed today with lots of gro Riders, Friends and many many more girls skating for top honors at the Combi Pool. It will be amazing. If you are not in California or not on the list, no fear. Watch it here. Live! ...more

Aberrican Times: Snowstorms and Skateboarding in Brooklyn
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:39am

Great feature in the Aberrican Times on Where the Ladies At? NYC Thank you to Jana, coming out to report for The Berrics on such a cold day! ...more

Girls Riders Organization At Las Vegas Dew Tour
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted October 30, 2011 at 2:39pm

For Vegas Dew Tour we called out the local recruits. Alex Harper, the desert star, to be skating Combi Pool Classic and Rilee Kost who met up with GRO on the Experience Tour were out everyday volunteering, skating and watching all the contests! There ...more

Video: Erin Wolfkiel and the Inspire crew shred it up in NYC
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:39pm

Check it out as Erin Wolfkiel and the Inspire crew take a trip to the Big Apple for some sick shredding. ...more

Girls Skateboarding Roots Go Deep - 1965 International Skateboard Championships [Videos]
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted October 24, 2011 at 5:37pm

People often look to girls of the 80's of the first girl skaters. Although they are pioneers of the skating of those times, girls have been skating long before that. Taking back to 1965 at the International Skateboard Championships. ...more

Elissa Steamer – Toy Machine Days (Video)
by SkaterGirl
posted October 22, 2011 at 1:02pm

Legendary ripper Ed Templeton has posted a great ‘Something From The Archives” story over on his Toy Machine blog about old team mate Elissa Steamer. There’s tonnes of great photos really worth checking out, most taken from the Jump Off a Buliding t...more