Thrasher – August 2019

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n an era of stale skateboarding events that segregate contestants from

fans and suck the life out of everyone involved, Wheels of Fortune

(WOF) in Seattle, Washington, is a shining beacon of hope. Over the

last ten years, Kristin Ebeling, Executive Director of Skate Like a Girl, has

grown her humble idea to have a community-building, inclusive, not-so-

serious skate contest into an all out three-day skateboarding festival.

The grass is greener in the

Emerald City for Louise Alban

Pris calls the shots at the

Sage Williams Memorial

Queer and Trans Skate Jam Breezy does ‘em

easy—impossible

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